7 Day Lenormand, page 3
Coffee Cards: If combined with an hour-glass, it denotes imminent dangers of all kinds. Below, it signifies a long and happy life.
Coffee Card Verse: Wait quietly for the harvest, proportionate to your labor; for every one is the maker of his own fortune.
Game of Hope: N/A
Waite: N/A
Contemporary: Cutting, clearing, doing away with, harvesting.
Functional: Time.
What You Say: The Scythe means cutting.
11. The Rod (Birch)
means quarrels in the family, domestic afflictions, want of peace amongst married persons; also fever and protracted sickness.
Dream Symbolism: Punishment. The whip used to overwhelm and overpower another. Domination. Abuse of power or imbalanced power relationship. Inner struggle. Guilt. Shame.
Coffee Cards: SHEWS differences with relations about matters relating to legacies; in the thick, illness.
Coffee Card Verse: You are involved in disputes. Do not engage in them too warmly else your body will be afflicted with illness.
Game of Hope: So as not to be castigated by this Rod, one pays two marks. For this one can move forward two more sheets – to the Lad on No. 13.
Waite: N/A
Contemporary: Strife, conflict, argument, ill feeling, punishment, retribution.
Functional: Control.
What You Say: The Whip is strife.
12. Birds (A Bird)
means hardships to overcome, but of short duration; distant from the Person, it means the accomplishment of a pleasant journey.
Dream Symbolism: The human soul. Messenger of the Divine. Higher thoughts and communication. A call for clarity in the crowd, whether within or without.
Coffee Cards: In the clear it signifies, that the disagreeables and troubles, with which you shall have to combat, will soon be over; in the thick, it is a sign of good living, and of a speedy successful journey or voyage, which, if there are dashes will be directed to a great distance.
Coffee Card Verse: You are very happy, but love entirely swayed by passion will render you very unhappy.
Game of Hope: N/A
Waite: Good Omen, Sudden Stroke of Luck.
Contemporary: Gossip, chatter, social media, distraction.
Functional: Two, Pair.
What You Say: Birds reveal distractions and chatter.
13. The Child
is a sign that the Person moves in good society and is full of kindness towards everybody.
Dream Symbolism: The child is seen as symbolising an investment in the future. A youthful energy, something that will start anew. A connection to a more soulful way of being. Living in a simplistic manner. Return to innocence. The Inner Child.
Coffee Cards: In the clear part it bespeaks innocent intercourse between the consulter and person, in the thick part, excesses in love matters, attended with great expense; at the bottom of the cup, it denotes the consequences of libidinous amours.
Coffee Card Verse: The consequences of the good education which you will give to your children, shall gladden your old age. You shall live to see much joy from them.
Game of Hope: N/A
Waite:
Contemporary: Innocence, immaturity.
Functional: Undeveloped.
What You Say: The Child is young.
14. The Fox
if near, is a sign to mistrust persons with whom you are connected, because some of them try to deceive you; if distant, no danger is to be apprehended.
Dream Symbolism: In the middle ages the Fox was often used to represent the devil. This suggests a devious character, a trickster, a fraud. Living inauthentically. A manipulator or manipulation.
Coffee Cards: N/A
Coffee Card Verse: N/A
Game of Hope: The cunning Fox leads the player astray and he has to find refuge in the Wood at no. 5.
Waite: Trouble and Difficulties.
Contemporary: Cunning, sly, work, self-sufficiency, devious, manipulator.
Functional: Self.
What You Say: The Fox is cunning.
15. The Bear
is either a messenger of good fortune, or admonishes us to keep away from company; particularly that of the envious.
Dream Symbolism: In the alchemical process the bear corresponds to the nigredo of prima materia, the death phase of the first matter. It symbolises an influence from our baser instincts. The Shadow. A ‘dark night of our soul’. Overwhelming fear.
Coffee Cards: AT the top in the clear, it signifies all kind of prosperity with people of quality. At the bottom it warns the consulter to shun all such intercourse, as he will at all events find persons who will envy him his fortune, and not see it with indifference.
Coffee Card Verse: Be always on your guard; he easily believes is easily deceived.
Game of Hope: N/A
Waite: Trouble and Difficulties.
Contemporary: Authority, mother, headstrong, power.
Functional: Force.
What You Say: The Bear means a strong person.
16. The Star
confirms good luck in all enterprises; but if near clouds, it means a long series of unhappy accidents.
Dream Symbolism: The Spirit. The Will. Life Spark. A light in the dark. Hope. A symbol of destiny. Chance of divine navigation through signs and symbols. Head to a brighter future.
Coffee Cards: Denotes happiness if in the clear, and at the top of the cup; clouded or in the thick it signifies long life, though exposed to various troubles. If dots are about it, it foretells great fortune, wealth, high respectability, & c. Several stars denote so many good and happy children, but surrounded with dashes, shews that your children will cause you grief vexation in your old age, and that you ought to prevent it by giving them a good education in time.
Coffee Card Verse: Do your part, and you will soon experience the good effects of it.
