The Holiday Compass

A Lenormand Spread for Any Winter Celebration

The holiday season can be beautiful, chaotic, emotional, expensive, joyful, exhausting, and oddly… all at the same time. And because not everyone celebrates the same holiday (or celebrates at all), I wanted to create a Lenormand spread that works for the entire season.

This spread is for Christmas, Hanukkah, Yule, Kwanzaa, New Year’s, Solstice gatherings, family visits, work parties, quiet time off, and everything in between.

Basically, it’s a “what is this season really about for me?” check-in.

What You’ll Need

• Your Lenormand deck

• A quiet moment (even 3 minutes counts)

• Optional: a candle, tea, or a cozy blanket that feels like emotional armor

  
  

The Holiday Compass Spread (9 Cards)

Think of this spread like a little compass for the season. It shows you what matters, what drains you, and what to focus on so the holidays feel more like yours.

Layout (3 rows of 3)

Row 1

1. Season Theme

2. What to Celebrate

3. What to Simplify

Row 24. Family and Traditions5. Friends and Community6. Home and Atmosphere

Row 37. Money and Gifts8. Time and Energy9. Best Next Move

You can lay them out in a neat 3x3 square.

What Each Position Means

1. Season Theme

The headline energy of the season. The main “lesson” or storyline.

2. What to Celebrate

Where the joy is real. What’s working. What’s worth honoring.

3. What to Simplify

What is too much. What drains you. What can be made easier.

4. Family and Traditions

Family gatherings, old patterns, obligations, and traditions (even the ones you pretend don’t affect you).

5. Friends and Community

Invitations, social plans, chosen family, support systems, and group energy.

6. Home and Atmosphere

Your space, comfort level, mood, and how “safe” the season feels inside your home.

7. Money and Gifts

Spending, receiving, budgeting, value, and the emotional stuff tied to money.

8. Time and Energy

Your pace. Your nervous system. Your need for rest or boundaries.

9. Best Next Move

Your most aligned choice for the season. The simplest action that helps everything.

How to Read the Spread (Fast and Clear)

This is the method I use when I want an answer that feels practical, not confusing.

Read by rows

• Row 1 = WHY (What this season is teaching you)

• Row 2 = WHERE (Where the focus will land socially and emotionally)

• Row 3 = HOW (How to handle it so you actually enjoy it)

  
  

Then read by columns

This part is optional, but it adds depth.

Column 1 (1-4-7): Tradition + family + money storyAre you repeating a pattern? Healing a pattern? Creating a new one?

Column 2 (2-5-8): Celebration + community + energy storyWhere is the joy, and how much socializing can you realistically handle?

Column 3 (3-6-9): Simplify + home + best move storyWhat needs to be calmer so you can feel good in your own space?

Quick Holiday Keywords (Lenormand Cheat Notes)

Here are a few cards that show up a lot in holiday readings and what they often mean in this context.

Bouquet-Invitations, warm moments, appreciation, friendly gatherings

Clover-Small joys, quick wins, lucky timing, light fun

House-Hosting, family time, home base, cozy mode

Bear-Budget, big spending, protectiveness, strong opinions in the family

Dog-Loyal friends, support, someone showing up for you

Fox-Shopping stress, social masking, “doing too much,” sneaky holiday drama

Cross-Obligations, emotional weight, grief, heavy traditions, guilt pressure

Sun-Joy, success, good gatherings, feeling seen

Moon-Sentimental feelings, nostalgia, family emotions, memories

Ring-Commitments, plans you can’t dodge, traditions, agreements

Birds-Busy group texts, chatter, overstimulation, social noise

Scythe-Cutting plans, leaving early, a sharp decision, a needed “no”

Anchor-Stability, routine, staying grounded, keeping one steady thing

Optional Add-On (Highly Recommended)

Pull one extra card and place it above the spread:

The Spirit of the Season

This shows what energy you are meant to embody.

Examples:

• Clover = keep it light

• Anchor = keep it steady

• Scythe = cut what drains you

• Bouquet = let it be sweet and simple

• Moon = honor your feelings and your memories

  
  

Mini Example Reading (So You Can See How It Flows)

Let’s say someone pulls these cards:

1. Season Theme: Cross

2. Celebrate: Bouquet

3. Simplify: Birds

4. Family: Bear

5. Friends: Dog

6. Home: House

7. Money: Fox

8. Energy: Anchor

9. Best Next Move: Scythe

   
   

How I’d read it:

This season has some emotional weight (Cross), but there are still sweet moments and real love available (Bouquet). The biggest issue is overstimulation, too many conversations, too many opinions, too many messages (Birds). Family feels intense or controlling around traditions or money (Bear), but friends are supportive and solid (Dog). Home is a refuge (House), and money needs caution because holiday spending can get sneaky or stressful (Fox). The key is to protect your routine and energy (Anchor). Best move is a clean boundary, cutting plans, leaving early, or saying no to what drains you (Scythe).

In other words: You do not need to attend every “thing” to have a meaningful season.

Questions You Can Journal With (Or Use As Blog Prompts)

• What do I actually want to feel this season?

• What am I doing out of love, and what am I doing out of guilt?

• Where is the season trying to become “mine” again?

• What is the simplest choice that protects my peace?

  
  

Want Me To Help You Personalize Yours?

If you want, you can comment or message me with your 9 cards (or 10 if you pull the Spirit card), and I’ll help you interpret the Holiday Compass spread.

Sometimes one small reading is all it takes to turn “holiday survival mode” into something softer!

Happy Holidays ~ Pisces