To Divine ~ Divination

 

To Divine ~ Divination

The ability to foresee, usually regarding the future

Many who practice any form of spirituality, Magical practice , even religion believe in & use many forms of divination .

Some groups believe anyone can divine , I'm one of those people . some groups only believe only a chosen person can divine .

While I believe we all can divine , because frankly we all have sight , even those we label blind have the ability to divine .

What I do not believe is that divination has to be one method , or all people divine in the same way . Even those who divine using the same method will divine in their own & unique way .

This isn't some long over drawn post & elaborate study on divination .

I'm just giving a few examples of different means of divination  Sharing ideas , of how I divine & perhaps how others do too.

Hey think of the art of diving water ! The water diviner ! Yes to foresee water !

That is divination

I'm mostly , well really just use folk methods of divination . perhaps the only divination I use would have at one time been an elitist form of divination . That is the art of bibliomancy .

Divination through reading .

 This for me is the actually probably the only form of divination which I use on my personal self . why ? because I can't manipulate the outcome LOL

 No kidding . This is what most who are full time diviners do they often do not ever do what is termed " a reading " on themselves .

Why because you want to control your outcome , that's why

A wonderful teacup reader I met told me she rarely reads her own cup , same with a card reader I know , why because you want to manipulate the reading .usually . not always but in my case usually I would .

 So yes get this Tarot , never , I have purchased how many decks . My family & friends laugh because I've turned up at their doors with yet another deck to give away that I absolutely am not using .

Weird eh as most of my ways are via sight & the sole reason I purchase tarot , visual LOL . Yes that's me , a terrible hoarder of calendars & tarot decks .

all because of the images .

So for self yes the art of divining through the written word , this was most commonly done via use of the bible , by folk common people , but before who knows when really just the wealthy could read & write usually . yet really any good old book will do . I tend to like day books & saint books , folkore stories as well.
I like most people have several ways of divining , the method I use most is that of omens , almost always . based on the wind , the sky , behavior of animals etc. omens are signs , some are learned from hereditary means others are just knowing  & the results after. experience is a big part of omen divination . feathers of eagle & other birds , presence of deer , finding antlers etc.

another form of divination I really like & enjoy is that of scrying , most practice this via using glass or water . I absolutely get nothing when using glass , however I love both fire & water divination .

While I'm not practiced at it I am really interested in the throwing of the bones for divination .

I have a big collection of jaw bones & I've tried several times to read them I didn't get much from it though so perhaps they have different purpose .

Then there is the reading of people , yes it is just like reading plants , animals , stones etc. some people like my eldest is amazing at reading animals , of course divination of people is also knowing human behavior mostly , which in turn helps us see what is to come .

for those who work with folk methods of divination it is often difficult to explain or put in words , it is often a more hands on , experiential form of knowing through time & familiarity .

I've a cousin who reads tea leaves ! This is now her business , I haven't a clue how to divine a tea leaf & I know it took her yrs to be so gifted at it . I believe she wrote a book about it as well.

Anyway below are some images of just a few examples of folk methods of divining .

Again I believe anyone can divine , so what might you use , what & how do you divine ?

Which brings me to the why of this post LOL

Tarot ! Tarot giveaway !

 Yes I'm giving away a deck

I haven't had a giveaway in who knows how long , why not yet another set I don't get anything out of but someone else may .

  going to post the giveaway & draw date in a different post

 

 

 

 

 

Scrying Fire , either outdoors or in

 

Candle reading , one can read both the fire & the wax

 

seeds ! yes reading the seeds , I loved reading these pomegranate seeds

 

bones a many in this house

throwing money out the window ... self expectation....

 

Its been awhile , we've got no pc right now so while I still handwrite journals each day It is difficult to type much content on a cell ph .

I've had several topics floating round in my head the past 3 weeks though & really needing to share ......

No I'm not giving away $ , throwing money out the window was just a line that came into my head during meditation .

 Meditation on ego & misery . Self expectation ,  negative expectation of self not others ( which is another whole subject )

Today this reading , it really helped me , see know , today was the day , I'm ready. I'd as I often do have a topic in my head or sitting in draft form for days . working things through .Ignorance is bliss. well , I guess that is the time it took me in that ignorance . Although I sure was not in a blissful state .

Did I want to know my truth ? Do you ?

Do I wish to open that can up , acknowledge the shit that's inside ? Am I afraid ?

Can I handle it without feeling I'm a worthless human being , will I demonize myself ? Will it hurt ?

all these that hold us back are fear driven . We all have fear , we all respond usually in not the most healthy ways either when it comes to fear .

So I have to get myself unafraid first off.

Looking at self , those negative facts , those negative truths . Most people want to just label others as either all good or all bad . We also do this to ourselves !

