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Homeric Imitation: Thalia
To the muse we sing! Of a mask of laughs and joy, to the inspiration brought upon by Thalia. On stage her voice is clear, her reach far unknown. To the genre of comedy we give thanks for, from the muse of Apollo, we praise Thalia, the muse behind the robes and masks.
Thalia Devotional Acts
Oh boy. I *adore* the muse of comedy. So in pairing with @adri-le-chat here's some ways to worship her!
Laugh! Have fun! Consume media which makes you happy
Read bucolic poetry (think the Aeneid)
Make a wreath
Wear clothing made of wool
Write/draw!
Dress up
Listen to/play music
Dance
Write letters for charities that send them to veterans/sick children/etc
Make someone smile
Attend plays
Host parties (even if over zoom)
Attend festivals
Offerings:
Ivy
Wool
Poetry
Old books
Costume pieces (preferably masks)
Music, either played or written compositions
Flowers, specifically those currently in bloom
Quick note: Do not work with deities from closed cultures if you’re not from said culture. It’s not cool, everybody.
Card One: Introductions
Fairly straightforward. This card is the deity introducing themself. This is the stage where you should verify and make certain you know who you’re working with.
Card Two: Shaking Hands
This card represents the deity’s first impression of you. What energy are you bringing to the table? What do they see when they look into you?
Card Three: Have We Met?
Has this deity had their eye(s) on you? Is this their first time you’ve piqued their interest, or have they hung around since childhood? Some deities may refuse to answer this question or redirect.
Card Four: The Nature
The general tone of your relationship. This is a general feeling that both you and the deity bring to the table.
Card Five: Before I Go…
What advice or wisdom does the deity have to impart on you? This could be a nod of encouragement, a stern talking to, or even just a casual shrug.
Card Six: In The End
The ultimate outcome of the relationship you’re seeking with this deity. Like the first card, fairly self explanatory.
Hey all! This is the first custom tarot spread I’m posting online! I might do more of these in the future! I’m super nervous, and I hope this is helpful to somebody out there. Have a good one!
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credit goes to all the original blogs who made these posts. i just want to organize all my reblogs for myself <3 blessed be
crystals.
essentials
what harms which crystal
curses.
red heart
masterlist
deities.
asatru
contact
loki masterpost
norse small devotional acts
period dedication for artemis
divination.
runes study
scrying mirrors
misc.
alternatives for lavender
BOS tips
colours
depression
dictionary
herbs and oils substitutes
housewarming
jar alternatives
masterlist
mentally ill
substitutes
water types
potions.
beauty
glamour
rose water
self love
pouches.
anxiety relief
money
panic attack relief
recipes.
poppy seed tea bread
orange honey cake
honey lavender bread
lemon lavender cookies
sabbats.
-> imbolc
info
-> ostara
-> beltane
prepare
info
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-> lammas
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spell jars.
anti depression
attract love
confidence/good luck
curse jar
good outcome
honesty
kindness
luck and fortune
luck and protection
manifestation
masterlist
positive energy
protection
self love/happiness
spells.
anger masterlist
anger
cramming for a test
depression and anxiety
depression and anxiety masterlist
love removal
health/wellness spells
self love and healing
sickness
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💗Love & Heartache as expressed in Tarot💗
Have you ever wondered what the Universe had in store for your love life? Perhaps you've also pondered upon your own feelings before, and wanted some more clarity. You may also want check out if the feelings resonate more as a crush/lust. But look no further, I've written all of the interpretations I've come across throughout my readings:
The Fool
New and exciting adventures in love
Youthful, innocent, and pure experiences
Reversed
Fears and anxieties relating to love
Impulsivity/recklessness and naïvety; a foolish connection
The Magician or Star or 9 of Cups
Wish fulfillment and manifestations in love, all coming into fruition
Faithful, fantastical and/or healing love
Reversed
Lack of communication
Self-deception, fixations, and fantasies
Hopeless love
The High Priestess
Sacred, psychic, spiritual love
Hidden, secret emotions
Reversed
Ignoring romantic feelings
Blocked connection
The Empress or Queen or 9 of Pentacles
Self-love!
