LENORMAND FISH: FEATURES & KEYWORDS

The Fish is the 34th card of the deck, it is associated with the King of Diamonds, and it is generally very positive.

POSITIVE / NEUTRAL KEYWORDS  Money, prosperity, wealth, abundance, business, independence, entrepreneurship, freedom.

NEGATIVE KEYWORDS  Overspending, financial trouble, greed, dependency, excessive materialism.

LENORMAND FISH: DESCRIPTION

The Fish card usually depicts one or more fish swimming in water, often rendered to evoke movement and abundance. This imagery is an ancient symbol of wealth, fluid resources, and expansion. The water element emphasizes the flow of money and the boundless nature of prosperity. The card communicates a sense of self-sufficiency, financial fluidity, and the potential for immense, often business-related, success.

LENORMAND FISH: CARD MEANING OVERVIEW

The Fish card is the card of wealth and prosperity and is almost always welcome in a spread. It is fundamentally about money, assets, property, and worldly possessions. It can indicates specific sources of income, like employment, business, and other revenue-generating projects, often involving buying, selling, trading, and investing. It can also point to everyday financial activity like shopping and spending money.

By itself, the Fish tells of excellent financial health, though it can point to financial trouble when accompanied by negative cards. It refers to aspirations to wealth, usually those beyond a simple salary, underscoring its connection to financial independence and empowerment. The card has a distinctly independent and entrepreneurial spirit, making it the primary signal for business ventures, side projects, and self-employment.

The Fish urges the querent to adopt an abundant outlook, trusting life to provide and believing that there is enough for everyone. This doesn't imply passivity; instead, the Fish encourages the querent to be active about their financial disciplines and goals, and to get moving toward achieving them.

LENORMAND FISH: POSITIVE AND NEGATIVE

The Fish card is a powerfully positive force, primarily signifying financial abundance and professional autonomy.

In its most pronounced positive context, the Fish is a bearer of wealth, financial security, and freedom. It promises successful business ventures, profitable investments, and expanded income sources. It is the green light for pursuing entrepreneurial activities and achieving financial independence, suggesting that the current period is ripe for material growth and the accumulation of assets. The card encourages adopting a mindset of abundance and gratitude, which helps attract further prosperity. It confirms that the flow of resources is strong, enabling the querent to relax and be open to receiving both wealth and an increased sense of independence.

The potential negative context for the Fish arises when the natural flow of wealth becomes corrupted or unstable, often by negative neighbors. It can warn against overspending, financial trouble, or becoming overly dependent on material possessions (excessive materialism). When paired with manipulative cards, it can signal greed or a desire for financial gain at the expense of others. A difficult surrounding context can indicate that upsets may get in the way of our financial projects, suggesting temporary loss or a block in the income flow. In such cases, the Fish advises caution and discipline to prevent an otherwise abundant situation from slipping into debt or dependency.

LENORMAND FISH: CORRESPONDENCES

The Fish is the card of pure material and emotional flow, abundance, and independence. It is the primary indicator of prosperity, liquidity, and enterprise. It is powerfully connected to the element of Water for its fluid, expansive nature.

• Work & Career: Strongly signifies entrepreneurial activity and financial autonomy, relating to small to large businesses, commerce, e-commerce, trade, and import and export. It generally indicates good paying work, entrepreneurial or independent activity, freelance work, or consulting. It covers careers in finance and investing, as well as the fishing industry. 
• Money & Finance: Relates to all kinds of investments, often involving larger sums of money. It confirms excellent gains, profits, sales, income, or bonuses. The advice is to be open to receive and count your blessings, and to focus on the reciprocal nature of give and take in financial transactions.
• Love & Relationships: Can signify a flood of emotions, fulfilling and uninhibited sex, or a comfortable lifestyle supported by shared wealth. It is not necessarily negative, but can suggest materialistic relationships, or connections focused on fooling around or being in an open or uncommitted relationship due to the card's theme of freedom and non-restriction.
• Health & Wellness: Generally a positive sign for health, pointing to vitality and flow. It specifically governs the urinary system (kidneys, bladder), the reproductive system (sperm, men's sexual health, fertility in both sexes), and the endocrine glands/hormones. Issues typically relate to imbalance in these systems (renal/urinary, reproductive, endocrine).
• Spiritual & Personal Growth: Focuses on the flow of deeper emotions and sensuality. It covers themes of purification, detoxification, holy water, consecration by water, and water- or sea-based rituals. It promotes the use of positive affirmations, openness, abundance, and willingness to receive (receptivity), and governs one's relationship with money as a spiritual tool.
• Character & Personality: Describes a person as a business owner, someone wealthy, enterprising or magnanimous. They are typically prosperous, independent, social, and enjoy traveling. They are often characterized as sharp, having good financial acumen, and being a bon vivant who enjoys the good life.

