#pagan divination

[vivid-asphodelia]

Deity Reading - Tirage divinité

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Voici un petit tirage pour faire le point sur la connexion et le lien qu'on entretient avec une divinité.

Dans le cadre d'une pratique hellénique reconstructionniste, ma divination préférée est l'oracle de l'alphabet grec.

Néanmoins, j'avoue que le tarot peut être très intéressant à utiliser (on est plus du côté revivaliste alors), et avec un peu de pratique les réponses apparaissent très clairement. J'aime faire une méditation/visualisation juste après le tirage pour prendre le temps de ressentir les énergies de la divinité sur laquelle portent mes interrogations. Et qui sait, un autre message ou symbole peut surgir à ce moment-là.

Voici les questions :

Où j'en suis en ce moment ? Moi et ma situation/état d'esprit.

Comment je vois la relation.

Comment est la relation réellement.

Comment j'aimerais voir la relation évoluer.

Ce que la divinité attend de moi intérieurement et psychologiquement.

Ce que la divinité attend de moi extérieurement et concrètement.

Le message de la divinité pour le futur

J'espère que cela vous sera utile. Puissent les dieux veiller sur vous.

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Here is a short reading to assess the connection and bond we have with a deity.

As part of a Hellenic reconstructionist practice, my favourite divination method is the Greek alphabet oracle.

Nevertheless, I admit that tarot can be very interesting to use (we are more on the revivalist side then), and with a little practice the answers appear very clearly.I like to meditate/visualise immediately after the reading to take the time to feel the energies of the deity I am questioning. And who knows, another message or symbol may arise at that moment.

Here are the questions:

Where am I right now? Me and my situation/state of mind.

How I see the relationship.

How the relationship really is.

How I would like to see the relationship evolve.

What the deity expects of me internally and psychologically.

What the deity expects of me externally and concretely.

The deity's message for the future.

I hope this is helpful to you. May the gods protect you.

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[ohsheswitchy]

Tarot Cards

Tarot cards are a form of divination that uses a deck of cards that represent energy and events that we are likely to come across in our daily life. Things like joy, changes and periods of reflection are represented by different imagery. Decks usually consist of 78 cards which are split into sections called the Major Arcana and the Minor Arcana. The Major Arcana contains 22 cards that depict changes in our lives and the Minor consists of the other 56 cards which give more detailed information relating to whichever cards are drawn from the Major.

The Minor Arcana is split into 4 suits of 14 cards, every suit represents 2 different elements and has its own symbol so that you can tell them apart. The suits are

Cups which represents emotions and water.

Swords which represents the mind and air

Pentacles which represent the physical world and earth

Wands which represents the spirit and fire.

 Each suit consists of numbered cards from 1 to 10 as well as 4 face cards which are Page, Knight, Queen and King however some decks change the names of these cards, a common substitution is Prince and Princess instead of Page and Knight.

Tarot is practiced by first coming up with a question that you want the tarot to give you information regarding. You then choose an appropriate spread (a spread is a method in which you read tarot cards in which you place cards in certain locations so that each card has a specific context for its message). You will then place down the cards in the positions depicted in the spread, once all the cards are lain out you flip them over but ensuring you preserve the orientation of the card while turning them. You then read/interpret the cards after they are turned over and this gives you your reading. You can also read tarot by drawing one card from the deck instead of performing a spread.

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[Original Post] @arsenic-feelings

hi! (no worries, im not coming for you. i just couldn't fit my entire answer into a comment, that's why I'm making a post)

first of all, if you think that allowing a spirit to communicate through you is "asking to be possessed", that includes not only the Ouija board but also pendulums, automatic writing, bone/charm casting and many other forms of divination.

the Ouija board is a commercial invention from the early 1900s and was marketed as a board game to people.

yes, the inspiration came from a tool that was used to communicate with the dead, but it wasn't called a Ouija board and it didn't look exactly like one.

my point is, that hundreds (if not thousands) of people bought and played that boardgame without any issues for many years, even those who didn't know spirit etiquette.

so the Ouija board was seen as harmless and used without any protection or caution until one guy in WWI decided to popularize the board as a divining tool.

in my opinion as a witch who specializes in divination, that board is not more or less dangerous than any other method of divination. the reason that people are so afraid of it is probably because of Hollywood and their horror movies. :)

however you don't have to use it if you don't want to, i just thought this would be useful information.