Expressing affections through art and beauty
Finding confidence within oneself
Married to one’s career
Motherly love
Reversed
Overbearing affections
Suppressing emotions— fear of conflict in relationships
The Hierophant
Conventional, committed relationship
Marriage contracts
Religious connections, spiritual love
Reversed
Breaking of a contract
Unaligned values
The Lovers
Self-explanatory!
A perfect, harmonious union
A relationship with soulmates
Intense bond
Reversed
Star-crossed lovers
Drifting apart
Justice or Judgement or 6 of Pentacles
Past life, soul contract; to correct imbalances in this incarnation
Generosity and fairness in a connection
Legal contracts tied to the relationship, such as prenuptial agreements and marriage
Judgement may also refer to a long distance/online relationship
Reversed
Being treated unfairly (ie. cheating, deception, etc)
Suffering or learning through karmic lessons from the relationship
The Hermit
Practicing self-love or aromantic
Reversed
Loneliness or getting back into the dating scene
The Hanged Man
Stagnancy or restrictions in a relationship
Reversed
Sacrificing one's values and beliefs in the name of love
Seeing everything in a new light
Temperance
A balanced and harmonious relationship with oneself or within a connection
Reversed
Emotional imbalances and impatience
Stagnancy
Strength
A nurturing and healthy relationship
Confidence, compassion, and openly expressed affections
Reversed
Lack of care or nurturing
Self-doubts and insecurities in the relationship
Wheel of Fortune
Destined/fated love relationship, soulmates
A whirl-wind romance
Reversed
Karmic lessons, star-crossed lovers
A tumultuous, chaotic relationship
The Moon
An intense, emotional and dreamy relationship
Reversed
Illusions, red flags, and uncertainties coming to light
The Sun
Joyous, passionate, vibrant and pure love
Celebrations such as an engagement or anniversaries
Reversed
Self-centredness or coldhearted interactions
Toxic-positivity and/or naïvety in the relationship
The World
Feeling a sense of fulfillment through marriage and/or having children
A deeper level of connection/commitment
A sense of bliss wholeness and completion in one’s love life
Long distance relationship or foreign affairs
Reversed
Ending of a relationship
Lack of closure, suddenly cutting someone off
Disappointment
Knight of Cups
A “knight in shining armour” who will “sweep you off your feet”
A water sign (Cancer, Scorpio, Pisces)
Romantic messages, proposals or invitation
Chivalry, courtship
Reversed
Unrequited love
Rose-tinted glasses, deceit
Cancelled date plans or proposal
Signifies an unemotionally available person
Ace of Cups
New relationship
Overflowing emotions
Proposal
Reversed
Unrequited love
Blocked/repressed emotions
Breakup
2 of Cups
Soulmates, couples
Mutual love and respect
Unity, harmony
Reconciliation
Reversed
Strained connection
Disharmony, arguments
3 of Cups
Platonic, friendship love
Pure, mutual respect and appreciation
Can refer to polyamory
Reversed
3rd party situation (ie. cheating, affairs, etc)
Gossip, jealousy, external interference, ostracization
Emotional imbalance
4 of Cups
Unrequited, jaded love
Missed opportunity
Reversed
Realization of one’s romantic emotions
6 of Cups
Childhood sweetheart
Ex or Past life connection
Pure, innocent and playful love
Reversed
Immaturity/childish, puppy love
Rose-tinted glasses
10 of Cups or 4 of Wands
Familial, community or unconditional love
Destined/fated, soulmates, marriage
Passionate, emotional fulfillment
Can refer to LGBTQ+ love!!!
