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Using Your Pendulum With Your Lenormand Cards<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/h1>\n

I\u2019ve been doing this for a while now. It came to me when I first laid out the all the cards for a Grand Tableau and I thought \u2013 gee, what if I used my pendulum to pick out the most important cards? But I didn\u2019t do that for a long time because \u2013 ya know \u2013 I was still learning. But I\u2019ve been stuck \u2013 really stuck \u2013 for what seems like ages. I think a big part of that is that the Lenormand is my \u201csecond language\u201d \u2013 so to speak \u2013 the Tarot is my first language \u2013 and I\u2019m an older woman \u2013 I should have learned this at a younger age \u2013 but I didn\u2019t get my first Lenormand deck until I was <\/i>older. But hey \u2013 this is life. I currently own five Lenormand decks with plans to get more. I do <\/i>want to become adept at the language of Lenormand. It just doesn\u2019t come naturally to me \u2013 unlike reading the Tarot. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Still \u2013 I\u2019ve been doing this for a while. I\u2019ve been laying out all the cards \u2013 face down. Sometimes ten in a row, three rows and then five under that \u2013 or maybe eight cards in a row and then however it works out after that \u2013 it doesn\u2019t really matter. I\u2019ve laid them out in a circle \u2013 I\u2019ve laid them out in a diamond \u2013 I\u2019ve laid them out in a star shape. It really doesn\u2019t matter. There\u2019s thirty-five cards \u2013 work it out. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

The cards I used for this reading were The Gaelic Lenormand by Diana Clark<\/a>. They are just about my favorite set of cards \u2013 the artwork is beautiful, the cards fit into my hands easily for shuffling, and I love the guidebook that Diana Clark wrote to accompany the deck.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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This is my pendulum: I\u2019ve had it several years. It\u2019s weighted really well and has a nice swing to it. I love the pentacle etched onto the soft green amethyst and the silver chain and setting in which it\u2019s contained. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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But back in the day, we used a button on a string or a necklace or anything that would hang well and swing well. You can find ones like this on any pagan website. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

When you go to pick cards using your pendulum, hold the pendulum directly over each card one at a time. How it always <\/i>works for me is that the pendulum will swing in an up and down motion \u2013 it\u2019s always a very strong <\/i>motion \u2013 indicating that this card is one of the cards that I am to turn over and consider for the reading. Then I move onto the next card. The pendulum never moves in a back and forth motion or in a circular motion or in any other way than up and down. If the pendulum does not like the card, it doesn\u2019t move at all. <\/i>Now \u2013 perhaps your pendulum will work differently for you \u2013 I don\u2019t know. This is how my pendulum works for me. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

When the pendulum has picked all the cards, remove the other cards and put the cards in a row in order of first chosen, second chosen, etc. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Usually there\u2019s no more than six or seven cards \u2013 sometimes as few as three or four cards \u2013 but generally the pendulum picks five cards. Nine of out of ten times, the pendulum picks five cards. Therefore, I do a \u201cLine of Five\u201d reading. The \u201cLine of Five\u201d reading is my go-to reading in most cases, so that works out. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

This reading here is telling me that I\u2019m in a period of good luck. I\u2019m getting the messages that I need to hear; even with that 7 Snake card in there, things are positive for me and I\u2019m in a period of happiness and forward-thinking. And snakes aren\u2019t always the \u201cbad\u201d card that so many Lenormand guidebooks might have you believe \u2013 consider that snakes shed their skins and renew their lives. I am personally in a period of change and renewal so the 7 Snake card next to the 13 Child card points to that process. Perhaps it\u2019s not as comfortable as I would like it to be but transformation isn\u2019t always pleasant! And the 2 Clover card in the middle of the line tells me that I am much luckier \u2013 indeed, blessed \u2013 than I know. I have to believe in myself and my luck and keep going on the path that I\u2019m on. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

So try this out! It\u2019s a great way to choose your cards, whether you\u2019re using Lenormand cards, Tarot cards or Oracle cards. I love my pendulum \u2013 it never chooses the wrong cards. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Brightest Blessings!<\/span><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

***<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

About the Author:<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Polly MacDavid<\/b>\u00a0lives in Buffalo, New York at the moment but that could easily change, since she is a gypsy at heart. Like a gypsy, she is attracted to the divinatory arts, as well as camp fires and dancing barefoot. She has three cats who all help her with her magic.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Her philosophy about religion and magic is that it must be thoroughly based in science and logic. She is Dianic Wiccan but she gets along with a few of the masculine deities. She loves to cook and she is a Bills fan. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

