1IntroductionUnder the Roses is a euphemism for buried secrets. The allusion comes from theLatin phrase Sub Rosa, which dates back to classical Roman times when the rosebecamethesymbol of condentialityandsecrets. Thee!pressionbecamewellknown in "erman literature, e#entually ndin$ its way to %n$lish literature in thenineteenth century. Under the Roses Lenormand contains &' ima$es based on the(etit Lenormand, plusalternate)hild, "entleman, andLadycards. *e$inner toad#anced, there is somethin$ for e#eryone in this deck.The Lenormand DeckThe cards in the (etit Lenormand are used in combinations to e!trapolate meanin$sand identify past, present, and future in+uences on your life. The Lenormand ,eckis di#erse- it can be used to address life.s deep issues or for mundane in/uiries. 0t.s$reatfor$atherin$sorparties, aswell asindi#idual readin$s. Theori$insoftheLenormand1raclestemfromthereputationof 2lle. Lenormand, afamouscardreader who died in 134&. The (etit Lenormand was named after her and publishednot lon$ after her death.KeywordsThere are se#eral di5erent traditions 6or schools7 for the keywords. 8mon$ the maintraditions used are the *el$ian9,utch, :rench, "erman, and Swiss9"erman systems.;owe#er, therearetraditionsinmanypartsof theworld. 0tisnotnecessarytofollow a specic tradition as lon$ as you desi$nate your keywords before readin$thecards. 0f youdowishtondaspecic traditiontowork with, anonlineLenormand $roup would be a $ood place to look for a list and to make contact withothers usin$ a particular tradition.0nthefollowin$ listof keywords you willnd selectionsfrom themaintraditionslisted pre#iously, as well as words uni/ue to this deck. The list is intentionally set upto allow you to think about your choices. ;owe#er, if you currently use a specictradition you will likely nd the keywords you are accustomed to usin$ here.1 The Riderisitor, 0ntuition,1pportunity,Surprise,Soon,Renew,Return,2o#ement,)han$e.