Reversed
Separation or divorce
Broken home/family
Neglect
10 of Pentacles
Stable, committed, long-term relationship
Prenuptial agreements, marriage
Sharing values
Reversed
Separation or divorce
Unstable, rocky foundations
Materialistic relationship
Cold-heartedness
Death or 3 of Swords, All the 5s (Wands, Pentacles, Cups, Swords) or 6 of Swords, 7 of Swords, 10 of Swords
Betrayal and/or cheating
Old patterns and behaviours
Heartbreak, separation, neglect and moving on
A painful ending, misunderstandings, backstabbing, manipulation
The 6 of Swords in particular may refer to an online connection and/or eloping
Reversed
Releasing the pain and healing
Reconciliation or compromising
Forgiveness
***Depending on the surrounding cards, it may rather refer to suppressing emotions or difficulty letting go…***
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Offerings for Demeter 🌾
Grain
Freshly baked bread
Red, gold and yellow candles
Alcohol
Seeds and nuts
Devote your harvest that year in her name
Eggshells in representation of fertility
Honey/honey bread
Torches
Orange blossom scents
Violets
Cloves
Cinnamon
Patchouli
This is just a small list of devotional gifts you can give our goddess Demeter 🌾 like any deity, if the offering does not feel right, please trust your gut instinct or ask beforehand!
Devotional acts to deities of Fertility, Abundance, Agriculture and Spring
These are just suggestions. Adapt to your own personal needs.
Plant and care for a garden or plants
Volunteer to work on a community garden project
Create botanical illustrations
Buy from local farmers
Read up on your native and invasive plant species
Donate to food banks
Volunteer at food banks and soup kitchens
Learn about reproduction and sexual health
Create cyanotypes
Create a herbarium
Learn to cook
Clean up parks and greens
Beach clean ups
Learn about ecosystems and the environment
Read and write recipes
“Get to know your corner of the universe” (questions from Arin Murphy-Hiscock’s ‘The Green Witch’): - How do the seasons change where you live? What changes can you see and feel? - What wild plants are common to your neighborhood? Name at least ten local plants. - Of those ten plants, which are indigenous to your area and which were imported? When were they imported and by whom? - What trees are most commonly found in your neighborhood? Again, which are indigenous and which were deliberately introduced? When and by whom? - What wildlife is native to your area? - Is the water that’s channeled to your tap hard or soft? - What type of soil does your neighborhood have? Is it chalky, clay, sandy, or other? Is it alkaline or acidic?
To Read: - 'RHS Botany for Gardeners’ - 'Edible Landscaping’ by Rosalind Creasy - 'The Gardener’s Companion to Medical Plants’ by Royal Botanic Gardens Kew - 'Hot Earth Dreams: What if severe climate change happens, and humans survive?’ by Frank Landis - 'A History of World Agriculture: From the Neolithic Age to the Current Crisis’ by Marcel Mazoyer and Laurence Roudart - 'H is for Hawk’ by Helen Macdonald
Modern Offerings for Demeter
These ideas aren’t just limited to physical things for offering, but experiences too; personally, I feel that the gods appreicate those just as much as the physical. Everyone’s relationship with their gods is different! Please, feel free to add more in the comments.
A trip to a local park or botanical garden
Gardening!
Supporting your farmer’s market
Composting
Fresh bread
Goat’s cheese
Barley or grain
A homecoming kiss
Cleaning litter from nature
Fresh herbs
Herbal tea
The smoke of a shared meal
Meat with bones, eaten with hands
The crunch of ice
The husk of a pomegranate
Honeyed, watered down wine
Three figs
Kykeon
Surprised laughter
The balm of revenge
A warm, wet rag
Work down with your hands
Baked goods
Mint ice cream
Several of these are inspired by historical texts I read, as well as epithets that Demeter held, alongside my own experiences.
simple offerings to demeter
- crowns
- torches
- wheat
- poppies
- dove feathers
- snake skin
- basket
- barley
- pomegranate
- oak
- mushrooms
- cacti
- marijuana
- acacia
- pine nuts
- grass
- lemon
- mandarin
- belladonna
- coffee
- magnolia
- tobacco
- crane feathers
What Native people say about the use of sage: you can use sage, but you cannot smudge as nothing you are doing (waving sage around) is actually smudging. Smudging is a ceremony and you are, we promise, not smudging. Please buy sage from either us, or someone who sources the sage from us. White sage may not be considered endangered by the US government but corperate sourcing is making it difficult for us to source sage for our own religious purposes. Let alone to sell it.
What white people hear: never use sage ever, don’t ever buy it, don’t own it, don’t even look at it.
Look, y’all. There’s a couple of facets to my talk today.
