How I read my daily draw

I started learning this deck with daily draws. First I started pulling out 3 cards, reading them as 1+2, 2+3, 1+3 and getting information. Later on, being tempted by the idea of learning more about rest of the cards (three not being enough) , I started pulling out 5 cards for one day. This gets hectic after a while because I thought I was assigning my meanings to the cards, according to whatever happened that day, instead of learning about the true meanings of each card which should manifest in my day. That was when I started pulling out 7 cards for each week. It is also said in Iris Treppner's course that 1-3 cards take usually 1-3 days for manifesting. Therefore, using 1-2 cards for each day makes sense. Besides I like working out on their combinations, like how Dog +Heart is different from Heart + Dog.

Therefore, I started taking out 2 cards, occasionally a third clarifying card since December 13,2011 and so far it has worked really well for me. On the other hand 7-cards weekly draw works well as for the whole week too.

Here is how I do it:
Before going bed every night, I take out my journal, enter the date for next day, then I shuffle the cards clearing my mind. After that I spread the cards in a half-circle in front of me and close my eyes. From then on, I follow my guts to pull out two cards.

I turn the cards over and try to make a combo out of the two cards.
 Example:

Dog + Lilies

This is a friend/a loyal lover, who is older and wiser. I would call it lover because Lilies can be an affair/a lover too, a with Dog it is someone who is loyal to me and protective about me.

I decided to pull out a clarifier, because that would explain: what about him?

Garden:
So either I'm meeting him, or we will discuss something on-line (because Garden has often represented social networking sites for me) or its something to do with people around us.

Next day, I ended up figuring out that my lover (Lilies) wanted a friendly opinion (Dog +Lilies) about how he should handle people he deals with. He was pretty much upset because of how people spread wrong words about him and when I was advising him on how not to be bothered, he said I was his best friend and the way he can talk to me he has never talked to anyone closer before.

So this is how you can pull out two cards, for your day and then take out clarifier as many as you want, but the lesser the better specially if you are a  newbie like me!

Number 3

If any one has noticed in my previous posts, the number 3 has been appearing too often. I started noticing this last night while figuring out my draw for the next week. Why am I all of sudden noticing three? Because its important. I do not think I will all of sudden for now start noticing a number so intensely around me. It happened a while ago when number 8 started appearing everywhere.

We will stick to number 3 right now. I will go step by step as to how it started appearing for me and how I started noticing it so much.

1-So I first noticed it in my week's draw. I had 4 cards either adding up to or having a 3 in them.The time before that was when it appeared in four cards out of five in this reading.In both readings I have mentioned that I'm noticing repeated number 3 here, but it wasn't worrying me.

2-Today I drew 3 cards about what is the near future for me and this person who is a friend right now.I usually draw few cards for one aspect and keep doing till all aspects of a relationship have been handled. I got Scythe + Snake +Fish. Snake has often represented me. I was wondering about the Scythe when I noticed the playing cards inserts. Three people. One woman and Two men. Both are from suit of Pentacles, one is immature (Jack) and the other is mature/older (King). My interpretation at that time was that it means I will be stuck between two men. Both will be same in many aspects (same suit), just different ages. I will be more inclined towards the mature one though while the Jack seeks my attention.

3-Moving on, the next question was Will he come to see me?
The answer was 3-13-30.. Three is haunting me now! He will come (Ship) and this will help things grow big time from Child to Lilies.

4-Moving further on I did a horary question last month about meeting a significant man in December. I was Venus, He was Mars and we were making a grand Trine with Jupiter. While I was focused on the thought of number 3 , I searched a little about seeing number three very often.While reading the article, it hit me in the stomach that astrologically, number 3 rules Mars, Venus and Jupiter (yes, my grand Trine).

Now i'm just wondering if its referring to combining the forces and starting a foundation or is it talking about a love triangle?

