neon moon lenormand gudidebook
//Lenormand Card
Meanings//
As mentioned,Lenormandcards have a deceptively simpleand straightforward approachto their imagery,but hopefullyby now you have an idea of thescope of intricacy they canachieve together.Cards are notread with reversals as theycontain both the positives andnegatives of each card.You canread each card with layers ofmeaning to them. For thepurposes of this booklet I will
be providing a subject
Inoun|/modifier [adjective)
description for each card,as
well as a quote associated with
the artwork and setting for
each card.
1.Rider-9
The network has many eyes andears.so for discretion you can hire arider to deliver sensitive informationfor you in person."
Subject:News, message,delivery,visitor
Modifier:Speedy,movement,
passionate, athletic,action,
updates,declaration
2.Clover-6
"Every day out in the streets,chancewill see me to my goal or to a dirtnap.So far I've been on the luckyside of the city's whims."
Subject:Opportunity,luck,reward,chance
Modifier:Hopeful,excited.
optimistic,gambling,pleasant
surprise
3. Ship-10
"Transit in a car is a luxury thatmostly only exists above the plate.Down here,the best chance ofgetting a ride in an actual hovercaris to either assemble one from castoff parts or to get yourself wantedon a non-lethal bounty."
Subject:Travel,farewell,distance,journey
Modifier:Change,movement,adventurous,seeking,risk taking,transition
4.House-K
"A few walls,a place to work, a placeto sleep:it wasn't much but this unitrented by the day instead of by thehour and it came with a window.l'dhave to hope I could hold onto it longenough to see the job through."
Subject:Home,family,safety.
tradition,property
Modifier:Stable,comfortable,
domestic affairs
5.Tree-7
"Nothing can grow naturally
anymore,not in the city.With enough
money,though,you can set up a
grow grove.Without enough money,
you might be lucky to work in one."
Subject:Health,growth,medicine,
life,vitality
Modifier:Healthy,grounded,
spiritual,well being,healing,
growth,process,accumulation
6.Clouds-K■
"After the moon changed everything.above the plate,you'd find cloudswafting their way around thebuildings like a pink fog. Below theplate,even the steam and factoryoutput changed color andconsistency."
Subject:Misunderstanding,
secrets,chaos,illusion
Modifier:Confused,doubtful,
insecure, hidden,contradiction,
uncertain
7.Snake-Q■
"I met a wanderer with a snake
tattoo on their chest.My advice,if
you see that mark on someone,you
turn the other way and hope they
didn't notice you looking."
Subject: Problem,desire,
deception,betrayal,issue
Modifier:Jealous,sexual,
seductive,dysfunctional,
sabotaged,detour,trouble
8.Coffin-9
"There weren't really gravesanymore.What would happen is if acorp needed bodies they'd get yoursfor a small finder's fee, they'd toss itinto one of their chambers and drainwhatever was left of yours worthtaking out of you."
Subject:Grief,ending,death
Modifier:Detached,mournful,
depressed,transformative,
negative,wasted
9.Bouquet-Q
"Synthetic life,yes,but still capableof beauty,and still in many waysvital to our existence."
Subject:Social life,gift,grace.
beauty,charm,blessing
Modifier:Aesthetic,refined,
beautiful,charming,inviting,
celebratory,cosmetic,joyful,
positive
10.Scythe-J
"I'd never seen anything like it,anenergy weapan like that just tarethrough flesh and metal like it wasnothing. Something like that couldonly have come from above the plateand I didn't want to find out what itwas doing down here."
Subject:Separation,decision,
danger,removal,reduction
Modifier:Sudden,shockking.
dangerous,definitive, surgical,
interruptive
11.Whip-Je
"Just then fast as you blink she'd
turn her hands just so and a filament
running a current through it would
come out.It was a nasty,hidden
thing,but elegant in its purpose."
Subject:Conflict, discipline,hostility,threat,struggles,hardship
Modifier:Scolding,argumentative,angry,violent, abusive,punishing
12.Birds-7
"How many of these city bird flockshad been infiltrated by corp robotbirds,and they couldn't tell thedifference?I heard they used themto spy on people, to spread
messages,but only the corps really
know why they're there."