1) Yes! You can buy sage! You really, truly can! Buy it from either native sellers (go to a powwow! Eat our food, buy our stuff, watch some dancing!) Or buy it from a seller who sources the sage from native people. Pick one. And no, buying it from 5 Below doesn’t count.
2) you CANNOT smudge. This isn’t just you “shouldn’t”— this is a YOU ARE INCAPABLE OF SMUDGING. Waving a sage stick around your doorways IS NOT SMUDGING. It is smoke clensing. Smudging, depending on the tradition and tribe, could easily have dancing and drums involved. You, as a white person, do not have the cultural BACKGROUND to even know how it works. At all. Period.
3) please, for FUCKS SAKE, stop making posts here on tumblr where you tell other white people about cultural appropriation and what they can and cannot do. Please stop, your license has been revoked because none of you bother to get the facts right. We native people are FULLY CAPABLE OF DOING IT OURSELVES. Consider instead: a) reblogging our posts where we talk about it! We’re here! We have made posts!! b) Making a post that states what we said and then LINKS BACK TO US. Screenshot with a link if you must. Stop centering your own voices in these conversations. You are already centered in everything, stop centering yourselves in a native space.
I’m tired of this nonsense, y’all.
Thanks for coming to my TedTalk ™
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Demeter’s Epithets
Day 5 - Names & Epithets
Her names are Demeter, Damater (in Sparta) and Deo.
As for her epithets, here is a list with some context. Brace yourselves it’s very long!
Aglaodôros - Bestower of Splendid Gifts - she gifted the grain to mankind, thus the products of agriculture are seen as her blessings
Aglaokarpos - Giver of Goodly Fruit - an Homeric epithet
Anassa - Queen, Lady
Anêsidôra - She who Sends Forth Gifts - she had a temple of this name at Phlius in Attica, title shared with Gaea
Antaia - She Who Meets, Besought with Prayers - name given to indicate that a divinity was approachable with prayer, title given to other deities as well
Brimô - the angry/terrifying - name shared with Hekate, Persephone and Cybele.
Dia Thea - Bright Goddess
Eleusinia - of Eleusis - title given after the place where she had temple, festivals and a mystery cult
Epogmie - Of the Furrows - referring to the goddess being the patron of agriculture
Erinys - Fury, Wrath - from her cultus in Arcadia. When she was raped by Poseidon, the wrath of the goddess was immense and she received this name. It is said that in her temple there was a small wooden statue of Demeter Erinys holding a torch in her right hand and a cista in the left.
Erinys Tilphôsa - Fury of Thelpusa - Thelpousa is an arcadian town where she was worshiped and given this name. The people there called her Erinys.
Eukomos - Lovely Haired - another Homeric epithet that appears when the goddess who showed her real identity demands the eleunisians to buid her a temple
Europê - Of Europe
Eustephanos - Lovely Crowned - another Homeric epithet that she shares with Aphrodite
Hagnê - Pure, Chaste, Holy - shared with Artemis
Herkyna - Of the Stone Enclosure - Herkyna was a nymph who was a companion of the child Persephone and who founded the worship of Demeter in Lebadeia
Hôrêphoros - Bringer of the Seasons - she starved the earth when her daughter was away, and bestowed her blessings again once she returned, thus creating the cycle of the seasons
Kabeiraiê - Of the Kabeiroi - the Kabeiroi were twin daimones linked to the mysteries of Samothrace (yes ANOTHER ONE) where Demeter, Persephone and Hekate were worshiped
Kallisphyros - Beautiful, Trim-Ankled - to describe the goddess beauty as the ankles were seen as a beautiful part of the body especially since the goddess wore a peplos down to her ankles.
Kallistephanos - Beautiful Crowned - meaning a wreath used as a crown, found in the homeric hymn when she is nursing the child of the family that took her as a servant not knowing her identity
Karpophoros - Bearer of Fruits - worshiped under this name in Tegea and Paros
Khloê - Green, First Shoots - meaning blooming or fertility
Khrysaoros - Of the Golden Blade - Demeter was often depicted as having a golden blade or a sickle, also used in the Gigantomachia
Khthonia - Of the Earth - “of the lower world”, a chtonic epithet as Demeter in some versions went herself to the underworld to fetch her daughter, she was worshiped with this title in Lakedaimonia, Sparta.
