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TABI Interview
©C. McCracken & W. WorthingtonA little while ago, I was asked to give an interview about the Celtic Lenormand deck, which was published in the Spring edition of the TABI Ezine (a members-only...
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Card-Reading Traditions
©C. McCracken & W. WorthingtonWhether you've jumped here from the beautiful and wise Tierney Sadler, or found your way here another way, I bid you welcome to another Tarot Blog Hop. And if you...
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Birchrods: Whip or Broom
©C. McCracken & W. WorthingtonOne traditional way of reading Lenormand cards suggests defining cards as positive, negative or neutral. This can be a useful technique to help decide amongst...
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The Making Of: The Owls
©C. McCracken & W. WorthingtonThe creation of cards, the thoughts and ideas behind them, and how that eventually gets expressed, is something that has always interested me when looking at other...
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The Making Of: The Book
©C. McCracken & W. WorthingtonAs I mentioned last week, it is my intention to regularly post on the ideas and process behind the creation of the Celtic Lenormand. This week, I thought we'd take a...
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Prototype Deck!
Since I first started this project, I've been looking forward to the day I'd have the cards in my hands. When I was still thinking about self-publishing, I had planned to send the artwork off to...
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The Making of: The Clover
©C. McCracken & W. WorthingtonOnce again, I'd like to take a look at the evolution of one of the cards in the Celtic Lenormand deck: the Clover. As Will worked through the briefs I sent him in...
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Pangur Bán
A friend pointed out a poem to me, which she thought of when she saw the Book card from this deck a few weeks ago. It made me smile, and think of the Cat and Mice cards, too. As this week's 'Making...
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The Making Of: The Sun
©C. McCracken & W. WorthingtonWelcome to another round of the Tarot Blog Hop, and another in the series looking at the making of the Celtic Lenormand. You may have followed links here from...
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The Making Of: The Cat
©C. McCracken & W. WorthingtonLast Wednesday, I showed this sketch for the Cat in the Celtic Lenormand. Adding a Cat card to Lenormand decks is a very recent phenomenon, yet one which has quickly...
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The Making Of: The Dog
©C. McCracken & W. WorthingtonLast week, I talked about the differences I see between the oft-added Cat card and the more traditional Lenormand Dog. Today, then, it seemed appropriate to take a...
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The Making of: The Letter
©McCracken & WorthingtonThere were quite a lot of questions in my head when I designed the Letter card. What sort of script should be used? What sort of medium: paper/papyrus/ogham sticks?My...
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Progress Update and Question
This week I am working hard to scan all the original artwork from Will to send over to US Games, as well as trying to finish up the companion book, and figure out some issues around the borders and...
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Card Back Poll
Well, as promised last week, I've been working on a few ideas for the card backs. This is what I've come up with so far. Please leave a comment to say which you like best :) With the cross detail...
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Sharing with Community: The Making of The Scythe
©McCracken & WorthingtonWelcome to another Tarot Blog Hop! You may have hopped in from Christiana's Tarot Trends, or from Cassandra's Quick Card Reading, depending on which way round you like to...
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Second Card Back Poll
A couple of weeks ago, I posted a number of potential card backs and asked for feedback. Based on that, I've created one new option, and tweaked another. So, round two: which do you prefer?
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Gone Fishin'?
This week, I decided to do something a little bit different. Here are three cards I chose from my prototype Celtic Lenormand: Anchor, Book, Sun. They represent why there is no 'Making Of' nor any new...
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FAQ 1
This is the first post about some questions I have been asked a lot. Some are general to the Lenormand system, others are more specific to the Celtic Lenormand. I hope you find the answers useful.The...
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FAQ 2
©McCracken & WorthingtonGiven the number of decks with extra cards these days, be it extra man and woman cards, two versions of the Birds, or additional cards like the Cat, some people wonder how...
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The Making of: The Anchor
A few weeks back, I posted a brief reading which included the Anchor card. It made me realise this is one of the cards I haven't talked about much yet. Time to remedy that!This is a fairly...
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