Choose your spread

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The card of the day, or an answer to a simple question.

1. 1Today

The shortest spread: one card for the day, or for a simple question. It is also the best way to learn: one card a day, and in the end you know them all.

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You ask a yes-or-no question and draw a card: it answers yes, no or not yet, then tells you what to do with that answer.

1. 1The answer

The spread for settling things when you're torn between two options. Ask a question that can be answered yes or no, about what you yourself can do.

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Where it comes from, where it stands, where it is going. The easiest spread to read.

1. 1Past
2. 2Present
3. 3Where things are headed

The most widely used spread, in every tradition: a clear view without getting lost in detail. Choose it for a situation in progress, when you want to understand where it comes from and where it is heading.

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Five cards in a row, read from left to right. The middle card is the subject; its neighbors refine it.

The basic Petit Lenormand spread: the cards read from left to right like a sentence, built around the middle card. Choose it for a precise question about an ongoing situation.

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Nine cards in a square: the center is the subject, and the rows, columns and diagonals read like sentences.

The box of nine is the step before the Grand Tableau, where all thirty-six cards are laid out. It is read in rows, columns and diagonals: choose it for a situation with several sides.