Kidaria - name given to her at Pheneus in Arcadia. It might have been derived from a dance called kidaris, or from the name of a royal head-dress.
Kyanopeplos - Dark Veiled, Cloaked - she wore a black cloak while looking for her daughter and is therefore a way to describe the mourning goddess.
Kydrê Thea - Glorious, Noble Goddess
Lernaia - Of Lerna - Pausania tells us that mysteries were celebrated there as Haides is said to have descended to the underworld with Kore there
Lousiê - Bathing, Purifying - probably a reference to the goddess bathing herself after the rape of Poseidon
Malophoros - Apple Bearer - a temple of this name existed in Selinus, Sicily
Megala Mêter - Great Mother
Megala Thea - Great Goddess
Melaina - The Black - she was called this title in Arcadia where she was worshiped with the head of a horse. There is a cave sacred to her on Mount Elaios. It is said that after the rape of Poseidon and the birth of the mysterious goddess Despoina, she wore black and hid there for a while as the earth withered. She was then found by Pan.
Musia - Of Musaion - between Argos and Mycenae, another sanctuary built in thanks after she was received during her wanderings
Mykalêssia - Of Mykalessus - she had a sanctuary or temple there
Mysia - Of Mysius - after the name of a hero from Argos who offered hospitality to Demeter when she was searching her daughter. A sanctuary and a temple were built in that region.
Panakhaia - Of All the Greeks - name shared with Athene
Pelasgis - Of Pelasgus - same deal than Mysia
Ploutodoteira - Giver of Wealth - title given in Megara
Polyphorbos - All-Nourishing, Bountiful - another Homeric epithet
Potnia - Queen/Mistress/Lady - an old title that dates back to Mycenean Greek that was used for different goddesses. Ptonia was also added to other titles, like Lady of the Grain (sitos potnia)
Potnia Theaôn - Queen Amongst Goddesses
Prôn - Of the Headland - Prôn is a mountain where Demeter Chtonia was worshiped, she had seven sanctuaries there! (also do NOT google that lol)
Prostasia - Patron, Leader - name connected to a sanctuary she had
Pylaiê - Of the Gates - super interesting epithet that I can’t seem to find the origin of…
Rhea eukomos thugater - Daughter of rich-haired Rhea - given after the name of her mother
Semnê - Holy, August, Revered
Stiria - Of Stiris - she had a temple there
Thermasia - Warmth, Heat - a sanctuary near Hermionis bore this name, and another one near Troezenia
Thesmia - Of the Laws - title linked to the festival Thesmophoria and also as a name of sanctuaries in Megara, Troezene, Pheneos, and other places
Thesmophoros - Bringer of Law - see Thesmophoria. Epithet shared with Persephone
Tilphôsa - Of Thelpusa - she had a temple there
Xanthê - Blonde, Golden-Haired - blond hair was at the time seen as a sign of great beauty, which is why many deities were described as having blond hair. This names is shared by other mythological figures, such as nymphs.
Link to the 15 days template
While this spread may not be for everyone, I know a lot of you are interested in witchcraft, magick, spirituality, and mysticism… so while I created this spread for my own personal practice, I decided to share it with you as well.
When I experienced what I call my 2nd spiritual awakening back in 2016, I noticed signs of Thoth everywhere in the world around me. I was introduced to the Thoth tarot deck months prior (and if you’ve been following me for a long time, you may know I refused to read with RWS for an extended period of time because I was so dedicated to Thoth). Once I began working with the Thoth deck I started seeing the Egyptian god Thoth (pictured in the tarot spread) everywhere. After many strange coincidences with this god… I began to write. And thus began Emerald Lotus Divination! The color Emerald in the name was chosen due to the Emerald Tablet - an ancient book believed to be written by Thoth. (There’s a second reason why Emerald was chosen but that’s a story for another day!)
What is a deity? Simply put, it’s a a god or goddess, or someone with a divine status.
Why work with one? Working with a deity, is similar to working with any higher being or higher energy. They are able to help you with life lessons, ritual/spell potency, magick in general, and helping you along on your soul’s journey. They can be great at providing comfort and inspiration.
