A thread to collect advice, tips and tutorials for working with divination techniques, interpreting them, etc. etc.
Please feel free to add your favourite posts, and then we will have this available for the common questions everybody asks.
For dreamwork, this has it’s own collection here:
A thread to collect advice, tips and tutorials for working with dreams, interpreting them, lucid dreaming and dreamwork.
Please feel free to add your favourite posts, and then we will have this available for the common questions everybody asks.
Starting with the question “I dreamt X what does it mean?”
The Share your Dream Thread - go ahead and pile on, why not?
Sex in dreams:
Dreams of Influential Figures:
A good way to free-associate and let synchronicity bring the meaning to mind:
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Super divination tutorial thread: Pendulum, I Ching, Runes, with mentions for Sociomacy, Bibliomancy, Pyromancy, Geomancy:
I’ve developed an interest in discovering methods of divination that have no links to kabala, and the reductionist ideas of modern occultism (12 signs, 7 planets, 4 elements etc., into which everything is crammed to fit) which are found in Tarot.
I also find the use of symbols and text associated with the Abrahamic cults off-putting; I’m aware there are arguments to be made that these concepts are ancient teachings that were were stolen/appropriated, in the same manner Christianity appropriated…
Pendulum tutorial:
I began using a pendulum after reading Jason S. Black’s book on Urban Voodoo some time ago. When he was still alive he used the pendulum extensively, to the point that he would sit for hours, asking questions until he got detailed results. In fact, the very book Urban Voodoo was produced as a result of his work with a pendulum.
All I can say is it is seriously worth it and has been an excellent method for divination, sometimes clearer than even the tarot, because one gets absolutely precise yes…
My personal favourite is Kinesiology, aka Muscle Testing . (I also use pendulums and cards including Tarot). I think it takes the randomness out of it by connecting you directly to your own electrical system, which is affected by your subconscious.
Using the Book of Fate Oracle:
Napoleon’s Book Of Fate, also called the Oraculum, is a form of oracle whose questions and answers are remarkably pragmatic and direct.
I’m posting this as a tutorial on how to use it, and to cover some common shorthand the Books uses and background info, because it’s a tool that can be used by just about anyone regardless of psychic sensitivity or magickal ability, since it gives the answers in a text format - in that respect it’s more like the I Ching than using a tool like Tarot.
2020 Upda…
Divination with the use of knives aka Machaeromancy:
In a nutshell, Machaeromancy is divination with the use of knifes, swords, or sickles. It has been used by various groups of people throughout history, including the Romani and the Greeks. This technique is ine my grandmother taught me, as well as my adaption for yes and no questions.
My Grandmother’s
Take a cutting board and a kitchen knife (you can use a butter knife if you are fearing cutting yourself). Place it in a place where you are facing North. Place the knife flat on the board and, w…
Tarot:
Alright everyone I’ve been getting asked alot about my hybrid method of interpretation of the classic ten card Celtic cross spread using the occult tarot by Travis McHenry.
I want to start out by saying my method draws heavily from his instructions that I tweaked and experimented with.
By utilizing this method you get a very accurate forcast of the next 4-6 weeks typically and it shows the key placements and inflection points of individual spirits or energies working in the life of the querent…
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Hey Mulberry I think the subject of divination is a great addition to the unofficial tutorials collection.
I think this one is very informative and useful:
Yes, this is a long post. Old men like to ramble, but we usually have a reason for it.
While I do not consider myself an expert on very much, I have been using pendulums for divination for over 30 years now, so I think I know a few things.
This is what I do when obtaining, attuning, and using a new pendulum. So far, this works for me. Some of this might work for you. The accuracy improves over time and use.
Your Pendulum
While a bit of a misidentification, my first pendulum was actually m…
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Here’s an old post from an ex forum member, giving details of materials used and detailing the experience from using E A’s mastering divination course:
Many may remember a time when I was cataloging my experiences of working with EA’s Mastering Divination Course and I got to the end of the ideometric forms of divination which he taught. So, the next step in the course is Tarot.
My new deck recently came in the mail and what I will be doing is a twice a day charging and meditation of a single Tarot card from my deck. I will be posting the information here and after I have gone through all 78 Tarot cards I will be opening up the floor for divina…
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Two improvised tarot / oracle spreads which can be used by forum members and provide walkthroughs for creating and reading new spreads:
Unable to sleep at 4 am, I got the urge to work with my Wildwood Deck and this spread came to me. The Uffington Horse is a prevalent figure in the Wildwood deck, and has come to represent, for me, focus and achievement. I used the shape of its head (which has become a talisman of sorts for me) to structure the layout:
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I asked the cards to dictate what each card should represent, and this is what I got:
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This is how I’m interpreting it:
Green Man: The Project/Goal
Two of S…
First try
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Where should I look for empowerment?
