#throwing bones

[rthwrms]

my bone throwing collection!

[songsofbloodandwater]

When reading any medium that involves throwing something over a reading surface, it's interesting to look not only at where the pieces fall but also where they don't.

Empty spaces also carry information. If I'm doing a three-way reading (the most traditional being money, health and love) and one of those spaces is almost untouched by my reading medium? There's something to be said there. It's not negative, it's not positive either, it's literally your absence from a space. It may be a call to be more present, engaged and intentional, with that part of your life.

[thesorceresstemple]

[laylaspence]

[freyjas-light]

I made my first Divination Anointing Water and it's finally ready to be used!

This is it right after creation, it's definitely not this pretty anymore.

This was a process, as I wanted a base that I could use on my throwing bones that would evaporate/sink in and not discolor or eventually mold. I ended up settling on creating something similar to Florida Water with an alcoholic base, but no essential oils just herbs. I let it sit and gave it some extra energy for a whole month (ideally I would have created this on a dark moon/new moon, but this was my Midsummer project instead).

I then gently coated my throwing bones with a little of the mixture, let them sit, and did some readings. I was pretty happy with the results! I got much better definition between "yes" and "no".

However when people say working with coyote bones/spirits can be challenging, they mean it. I've been trying to get more information about the spirit that possesses my bones so I know how to better work with them and they refuse to open up. They are perfectly content to answer other questions, but give conflicting answers whenever I ask about them. I decided to go a different route and try tarot, but I found myself being drawn to my oracle deck, which will sometimes happen with certain energies. Immediately the card I was drawn to was the Magi, which ultimately is about tricksters. So if anyone has any recommendations on how to properly work with and respect the wonderful coyote, I am all ears.

[hoodoogardens]

LaMabuza, the main “sangoma” or diviner (traditional healer) in Bethany, near Matsapha teaches a student, MhlabakaNgwane, the reading of the “ematsambo” or “bones'': after throwing them on the mat, telling them the solution to a problem by the way they fell on the mat.

[lunar-lovewitch]

✨My Osteomancy set is coming together ✨

[thegreenwolf]

[5-5-21] Today's reading is with my Pocket Osteomancy set!

Tooth: The Tooth is in Winter. You're hesitating to make any rash decisions, potentially because you've been burned before. While it's okay to give yourself some space to recover from past problems, you run the risk of isolating yourself too much and missing out on opportunities. Winter is a season in the temperate zones, not a permanent condition, and eventually you're going to need to take more risks. Prepare yourself for that inevitability.

Vertebra: This bone is in Spring. While you aren't exactly flush with resources, you're heading toward a time of replenishment and growth. There's a promise of good change on the horizon, and you can even smell the sweet scent that the flowers share with the world. This is your heads-up that things aren't going to stay the way they are forever, and you need to be aware of what's ahead.

Rib: The Rib is crossing over from Fall to Winter. What's got you so scared? It sounds like perhaps you've ended a cycle in your life and you feel the need to take some time to process and recover from that. Your emotions could do with some patching up, true, but you're limping in like you just came out the loser in three rounds with a grizzly bear. How much of this injury is recent, and how much is the result of long-ago battles? Bring yourself to the present, and don't allow the past to drag you down.

Long Bone: Locked right up with the Rib, this bone is also going from Fall to Winter. You're letting your emotions dictate your actions. It's totally understandable because you have had a rough time of it. However, you're not letting other parts of your life inform your actions, and that's giving you an imbalanced approach. Yes, it's absolutely important to take care of your needs, to include emotional ones, but don't let them rule over you entirely.

Overview: Right now all you want to do is curl up in bed and hide from the world. As tempting as that is, there is still a world out there that you need to interact with, and it has some good things potentially on the horizon for you. Your challenge is to find the balance between self-care and total retreat, because while you deserve to have a break to lick your wounds, you also don't want to miss the great stuff that's waiting in the wings for you.

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