Game of Hope: Arriving at the Star of good prospects, the player receives 6 marks.
Waite: Happiness, Success.
Contemporary: Direction, navigation, luck.
Functional: Vision.
What You Say: The Star reveals direction.
17. The Stork
indicates a change of abode which will take place, the sooner the nearer the card lies to the Person.
Dream Symbolism: Family. Duty. The stork can be relied upon to return home and look after its affairs. Tradition. Examining behaviour in the light of parents and upbringing. Becoming a Wayfarer. Recognising lineage. Understanding parental roles. Perhaps the need for a ritual.
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Coffee Card Verse: N/A
Game of Hope: N/A
Waite: N/A
Contemporary: Delivery, return, birth.
Functional: Habit.
What You Say: The Stork brings a return.
18. The Dog
if near the Person, you can consider your friends faithful and sincere; but if very distant and surrounded by clouds, be cautious not to trust those who call themselves your friends.
Dream Symbolism: As generally, a symbol of faithfulness. Also, a Companion. Psychic Protection. The need to show teeth in some way. Take yourself from a leash. Make Territory within or without.
Coffee Cards: BEING at all times the emblem of fidelity or envy, has also a two-fold meaning here. At the top, in the clear, it signifies true and faithful friends, but if his image be surrounded with clouds and dashes, it shews that those whom you take for your friends are not to be depended upon; but if the dog be at the bottom of the cup, you have to dread the effects of extreme envy or jealousy.
Coffee Card Verse: You will easily find better friends among strangers than among your own relations.
Game of Hope: N/A
Waite: A Friend.
Contemporary: Faithful Friend, close companion, trust.
Functional: Closeness.
What You Say: The Dog is a friend.
19. The Tower
gives the hope of a happy old age; but if surrounded by clouds, it forebodes sickness, and, according to circumstances, even death.
Dream Symbolism: The influence of a higher power. The Tower is a symbol of ascent. Attainment of a spiritual realm or state of being. Transcendence from the material to the spiritual. The building of a life from earth to heaven. Advantage.
Coffee Cards: N/A
Coffee Card Verse: N/A
Game of Hope: To enjoy the pleasant vista from the Tower, one pays 2 marks.
Waite: N/A
Contemporary: Bureaucracy, institutions, government, authority, border, separation, law.
Functional: Observation.
What You Say: The Tower is an institution.
20. Garden (The Park)
prognosticates that you will visit a very respectable company; if very near, that you are to form a very intimate friendship, but if distant, it hints of false friends.
Dream Symbolism: The civilisation of nature; a place where nature has been tamed. Sanctuary. A time to withdraw. Cultivate. Meditation. A meeting of oneself. Time to appreciate.
Coffee Cards: SIGNIFIES a large company. In the clear, it indicates good friends, of which it will consist; in the thick, or encompassed with streaks, it warns the consulting party to be cautious, and not to take for his friends those who merely profess themselves as such.
Coffee Card Verse: You frequently go into company, if you wish to be benefited by it, hear much and say little.
Game of Hope: N/A
Waite: N/A
Contemporary: Networking, socialising, parties, conferences, meetings, society.
Functional: Connection.
What You Say: The Garden is a meeting place.
21. Mountain (The Mountains)
near the Person, warn you against a mighty enemy; if distant, you may rely on powerful friends.
Dream Symbolism: Symbolic of spiritual elevation and overcoming obstacles. The work of endurance in the journey. Preparing for a long game.
Coffee Cards: If it represent only one mountain, it indicates the favour of people of high rank, but several of them, especially in the thick, are signs of powerful enemies, in the clear, they signify the contrary, or friends in high life, who are endeavouring to promote the consulting.
Coffee Card Verse: You may easily get in favour with the great, but remember always that the higher you rise the deeper you will fall.
Game of Hope: On these steep Alps, the player has to remain until another arrives to release him or he has to cast a double.
Waite: Friends (Enemies)
Contemporary: Obstacle, diversion.
Functional: Effort.
What You Say: The Mountain is an obstruction.
22. The Ways (Roads, Crossroads)
surrounded by clouds, are signs of disaster; but without this card, and if distant from [the] Person, that you shall find ways and means to avoid the threatening danger.
Dream Symbolism: Symbolic of the union of opposites. Reconciliation. A new path. Opportunity to make a change of direction. Very dependent on other cards in this regard.
Coffee Cards: Or serpentine lines indicate ways; if they are covered with clouds, and consequently in the thick, they are said to be infallible marks, either of many past or future reverses. But, if they appear in the clear and serene, they are the surest token of some fortunate chance near at hand, encompassed with many points or dots they signify an accidental gain of money, likewise long life.
Coffee Card Verse: Excesses will certainly make you unhappy, avoid them therefore while it is time.
Game of Hope: Unnoticed, this path leads around the mountains right back to the Garden at no. 20.
Waite: N/A
Contemporary: Choice, decision, crossroads.
Functional: Options.
What You Say: The Ways mean a choice.
