Celeste mentioned confusion at trying to follow the Block of 9 Spread, so I’ve made up some diagrams that might help visualise the process better.
First, you read the Horizontal rows:
Then, you read the vertical rows:
Then, you read the diagonals:
OR
(make a decision on which direction you want to read the 2nd diagonal, and stick with it)
Then, you read the 4 corners:
And finally, you read the 4 cards that make up the Diamond:
The last 2 have more attributions to them and I’ve been searching through my notes to try to find the exact meanings…not there yet.
They are a summary in basic terms, but I will try to find what I jotted down in my notes 🙂
*edit: The diamond cards: # 2-4-6-8 represent the Central Theme.
The 4 corners #1-3-7-9 give the summary of the reading.
The Card Lover 
Hi SpiritSong!
My name is Sonia and my nick name is Estrela da Cigana( in forum), I am brazilian and love cards. Actually I am writting a book about Lenormand. In my lot of researchs, I found The Art of Cartomnacie Forum and your Blog too!
I have created a spread with nine cards that I use with a playng cards, different this , and I want to Know, if you have a good results using this block of nine with Lenormand Cards?
I dont have a very good english,so I hope you can understand me!!!
By and Tanhk you so much!
Sonia Boechat(Estrela da Cigana)
Hi Sonia!
You’re English is just fine 🙂 I have always wanted to visit Brazil!
I have had very good results with the Block of 9 spread for the lenormand. Usually the time frame is around 3 months, but sometimes it is much sooner.
I’m discovering that it works extremely well with quite a few other oracles as well, such as the kipper and the gypsy cards.
Glad to hear that you are writing a book on the Lenormand 🙂 I have a few books in mind also, but not about them.
Isn’t Kaph’s forum great? lol
Best wishes,
Spiritsong
Thank you Spiritsong, I loved your name!!!
I’ll try the block of nine, and later I writte to tell about this spread, ok?
There is some differences between the meaning of the cards, in some countries and Brazil, but I think that is a cultural question.
And you are sure, Kaph’s forum is a very special place!
Peace, love and hapyness for you!
Sonia