In summary, the Fish confirms that the flow of abundance is present and expanding in your life, providing the freedom and resources to pursue your goals, particularly those related to business and self-sufficiency. It encourages an active, grateful, and receptive mindset to maximize this period of prosperity.

LENORMAND FISH: ADVICE

When the Fish appears as advice in a Lenormand reading, its core message centers on proactive financial growth, abundance, and independence. It signals that positive changes and expansions are ahead, and the querent can relax and be open to receive the incoming abundance.

The Fish brings freedom, and we ought to welcome an increased sense of independence, though this typically comes with more responsibility as well. It urges us to feel abundant and express gratitude, utilizing the law of attraction to sustain wealth.

The primary action advice is to pursue our dreams and ambitions, especially those leading to financial independence. It is the green light to get going with intended entrepreneurial activities, investing, or expanding a business. Nearby negative cards, however, can suggest a necessary warning: that we’re not ready yet to move forward, or that we must guard against overspending and poor financial discipline.

LENORMAND FISH: IN THE PORTRAIT

When the Fish appears on a key position of the nine-card Portrait spread, it anchors the querent’s life or query to themes of money and independence.

On the first or central card, the Fish suggests that the querent is currently wealthy or will soon be lucky with money through work, business ventures, or other opportunities. The primary goal is financial independence, and the card encourages the querent to start acting on their ambitions and self-sufficiency.

It also advises the querent to adopt an abundant outlook, trusting life to provide, being open to receive, and believing that there’s enough for everyone. This doesn’t imply passivity; instead, the Fish urges us to be active about our financial disciplines and goals, and to get moving toward achieving them. A central Fish confirms that the money flow or a business venture is the dominant factor in the querent’s current situation.

LENORMAND FISH: IN THE GRAND TABLEAU

In the Grand Tableau, the Fish's proximity to the querent's significator (Man or Woman) reveals the immediacy and magnitude of financial success.

The Fish near the significator portends good fortune and wealth, especially in business, and this prosperity is likely to last for an extended period of time. This placement is one of the best for confirming financial security, independence, and the abundance of resources directly accessible to the querent.

When far from the significator, the financial blessings are less immediate or less directly felt by the querent. While prosperity is still present in the overall environment, upsets may get in the way of our financial projects, suggesting delays or temporary blockages in the flow of income. Surrounding cards will determine if these distant circumstances brighten or worsen this situation, but the core promise of wealth remains.

LENORMAND FISH: IN SOME CARD COMBINATIONS

The Fish With The...      Means...

FISH + ANCHOR  Financial security, independence, or achieving long-term money goals. Wealth is stable and enduring.

FISH + BEAR  Great wealth, the millionaire, or significant business profits. Financial protection possibly from a powerful person.

FISH + CHILD  New job or source of income, early stages of a business, or shopping for a child. A small investment grows.

FISH + COFFIN  Waiting for funds or to receive a payment. Stagnation or an end to a financial project.

FISH + DOG  A wealthy, loyal friend or financial assistance from a supportive peer.

FISH + GARDEN  The workplace, the marketplace, a financial institution, or an investment group. Public business or networking for wealth.

FISH + KEY  Financial potential, financial acumen, or foresight. Clever financial management leading to ultimate success.

FISH + MOUNTAIN  Money and/or business tied abroad, or an online business. Financial obstacle or a slow flow of income.

FISH + ROAD  New financial direction, a new job, or enhanced lifestyle. Financial decisions and choices are at hand.

FISH + SNAKE  Greed, desire for material power, or financial deception. Money issues caused by a complex situation.

The order of the cards (or directionality) often matters. Here are a couple of examples:

FISH + ROAD  Pursuing financial objectives. A path of business, work, and prosperity opens up.

ROAD + FISH  A clear financial achievement or success at the end of a journey. The "pot of gold" is reached.

FISH + CLOUDS  Financial worries and uncertainty about income. Advises budgeting and planning to clear confusion.

CLOUDS + FISH  Unforeseen expenses and financial obligations. Unprepared for a turbulent flow of funds.