How Readings Work

Every reading starts with real Lenormand structure. The app uses the spread you select, the cards you draw (whether virtually or from your physical deck), and the full 36-card Lenormand system.

• Card meanings — Source-compared core meanings for all 36 cards, with expert review status shown.
• Card combinations — Interpreted in the question and spread context. No pair is called established doctrine unless it is source-reviewed in the canonical registry.
• Spread geometry — The app knows whether you are reading a 3-card line, a 9-card Petit Tableau, or a 36-card Grand Tableau, and formats the reading structure accordingly.
• Grand Tableau structure — The 4×9 grid, all houses, and immediate Man/Woman neighbours are supplied from actual coordinates. House occupancy and adjacency remain separate; unsupported mirror methods are not supplied.

The AI receives the current question and only the cards you drew. It does not draw extra cards, invent new ones, or replace the structured card data. The app sends a formatted prompt containing:

• The spread type and question
• Canonical card names and source-compared core meanings, plus supported secondary variants
• Ordered positions and relevant structural lines; legacy pair prose is excluded
• Spread geometry — rows, columns, diagonals for the Petit Tableau; rows, houses, and direct person-card neighbours for the Grand Tableau

The AI is asked to synthesize a direct Lenormand-style reading from the current question and cards. It gives a direct answer, separates symbolic suggestions from facts, and does not claim that an uncatalogued pair is fixed doctrine.

The Daily Card does not use the AI at all. It is fully deterministic:

• A single card is drawn randomly from the 36-card deck
• The app displays the card's base meaning, keywords, timing, and practical focus
• Everything comes from the card database, not from an AI model
• It is instant, free, and the same for everyone who draws the same card

The app uses a source-conscious Lenormand-style method and marks where review is still pending:

• Upright-only in this app — This application does not interpret reversals; some contemporary schools use them.
• Combination reading — Multi-card readings synthesize adjacent and relevant cards in context; uncatalogued pairs are not fixed doctrine.
• Line reading — 3-card and 5-card spreads preserve left-to-right order; pair order is not silently reversed.
• Petit Tableau — The 9-card grid supplies rows, columns, diagonals, and a central focal card; only question-relevant lines need synthesis, without chronology.
• Grand Tableau — The full 36-card spread supplies the 4×9 grid, all 36 houses, and bounded immediate person-card neighbours. Adjacency and house occupancy are separate; mirror methods are not currently treated as doctrine.

Lenormand readings are tools for reflection and practical guidance. They are not:

• Medical, legal, financial, or emergency advice
• A guarantee of future events
• Substitutes for professional consultation

Use readings as a mirror for your own thinking and as practical guidance for the situations you face.