Tree also suggests that you should set aside time for thought, if it falls on your own personal or central card, sit in the shade as it were and think things through, if it falls beside the Key you will shortly obtain an important goal. It is even better if it falls beside negative cards such as Mice, Snake or Clouds as it has the power to ameliorate their negativity, the strong tree overcomes all other worries.
The Tower is an occult card, it represents protection from a hidden power or something which is destined, which is also true of the Cross. It is also a card that bestows a good long life on the person it is next to so if it covers the first card drawn the person will live long and well. When the Tower appears in a short 7-9 card reading there is a sense that fate will direct the person having the reading.
Garden relates to the matter of the heart as it is a throwback to the times when people could only have some privacy if seen publicly such as in a garden. If it is beside the Fish then it will be job related, Lily a hospital, (although for me this combo comes up as a job offer) Stork a really important invitation awaits, Ring a wedding, House a home with a lovely garden. It is read as somewhere social restful and positive.
Dog a person of either sex who is important to the person being read for, or in certain cases it could suggest that the person being read for has to behave in a more friendly manner towards someone. Beside the Heart more of a friendship than passion, beside the Ring a relationship growing out of a friendship. The Dog is help from reliable friends unless it is near the Fox. Dog for me often comes up as a Spirit watching over my client.
Snake demands wisdom on the person being read for as it may indicate deceit from someone close to them. It is entirely guided by the cards around it, if it falls regularly near your personal card it is wise to remember that speech is silver, while silence is golden so hold your tongue for awhile.
Anchor is the card of great security and represents staying put and you can be sure of whatever it falls beside, Heart be secure in your love, Fish money looks sound, House stay where your living, Garden don't change jobs right now, Ship you could be tugged between going away or staying put. If it falls beside negative cards Clouds, Whip, Mice etc, then stand your ground great stoicism is called for.
All these meanings are from Titania's Fortune cards, which is how I learned Lenormand way back in the year 2000. I had never heard of the GT or other ways or meanings of these cards until oh about 3 years ago? Not to sure when it was and oh how I struggled trying to learn another way! A lot of the so called traditional meanings just didn't work with my readings, some of them I have taken on like Fox standing for a 9-5 job. But as for the Cross being a doom and gloom card no I just don't read it that way and can't for the life of me see a symbol that has given hope to so many people over hundreds of years as being bad. To me it is a card of destiny and that your life is in the hands of the God's and you are being looked after, so if it is near the Heart destined love, came true for me
These meanings have stood true for me for years, and the people who I give readings to are always happy. So I will continue to read in this way as I attract the clients who need to hear the way I read, as people are attracted to the way Steinbach or Rana Georges way of reading, I have both of their books too, and yes I do read intuitively with these cards like I do with the Tarot. read them as you please!