Update Dec 17-18,2011
Last night I had the weirdest dream ever, It was about a ship and an ocean. The ship was sailing in dark waters. The very next day I met a Navy Officer who was immediately drawn to me and was pushing me to be my friend. He said he was going back to his ship. I don't know what to do about this because number 3 rules Sagittarius, its card number for Lenormand card Ship and he is a Sagittarius and in Navy :s

Update Feb 11, 2011
He has proposed me for marriage out of blue. He said he has been thinking about this all along and the cards I drew for today were Ship - Letter - Stars.

Week Dec 17-23

Ring - Stars - Mountain - Key - Lilies - Snake - Moon

This looks like a new relationship is stressed but it will be resolved when a man (a third person) helps an unsure woman.

Key in the middle brings some answers this week. Some solutions or a new start is happening. Where its happening is in terms of breaking away from blockages (Key+Mountain) and finding a new found passion or help from an important man (Key+Lilies).

Update: This week has been the most amazing week of my whole existence. I have lived a whole life in this one week and I cannot be happier. The pain will come later. The key right in middle has solved all my problems and it feels like this was destined to happen. A new relationship did emerge and grew so much in just one week, A new start happened and hit me properly in the face. I did break away from blockages of all kind and ended up finding a new passion.
First Half:
Ring+Stars+Mountain
A new relationship reaching its heights.


Update: The Cards couldn't have been more straight-forward. I'm totally completely, utterly in love. A relationship has reached its peak and now I'm only afraid its going to fall now.


Second Half:
Lilies +Snake+Moon
A man with an unsure woman, or a man and woman romantically involved.

Ring+Moon talks about a new attraction between two people. Stars+Snake tell there is a new start for a woman. Mountain+Lilies show a stressed man or a sexual blockage.

Update:A stressed man did fall in love with a woman and they are having the time of their life right now! *evil grin*
Number 3 and 7 look very very obvious in the spread.

Adding all numbers = 164 = 74 = 11 = Whip. There are some arguments and hot discussions this week.
Having Three 8s in the draw means a proposal of some sort!

There have been lots of communication and private discussions this week, but thankfully no arguments.

No Layout Reading

I have explained about the no-layout reading here. This draw I did for my brother who had a job interview. The hiring was on-spot so I knew I would get the results.Since its a permanent job therefore, I chose the significator Anchor for his job.

Q: Will he get this job at XYZ?
A: Man + Flower + Anchor + Ship + Lilies

The spread clearly says Yes. It looks like there will be a wiser man who will help or offer him.The Ship is appearing because his basic dealings will be with people from a far off . Not even a single negative card. 3 looks like a repeating number in 3 of the cards.I think he will get the offer.

Update:His interview went really well. He had lots of help from the guy who is a friend of mine and who referred him there and he has got an offer for joining. The 3 number was repeated because he will join in 3 days and his probation period is three months.

Treppner's Course; Past,Present, Future Spread predicted Truth

I have been using Iris Treppner's course which you can Buy Here ,as my guide throughout my learning process and I have found it most accurate till date. The interpretations and everything works wonderfully. I was going through the course material and found The Cross Layout for past present and future.

For this you need a significator, about who you are inquiring. I want to know about my life generally and I choose Lady card for that.

The Layout is here, where
               6
     9-       2    - 10
5 - 1 - Sig/13 - 3 - 7
     12 -   4     - 11
               8

As usual, Cards to left are Past, the column the significator falls in is Present , cards to right are Future.

Card 5 and 1 tell us what happened in past that led to present situation. cards 9-12 are transits from past to present. The cards 6,2,13,4,8 are Present situation. Cards 10-11 are transits to future and cards 3-7 are Future.

My lay out is here:

Past: Clover +Fish : Clover is something small and Fish is usually about finances, so taking both by literal meanings, it means small financial gain or financial independence at a smaller level. This can be true because the only financial gain I have had has been through my scholarship and nothing else. There have been lots of stresses but I guess life has started recovering itself.
2+34 = 36-Cross = The hand of fate has served me well. I have been through carrying my burdens.

