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36-CARD LENORMAND SPREAD

Grand Tableau Lenormand Spread

Choose all 36 Dondorf Lenormand cards for a Grand Tableau reading that explores the wider pattern around relationships, work, home, direction and timing.

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1.Deck Gilded Reverie Lenormand Cover  Dondorf Lenormand

Lenormand originated in Germany as a card game (The Game of Hope) in the 18th century. It evolved into a 36-card oracle for divination in the 19th century. The name Lenormand comes from the famed French fortune teller Mlle. Maria-Anne Lenormand who was an advisor to high profile people, such as Empress Josephine (Napoleon’s wife).

While Tarot can be used for deeper reflection on one’s psyche, emotions, motives and spirituality, Lenormand is at its best with more tactical and practice aspects of life. It’s a blunt and direct system and works well for predictive readings. While one can literally get lost in the breadth of a Tarot card’s meaning, each Lenormand card has a fixed/limited meaning and is meant to be read in pairs or triplets to create sentences.

This antique Lenormand deck harkens from 1880 and was published by Frankfurt-based Bernhard Dondorf. Dondorf was world-famous for producing high-quality cards using a special lithographic printing process, resulting in brilliant colors. These decks remain heavily pursued by collectors. This particular deck was designed for Dutch export and came with a small instruction booklet, written in Dutch. Export decks can be identified by the “c” in the “Francfort” on each card.

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2.Spread Type Grand Tableau
 The Grand Tableau is French for "the big picture." It offers a big picture view of your situation and life. It's a dimensional spread, and many aspects of your life can be addressed. Asking a topical question helps focus the cards' response into a cohesive story. Questions can explore romance, finance, one's life purpose, and more. The spread also explores the past, present and future, depending on the position of the significator (if significators are applicable).
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36-CARD LENORMAND SPREAD

About the Grand Tableau spread

Grand Tableau means “the big picture”. All 36 Lenormand cards are used, allowing the reading to be explored through houses, proximity, direction and combinations rather than as 36 isolated meanings. Choose your cards with the Dondorf Lenormand deck ↑

36 spread positions

  1. Rider
  2. Clover
  3. Ship
  4. House
  5. Tree
  6. Clouds
  7. Snake
  8. Coffin
  9. Bouquet
  10. Scythe
  11. Whip
  12. Birds
  13. Child
  14. Fox
  15. Bear
  16. Stars
  17. Stork
  18. Dog
  19. Tower
  20. Garden
  21. Mountain
  22. Crossroads
  23. Mice
  24. Heart
  25. Ring
  26. Book
  27. Letter
  28. Man
  29. Lady
  30. Lily
  31. Sun
  32. Moon
  33. Key
  34. Fish
  35. Anchor
  36. Cross

COMMON QUESTIONS

Questions about this spread

What is a Lenormand Grand Tableau?
It is a full-deck 36-card layout used to examine a broad situation through card houses, proximity, direction and combinations.
Why does this page use the Dondorf Lenormand deck?
Dondorf is the designated default Lenormand deck for this canonical Grand Tableau page. Other compatible Lenormand decks remain usable in the application.
Should I ask a question first?
A focused question can help organise the many connections in the tableau, although the layout can also be used for a broad overview.

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