Moon Sea Flower
(Ipomoea violacea)
“I will think clearly before I act.”
Clarity
Education
Mental strength
Intellect
Triumph
Comprehension
I. What changes am I resisting/where am I over-doing it?: The Chariot
II. What do I need to achieve emotional mastery?: Four of Pentacles
III. Where do I need to be on guard?: Judgement
IV. What action should I take/where should I focus my creative efforts?: Ace of Pentacles
V. What do I need…
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Here’s a very nice and detailed post on scrying using water and runes to see past present and future:
Scrying 101
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What is SCRYING ?
Scrying is the act of imposed fascination on an object/ outside medium that is usually smooth uniform and plain.
Plain in terms of - there’s no blemishes on the surface/medium and it has nothing else to distract your attention.
So what is fascination and how do you do it ? Easy …you already do. Each time you feel yourself drifting away when you were bored/tired and you found yourself daydreaming of something. Something that seemed to take you to a diffe…
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Here are some alternatives to the usual methods we see for divination showing that you can use what you have at hand to get intuitive answers:
I have spoken to various spirits on divination and I have come up with a new way of divination I coined the term chain tossing, simple yet effective.
You take two chain necklaces and concencrate them, like you would with tarot cards, then hold two chains in your hands cupped focus on a question and project them into the chains.
Focus on it, squeeze your hands and hold them in the air visualise a white light shine in your cupped hands and in the chains as you exhale letting go of the question c…
I was at work and I was vaping in the back with a coworker. I had been in non ordinary awareness, specifically left side awareness, which corresponds to spirituality, etc.
Anyway I had been skrying into the smoke. I asked “what rune represents what I should know at this time?”
I had seen othala. Which is the ancestral rune. Something that I thought was cool, Is that he noted that the room randomly dropped in temperature. The restaurant is typically hot. Specifically in the kitchen where we…
Very simple ideas for those who can’t use tarot, runes, or other methods whether it’s because they just suck at reading, can’t afford tools, live with oppressive persons, or any other reason.
I have a similar post for spirit communication .
I like to use anything I can get my hands on as a divination method. I’ve done pretty much all of these myself, some often when I feel the need to divine but don’t have my regular tools on hand.
Quick tip: you can cast or draw anything. A handful of plain r…
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Are you, like me, new to tarot? Want a good tip on how to choose a deck? And then if you had one, how to start using it. Click on the heading to see the thread. This is a concise and easy introduction to divination:
I’ve been running into a lot of practitioners (mostly in my daily life), who can manifest spirits, manifest their desires, but cannot divine. Which isn’t very good. So here I will describe a few methods of divination that are very simple and easy to learn as well as answer some questions anyone might have.
Divination Systems
There have been many forms of divination within different groups and cultures. Some are
-Runes
-Cartomancy, which is divination through cards which I will get into.
-S…
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Here’s a twist. Lenormand.
This Lenormand tutorial was posted eight years ago. All the links still work and it’s all good info.
Lenormand Cards are named after the famous French reader Mademoiselle Lenormand, who was said to have such a great reader than Napoleon Bonaparte himself sought her out.
Despite the name, they are actually based off of a 36 pack of German playing cards. Not French at all, not having anything to do with Lenormand herself.
In any case, they have quickly become my favorite pick for divination.
They are much different than the tarot so many are used to. Lenormand is less about interpreting the im…
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@longlostredemption ’s super list of keywords for the interpretation of tarot cards.
You can see she has put a lot of effort into making this list and with her permission she very kindly wants to share this here to help anyone wanting to learn to read the tarot.
I decided to upload my keywords to the forum today for all of you tarot users. Have fun.
And here’s an update she made for the reversed 8 of cups:
08 June 2022:
Insight on the reversed 8 of Cups. Came up with this interpretation:
To feel stable and back in homeostasis after an emotional upset regarding
lack of satisfaction and longing for change. To no longer want for
anything either because you took the steps to achieve what you desired
or have given up on that dream and came to terms with it.
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How to create a magpie oracle, with examples.
Inspired by the video below, I have decided to create a Magpie Oracle. I have some pieces already. I will detail how I put it together and assign meaning to the pieces, as a template for others. When it is complete, I will offer (occasional) readings.
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