An
Open Mind And Common Sense
The practice
of 'seeing into the future' and
determining human fate and fortune is an
ancient one. It involves diverse
traditions from many varied cultures -
and these practices have undergone many
rebirths and permutations over the
years. The most common forms of
divination seemed to have stood the
tests of time, ridicule, modern sciences
and personal preference!
The most
common practices are listed below - yet
with any method of divination, it seems
best to approach it with an open mind,
but also with common sense. The methods
described below, are often the "tools"
used by Clairvoyants to augment, widen
or manifest their perceptions. They are
not only fun, but can provide
interesting insights into personality,
situations, and potentials - but it is,
in my opinion, unhealthy to allow them
to dominate one's life!
Astrology
- a complex subject, one that its'
practitioners would describe as a
science. It bears very little
resemblance to the horoscopes that are
printed in the daily Newspapers and
magazines, and even less to the computer
generated astrological text services!
For a true
and accurate divination using Astrology,
consult a professional Astrologer, who
will need your date of birth, place of
birth and time of birth.
Tarot
- another complex subject, with many
practitioners, and few true seers!
Almost everyone who consults this form
of divination wants to know about
potential futures, interactions with
loved ones, and ways in which to deal
with problems and dilemmas. The Tarot
persuade not only the Client, but
Consultant too, to look deeper and more
carefully at every aspect of a given
situation.
The Tarot
has a multi-dimensional quality, where
one can deal with the apparent mundane,
material concerns, as well as the
not-so-apparent spiritual aspects - and
all that exists in between. A true
'Seer' is able to synthesize this
information and guide the Client towards
success.
Runes
- an Oracular system of divination and
magic! The Runes are simple, earthy
symbols rooted in the natural world and
as such can be touched and related to by
anyone who is willing to ally themselves
with them. They can be viewed, like any
other ideograph, like a frozen symbol of
an actual state or concept. They
stimulate the imagination and help us to
understand and perceive our relationship
to others and to the world; thereby
allowing us to cause change.
A true Rune
Master is very hard to find, and I wish
you luck in your search for one!
I Ching
- one of the oldest forms of divination
still in existence. The I Ching is not
the work of an individual but the
collective wisdom of generations
spanning 3000 years. It is founded on
the examination of nature and humanity,
and stands for the schematic, rhythmic
and purposeful cosmos. 'Change not the
eternal,' is the central theme, and time
is identified as a vital factor in the
composition of the world and the
evolvement of the individual.
This system
works from the premise that change is
not random, and that each manifestation
of existence can only transmute into
something already inherent in its own
nature and not into anything entirely
different. This system of divination
also maintains that change follows in a
cyclic motion, to the ancient Chinese
even death conveyed movement returning
to its source, being the opposite of
life, death implied the eventual return
to a previous state.
The I Ching
affirms that by revealing to the
conscious mind what is concealed in the
subconscious mind, it is possible to
predict the probable future and to
choose a direction accordingly,
therefore we can become the masters of
our own destiny and not its slaves.
Palmistry
- reading palms like interpreting the
cards or casting a horoscope is one of
the ancient methods of divination that
has survived and is as popular today as
it ever was.
Palmistry
however differs from other methods of
divination in that it is completely
personal as no two hands, like no two
fingerprints, are identical.
There are
two sides of palmistry, chirosophy which
deals with the lines on the hand and
chirognomy in which the shape of the
hand and fingers are analysed. Both are
closely connected, with Astrology and
the different areas of the hands and
fingers are associated with the planets.
Crystallomancy, Crystal Ball or Scrying
- Scrying means seeing magical images in
a reflective medium, such as a crystal
ball. What you see can shed light on the
present and guide future action. The
word 'scry' comes from the Anglo-Saxon
'descry', which means to see.
Scrying in
shiny surfaces has been practised in
every culture and time, not only by
mystics and magicians, but every girl
who has gazed into a mirror and
performed rituals to see her lover's
face, or by any man who has sought
wisdom in moonlit water.
Crystallomancy differs from other forms
of scrying such as tea leaves, because
the images are not formed by the medium
itself, but from within your psyche.
People
sometimes feel that they cannot use a
crystal ball or a mirror successfully
because there are no concrete images on
which to work. For this reason, Scryers
can become anxious and actually block
the natural and very vivid images cast
on to the glass by the mind's eye.
Numerology - The theory that, a name
is more than just a label but the
essence of, the person who bears it, is
an idea stretching back throughout the
years. It is on this theory coupled with
the belief that numbers are a store
house of magic power that the practice
of divination by numbers is based.
Originally
each letter of the Greek and Hebrew
alphabets also stood for a number and
therefore each word represented a number
when its letters were added together. In
this way a person's name could be
reduced to a number and they would bear
the characteristics associated with it.
Each of the
planets also has its individual number
and consequently the person who also
bears that number is influenced by them.
A person's
date of birth can also be used in the
same way, and when coupled with their
'name' number can foretell of things to
come for a particular year in their
life. There are many good books and
Computer programs for Numerology, but
yet again, I would advise that you seek
out a Professional Numerologist and book
a Consultation.
About the Author
This article
was written by Casper. Casper is a
Senior Reader for the Circle of
Professional Clairvoyants. He is
clairsentient and a seer of
International repute.
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