Deities are not necessary to work with at any point on your spiritual path, but you may feel drawn to at different points in your journey.
Working with a deity requires a great amount of care and dedication. As with building any relationship, it’s important to show respect and put time and effort into researching them. Understanding why you’re drawn to work with them is important.
If you’re a beginner witch, researching popular deities or deities of a particular group can be a great starting point for this type of work.
30 Day Devotional For Your Deity.
Create a secret language with your deity and write a dedication as your introduction in your new language.
Use a song to connect and write down images, feelings, ect you saw/felt.
Write a poem about their correspondences.
Write a devotional hymn of praise.
Have a cup of tea (or tea party) and write down the conversation.
Create affirmations with your deity so that you know you're loved.
Shadow work: Focus on your shadow self and write down what your deity wants you to work on.
Write a hymn of gratitude.
Use a card spread to connect with your deity and write down the interpretation.
Bake with you deity and write down the recipe and why They chose it.
Write a chant or two that you can use to magically connect with said deity.
Write a haiku or a few of the simple mundane aspects of your relationship.
Create a dance or stretch with a deity and write down the steps as well as how you feel connected to your deity while performing.
Create a playlist then listen to it while writing about your favorite things about your deity.
Write about why your favorite myth about your deity is your favorite.
Are there any pop culture references to your deity? If so write about why you like/dislike their portrayal.
Are there historical characters that interacted with your deity? How do you feel about them?
Who is your deity to you? Matron? Patron? Grandfather like? Write about how you met your deity and your first impressions.
Middle ground. Write about the first time you felt comfortable with your deity.
How is your relationship now and what you hope for the future?
Write a poem about how They recently made you feel.
Give three examples of Them being benevolent.
Give three examples of when They had to give you a wake up call.
Write an informative paragraph about your deity as if you were writing to a completely unknowing novice.
Create a spell together that only works if both of you do it together.
Allow your deity to make a protection contract with you.
Special bonds. Write a bonding devotional where you dedicate yourself to Them (as a devotee, priestess, fan, ect ).
Create a picture that represents Them with devotional poetry.
Go on a walk and talk with your deity. Record the conversation.
Ask for wisdom and guidance and what They expect from you. Write down their answer.
Start this whenever with your deity and let me know how it's going! Hope you're having a blessed and serendipitous day. Happy witching!
The Tea Conference Spread
A Talk over Tea in Depth spread to do with your deities, spirit guides, etc to make you feel as if you are really sitting down with them over tea and feeling comfortable ~
What Message to you have for me today?
How is our relationship?
How can I improve this relationship?
What is the main important thing to work on today?
What do I need to learn from this reading?
How can I benefit from this reading?
Farewell Tea Sip: The lesson learned from this Reading.
A tarot spread for talking with and understanding a deity.
It's a six-card spread with the following cards:
DS - select a significator for the deity
1 - Worshiper: represents you 2 - Projection: what you see in the deity because of your own biases 3 - Truth: what you see in the deity despite your own biases 4 - Message: what they currently want you to know 5 - Teaching: what they want you to know over the course of your relationship with them
If you use this, please tag me in it so I can see it and link back to this post!
Made in Canva using pre-made tarot-shaped assets, I’m only responsible for slapping this stuff together and coming up with the questions involved.
I used this spread yesterday which I got from Liminal 11 (method under the cut) and it was pretty amazing!
I used it twice, once with a tweaked version which I used for deity. I had some issues within myself in how I saw them and how they presented against what the "common" view on them is. I took the first cards of the feminine, enby, and masculine aspect and finished with the last enby card, so a four card reading. Amazingly insightful and worked like a charm!
Then I did the full spread for myself and learned a lot. Very thorough and comprehensive. I absolutely recommend.
The Art of Astragalomancy
Derived from the Ancient Greek words for knucklebones and talus bones, “astragalus” and “astragali,” and the suffix for divination or magic, “mancy.”
This form of Cleromancy— divination through casting quadruped bones or dice, has been recorded throughout history in several areas of the world. It is even suggested by researchers that the practice stretches farther back before record as well.