Subject:Communication,
companionship,negotiation,
meeting,conversation
Modifier:Restless,anxious,
gossipy,chatty,excited
13.Child-Je
"Before the moon changed things.they'd be in semi-feral packs in thestreets.Now they were asdangerous as any adult and moretemperamental."
Subject: Children, new beginning,baby,childhood,innocence,youthModifier:Simple,naive,trusting,youthful,playful
14.Fox-9■
"This was a job for the quick,theclever,and the competent.I was aperfect fit!"
Subject: Job,lies,work,caution,intelligence,survival
Modifier:Deceitful, discerning,
criminal,disguised,clever,
cunning,specialized
15.Bear-10
"Wealth mostly found its way to theowners of the corps,but enoughmade its way down the pipeline toreinforce the hierarchy of theworkers and their masters."
Subject: Leader, boss, strength,wealth,finances,power,security
Modifier:Resourceful,protective,managerial,dominant, influential,capitalistic,abundant
16. Star-6
"Isaw a different way things couldbe,and when the moon came itchanged everything.I kept my eyeon the sky and even if I couldn't seethem,l knew the stars were still outthere somewhere shining theirhidden beacon for us."
Subject:Dreams,progress,
guidance, direction,navigation,
clarity,ambition
Modifier:Hopeful,inspiring,
optimistic, safe,transparent,
idealistic, charted territory
17.Stork-Q
"The Immortals above the plate weresterile but they would clonethemselves and grow those. In caseof a bodydeath, they could swap abackup into its mind and be up andrunning again in no time."
Subject:Transition, relocation,improvement, advancement,recovery,fresh start,newbeginning
Modifier:Graceful, new, dynamic,
upgraded,promoted,gain,
flexibility,adaptability
18.Dog-10
"Loyalty might have been the
hardest thing to find in a companion
in this city. To me it was morevaluable than all the zent a corpcould stash away."
Subject:Friend,pet, partner,companion,ally
Modifier:Devoted,loyal.
supportive,consultative, faithful,
acquainted
19. Tower-6e
"The institutions towered above us,looming large with their coldimpassive bureaucracy."
Subject:Government, ego,
bureaucracy,rules, organizations,status
Modifier:Established,lonely,arrogant,authoritative, orderly,legal,corporate,captive, official
20. Garden-8
"I saw a group coming and goingfrom the neighboring roof.I didn'tthink anything could grow but afterthe moon changed so did the rules,
and suddenly there were plantsgrowing again, and people tending tothem!"
Subject:Community,event,party,gathering,social life,public area,groups
Modifier:Popular,performative,cultured,social,public
21.Mountain-8
"Nothing came easy down here,notever, but we worked our wayforward.We found a way through, orover, or around. Eventually we'dmake it."
Subject: Obstacle, delay,
inactivity,barrier
Modifier:Stuck,stubborn,
challenging, blocked,isolated,
immobile,solid, discouraged,aloof
22.Crossroads - Q
"Iwatched them,above the plate,making their decisions. Coming andgoing without a thought for what
was brewing underneath them.l'dhave to make a decision soon,butnone of my options seemed like theright one."
Subject:Decision, trip, options,junction,pathways
Modifier:Hesitant, indecisive,independent, searching, diverse,multiple
23. Mice-7
"The mesh network below the platehad found its way to the internetabove,and groups had been hitting ithard with viruses and malware.Howmany breaches had hit, and howmany more would it take?"
Subject:Loss, disease,decay,deterioration, worries, niggles
Modifier:Costly,stressed,
damaged,eroded, nervous,
parasitic, toxic, irritating
24.Heart-Jv
"Even in a cursed world I found
meaning,even in despair / found
hope. It wasn't others giving me love
that saved me, it was my love for
others that grew me into something
greater than the sum of my parts."
Subject:Love,romance, desire,fondness
Modifier:Forgiving,gentle,caring,compatible,generous,happy.passionate,compassionate
25. Ring-A
"So I carried the memory of him withme, a promise that so long as / drewbreath,we'd still be together."
Subject: Marriage, contracts,
partnership, offer,agreement
Modifier:Committed,stable,
promising, trusted, quaranteed,
merging
26. Book-10
"This was still the most powerful toolwe had. It's why the Immortals hadtried to ban our existence,to banany mention of us or our history.Butwith the breaches in their network,now everyone was having toconfront the fact that we exist.Andthough it made some of them veryvery angry,we weren't goinganywhere."
