The The Man

The card

A man stands on the card — one of the two significator cards in the deck.

Traditional meaning

Traditionally the Gentleman represents the querent if male, or the significant man in their life.

How to read it

The significator is usually not read symbolically; it points at a person: the querent, the partner, or the man the question is about. What you actually read are the cards around it — those describe his situation. Which card is the significator follows from the querent: for a male querent card 28 is himself and card 29 is the woman he is asking about, and the reverse for a female querent. For same-sex questions the reader assigns them in advance — that has to be settled before the draw, not fitted afterwards.

In context

Love

The man himself, or the man the querent is asking about.

Work

A male colleague, manager or client.

Timing

It gives no timing.

Common combinations

Lenormand relationship combinations: Heart, Ring and Dog

• The Man + The Heart · He has feelings; love is on his mind
• The Man + The Mountain · He has hit an obstacle, or he is the obstacle
• The Man + The Woman · The relationship between the two of them
• The Man + The Fish · His financial position
• The Man + The Fox · His work, or him in a work setting
• The Man + The Snake · He is calculating, or someone is working against him
• The Man + The Tree · His health
• The Man + The Dog · A dependable man
• The Man + The Bear · A formidable or older man
• The Man + The Cross · He is carrying a weight of some kind