Consulting the Cards: Another Look at the E-Mail Question
In my previous post, I consulted the Lenormand for a viewer and subscriber, Eugene, who submitted a question about re-engaging with his e-mail list, because he hadn’t done so for a long period of time.
What I’m going to do in this post, as a follow-up to that reading, is to take a look at the playing card inserts and the numbers of the cards for additional insights.
You may recall that the reading consisted of Clouds, Mice, Letter, Dog, and Ways.
Eugene’s Line of 5: Clouds, Mice, Letter, Dog, and Ways.Revealing the Hidden Dynamics
The center card, Letter, served as a symbol of the e-mail list and the possible message Eugene would send to the list, should he decide to re-engage. Letter symbolizes written correspondence, so e-mail messages would fit with this.
The other cards around Letter served to elaborate about this message situation, describing more about the possible forms it could take.
Aside from reading the line, from the perspective of all the pairings of the cards, we can turn to the playing card inserts to see what additional information can be provided about Eugene re-engaging with his list.
On the left side of Letter, we have King of Clubs (Clouds) and 7 of Clubs (Mice). Adding 13 (Kings are valued at 13) + 7, we have a total of 20. The 20th card in the deck is Garden.
On this side of Letter, Clouds + Mice tells us there’s uncertainty (Clouds) about the possible gradual decline (Mice) of the e-mail subscriber list (Letter). Garden, in relation to this, is about a group, a community, and an audience—which is another way to refer to Eugene’s subscribers.
Garden is a card about being social, as it can also indicate social venues and public places—anywhere people would gather and socialize.
The 8 of Spades, the playing card insert on Garden, can make this a card of public service; as such, if Eugene chooses to connect with his list again, the message needs to inform the community (Garden) how Eugene intends to serve them.
On the other side of Letter, we have 10 of Hearts (Dog) and Queen of Diamonds (Ways). Adding 10 + 12 (Queens are valued at 12), we have a total of 22, and the 22nd card in the deck is Ways, which is not only in the line, but also on this side of Letter.
On this side of the line, Ways, again, represents choices, options, and alternatives available to Eugene about the situation. He could choose to re-engage, as well as choose not to engage at all. Ways is a card of either approaching a situation—or departing from it.
If Garden is encouraging Eugene to inform the community about how he intends to serve them, Ways can then be about the approach he’ll take to do that.
Ways can suggest that the message could be informing the community about the possible direction Eugene and his business is going in—as the means to allow the community (Garden) the choice (Ways) to either stay or go (Ways).
Totaling the Playing Cards
After looking at the dynamics, I like to add all the playing cards up for any last advice this feature of the Lenormand wants to share.
Adding 13 + 7 + 7 (7 of Spades on Letter) + 10 + 12, the total is 49. Because we have a number over 36 (there are 36 cards in a Lenormand deck), I add the digits together, which reduces to 13. The 13th card in the deck is Child.
Child is a card that indicates something new, a beginning, a new start. This would suggest sending a new message, as well as an indicator of a new beginning with the e-mail subscribers.
Child is also a card of simplicity, so it says if Eugene were to send a message of any kind, it’s best to “keep it simple.”
Getting to the Essence
Now that we’ve looked at the playing cards, let’s round out this reading by seeing what the essence card is.
Adding up the numbers on the cards in the line, we have a total of 63 (6 + 23 + 27 + 18 + 22 = 96). Again, the total is over 36, so 9 + 6 = 15. The 15th card is Bear.
Bear is a card of power and strength, as well as representing a boss, leader, or authority. Bear says that there was a reason people became a part of Eugene’s community, as they looked to him as an authority or expert. Bear says he had some “influence” with his audience.
Being a card of resources, the message Eugene sends could even offer some resource to the community that would be helpful to them—again, as a way to serve the needs of his tribe.
In Closing
And there you have it; we’ve reached the end of this reading. We’ve looked at Eugene’s situation with the three facets of Lenormand: the keywords associated with the images; the playing card inserts; and the numerical values of the cards.
Should Eugene choose to circle back and let me know what he ultimately decided, I’ll post an update.
Until next time…
