The The Ring

The card

A closed ring. It has no beginning and no end — an image of both cycle and constraint.

Traditional meaning

Traditionally the Ring is marriage, contract and commitment, and also things going round.

How to read it

The Ring is binding: marriage, a contract, a partnership, any tie with obligation in it. It is neutral — a good binding is called commitment, a bad one is being unable to get out. The circle also means recurrence: the same thing coming round again.

In context

Love

A promise, an engagement, a marriage — or a relationship you cannot untangle.

Work

Contracts, partnerships, long-term agreements.

Timing

Cyclical, or within the term of an agreement.

Common combinations

Lenormand relationship combinations: Heart, Ring and Dog

• The Ring + The Heart · A vow made out of love
• The Ring + The Scythe · A contract terminated, or a marriage cut short
• The Ring + The Cross · A heavy commitment, responsibility bearing down
• The Ring + The Letter · A written contract, marriage papers
• The Ring + The Fish · An agreement involving money, or a dowry
• The Ring + The House · Making a home, grounding the relationship in family
• The Ring + The Snake · A trap in the contract, or a third party in the marriage
• The Ring + The Fox · An employment contract, a partnership agreement
• The Ring + The Tower · A formal relationship that has to be registered
• The Ring + The Anchor · An arrangement that holds for the long term