It’s been estimated that the rediscovered astragali near altars or funeral locations in Greece, Mediterranean, and Near East countries, dated back to pre-500 BCE.
Although the earliest documentation of dice was from the Egyptian game of Senet, played before 3000 BCE and up to 2nd century CE. Games involving dice has also been recorded in ancient Indian texts such as the Mahābhārata from 3rd century BCE to 3rd century CE.
Moreover, the Shona people of Southern Africa performed divination with Hakata, also known as carved wood or bone dice.
Traditionally, sheep and goat knucklebones would be marked with letters or numbers. These markings would then become associated with specific meanings that would hold the answers to the querent or diviner’s questions. Through a random sequence, a prediction can be made through interpretation— stringing them together as a sentence.
Astragalomancy is certainly not a thing of the past. In our modern day, the 14th Dalai Lama has been known to consult the Mo, a dice divination method based on Buddhist philosophy and Tibetan shaman traditions!
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How to read the Common Dice
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As we all know, modern game or divination knucklebones and dice are made out of plastic, metal, and even crystals. The common die is quadruped and known as the d6, as it has 6 sides.
You will need 3 of these die in order to perform the most commonly used method of dice divination— originating from a traditionally Ancient Tibetan technique. A circle is first needed to be drawn on a paper or ground unless a divination mat with a pre-drawn circle has already been purchased. Ask the (open-ended) question, cast the dice, and you will be answered.
Pay attention to the position of the dice. You will have to examine if any fell outside of the circle. Interpret as written below:
1 Die outside - Obstacles or difficulties may lie ahead in the near future… things will not go as planned (Maybe)
2 Dice outside - Quarrels or disagreements are likely in regards to this situation… (No)
3 Dice outside - Luck, fortune and success! You’ll be fine, so no further reading is needed… (Yes)
The dice that falls within the circle will reveal a message based on the sum:
0, 1, 2) Sorry, no answer for the querent. They will have to try again some other day.
3) The querent will experience change in certain circumstances within their life soon.
4) There will likely be arguments or unpleasantries in a future exchange or regarding situation due to a misunderstanding.
5) An unforeseen revelation or obtainment in knowledge will come, helping the querent fulfill their desired manifestations.
6) Be wary of loss of any kind; financial, relationship, material items, etc.
7) Someone is possibly being cunning and causing setbacks. Otherwise, the querent will have general hardships or obstacles in the near future, but they should not fret, as it will be remedied in due time.
8) Stop! The querent shouldn’t act impulsively, as it may lead to trouble or undesirable results. Be patient and practical about this situation. Possible injustice or external factors are in the way as well.
9) May be a sign of rekindling or forgiveness in the matters of the heart. The querent may find themselves in a potential romantic or business union in the near future. Success in these areas are likely.
10) New beginnings in family life, career path or community are soon to come! This can refer to a birth of project, promotion or literal baby.
11) There may be a potential loss of a person in the querent’s life, short term illness… Or the return of a person who was estranged from them.
12) A very important message is to come, and the querent may need to seek guidance if it refers to legal matters. Alternatively, this may rather refer to a large sum of money coming into the querent’s life soon.
13) The querent may need to redirect their path, as continuing may lead them to more obstacles or disappointments.
14) There will be a friend or family member who will offer assistance. Alternatively, this result may suggest a new romance arriving soon.
15) The querent will need to proceed with caution and avoid starting new ventures for the next week. Try not to be drawn into gossip or temptations.
16) There will be time to relax through a short trip, entertainment, and/or emotions of relief through money coming in for the querent.
17) A change of perspective and/or adjustment in one’s plans may be needed. The querent should be receptive to the advice and council of others, whether they know them or not.
18) There is luck, success and blessings on the way! The querent will feel completion or fulfilment after a long journey.
*Note: The Tibetans believe that 2 dice falling on top of the other while throwing, suggests that the querent will receive a gift in the near future. They will also need to re-throw the dice for their reading.
**It is also believed that a die falling on the floor after performing the reading on a tabletop, signifies losing a close friendship.
***If you own DnD dice, you may find divination resources online that interpret the meanings of higher numbers.
****Some people may additionally associate the numbers to numerology interpretations to provide more insight!
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