LENORMAND LETTER: FEATURES & KEYWORDS

The Letter is the 27th card of the deck, it is associated with the 7 of Spades, and it is generally neutral/positive.

POSITIVE / NEUTRAL KEYWORDS  None, but if paired with negative cards, News, messages, mail, communication, notes, paperwork, documents, contracts, applications.

NEGATIVE KEYWORDS  None, but if paired with negative cards, it suggests delays, bad news, miscommunication, forgery, unreliable information, unanswered requests.

LENORMAND LETTER: DESCRIPTION

The Letter card typically depicts an old-fashioned letter, a sealed envelope, or a piece of official-looking paper. This imagery represents written communication, correspondence, and documents. It immediately conveys the theme of contact, information exchange, receipt of news, and paperwork. It covers everything from a simple message to a formal invitation, a bill, or a diploma, signifying that a matter is about to become known, clarified, or official.

LENORMAND LETTER: CARD MEANING OVERVIEW

The Letter card is largely neutral, taking on much of its meaning from nearby cards, but it tends to be bright and generally clears the air. It is fundamentally about communication but also refers to documents and paperwork of any kind. It covers anything from a simple message to a formal invitation, a bill, or a diploma.

It indicates getting responses and feedback, or sending out resumes or requests for information. While it can refer to telephone calls and conversations, it is best associated with written exchanges, while the Bird best represents oral communication.

The Letter suggests that something is about to become concrete and official. Its arrival puts us in the know, whether the news is good or bad. It encourages the querent to keep in touch, be responsive, get organized, follow through with processes, and actively seek or send out necessary information to keep matters moving forward.

LENORMAND LETTER: POSITIVE AND NEGATIVE

The Letter card is the vehicle for information, making its quality dependent on the content it carries, which is often indicated by surrounding cards.

In its most pronounced positive context, the Letter is a sign of good news, welcomed responses, and official confirmation of success (e.g., a contract, a diploma, or acceptance). It means communications are clear, paperwork is in order, and requests are answered positively. It assures the querent that they are about to receive important news, likely one they had been waiting for, which answers their hopes. The communication clears up doubts and allows the querent to move forward with certainty.

The potential negative context for the Letter (with nearby challenging cards) primarily involves the content or the integrity of the communication. It can indicate bad or disappointing news, delays in receipt, miscommunication, or unreliable information (e.g., fake news or a forged document). Paired with difficult cards, the Letter suggests that paperwork will be burdensome, a contract will be unfavorable, or a request will go unanswered. The emphasis is on caution regarding the veracity and timeliness of the incoming or outgoing correspondence.

LENORMAND LETTER: CORRESPONDENCES

The Letter is the card of written communication, documentation, and official correspondence. It governs contact, being in touch, or formal communications.

• Work & Career: Involves working with information, managing documents, and processing bills, invoices, and other records. It often relates to work that requires permitting or licensing and focuses on communications with the company. Professions covered include writers, bloggers, underwriters, typists, translators, administrators, paralegals, contract managers, government agents who certify or approve documents, inspectors, and auditors.
• Money & Finance: Relates directly to cash and liquidity. It governs all financial paperwork: processing invoices, bills, deeds, cheques, cheque books, statements, investment reports, and taxes. The advice is to bring everything up to date, focus on detail. It suggests a preference for using cash.
• Love & Relationships: Represents romantic exchanges (notes, texts, emails) and a relationship where communication is developing. It signifies people or couples who have good communication, express their needs, and organize well together.
• Health & Wellness: Relates physically to the hands and fingers, covering issues like arthritis, skin conditions, and joint issues. As advice, it suggests administrative tasks: get results, bring your medical file up to date, make sure history is complete, and follow up on administrative tasks like your insurance policy.
• Spiritual & Personal Growth: Focuses on using the written word for clarity: examining how we express ourselves, writing in a journal, writing affirmations, and writing letters to someone (without having to send them). It is about clarifying our goals and intentions, understanding our limitations, creating a strategy for overcoming them, and clarifying our thoughts by writing them down.
• Character & Personality: Describes a communicator, someone outspoken, articulate, who thinks clearly, is eloquent, confident, well-spoken, and polished. They are helpful, deliver needed information, are comfortable presenting to crowds, and have patience for details. They are generally good with words and verbose.