Transits from Past to Present: I have been looking forward to more or new kind of financial independence (Stars-Fish) and I have seriously been struggling , while I have taken a few interviews (Fish - Birds) about the same cause.My hopes (Stars) has taken me towards me a new road where I have to decide (Roads) what I want to do. I have reached a point where my way is not clear to me (Clouds-Roads).
The conversations about work I have been having (Birds) are going to bring me some news (Rider) related to more stability in terms of job (Anchor).

Present: Right now, I don't even know where I'm heading (Clouds-Roads) and I'm totally stressed and mentally blocked because a news I have been waiting for has not been arriving (Anchor-Rider) blocked due to mountain, some blockages that are to stay for a while.

Future: Since I have too many unclear options (Clouds-Roads) in my head, this will lead me to a man, who is Older and wiser (Lilies) and is with a woman (Snake) or having some complications (Snake).
Lilies -Snake is predicting a complicated affair, or a sexual affair. But it will be full of energy and passion (Sun). The news about job (Rider-Anchor) which I have been anticipating will bring success (Sun).

UPDATE December 20th, 2011: This has come so freakishly true for me. The news about job arrived and brought success and the wiser, older man, with a woman already also appeared. I hope it does not end up being an affair. This reading has been my truest so far.


Update February 06,2012: I did not update this one but I'm in love with a guy who is far more wiser and mature than I am, complications are there (snake) but I'm very happy thus far (Sun).

Timing with lenormand

I wanted to test some methods specially with our readings thread on AT, therefore, I decided to do it for myself.

Q: When am I going to meet the man who is my next long-term serious romance?

A while ago I did the same using the same deck but with another method. This method is given in Treppner's course and it states that a card must be chosen in order to represent the matter and then whichever house the card falls in the 9x4 spread that is the time for that. I chose the Significator Heart for love, and started shuffling. When it felt right I dealt the cards. The Heart card fell in house of Lilies, that is number 30. The 30 is winters.

Now today I was focusing on the same question, using Andy's method given on his blog.

The card Lily and Ring fell out.I put the cards back and started shuffling. Dealt following five cards out:

Tree - Mice - Lily - Fox - Coffin

May - Soon, eating at delay - Winter - (N/A) - Scorpio (Oct-Nov)

The Tree shows delays, it always delays things for me, but the Mice is eating up the delay caused by Tree. The Lily is right in the middle again, so that means Winter. The Fox card is not used for timing and Coffin represents Scorpio Oct-Nov. We are already in the Scorpio and Winter period. Mice tells me its soon, I wonder if I have already met him *sheepish Smile*.

Q: When am I getting in my next committed relationship?

House - Ring - Dog - Birds - Fox

One month -   Apr-May -  N/A  - December or 2 - N/A

This December is Next Month. It looks very very promising now 8D. But how can it happen in one month I haven't even met him yet :s so I think House=1, Ring = Year, together they make one year. Birds say December or 2nd. This can be the 2nd December from today. I don't know why but this is the feel I get.

Q: When will I get a job?

Anchor - Scythe - Roads - Key - Tree

(3-5yrs) - (autumn) - (libra, sept-oct) -  (N/A) - May

Highly controversial Spread. I get a feel that if I do not make a decision soon its going to take a long time. Anchor and Tree both suggest delay and slow movement. The Scythe expects a sudden decision as to what I want to do and the key means the answer will come but a little late and with a delay. I often get a Tree in my job questions.

On to the timing thing, In Autumn I was presented with two different jobs opportunities. I have to choose one.  22 and 33 are master numbers and they are both present here side by side. I feel like the answer is not decided unless I take a decision.

new moon reading

I decided to do a one month reading using This deck.

 Q: What is the highlight event until next new moon?