23. Mice (The Mouse)
is a sign of theft, a loss; when near, it indicates the recovery of the thing lost or stolen; if at a distance, the loss will be irreparable.
Dream Symbolism: A mouse in medieval symbolism was associated with the devil. The mouse is known to nibble away at material possessions, in the very same way that the devil would be constantly nibbling away at the resolve of man to stay on the right path. Spiritually then, not giving into our inferior nature, the small but destructive voice within ourselves.
Coffee Cards: As this animal lives by stealth, it is also an emblem here of theft or robbery; it is also an emblem here of theft or robbery; if it be in the clear, it shews that you will get again what you lost in a wonderful manner, but if it appears in the thick you may renounce this hope.
Coffee Card Verse: Have a vigilant eye upon your servants, as your negligence may make an honest man a thief.
Game of Hope: N/A
Waite: Trouble and Difficulties.
Contemporary: Loss, theft, small bites.
Functional: Small, Little, By Incremental Steps.
What You Say: The Mice means little bites.
24. The Heart
is a sign of joy leading to union and bliss.
Dream Symbolism: Unity. The love of the divine. Love in its widest or deepest sense. Union. Our true inner centre. Compassion and care, either within or without – or both.
Coffee Cards: If it be in the clear, it signifies future pleasure. It promises joy at receiving some money, if surrounded with dots. If a ring, or two hearts be together, it signifies, that the party is about to be married or betrothed; if a letter be perceptible near it, it shows the initial of the person’s name; if the letter be in the clear, the party is a virgin; if in the thick, a widow.
Coffee Card Verse: You meditate a project of marriage, if you consult reason, you will abound with blessings.
Game of Hope: Whoever wins this Heart, will immediately offer it to the Youth at no. 28 or to the Girl at no. 29. That is to say, if the player arriving at the card 24 is a woman, she will move up to 28, if it is a man to 29.
Waite: Joy.
Contemporary: Love, romance, relationship, union.
Functional: Contentment.
What You Say: The Heart is love.
25. The Ring
if on the right of the Person, prognosticates a rich and happy marriage; when on the left, and distant, a falling out with the object of your affection, and the breaking off of a marriage.
Dream Symbolism: Continuity. Eternity. A situation or pattern, feeling or behaviour, coming full cycle. Commitment to one’s own centre. A negative cycle of behaviour. Potential for evolution.
Coffee Cards: SIGNIFIES marriages; if a letter is near it [footnote: This means only something similar to a letter, as it has already been observed respecting the figures in the cup in general], it denotes to the person that has his Fortune told, the initial of the name of the party to be married.
Coffee Card Verse: In the happy marriage which you are about to enter; avoid Jealousy for the sake of your own peace of mind.
Married. If the ring is in the clear, it portends happy and lucrative friendship. Surrounded with clouds, designs that the party is to use precaution in the friendship he is about to contract, least he should be insidiously deceived, but it is most inauspicious, it the ring appears at the bottom of the cup, as it forebodes an entire separation from the beloved object.
Game of Hope: Whoever finds this Ring, gets 3 marks.
Waite: Marriage
Contemporary: Contract, marriage, agreement, oath, commitment.
Functional: Binding.
What You Say: The Ring is commitment.
26. The Book
indicates that you are going to find out a secret; according to its position, you can judge in what manner; great caution, however, is necessary in attempting a solution.
Dream Symbolism: A creation. Making our own story. Examining a story being told. The narrative we tell ourselves. History – personal of family. Sometimes, the unknown pattern we keep hidden.
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Coffee Card Verse: N/A
Game of Hope: Whoever reads in this Grimoire will by a hex therein be forcefully returned to the Garden in No. 20.
Waite: N/A
Contemporary: Secret, Knowledge, Learning.
Functional: A Lesson.
What You Say: The Book brings knowledge.
27. The Letter
without clouds, means luck, which comes to you by distant, favourable news; but if dark clouds are near the Person, you may expect much grief.
Dream Symbolism: Written communication. Things we tell ourselves or others. A need to connect.
Coffee Cards: By the letters we communicate to our friends either pleasant or unpleasant news, or such is the case here; if this emblem is in the clear part, it denotes the speedy arrival of welcome news;
Surrounded with dots, it announces the arrival of a considerable remittance in money; but hemmed in by clouds it is quite the contrary, and forebodes some melancholy or bad tidings, a loss, or some other sinister accident. If it be in the clear and accompanied by a heart, lovers may expect a letter, which secures to the party the possession of the beloved object. But in the thick it denotes a refusal.
Coffee Card Verse: You may flatter yourself with good hopes in your enterprise but act prudently and speak not always as you feel.
Game of Hope: Whoever receives this Letter has to pay a fee of 2 marks for the bearer.
Waite: News. Remittance. Bad Tidings. Journey.
Contemporary: Written Word, Record, text.
Functional: History (personal, learning from what has gone before, in other past situations).
What You Say: The Letter is writing and recording.
28. The Gentleman
The Whole of the pack refers to either of these cards, depending, if the person whose fortune is being told is either a Lady (No. 29) or Gentleman (No. 28).