She blogs at\u00a0<\/span><\/span>silverapplequeen.wordpress.com<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span>. She writes about general life, politics and poetry. She is writing a novel about sex, drugs and recovery. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Using Your Pendulum With Your Lenormand Cards I\u2019ve been doing this for a while now. It came to me when I first laid out the all the cards for a Grand Tableau and I thought \u2013 gee, what if I used my pendulum to pick out the most important cards? But I didn\u2019t do that for a long time because \u2013 ya know \u2013 I was still learning. But I\u2019ve been stuck \u2013 really stuck \u2013 for what seems like ages. I think a big part of that is that the Lenormand is my \u201csecond language\u201d \u2013 so to speak \u2013 the Tarot is my first language \u2013 and I\u2019m an older woman \u2013 I should have learned this at a younger age \u2013 but I didn\u2019t get my first Lenormand deck until I was older. But hey \u2013 this is life. I currently own five Lenormand decks with plans to get more. I do want to become adept at the language of Lenormand. It just doesn\u2019t come naturally to me \u2013 unlike reading the Tarot. Still \u2013 I\u2019ve been doing this for a while. I\u2019ve been laying out all the cards \u2013 face down. Sometimes ten in a row, three rows and then five under that \u2013 or maybe eight cards in a row and then however it works out after that \u2013 it doesn\u2019t really matter. I\u2019ve laid them out in a circle \u2013 I\u2019ve laid them out in a diamond \u2013 I\u2019ve laid them out in a star shape. It really doesn\u2019t matter. There\u2019s thirty-five cards \u2013 work it out. The cards I used for this reading were The Gaelic Lenormand by Diana Clark. They are just about my favorite set of cards \u2013 the artwork is beautiful, the cards fit into my hands easily for shuffling, and I love the guidebook that Diana Clark wrote to accompany the deck. This is my pendulum: I\u2019ve had it several years. It\u2019s weighted really well and has a nice swing to it. I love the pentacle etched onto the soft green amethyst and the silver chain and setting in which it\u2019s contained. \u00a0 But back in the day, we used a button on a string or a necklace or anything that would hang well and swing well. You can find ones like this on any pagan website. When you go to pick cards using your pendulum, hold the pendulum directly over each card one at a time. How it always works for me is that the pendulum will swing in an up and down motion \u2013 it\u2019s always a very strong motion \u2013 indicating that this card is one of the cards that I am to turn over and consider for the reading. Then I move onto the next card. The pendulum never moves in a back and forth motion or in a circular motion or in any other way than up and down. If the pendulum does not like the card, it doesn\u2019t move at all. Now \u2013 perhaps your pendulum will work differently for you \u2013 I don\u2019t know. This is how my pendulum works for me. When the pendulum has picked all the cards, remove the other cards and put the cards in a row in order of first chosen, second chosen, etc. \u00a0 Usually there\u2019s no more than six or seven cards \u2013 sometimes as few as three or four cards \u2013 but generally the pendulum picks five cards. Nine of out of ten times, the pendulum picks five cards. Therefore, I do a \u201cLine of Five\u201d reading. The \u201cLine of Five\u201d reading is my go-to reading in most cases, so that works out. This reading here is telling me that I\u2019m in a period of good luck. I\u2019m getting the messages that I need to hear; even with that 7 Snake card in there, things are positive for me and I\u2019m in a period of happiness and forward-thinking. And snakes aren\u2019t always the \u201cbad\u201d card that so many Lenormand guidebooks might have you believe \u2013 consider that snakes shed their skins and renew their lives. I am personally in a period of change and renewal so the 7 Snake card next to the 13 Child card points to that process. Perhaps it\u2019s not as comfortable as I would like it to be but transformation isn\u2019t always pleasant! And the 2 Clover card in the middle of the line tells me that I am much luckier \u2013 indeed, blessed \u2013 than I know. I have to believe in myself and my luck and keep going on the path that I\u2019m on. So try this out! It\u2019s a great way to choose your cards, whether you\u2019re using Lenormand cards, Tarot cards or Oracle cards. I love my pendulum \u2013 it never chooses the wrong cards. Brightest Blessings! *** About the Author: Polly MacDavid\u00a0lives in Buffalo, New York at the moment but that could easily change, since she is a gypsy at heart. Like a gypsy, she is attracted to the divinatory arts, as well as camp fires and dancing barefoot. She has three cats who all help her with her magic. Her philosophy about religion and magic is that it must be thoroughly based in science and logic. She is Dianic Wiccan but she gets along with a few of the masculine deities. She loves to cook and she is a Bills fan. She blogs at\u00a0silverapplequeen.wordpress.com. She writes about general life, politics and poetry. 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