I have two other Lenormand decks - soon to be four (I can't wait to receive the Vintage Lenormand by Kendra Hurteau very soon!). One is Caitlin Matthews' Enchanted Lenormand, and the other is the Blaue Eule, a very traditional deck. Both of these decks are pretty small - not much larger than a mini-Tarot deck I have - and in my case this is not always preferable for shuffling because I have hands that are a bit on the larger side of average! I must admit I never use my Blaue Eule, and don't really like it very much. Despite its size, I really like the Enchanted Lenormand, and the card stock is really high quality - it's durable, thick, smooth, easy to shuffle - all the good stuff.
Enchanted Lenormand - Caitlin Matthews |
So in a fight between Gilded Reverie and Enchanted Lenormand, which would win?
The Enchanted Lenormand gets the gold. One of my main complaints about the Gilded Reverie is that after some use the golden edges have started to split apart on some of the cards, forcing me to resort to super glue (and narrowly avoiding laminating to card to my skin in the process!) - what's up with that, US Games?? It's been really the biggest let-down with this deck, which is sad because its small carrying box is excellent and so portable. While the Enchanted comes in a large box, I'll simply have to dig up a little bag for it. Furthermore, I really enjoy the hand drawn artwork on the Enchanted deck. The Sun really leaps off the card, and the expression on its face is of pure joy.
Perhaps my favorite deck will change as I accumulate more, but for now, the Enchanted Lenormand gets two, un-Superglued thumbs up.
It is a lovely deck.The artwork is beautiful. After the Gilded reverie, I only want one more Lenormand deck and that is the Celtic Lenormand. I have several traditional decks which I rather like but my heart belongs to the tarot. Occasionally I draw a three/five card line with my Lennies but that's all.
ReplyDeleteOh dear that's right, Chloe's deck! I enjoy reading with this system but I don't have the same urge to experience a wide variety of decks, and I think that's because the symbols are consistent across all of them - imagery isn't read intuitively as it is with Tarot, so it doesn't matter as much. I won the Vintage deck and can't wait to feel the card stock! :-D
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