Middy1452
In one of my previous posts, I said I would be doing some Lenormand readings for the first time 'in public' - eeek!
Anyway, I wanted to give my clients a bit of background on the Lenormand cards to set the scene so to speak. The more I've researched about these cards and Mlle Lenormand herself, the less I seem to know. There's so much conflicting information out there, for instance:
- she read for Josephine/was friends with Josephine/'bigged up' her friendship with Josephine
- she also read for Napoleon/didn't read for him/got thrown into prison by him
- she read for many of the leaders of the French Revolution/didn't read for them/only met Robespierre when he came to question her about her politics
- she used playing cards and had her own system for their meetings, but she mixed in Tarot and other occult elements
- she was imprisoned for her fortune telling/imprisoned for her politics
- the Lenormand cards of today bear no resemblance to the cards Mlle Lenormand used (well established fact, I believe)
I realise that much of the information is shrouded in the mists of time but does anyone know of a good website where I can glean a list of interesting facts from? Or have any stuff they'd like to share?
These readings will be a bit different from the norm as they're going to be done in a historical setting/on a history themed weekend and so I really want to give some background historical information!
TIA!
Middy x
Anyway, I wanted to give my clients a bit of background on the Lenormand cards to set the scene so to speak. The more I've researched about these cards and Mlle Lenormand herself, the less I seem to know. There's so much conflicting information out there, for instance:
- she read for Josephine/was friends with Josephine/'bigged up' her friendship with Josephine
- she also read for Napoleon/didn't read for him/got thrown into prison by him
- she read for many of the leaders of the French Revolution/didn't read for them/only met Robespierre when he came to question her about her politics
- she used playing cards and had her own system for their meetings, but she mixed in Tarot and other occult elements
- she was imprisoned for her fortune telling/imprisoned for her politics
- the Lenormand cards of today bear no resemblance to the cards Mlle Lenormand used (well established fact, I believe)
I realise that much of the information is shrouded in the mists of time but does anyone know of a good website where I can glean a list of interesting facts from? Or have any stuff they'd like to share?
These readings will be a bit different from the norm as they're going to be done in a historical setting/on a history themed weekend and so I really want to give some background historical information!
TIA!
Middy x