Ok back to looking at our negative side , our perhaps not so healthy side.

Yes I look at myself , self analyze . Yet you know what , look around you , listen , those closest to us also know that negative side . What are they saying ? In my healing 17yrs ago , learning & walking in discernment I learned what not acting in haste really means when it comes to listening .Often those of us who are risk takers while this can be a strong attribute we can also be extremely hasty in response , especially in a mean spirited way .  To not respond in defense at the snap of a finger , to not say mean words back , that it actually isn't a fight at all. It is just sharing their truth .

There is truth in what our loved ones say about us , truth about both our positive & negative . I'm not talking about nitpicking at someone's every little irritating fault either . in that case ignorance is bliss & we also need know when to move on & not point out all what we perceive as wrong . The point in helping someone with their negative behavior is to support them out of it , not nitpick at them & demonize them . Support is a totally different thing which helps another perhaps be empowered enough they can actually catch the behavior when it creeps in the next time & not need help from another at all.

Do I want to hear it ? Will I listen ?

So out of my ignorant nonblissful self I go

 

About 3 weeks ago I came to the realization my ego was hurting , needing self recognition . It creeps in . We all have it . I can't stand the feeling of it . Resentment & harmful anger settle in .  

I realized I was judging certain people for where they are at in their lives . their growth & learning .

Self focus in a very negative light . I haven't had that hard ego trip in yrs . It really popped in with a bang .

 So to counter this I began working on praise , on friending people rather than just ditching them . Enjoying what they share rather than judging it .

 I also was beginning to acknowledge my need to slow down , while I was busy judging those who are into fast paced learning , I realized my push of self to keep up .

This is neither how I was taught , how I learn or how I teach .

 I wasn't being me .

 So that ego really needed to come back to being authentic self.

 Ha , in a day , not on your life ! Remember I am slow , that is my true self .

No because get this even though I'd identified ego I still was extremely miserable , I kept blaming my cellulitius , my body being drained , it does play a toll on the mind when we've encountered a long term physical ailment . Yet no that was excuse , I was in need of reason , misery , this is not my norm , yes I speak of the negative but usually in a way that will educate .

I was just miserable day in & out .

 Why should I be in misery ? I mean I'm in my element , I'm working my magic , we've got the new homestead business started .

This is it , the trigger , the root . Slowly digging deep I was seeing , it was taking me a long time for this one . This acknowledgment of my misery , thankfully my loved ones do have some patience , tolerance etc.

As I walk in the woods & I listen , really listen , this is my altar , my soul , my spirit .

 It was that irritating $ issue yet again !

 My morals , my integrity , my whole being was tormented . Again it creeps in .

I was miserable & mean spirited . No I'm not a demon , yet I can have demon like qualities , I am not a mean spirited person , we are all capable of being mean to another though, every single one of us !

Yet our positive & negatives effect not just us , it effects others around us .

I could see I was irritating people . We all have faults , annoyances that irritate .

 I just couldn't stand being in this state any longer . Again Thank You husband for your patience .

I really did need to get this crap out . This issue of earning $ . No I'm not talking self sabotage , I'm not talking about not earning any $ . This is about the how ! & The insane trap I put myself into . Negative self expectation !

Yes I had expectation this summer would be a boom for product. Ha ha says Mother Nature !

False expectation , demon # 1 , I thought I'd be earning at least 4 times what I do in a summer , I've earned 1/4 LOL , counting your chicks before they're hatched demon #2 , I had planned in my head all the great things that would come our way due to $ missing what great stuff is right here demon #3

Sheesh , I can't say what a relief this was once I began to really dig . I really must've had a fear of letting these demons go because this has been several months of this shit .

 Really I can physically feel weight off my back . That misery lifting , not all gone but I really had to revamp in my soul what I was doing in order to earn $ & nope my morals , ethics & integrity just couldn't do it .

So yes I'm tossing the $ out the window . Take that false profit !

Regrowth , climbing out of that sludge pit .

 Being my slow self yet again , being the hippy dippy unschooling mum & silly granny .

I remember what I will ethically do for $ and will not do .

So I'm returning to that which makes my spirit rise , Those I respect & love in this world & others , My magic cat ninja , my grandmother & greats , Tasha Tudor , Jeanne Parvati , Sandra Dodd , Jeanne Rose , old hiipy women ....... looking up old Waldorf ways , Old in print copies of my compleat mother , sage woman & unschooling mags . Hanging out with my kid way more , touching , seeing & hearing

Again these are not excuses , this is the real me , coming out , re-emerging once again just like the beautiful monarchs that healed me all 33 yrs ago in MX they emerge again here today & next time I need it again , because there always will be need for healing ......

 Slowly not fast , not immediate , yet true emergence takes time it is not based on negative /false expectation of self or another  , remember that !