Scythe and Child Combination in Lenormand

In this order the sharp break becomes the leading theme, and the Child clarifies that it is small and leads to a fresh start. The Scythe shows a sudden cut, a decision or an ending, while the Child shrinks its scale and lends it the tone of a beginning. Together the cards read like this: a short sharp ending clears space for the new. It can be a quick close after which you begin again, the cutting of the past for a clean slate, or a decisive step that opens a young, fragile venture. The Scythe works like a surgical tool, while the Child shows that a sprout breaks through behind the cut. Sometimes the break touches something small and passes easily; sometimes it calls for care, since a young beginning is vulnerable. Remember the speed of the Scythe: the change comes quickly, and the new step is best taken at once.

In feelings the sharp conversation comes first, and the Child shows that something new begins afterward. The Scythe brings a frank moment of truth after which the relationship will not be the same, while the Child clarifies that a fresh, clean feeling follows the ending. For a couple this is a sharp close to an old stage and a renewal in which lightness and tenderness return. For a single person the cards speak of a short break with the past that clears space for a new acquaintance. The Scythe removes the illusion, and the Child gives a clean start in return. The new feeling is still fragile, so begin it gently and free of the weight of past failures.

In work a sudden ending leads, and the Child shows that a new beginning stands behind it. The Scythe brings a sharp end to a matter or project, while the Child clarifies that a start, an internship or a small venture opens next. This can be a quick exit from an old role for a fresh undertaking, or a first step into new territory. The harvest image reminds you that you reap the past before sowing again. In money the cards speak of a sharp ending and a small new start: closing an old account, the end of spending and the start of saving. Act with a clear head, since a young venture calls for care.

If the cards swap and the Child comes first, the beginning itself takes the lead, and the Scythe only cuts it off. The accent then moves from a sharp ending to a new venture that is suddenly stopped or injured through inexperience. This turn is covered in detail on the separate page Child and Scythe, where the fresh start is the theme and the sharp break becomes what interrupts it.

Make the break clean and take a first step with a clean slate. In this order the sharp motion is already on its way, and something new opens behind it, so it needs both resolve and gentleness. Cut the past clearly and without anger, then approach the beginning calmly, free of the weight of past failures. The Scythe asks you to act fast, and the Child reminds you to give a young sprout time and not to demand ripe fruit before its season.