 Moon - Lily - Stars - House - Whip  

my first impression "when the moon is waxing, or when it reaches a full moon, at night there will be an argument at home"  oh i see this one coming. so it will be around the full moon.  Treppner says: Its an encounter or support by an important man, a new start with family, luck in house, and there are conversations in the house/about house.  Using playing cards inserts there is superior suit of Hearts, which relates to emotions and feelings and relationships. The lily and House sounds like Father to me. The Moon and Stars both suggest success and honour, the Whip has been appearing a lot for me which stresses me out with Mars in Virgo, my Ascendant.

Update: With the Moon right at its fullest, there was lots of Stress in my house because of my grandmother's illness and she had a surgery which caused lots of disturbance at home. Lily+House is an older family member, Moon +Whip is conflicting emotions which I am facing right now.

October Week 4

Finally the fourth week with this experiment. The last week was such a success :D

Lenormand:

Lily + Clover + Coffin + Woman + Cross + Rider + Mice

So I am the center of this week surrounded by probably illness and lots of stress. Coffin + Cross is a combo which tells me that this transformation in things is just fated, I was supposed to go through this.
The wisdom is pouring in, while the luck is ending, I feel like may be there are some tough times ahead this week. The Rider looks like coming towards cross, there is fate at work, but slowly because of mice which is eating at the Rider's speed. The message I'm anticipating is slow to come.


Update: This was a week where I fell ill. but with clover not too much. There was slowing down at both physical and mental level. A message came late at the end of the week.The transformations process lots like has either slowed down or finished with coffin + Cross. The Mice in the end drained me.


First half of the week:
Lily + Mice tells there will be some unrest.
Clover + Rider = luck /success coming towards me
Coffin + Cross = a fated end.

Second half of the week:
Cross + Coffin = fate is changing
Rider + clover = a happy news/lucky visitor
Mice + lily = lots of passion, wisdom revealed, a man revealing himself

There was a happy visit of mine to someone's place. The end a man contacted me to let me know my work has been slowed down (lily) so I should stay put for a while.

Tarot deck:
8 of Cups - King of Wands - Page of Wands - 8 of Wands - 6 of Wands - 2 of Pentacles - Chariot

4 wands, looks like lost of creativity and powerful stuff on the go, the Chariot just speeds things up for me.
Swords are entirely missing, so may be this is the week where I have to be reasonable and rational.
There is man (King) who is exploring different things (8 of cups), the Page is bringing a news (8 of wands) about success (6 of wands) There is an element of fun (2 of pentacles) while there is choice at the end of the week with Two in Chariot and Pentacles.

The King actually explored various options before things just changed (slowed down) a notch or two.There was no news about success but I did start some new relationships/friendships. There was no choice in end of the week, there was just a feeling of not knowing what to do, a desire to balance things more.

Oct 22 : Lily + 8 of cups:
Looks like lots of rest, exploring things. Or a man away doing some stuff.exploring passion.
There was lots of rest, i did not do anything rather just explored different emotions.


Oct 23: Clover + King of Wands
success with a king of wands :D
This was not a day when i had any success. I would say the clover did not appear at all because i had a very bad day, very down i was all day long and it wasn't having any small happiness too.


Oct 24: Coffin + Page of Wands
The end for an immature impulsive guy.
Lots of changes, in relationship between two wands :D There was a continuous struggle with it. :)


Oct 25: Woman + 8 of Wands
looks like a call for a woman/from a woman
There was a happy call actually, a situation/confusion actually sort of sorted itself out through that call for me. some confusions ended.


Oct 26: Cross +  6 of Wands
a fated success/victory
The 6 of wands showed me that I might be going somewhere happily, so this is how it happened. I went there with happiness, the Cross tells me that I was fated to go there.


Oct 27: Rider + 2 of Pentacles
A news about fun.
There was no news, there was no fun too. I thought I might be going somewhere or someone will be coming over but nothing. I had a problem though.I was trying to fix my problems with the operating system for the notebook.


Oct 28: Mice + Chariot
speeding up of process. A choice coming up
A message came through stating that my process has been slowed down. The Mice slowed both the Rider and Chariot down. Chariot was a phone call. The choice was to go or not go at a family dinner which I ended up not going to and feeling totally drained!