36. The Cross
“Everyone has a burden. What counts is how you carry it.”
Merle Miller
Keywords
Burden
Duty
Religion or Spirituality
Hardship
Fate
Pain
The Cross Card Meaning
When I think of the Cross card, I think of the term “the cross you bear” which references the cross Jesus carried to his crucifixion. The Cross refers to something that is heavy, sometimes fated, and something that must almost always be carried out. Due the Cross’ religious connotation it can also refer to a religion or religiously affiliated people, places, and objects. Look to the surrounding cards and context for interpreting clues.
When this card appears, duty calls and as the quote above references, how will you carry it out?
Card Combinations with the Cross
Did the Cross card show up in your reading? Check out the card combinations below. Please note, there are almost infinite meanings for Lenormand combinations. These combinations below are interpretations I have discovered over the years. The context can change EVERYTHING so use these meanings as prompts for your intuition to sing with the context of your question. I can't stress enough how important context is!
Cross + (CHOOSE FROM BELOW)
Rider (1) = Duty calls
Clover (2) = Short lived hardship
Ship (3) = Moving on after hardship
House (4) = Familial burden
Tree (5) = Growing burden, health related burden
Clouds (6) = Mental burden/anguish
Snake (7) = Burden caused by betrayal
Coffin (8) = End of burden
Bouquet (9) = Burdened to keep up appearances
Scythe (10) = Sharp pain
Whip (11) = A nagging problem
Birds (12) = A hardship caused by gossip
Child (13) = A small burden
Fox (14) = A work related duty
Bear (15) = Financial burden
Stars (16) = Spreading religion (missionary work)
Stork (17) = Positive movement after challenge
Dog (18) = A friend’s burden
Tower (19) = Undertaking a burden alone
Garden (20) = Societal hardship
Mountain (21) = Preventing a challenge, saying no to duty
Crossroads (22) = Multiple hardships
Mice (23) = A heavy case of anxiety
Heart (24) = A love related hardship
Ring (25) = Cycles of hardship
Book (26) = Hidden fate
Letter (27) = News/paperwork brings pain/heaviness
Man (28) = A man’s burden
Woman (29) = A woman’s burden
Lilies (30) = Peace after hardship
Sun (31) = Light at the end of the tunnel
Moon (32) = Emotional burden
Key (33) = A difficult solution
Fish (34) = A lot of challenges
Anchor (35) = Cemented religious beliefs, prolonged hardship
(CHOOSE FROM BELOW) + THE Cross
Rider (1) = Burdened guest
Clover (2) = Religious blessing
Ship (3) = A difficult/painful transition
House (4) = Heavy home life
Tree (5) = Troubling health
Clouds (6) = Heavy burden causing doubt/confusion
Snake (7) = A lie about a burden
Coffin (8) = Burdensome ending
Bouquet (9) = A gift with strings attached, not truly a gift
Scythe (10) = Accident brings pain
Whip (11) = Arguing takes on heavy tone, set in discord
Birds (12) = A needed but challenging conversation
Child (13) = Hardship from the beginning
Fox (14) = Hard, challenging work
Bear (15) = Monetary restitution, a church’s financials
Stars (16) = Fated future
Stork (17) = Painful change
Dog (18) = A friend that complains/always in pain
Tower (19) = A religious institution (a religiously affiliated university)
Garden (20) = A church
Mountain (21) = Burdensome block/challenge
Crossroads (22) = Painful choice
Mice (23) = Duty causing stress, grief
Heart (24) = Heartache
Ring (25) = Burdensome commitment
Book (26) = A religious text/book, a bible
Letter (27) = Painful news
Man (28) = A burdened man
Woman (29) = A burdened woman
Sun (31) = A heavy time after a happy time
Moon (32) = Emotional hardship
Key (33) = Success will come at a hefty price
Fish (34) = Troubles with cash flow
Anchor (35) = A long period of hardship
Example Spreads with the Cross
QUESTION:
What may I experience in the trial I’m a defendant in?
Lily + Cross + Stork + Sun
ANSWER:
You will be waiting a long time for a decision but you will get off scot-free.
QUESTION:
My partner is distant right now, why?
Man + Clouds + Cross + Book
ANSWER:
He is troubled by some hidden burdens.
