How to Use a Mid-Week Lenormand Spread
Lenormand cards are a great way to gain clear insights. Their pictures and symbols give you an easy way to understand answers. A mid-week check-in spread helps you see:
- What’s shaping your week,
- What you must focus on,
- And what’s coming up next?
Ready to master this spread?
- The Spread Position Guide with Example Reading
- Link To Actual Reading
- Journal Entry Template
The Spread Positions
Each of the four positions serves a specific purpose in helping you navigate your week. The reading begins with the energy influencing you and ends with your potential outcome.
What Energy is Dominating?
These two cards symbolize the energy influencing you. It could represent a person, a situation, or an inner struggle dominating you.
What Needs Your Attention?
This position highlights where you need your focus placed. It could point to a challenge, a missed opportunity, or a hidden truth you must address.
What Will Support You?
Here, you can find where to seek help or strength. It might be from a friend, a change in attitude, or a resource you can rely on for support.
What’s Coming Up Next?
The final three cards show what’s coming soon. They provide perspective on how the week will play out. More important, they show the potential next steps.
How to Read the Spread

Step 1: Shuffle with Intention
Sit back, close your eyes, and consider your main challenge or goal. Then, when ready, shuffle the cards and reflect on what’s currently happening in your life.
Are you struggling with balance, clarity, or direction? Let these thoughts guide you as you draw the cards.
Step 2: Lay Out the Cards
Lenormand cards are read in pairs. Studying these connections helps uncover deeper insights. The relationships between the cards provide clear, actionable guidance.
Place the cards in the following pattern:
- Position 1 (far left): Two Cards: What Energy is Dominating?
- Position 2 (center): Two Cards: What Needs Your Attention?
- Position 3 (far right): Two Cards: What Will Support You?
- Bottom Row: Three Cards: What’s Coming Up Next?
Example
Here’s an example short reading:
- Position 1: Sun + Clouds โ The energy dominating your week is a mix of clarity and confusion. You may feel optimistic at times but also uncertain.
- Position 2: Heart + Fox โ What needs your attention is your emotions and trust. There may be someone or something you must be cautious about, especially around trust.
- Position 3: Anchor + Ship โ Support comes from finding stability and taking things step by step. Lean on your sense of security and focus on moving forward with caution. Donโt rush. Itโs a marathon, not a race.
- Position 4: Tree + Crossroads + Moon โ The upcoming changes relate to your personal growth and choices. You may be facing an important decision that will have a lasting emotional impact.
Final Thought
Write down your thoughts and revisit them throughout the week. Compare your insights with what happens to deepen your understanding of Lenormand.
Journal Entry Template
Date:
Question:
Position 1: What Energy is Dominating?
- Card(s) drawn:
- Interpretation:
- Thoughts/Feelings:
Position 2: What Needs Your Attention?
- Card(s) drawn:
- Interpretation:
- Thoughts/Feelings:
Position 3: What Will Support You?
- Card(s) drawn:
- Interpretation:
- Thoughts/Feelings:
Position 4: Whatโs Coming Up Next?
- Card(s) drawn:
- Interpretation:
- Thoughts/Feelings:
Reflection:
- How do these insights apply to your week so far?
- What events, people, or situations connected to the cards you drew?
- How might you approach the coming days with this new awareness?
Revisit Later:
- What unfolded during the week that was connected to this reading?
- Did any insights become clearer or change as the week progressed?