36 cards · Petit Lenormand
Lenormand (Baralho Cigano) online
The 36-card gypsy oracle, read in combinations: draw your cards, discover the pairs and explore the powerful Grand Tableau.
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What the Baralho Cigano is
The Baralho Cigano, known worldwide as the Petit Lenormand, is a 36-card oracle of everyday symbols: the rider, the house, the heart, the key. It was born in Germany in the early 19th century and took the name of the famous French cartomancer Marie-Anne Lenormand.
In Brazil it became one of the most beloved forms of cartomancy. Unlike tarot, its cards are direct and practical, and the secret lies in the combinations: every card changes meaning according to its neighbour.
How to read it
- There are no reversals: every card is read upright.
- Cards are read in pairs: the first is the subject, the second qualifies it (Rider + Heart = news of love).
- The Man (28) and the Woman (29) can represent you, the querent, and the cards around them show what is closest.
- Each card has a polarity (positive, negative or neutral) that sets the tone of a combination.
The 36 Lenormand cards
Tap a card to see its meaning in love, work, as a person and in timing.
- 1. The Rider
- 2. The Clover
- 3. The Ship
- 4. The House
- 5. The Tree
- 6. The Clouds
- 7. The Snake
- 8. The Coffin
- 9. The Bouquet
- 10. The Scythe
- 11. The Whip
- 12. The Birds
- 13. The Child
- 14. The Fox
- 15. The Bear
- 16. The Stars
- 17. The Stork
- 18. The Dog
- 19. The Tower
- 20. The Garden
- 21. The Mountain
- 22. The Crossroads
- 23. The Mice
- 24. The Heart
- 25. The Ring
- 26. The Book
- 27. The Letter
- 28. The Man
- 29. The Woman
- 30. The Lilies
- 31. The Sun
- 32. The Moon
- 33. The Key
- 34. The Fish
- 35. The Anchor
- 36. The Cross
Artwork: the B. Dondorf Lenormand deck, Frankfurt, c. 1880. Scans by the Bibliothèque nationale de France (Gallica), public domain; card 32 is from the British Museum copy.