Subject:Education,research,knowledge,report,learningsecrets,information
Modifier:Informed, secret,knowledgeable,evaluated,teaching,memorized,filed,accounted for
27.Letter-7
"The network breaches had allowedso many communications to openup,suddenly all sorts of people whodidn't know about each other weretelling each other about their days,
their lives, their hopes and dreams,and forming unlikely bonds."
Subject:Document,conversation,
results,evidence,message,
written communication
Modifier:Communicative,
expressive, written, shared news,
corresponded
28.Person-A(Signifiercard]
"On some rare days,the cloudslifted and I could glimpse what l'dbeen hanging on for. I lived for thebreak in the clouds."
Subject/Modifier:The Querent, aperson in the querent's life
29. Person-A(Signifiercardl
"Our existence told them that therewas another way to be, a way to besomething more than the mold thatwas given to them.And that toldthem that their suffering to fit the
mold wasn't something they had todo,and they hated us for being freein ways they weren't."
Subject/Modifier:The Querent,aperson in the querent's life
30.Lily-K
"People seemed to think agingmeant you had to become brittle,hateful,and ignorant.But I could stillbe in love with the world and itspeople when I left room to grow withthem,to understand and empathizewith them."
Subject:Retirement, peace,serenity,release, age, experience,wisdom
Modifier:Peaceful, calm, wise,
older,sensual, vintage,
contemplated,slow paced,
experienced
31.Sun-A
"This time around,the sun reflectedthe moon's changes.It lit up against
the haze of the city and even started
to make its way below the plate.
There was nowhere the light didn't
reach,not anymore."
Subject:Success, recognition,
energy,victory,positivity,
happiness
Modifier: Happy, fortunate, warm,
illuminated, glorious, vital,
enthusiastic,motivated,
courageous,confident
32.Moon-8
"It was ethereal, still. When the moon
had shifted and all the unexpected
happened, the city began to shift
with it. The structures swayed and
its people shrieked and raged and
exalted in the changes coming.
Something that they had tried to
bury was coming alive, bit by bit.
Nothing would be the same."
Subject:Subconscious,
imagination, intimacy,fantasy,
dreams, desire, emotions, feelings
Modifier:Artistic,emotional,attractive, psychic,euphoric,romantic, seductive, sensitive,creative
33. Key-8
"We swiped the keycard and true tothe fixer's word,it worked.We hadjust gotten access to all of thesecrets the corps didn't wantanyone to know."
Subject:Resolution,mastery,
breakthrough,access,fate
Modifier:Open,liberated,
destined,certain,significant,
inspired
34.Fish-K
"The corporate accounts weredrained,their hoarded wealth madeits way through an impossiblenumber of transfers until eventuallyit landed back in every person'sdigital wallet,distributed back topeople it would mean samething to."
Subject:Wealth,commerce,
water,transaction,business
Modifier:Abundant, luxurious,
independent,free,moving,flexible,
expansive
35.Anchor-9
"I'd used the newfound magic in aritual to tattoo this anchor to myself,something to focus on as the worldchurned and changed around me."
Subject:Foundations,
achievement, standpoint, stability,long-lasting
Modifier:Faithful,resilient,secure,stable, determined,settled,persevering
36.Cross-6
"The devotees of guilt forced theircult onto us. They weaponized theirhatred of anything not in the cult andcalled that love."
Subject:Religion,principles,
sacrifice,guilt,burden,
responsibility
Modifier:Dutiful,suffering.
burdened,remorseful,
traumatized,selfless, devoted,
despairing,distressed
Joker.Daemon
“This one has run unnoticed and idle
for so long it was thought to be
forgotten, and yet once it was
invoked its rules were inescapable."
Subject: Subconscious,idle until
invoked,background
Modifier:Subtle,unseen,beneath
the surface, ambient
Joker.Person (Signifier card)
1 made myself a blank./was
inserted into a boilerplate clone with
no identifying marks and no
traceable connection back to me.In
anonymity/could have been anyone
ar anything.
