Sylvie Steinbach - 26 Oct

The Secrets of

THE LENORMAND ORACLE

SYLVIE STEINBACH

Copyright 2007 by Sylvie Steinbach.

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The information contained in this book is intended to be for entertainment purposes only and not for diagnosis, prescription, or treatment of any health disorder whatsoever. This information should not replace consultation with a competent healthcare professional. The author and publisher are in no way liable for any misuse of the material.

ISBN: 1-4196-7030-1

ISBN-13: 978-1419670305

eBook ISBN: 978-1-61916-898-5

Library of Congress Control Number: 2007905691

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I dedicate this Lenormand book to my aunt, a Lenormand expert and talented psychic who spent her life helping others, kindly guiding people with heart and wisdom until her last days.

Madame Paulette Steinbach Cunego

I am grateful to have found support and friendships on my path and I would like to thank:

Jean Marie Sibourg
Paul Riviere
Carol Langston
Teri Taylor
Jane Eugene Peters
Virginie Strub
Tara de Bach
And all the rest of my wonderful clients!

Los Angeles is the capital of the NOW. Clients want to know the future in full detail all within a 15 minute session. Fast questions, fast answers! It is quite impossible to have a detailed reading in 15 minutes, and yet the reality of our fast-paced lifestyle demands precise information in a short amount of time. We live in a world of uncertainty; the demand to know is a reaction to our growing insecurities, as well as to a world that seems increasingly unstable.

During the mid-1990s, the world of psychics underwent a revolution, bringing us mainstream and making us part of the services that the rich and famous utilize to navigate daily life. Psychics, like psychotherapists, massage therapists, and hypnotherapists among others, have become one more tool in the celebrity arsenal chest.

I was born in France from a lineage of Free-Masons and well-established Seers. I experienced my psychic abilities quite early. Yet, without close teachers (my parents were not tuned in), I had to initiate myself into the world of metaphysics -as most apprentices do, through books and experimentation. My psychic relatives lived far away and my visits to them were few and far between. Fortunately, during these brief encounters, I was a quick study and managed to swiftly become well-versed in manipulating pendulums and understanding tarot cards. In addition, I practiced on many other metaphysical tools used to forecast events or understand convoluted situations.

By the age of 13, I had learned the basics of the Little Lenormand deck, a divination tool well-loved on my fathers side of the family. I continued to expand my metaphysical education learning spiritual astrology with the Rosicruscian organization, numerology and by studying the concepts of past life and karmic lessons to help unveil the mystical secrets of life. Well versed in esoteric knowledge I went on to host my own radio show in the South of France- Karmic Astrology . It was an opportunity to introduce the concepts of life purpose and past lives to an audience through the study of astrological natal charts. I mainly utilized volunteers and unveiled their life paths live on the air.

Despite the success of the show I felt that I had not achieved my full potential, so I made the biggest decision of my entire life - to venture to the United States to find my own path. I carried with me on this fortunate journey my most treasured possessions: my psychic talents and my little Lenormand cards. This leap of faith paid off a few years later as I became a successful professional psychic in Los Angeles, California. However, along the way I also encountered new challenges, many of which involved meeting the needs of an increasing demanding clientele.

The brutal reality of the psychic business in the entertainment capital was good training for me. I tackled the challenge of forecasting the future more quickly in a short session and learned to manage the pressure. In short order, I had to become as accurate as possible, as quickly as possible in order to build my reputation. Yet, if I wanted to reach new levels of accuracy, my Lenormand knowledge and understanding of it up to that point, had to be completely revamped. I knew that in order to make it as a successful Seer, to provide what my clientele was expecting, I had to deliver highly accurate readings for our modern lifestyle and I had to do this on a consistent basis - no ifs, ands or buts. I did indeed learn to be a better and faster psychic, and consequently my business flourished, and a famous and loyal clientele followed. My ability to upgrade the oracles system to fit my clients needs was a major factor in my professional growth.

The Little Lenormand deck - the petit jeu Lenormand - is one of the most popular oracles in the metaphysical world today. That being said, the Lenormand deck is quite obscure in the United States, as its distribution is sparse. The 36 Lenormand cards created in the mid-19th Century in France by Mademoiselle Marie Anne Adelaide Lenormand appear to be at first simple and charming. Most people collect the cards for their different artworks, but often they do not know how to use their divination features, as very few Lenormand books -explaining the cards-, are available and are most likely written in French or German. No English literature has been made available and it is contributing to the scarcity of the deck in the Anglo-Saxon marketplace.

A written step-by-step guide needed to be published to help a user understand the Lenormand oracle and bring it back into the 21st Century. My updated manual with its fast-track interpretation method is the answer to this void which has plagued the Lenormand cards in the English speaking countries.

Creating this guide and sharing my extensive knowledge of the cards fell into my lap when my psychic aunt Paulette passed away and with her, 65 years of Lenormand experience. In that year I understood my responsibility to keep the legacy alive, and to pass on my expertise in an intelligible way.

The coming of age of the internet has made the Lenormand deck accessible to purchase anywhere in the world- i.e. eBay and Amazon- but to capture an international audience and prosper, the deck needs multi-lingual experts willing to teach the intricate features of the oracle to the masses. I decided to write this book to share my Lenormand secrets with anyone who is interested in understanding this amazing set of cards. I hope this educational book becomes a valuable tool for anyone searching for answers from these charming cards known as the Little Lenormand.

The Lenormand cards were named after a famous French woman: Marie Anne Adelaide Lenormand (1772-1843), one of the most renowned psychics in history. Her life story would make an exciting period novel as she lived during some of the most tumultuous years in Europe: the French Revolution. Marie Anne Adelaide Lenormand started reading her peers futures at 14 years of age, as her undeniable psychic gifts could not be repressed by her religious caretakers. At the time, the young Seer used her favorite deck of cards an ancient tarot deck called Etteila along with the art of palmistry. How she acquired these esoteric skills remains a mystery, as Marie Anne spent her childhood in a convent. When she reached her teens she was sent to Paris to work at the family owned shop. Her stay was a difficult period, as Marie Anne felt disenfranchised from her family heritage. However the young woman continued to hone her fortune telling craft. Unfortunately, her integration into the Parisian side of the family eventually failed so she soon departed for London, where she financially supported herself as a psychic, and pursued advanced studies in the esoteric arts.