#shagai

[angelicdudles]

Leftovers :pp

[jackalgirl]

For the two of you who might be momentarily obsessed (as I am) with the ancient (everywhere, as it turns out, I mean, it does stand to reason) game/divination method of knucklebones (and who are, of course, both to be found on Tumblr), check out Misha Tikh's video showing off 3D printed tali. You get get these on Shapeways (a bit spendy, but they turn out really nicely): https://www.shapeways.com/product/LE3XNVQQM/knucklebone-dice-set Or, if you have your own 3D printer, the file that Misha has made available on Thingiverse prints up beautifully: https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:1036458 (I've printed these out at 80% scale and am currently priming them for some painting & weathering). From a completely different group of folks, there is a full deluxe set of "Tali", as was put together on Kickstarter something like five years ago, on sale for $25 from the original $40 over at VR-Soft Games: https://vrgames-vr-soft-com.myshopify.com/products/tali-deluxe-w-4-player-add-on-characters -- this comes with a whole roleplaying game version of the game, with coin-tokens, and may be very well suited for anyone who's interested in ancient history and who possesses a crow brain (your mileage may vary).

[gitabria]

Astragalomancy

Astragalomancy is a form of fortune telling that uses specially marked dice to interpret the future.

Now, I don’t really believe in the accurate foretelling of future events, but the history behind this particular technique is rather interesting. You see, before the days of modern dice, sheep or goat knucklebones were used not only for fortune telling, but also for games played often by children.

This divination practice is also referred to as Shagai, and traditionally involves throwing four knuckle or ankle bones, each of which has distinct sides. The way each bone - acting in this case as a die - lands is interpreted to reveal the future.

A set of four Shagai bones {Image is not mine}

[tarotbylauren]

Mid-Week Oracle Update for Libra 5/17/17

Shagai

You are at a point when the worst is behind you and you won’t ever have to face those difficulties again. While the journey you are on hasn’t been easy, it will be worth it in the end as things finally come together.

Deck: Divination of the Ancients by Barbara Meiklejohn-Free, Flavia Kate Peters, and Richard Crookes, Copyright 2016 Llewellyn Publications

[angelicdudles]

Ok, so it’s official. I’ve reached peak character design

[angelicdudles]

Sketch dump from hanging out with friends again

[angelicdudles]

The fucking second artfight ends

[tarotbylauren]

Mid-Week Oracle Update for Aquarius

Shagai

Know that the worst of the situation is behind you and that you won’t ever have to face the same situation again. While your journey hasn’t been easy, it will be worth it when all is said and done.

Deck: Divination of the Ancients by Barbara Meiklejohn-Free, Flavia Kate Peters, and Richard Crookes, Copyright 2016 Llewellyn Publications