In summary, the Letter is the call to get organized, document everything, and ensure your communication is clear and official. It confirms that a critical piece of information or paperwork is central to your current situation and requires your full attention.

LENORMAND LETTER: ADVICE

When the Letter appears as advice in a Lenormand reading, its core message is focused on written action, clarity, and organization.

The Letter generally advises us to get in touch, but specifically to submit documents, organize paperwork, write goals, to-do lists, and so on. It suggests that we need to formalize a process or make a request official.

It also suggests that we take notes and keep records so we don’t forget important details. For anything we need to do or think through, writing it down on paper goes a long way toward clarifying intentions and encouraging accountability. The advice is to be proactive about communication and to solidify plans. Write it down!

LENORMAND LETTER: IN THE PORTRAIT

When the Letter appears on a key position of the nine-card Portrait spread, it confirms that communication and information exchange are central to the query.

As the first card of the nine-card portrait, the Letter suggests we initiate contact. We might need to send out applications, make requests, ask questions, and seek answers. The onus is on the querent to begin the conversation or paperwork process.

On the central card placement, the Letter indicates we’re about to receive important news, likely one that we'd been waiting for. Surrounding cards will tell us whether this news answers our hopes or not. A central Letter confirms that the receipt or transmission of a key piece of information or document is the dominant factor in the querent's current situation.

LENORMAND LETTER: IN THE GRAND TABLEAU

In the Grand Tableau, the Letter's proximity to the querent's significator (Man or Woman) determines the impact and speed of the news.

The Letter near the significator indicates good news and happiness that arrives quickly and personally. This placement suggests communication is a source of joy and clarity for the querent.

However, when far, the news isn’t so good or is simply delayed, making its impact less immediate or less positive. Either way, the crucial point remains that nearby cards have a significant influence. Surrounding cards are therefore more important than where the Letter falls in the Tableau because they reveal the nature (good, bad, official, deceptive, etc.) of the document or message being delivered.

LENORMAND LETTER: IN SOME CARD COMBINATIONS

The Letter With The...      Means...

LETTER + BEAR  Important news, official financial or legal documents. Contract, stocks, bonds, or shares.

LETTER + BIRD  Quick and short communications, like a phone call or email. Gossip or chatty messages.

LETTER + CLOVER  Good news that answers a wish. Information clears the air so we can move on with happiness. Intercepting information, or coming across it by chance.

LETTER + FISH  Financial documents and administration, bills, bank statements, or news regarding money.

LETTER + HEART  Love letters, declaration of love, happy news, or a wish answered.

LETTER + LILY  A job offer, professional license, or health documents. Official correspondence, and can mean a job offer.

LETTER + MOUSE  Disappointing news, unreliable information, errors, fake or misleading news, or news delayed. Missing or corrupted documents.

LETTER + ROAD  Multiple offers, or sorting through documents and paperwork. News brings choices or decisions.

LETTER + SCYTHE  Breaking news, shocking news, likely important. A sudden cancellation of a contract.

LETTER + STORK  News arrives, or a delivery is made. Documents related to change, moves, or pregnancy.

The order of the cards (or directionality) often matters. Here are a couple of examples:

LETTER + COFFIN  News is delayed or canceled. News of an ending, parting, or a change.

COFFIN + LETTER  News arrives after a delay. An ending (Coffin) is communicated; a document finalizes a closure.

LETTER + BOOK  Information or news remains unrevealed. A secret document or contract. Important news is being kept hidden.

BOOK + LETTER  Information or news is revealed or published. Important, critical news or a document that clarifies a secret.