Lenormand Clouds Card Meaning & Combinations

6 Clouds

Depending on position, the card may take a noun (person, place or thing) or descriptive meaning (such as an adjective). Both examples are provided. The cards can also be very literal, so literal meanings, if applicable, are provided as well.

Quick hit: Depression, confusion, unclear, undecided or literally, cloudy weather

Quality: Negative

Timing: Six days, weeks or months, the sixth day of the year, June or delays, unsure

Detail: Think of a cloudy day when the sun is hidden and it’s difficult to see any blue sky, and you’ll get a sense of this card. The Clouds are about confusion or lack of clarity. With the clouds, things are unclear. The clouds can also point to depression, negativity or even self-deception. The clouds muddle decisions and make things murky and troubling. Literally, this card can show cloudy weather.

Compare: Compare the unclear Clouds to the exposure and clarity of 31.Sun.

Sample combinations:

Clouds + 1. Rider

The onset of depression
while you feel certain today, tomorrow you won’t

Clouds + 2. Clover

Feeling glum was actually a good thing since you met a new love in group therapy
your confusion doesn’t work in your favor when making business decisions

Clouds + 3. Ship

The international financial markets don’t make any sense this year

Clouds + 4. House

Your entire household has the blues
this time, depression hits close to home

Clouds + 5. Tree

Sometimes it’s healthy to lose your ground (growth opportunity)
it never stops raining
his self-deception is endless

Clouds + 7. Snake

No one understands your depression. it’s just not that simple
rain runes your trip
you can’t seem to gain clarity and it’s ruining your life

Clouds + 8. Coffin

Your confusion suddenly passes
her depression ends
the rain stops

Clouds + 9. Bouquet

Feeling depressed taught you a lot about life
singing in the rain

Clouds + 10. Scythe

It suddenly stops raining
your depression leaves as quickly as it started

Clouds + 11. Whip

Endlessly confused
horrible self-criticism
an ex judges you

Clouds + 12. Birds

Weather report
that pair is made for each other. they’re so chaotic
anxious depression

Clouds + 13. Child

The beginning of a battle with depression
your ex acts like a child
a little rain

Clouds + 14. Fox

A deceitful ex
he’s so slimy, you can’t tell what he wants from you
pretending to be okay when you’re not

Clouds + 15. Bear

Overbearing depression
a pushy ex

Clouds + 16. Stars

Feeling blue inspires your poetry
navigating through the chaos

Clouds + 17. Stork

Your head is starting to clear
the weather is improving
your ex stops acting like a jerk

Clouds + 18. Dog

It’s cloudy here all the time
your ex will never go away
an ongoing battle with depression

Clouds + 19. Tower

Bureaucracy doing what it does best — creating confusion
feeling really alone and down
it’s official, you’ve been diagnosed with depression

Clouds + 20. Garden

Group therapy for depression
the whole team is confused
that church’s fund raising efforts don’t seem to benefit the intended recipients

Clouds + 21. Mountain

Your depression prevents you from forming relationships
your ex keeps you from moving forward
yes, the rain was so bad it filled our boots to the brim, but we’re not stopping the hiking trip

Clouds + 22. Crossroads

Choosing not to see clearly
rain then sun then rain then sun — all day long
choosing to indulge your glum mood

Clouds + 23. Mice

Your depression is really getting to you
the rain ruined my weekend
you’re unsure if you should buy pet mice for your kids or not

Clouds + 24. Heart

Feeling emotional about your lack of clarity — what to do with your life?
you love the rain
your ex is so passionate

Clouds + 25. Ring

Going in circles at work and never making progress
cyclical depression
depression that never leaves

Clouds + 26. Book

Hiding your mental health issue
he doesn’t seem to make much sense, but he actually knows a lot
not recognizing that you’re depressed

Clouds + 27. Letter

Letting your friend know you’re not doing well
journaling about your confusion to see if that helps
emailing a weather report

Clouds + 28. Man

A broody man
a confused man
an ex

Clouds + 29. Lady

A broody woman
a confused woman
an ex

Clouds + 30. Lily

Rain makes you feel peaceful
you’re generally confused, but it doesn’t bother you a bit

Clouds + 31. Sun

Chaos energizes you
your ex is successful
finally, you understand what’s been bugging you

Clouds + 32. Moon

Everyone can see how down you are
people admire him even though he’s totally confused (nutty professor type)

Clouds + 33. Key

Facing your confusion about her is they key to the situation

Clouds + 34. Fish

A downpour
large-scale confusion (was it the presidential election?)
it’s raining money!

Clouds + 35. Anchor

Rainy season
you can’t seem to get over being depressed
her broody ex never goes away

Clouds + 36. Cross

Your inability to think clearly is really taking a toll on your life
the rain soaked your expensive new coat and ruined it
having a conflict of interest didn’t serve her the way she thought it would (in fact, quite the opposite happened)

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