Subject/Modifier: The querent,or
a person in the querent's life
Meanings//
As mentioned,Lenormandcards have a deceptively simpleand straightforward approachto their imagery,but hopefullyby now you have an idea of thescope of intricacy they canachieve together.Cards are notread with reversals as theycontain both the positives andnegatives of each card.You canread each card with layers ofmeaning to them. For thepurposes of this booklet I will
be providing a subject
Inoun|/modifier [adjective)
description for each card,as
well as a quote associated with
the artwork and setting for
each card.
1.Rider-9
The network has many eyes andears.so for discretion you can hire arider to deliver sensitive informationfor you in person."
Subject:News, message,delivery,visitor
Modifier:Speedy,movement,
passionate, athletic,action,
updates,declaration
2.Clover-6
"Every day out in the streets,chancewill see me to my goal or to a dirtnap.So far I've been on the luckyside of the city's whims."
Subject:Opportunity,luck,reward,chance
Modifier:Hopeful,excited.
optimistic,gambling,pleasant
surprise
3. Ship-10
"Transit in a car is a luxury thatmostly only exists above the plate.Down here,the best chance ofgetting a ride in an actual hovercaris to either assemble one from castoff parts or to get yourself wantedon a non-lethal bounty."
Subject:Travel,farewell,distance,journey
Modifier:Change,movement,adventurous,seeking,risk taking,transition
4.House-K
"A few walls,a place to work, a placeto sleep:it wasn't much but this unitrented by the day instead of by thehour and it came with a window.l'dhave to hope I could hold onto it longenough to see the job through."
Subject:Home,family,safety.
tradition,property
Modifier:Stable,comfortable,
domestic affairs
5.Tree-7
"Nothing can grow naturally
anymore,not in the city.With enough
money,though,you can set up a
grow grove.Without enough money,
you might be lucky to work in one."
Subject:Health,growth,medicine,
life,vitality
Modifier:Healthy,grounded,
spiritual,well being,healing,
growth,process,accumulation
6.Clouds-K■
"After the moon changed everything.above the plate,you'd find cloudswafting their way around thebuildings like a pink fog. Below theplate,even the steam and factoryoutput changed color andconsistency."
Subject:Misunderstanding,
secrets,chaos,illusion
Modifier:Confused,doubtful,
insecure, hidden,contradiction,
uncertain
7.Snake-Q■
"I met a wanderer with a snake
tattoo on their chest.My advice,if
you see that mark on someone,you
turn the other way and hope they
didn't notice you looking."
Subject: Problem,desire,
deception,betrayal,issue
Modifier:Jealous,sexual,
seductive,dysfunctional,
sabotaged,detour,trouble
8.Coffin-9
"There weren't really gravesanymore.What would happen is if acorp needed bodies they'd get yoursfor a small finder's fee, they'd toss itinto one of their chambers and drainwhatever was left of yours worthtaking out of you."
Subject:Grief,ending,death
Modifier:Detached,mournful,
depressed,transformative,
negative,wasted
9.Bouquet-Q
"Synthetic life,yes,but still capableof beauty,and still in many waysvital to our existence."
Subject:Social life,gift,grace.
beauty,charm,blessing
Modifier:Aesthetic,refined,
beautiful,charming,inviting,
celebratory,cosmetic,joyful,
positive
10.Scythe-J
"I'd never seen anything like it,anenergy weapan like that just tarethrough flesh and metal like it wasnothing. Something like that couldonly have come from above the plateand I didn't want to find out what itwas doing down here."
Subject:Separation,decision,
danger,removal,reduction
Modifier:Sudden,shockking.
dangerous,definitive, surgical,
interruptive
11.Whip-Je
"Just then fast as you blink she'd
turn her hands just so and a filament
running a current through it would
come out.It was a nasty,hidden
thing,but elegant in its purpose."
Subject:Conflict, discipline,hostility,threat,struggles,hardship
Modifier:Scolding,argumentative,angry,violent, abusive,punishing
12.Birds-7
"How many of these city bird flockshad been infiltrated by corp robotbirds,and they couldn't tell thedifference?I heard they used themto spy on people, to spread
messages,but only the corps really
know why they're there."
