The Seeker's Lenormand Deck

The Seeker's Lenormand is a 36-card divination deck created by freelance artist and illustrator Andy Swartz. This deck completes a trilogy of divination tools, following The Wooden Tarot and The Earthbound Oracle, all sharing a consistent aesthetic of dream-like, faintly creepy, and macabre fantasy wildlife. Swartz's approach to Lenormand focuses on simple objects and themes, imbued with multi-purpose symbolism and his signature surreal twist.

Unlike tarot, Lenormand decks are known for being more grounded and relevant to everyday life, with each of the 36 cards carrying a distinct meaning. Swartz's interpretation integrates characters and symbols that recur across all three of his decks, creating a cohesive narrative universe. For instance, the brown wood mouse from The Wooden Tarot's Fool's Journey reappears as The Rider in The Seeker's Lenormand, alongside the snail from The Chariot.

The artwork for the cards was originally created as mixed media paintings on 6x8" birch wood panels, then reproduced for the deck. The cards are printed at a compact size of 2.5 x 3.5" (63x88mm) and packaged in a custom, full-color tuck box. The deck was launched as an open edition, with the initial 500 copies funded through a successful Kickstarter campaign in 2016.

This deck is ideal for Lenormand readers who appreciate a unique, artistic interpretation of the traditional system, particularly those drawn to surreal, macabre, or fantasy wildlife aesthetics. It will appeal to collectors of Andy Swartz's other works, The Wooden Tarot and Earthbound Oracle, as it completes the thematic trilogy. Readers seeking a divination tool that offers grounded, everyday relevance with a distinctive visual style will find this deck engaging.

Andy Swartz is a self-taught freelance artist and illustrator known for his dream-like, faintly creepy, and macabre fantasy wildlife artwork. His inspirations include cartoons, video games, scientific illustration, folklore, and myths. Over three years, he developed a trilogy of divination decks: The Wooden Tarot, The Earthbound Oracle, and The Seeker's Lenormand, all exploring a similar aesthetic. He utilizes Kickstarter as a platform to fund his indie decks, having successfully completed five previous projects, allowing him to create without external influence and offer discounts to backers.