Lenormand Card Meanings
35. The Anchor
Interpreting The Anchor
The Anchor is the thirty-fifth card of the Lenormand and represents achievements, milestones, and long-term aspirations. It signifies perseverance in pursuit of your ambitions. In a reading, The Anchor is generally a positive omen indicating that you are on track to reach your goals.
The Anchor represents stability, security and safety. It can signify arriving at a destination or finally deciding to drop anchor and settle down after an extended period of exploration or aimless drifting. The Anchor indicates permanence and reliability, and it can be used as a career card as it represents stable employment and fixed income.
On the other hand, the restriction of The Anchor can weigh you down. It can feel like a ball and chain that keeps you trapped in your current circumstances. Consequently, The Anchor can also represent a decision to stay or leave – to remain in the safety of the harbour, or to raise your anchor and seek out a new adventure.
The Anchor as a Person
The Anchor describes someone who is stable, secure, and dependable. People who are signified by The Anchor are goal-orientated, resilient, practical and grounded, but they can also be stubborn and immovable.
Physically, The Anchor represents someone with blue or green eyes and a heavy build. They may be pear-shaped with wide hips. It can also describe someone with a nautical-themed tattoo.
The Anchor can represent someone in the navy, a captain, a news anchor, a safety officer, or someone who works near the beach, harbour or marina.
The Anchor as a Place
The Anchor describes anywhere coastal, including a sailing club, beach, marina, or jetty.
The Anchor as an Object
As an object, The Anchor can describe an anchor or other boat equipment, a hook, or anything heavy.
The Anchor as Advice
As an advice card, The Anchor wants you to focus on your goals. It can indicate a need to be steady and find stability. Depending on the cards around it, The Anchor may either advise that it is a time to drop your anchor, or a time to raise it and explore new waters. It may also suggest that it is a time to be still rather than drift.
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