Subject:Communication,
companionship,negotiation,
meeting,conversation
Modifier:Restless,anxious,
gossipy,chatty,excited
13.Child-Je
"Before the moon changed things.they'd be in semi-feral packs in thestreets.Now they were asdangerous as any adult and moretemperamental."
Subject: Children, new beginning,baby,childhood,innocence,youthModifier:Simple,naive,trusting,youthful,playful
14.Fox-9■
"This was a job for the quick,theclever,and the competent.I was aperfect fit!"
Subject: Job,lies,work,caution,intelligence,survival
Modifier:Deceitful, discerning,
criminal,disguised,clever,
cunning,specialized
15.Bear-10
"Wealth mostly found its way to theowners of the corps,but enoughmade its way down the pipeline toreinforce the hierarchy of theworkers and their masters."
Subject: Leader, boss, strength,wealth,finances,power,security
Modifier:Resourceful,protective,managerial,dominant, influential,capitalistic,abundant
16. Star-6
"Isaw a different way things couldbe,and when the moon came itchanged everything.I kept my eyeon the sky and even if I couldn't seethem,l knew the stars were still outthere somewhere shining theirhidden beacon for us."
Subject:Dreams,progress,
guidance, direction,navigation,
clarity,ambition
Modifier:Hopeful,inspiring,
optimistic, safe,transparent,
idealistic, charted territory
17.Stork-Q
"The Immortals above the plate weresterile but they would clonethemselves and grow those. In caseof a bodydeath, they could swap abackup into its mind and be up andrunning again in no time."
Subject:Transition, relocation,improvement, advancement,recovery,fresh start,newbeginning
Modifier:Graceful, new, dynamic,
upgraded,promoted,gain,
flexibility,adaptability
18.Dog-10
"Loyalty might have been the
hardest thing to find in a companion
in this city. To me it was morevaluable than all the zent a corpcould stash away."
Subject:Friend,pet, partner,companion,ally
Modifier:Devoted,loyal.
supportive,consultative, faithful,
acquainted
19. Tower-6e
"The institutions towered above us,looming large with their coldimpassive bureaucracy."
Subject:Government, ego,
bureaucracy,rules, organizations,status
Modifier:Established,lonely,arrogant,authoritative, orderly,legal,corporate,captive, official
20. Garden-8
"I saw a group coming and goingfrom the neighboring roof.I didn'tthink anything could grow but afterthe moon changed so did the rules,
and suddenly there were plantsgrowing again, and people tending tothem!"
Subject:Community,event,party,gathering,social life,public area,groups
Modifier:Popular,performative,cultured,social,public
21.Mountain-8
"Nothing came easy down here,notever, but we worked our wayforward.We found a way through, orover, or around. Eventually we'dmake it."
Subject: Obstacle, delay,
inactivity,barrier
Modifier:Stuck,stubborn,
challenging, blocked,isolated,
immobile,solid, discouraged,aloof
22.Crossroads - Q
"Iwatched them,above the plate,making their decisions. Coming andgoing without a thought for what
was brewing underneath them.l'dhave to make a decision soon,butnone of my options seemed like theright one."
Subject:Decision, trip, options,junction,pathways
Modifier:Hesitant, indecisive,independent, searching, diverse,multiple
23. Mice-7
"The mesh network below the platehad found its way to the internetabove,and groups had been hitting ithard with viruses and malware.Howmany breaches had hit, and howmany more would it take?"
Subject:Loss, disease,decay,deterioration, worries, niggles
Modifier:Costly,stressed,
damaged,eroded, nervous,
parasitic, toxic, irritating
24.Heart-Jv
"Even in a cursed world I found
meaning,even in despair / found
hope. It wasn't others giving me love
that saved me, it was my love for
others that grew me into something
greater than the sum of my parts."
Subject:Love,romance, desire,fondness
Modifier:Forgiving,gentle,caring,compatible,generous,happy.passionate,compassionate
25. Ring-A
"So I carried the memory of him withme, a promise that so long as / drewbreath,we'd still be together."
Subject: Marriage, contracts,
partnership, offer,agreement
Modifier:Committed,stable,
promising, trusted, quaranteed,
merging
26. Book-10
"This was still the most powerful toolwe had. It's why the Immortals hadtried to ban our existence,to banany mention of us or our history.Butwith the breaches in their network,now everyone was having toconfront the fact that we exist.Andthough it made some of them veryvery angry,we weren't goinganywhere."
