Summer Serenade Lenormand - summery Lenormand with thorough system introduction
Lenormand is not tarot. It works differently, reads differently and asks a different approach. For anyone still finding their feet with the system, Summer Serenade Lenormand offers a deck whose guidebook takes the time to explain Lenormand's history and card meanings in full.
Irene Captijn designed this deck from a personal turning point. After a serious illness in 2020, she began learning to read Lenormand and then moved on to designing her own decks. The summer atmosphere here is not an arbitrary choice: it is a deliberate decision to build every reading on a foundation of warmth and lightness.
What you see on the cards
The imagery is warm and richly coloured. Summer runs through every card: sunlight, joyful scenes, a brightness that gives the classical Lenormand vocabulary a seasonal character. The 36 traditional cards are joined by an extra Lady and an extra Gentleman.
That addition is more practical than it sounds. In classical Lenormand readings, the Lady and Gentleman represent the person being read for. Having two versions of each gives more room to set up the spread accurately.
What the guidebook covers
The guidebook provides a detailed introduction to Lenormand's history and to the meanings of each card. That is useful for beginners, and equally useful for anyone with some experience who wants to understand the system's background more fully. Lenormand differs significantly from tarot, and a good introduction makes those differences clear.
Lenormand reads in combinations, not card by card. If you come from a tarot background, the guidebook gives a clear explanation of that difference and how to work with it.
About Irene Captijn
Irene Captijn became a Lenormand card reader after a serious illness in 2020. Once she had learned the system, she began designing her own Lenormand and tarot decks. Summer Serenade Lenormand is one of those decks.
Specifications
- Number of cards: 38 (36 traditional cards plus extra Lady and Gentleman)
- Language: English
- Publisher: Königsfurt-Urania
- Author and illustrator: Irene Captijn
- Publication date: 26 March 2026
- Weight: 80 g
- Dimensions: 54 x 20 x 86 mm
Questions we often get
Is this deck suitable for someone who has never worked with Lenormand before?
The guidebook includes a detailed introduction to Lenormand's history and card meanings, which makes the deck accessible for beginners. The system does require a different reading approach than tarot: Lenormand works through card combinations, not through individual card meanings in isolation.
Why does this deck have 38 cards instead of 36?
The classical Lenormand system contains 36 cards. This deck adds an extra Lady and an extra Gentleman. That gives you two versions of the significator card, which provides more flexibility when setting up a reading.