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If you're thinking about doing readings for other people, keep in mind that this one person asked me to confirm if the negative energy in their room had left and when i did the reading some dude appeared and started cussing me out for no reason.

So yeah, spirits aren't always nice.

[when-november-ends]

If anyone wants to send one or more asks, that would be appreciated.

If not, also fair :')

[ohsheswitchy]

Divination master post.

What is divination?

Divination is the art/practice of attempting to gain insight or information into the past/future or a situation/question by using spiritual/occult means. This can be via things like Ouija boards, Tarot cards, Angel/Oracle cards and Rune stones.

Divination is often times used to help the user get advice ascertaining to problems they face in their life or alternatively a lot of witches/pagans who suffer from anxiety/depression will use divination to get reassurance/comfort. A lot of people who aren’t too familiar with divination will just think that it is used for fortune telling so that you can see events/information relating to the future however that is just a minor part of divination

There are a lot of different ways that people practice divination and each differs in that they all have different benefits and downsides and knowing these will allow you to choose the correct form of divination for what you need. We will be covering different methods of divination on the linked pages below.

•                 Tarot

•                 Angel/oracle cards

•                 Rune stones

•                 Palmistry

•                 Pendulums

•                 Dowsing

•                 Numerology

•                 Dream interpretation

•                 Astrology

•                 Tea Leaves

•                 Scrying

Keep in mind that you may feel an affinity with one specific form of divination over all the others or you may find that certain methods don’t seem to work for you and that is completely normal because like any form of magick there is not a 100% guaranteed success rate.

We will reblog this as we link new posts into the above list so watch this space.

-Cal

[ohsheswitchy]

Pendulums | Divination Series. | ramblingpagans

Pendulums are one of the most basic but effective forms of divination that you can attempt to use and are often one of most peoples first forays into the art of...

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Pendulums.

Pendulums are one of the most basic but effective forms of divination that you can attempt to use and are often one of most peoples first forays into the art of divination.

The use of pendulums CAN be summed up in a very short paragraph but shouldn’t be thought of as any less effective or complex than any other form of divination. In short using a pendulum is as “simple” as asking a letting your pendulum hang and asking (depending on personal beliefs) the Universe or any spirits around you a question and using the direction that the pendulum swings in response to show you the response to the question, but in reality it is more complex than this.

How to use pendulums:

To start you should choose a pendulum that you feel drawn to this could be a pointed piece of a form of crystal hung on a chain/string or even something as simple as a ring or pendant. 

You would then either use a dowsing mat with the directions written on or set the which directions correspond with the possible answers, You can do this by either asking questions that you know the definite answer to and letting the pendulum tell you which directions mean which response such as asking the pendulum if your name is ____ and then noting down which way it moves and that being either yes or no depending on if you used a correct answer. You can also tell the pendulum which directions correspond to which response but I personally have found that this doesn’t work as well as letting the pendulum tell me, but that is just my personal experience.

You would then hold the chain/string of the pendulum letting the end/head/pendant hang towards the floor, most people like to hold the pendulum for a second or two to ensure it is completely still before beginning the questions. You would then ask a question either silently or aloud and watch the pendulum to see which direction it moves in. 

Sometimes the pendulum will not respond in either of the ways set before questioning which most people myself included take to mean the answer/response is unclear so you can either ask again or take that answer as the answer. I personally will commonly rephrase my question in a more simpler way to try and eliminate any confusion and if I get an unclear reading a second time I take it to mean an unclear answers for example if I asked “Will it rain tomorrow” if I got an unclear for the second time I would take it to mean that the universe/the spirits hadn’t decided or couldn’t tell yet. A lot of people would then write/note down their readings so they could have a written record of any readings they have made instead of trying to recall them purely from memory.

-Cal-