Subject:Education,research,knowledge,report,learningsecrets,information
Modifier:Informed, secret,knowledgeable,evaluated,teaching,memorized,filed,accounted for
27.Letter-7
"The network breaches had allowedso many communications to openup,suddenly all sorts of people whodidn't know about each other weretelling each other about their days,
their lives, their hopes and dreams,and forming unlikely bonds."
Subject:Document,conversation,
results,evidence,message,
written communication
Modifier:Communicative,
expressive, written, shared news,
corresponded
28.Person-A(Signifiercard]
"On some rare days,the cloudslifted and I could glimpse what l'dbeen hanging on for. I lived for thebreak in the clouds."
Subject/Modifier:The Querent, aperson in the querent's life
29. Person-A(Signifiercardl
"Our existence told them that therewas another way to be, a way to besomething more than the mold thatwas given to them.And that toldthem that their suffering to fit the
mold wasn't something they had todo,and they hated us for being freein ways they weren't."
Subject/Modifier:The Querent,aperson in the querent's life
30.Lily-K
"People seemed to think agingmeant you had to become brittle,hateful,and ignorant.But I could stillbe in love with the world and itspeople when I left room to grow withthem,to understand and empathizewith them."
Subject:Retirement, peace,serenity,release, age, experience,wisdom
Modifier:Peaceful, calm, wise,
older,sensual, vintage,
contemplated,slow paced,
experienced
31.Sun-A
"This time around,the sun reflectedthe moon's changes.It lit up against
the haze of the city and even started
to make its way below the plate.
There was nowhere the light didn't
reach,not anymore."
Subject:Success, recognition,
energy,victory,positivity,
happiness
Modifier: Happy, fortunate, warm,
illuminated, glorious, vital,
enthusiastic,motivated,
courageous,confident
32.Moon-8
"It was ethereal, still. When the moon
had shifted and all the unexpected
happened, the city began to shift
with it. The structures swayed and
its people shrieked and raged and
exalted in the changes coming.
Something that they had tried to
bury was coming alive, bit by bit.
Nothing would be the same."
Subject:Subconscious,
imagination, intimacy,fantasy,
dreams, desire, emotions, feelings
Modifier:Artistic,emotional,attractive, psychic,euphoric,romantic, seductive, sensitive,creative
33. Key-8
"We swiped the keycard and true tothe fixer's word,it worked.We hadjust gotten access to all of thesecrets the corps didn't wantanyone to know."
Subject:Resolution,mastery,
breakthrough,access,fate
Modifier:Open,liberated,
destined,certain,significant,
inspired
34.Fish-K
"The corporate accounts weredrained,their hoarded wealth madeits way through an impossiblenumber of transfers until eventuallyit landed back in every person'sdigital wallet,distributed back topeople it would mean samething to."
Subject:Wealth,commerce,
water,transaction,business
Modifier:Abundant, luxurious,
independent,free,moving,flexible,
expansive
35.Anchor-9
"I'd used the newfound magic in aritual to tattoo this anchor to myself,something to focus on as the worldchurned and changed around me."
Subject:Foundations,
achievement, standpoint, stability,long-lasting
Modifier:Faithful,resilient,secure,stable, determined,settled,persevering
36.Cross-6
"The devotees of guilt forced theircult onto us. They weaponized theirhatred of anything not in the cult andcalled that love."
Subject:Religion,principles,
sacrifice,guilt,burden,
responsibility
Modifier:Dutiful,suffering.
burdened,remorseful,
traumatized,selfless, devoted,
despairing,distressed
Joker.Daemon
“This one has run unnoticed and idle
for so long it was thought to be
forgotten, and yet once it was
invoked its rules were inescapable."
Subject: Subconscious,idle until
invoked,background
Modifier:Subtle,unseen,beneath
the surface, ambient
Joker.Person (Signifier card)
1 made myself a blank./was
inserted into a boilerplate clone with
no identifying marks and no
traceable connection back to me.In
anonymity/could have been anyone
ar anything.
Subject/Modifier: The querent,or
a person in the querent's life