#cleromancy

[noosphe-re]

[grey-sorcery]

Divination

Suggested Reading

Introduction to Gnosis Energetic Senses Conceptualization Vs. Visualization Basics of Warding Spiritwork: First Steps

What is Divination?

As defined by the Oxford Dictionary: “Div·i·na·tion /ˌdivəˈnāSH(ə)n/ Noun noun: divination; plural noun: divinations The practice of seeking knowledge of the future or the unknown by supernatural means.” This can be done through a vast variety of means. 

Beginner Tips

Hold off on devoting your time on studying divination unless you want to focus primarily on it. Divination practices are a rabbit hole of research, consumerism, artist support, and practice. Without mindfulness, it is very easy to lose sight of your other studies and/or practices. 

Experiment with divination tools and methodologies. Everyone divines differently. Spend time finding what works best for you. What catches your eye at first may not work for you as well as another tool or method. 

Interpretation is in the eye of the beholder. Hold off on doing public readings or reading services until you’ve found your eye and your voice. 

Correspondences can play a huge part in divination, not so much as building a network of connected concepts like in spellwork, but for conceptual representation. Figure out what your correspondences are.

Some divination practices are aspects of closed cultures. Be sure to research and discuss divinatory practices before trying them. Through communication, you can definitely be inspired by closed practices in your own practice, while respecting the traditions they come from.

Divination is much safer than a lot of other practices, but it is a good idea to be aware of responsible precautions.

Remain aware of diviners that use divination to proselytize or pull clients into their own personal narratives. It isn’t super common, but occurs often enough to be in the back of your mind.

Understand that divinatory practices aren’t absolute. Since it is a practice that relies on interpretation and has differing methods of use, results can vary wildly. Take readings with a grain of salt.

If you receive a suspicious or ridiculous reading, especially if it involves a deity, be sure to get a second opinion.

Sometimes, you can be too close to a situation to do readings for yourself without biased interpretations. Knowing when it is responsible to get a reading from another practitioner is important.

Don’t just read about divination, talk to practitioners. See how other people interpret their tools and what methods they use.  

There are hundreds of types of divination, a lot of them are a bit ambiguous. Try to start simple and work up to the more vague practices after you have some experience under your belt.

Superstitions and omens vary wildly based on cultural context and regionality. It is best to stay away from these methods until you have more experience. 

Many divination tools can have similar methods of interpretations, for a lot of them numerology can be very beneficial to understand. Especially in cartomancy. 

Inventing your own tool and/or divination system can be extremely beneficial. Doing so can aid in feeling more connected to your tool. On top of that you decide how readings are meant to be interpreted.

Beginner Friendly Types of Divination

Cartomancy: Tarot, Oracle, & Lenormand

Readings done with cards.

Often involves numerology

Is read in spreads, of which there are countless variations. You can even come up with your own.

Symbology, color, composition, contrast, and context can be super helpful or even necessary for interpretations. 

Often somewhat rigid in structure. Oracle decks tend to be less structured.

How you pull from your deck can have a huge effect on how well you can connect with your deck. Play around with drawing methods.

A lot of contemporary decks have booklets with meanings, but these interpretations tend to be very fluffy. Divination can and should be capable of being harsh. Many websites, such as Biddytarot are also guilty of this. Many cards can be very double edged. It’s okay to use these as references at first, but I recommend pulling away from them when you feel comfortable.

Stay away from rip-off products. Try to buy directly from the artist. 

Cleromancy: Bones, Dice, & Geomancy

Tossing or dropping objects and interpreting how they land. 

For many tools, there are boards or mats that are also used for interpretation.

Certain methods of bone tossing are aspects of closed cultures. Be sure to do thorough research and discuss methods with practitioners of closed cultures.

Cleromancy systems are the easiest to come up with your own. 

Play around with creating your own reading mats/boards. You’d be surprised at how much it can alter interpretations. 

Can be the harshest of all types of divination.

Often takes the longest to interpret as there are a lot of variables to account for. 

Dowsing: Rods & Pendulums

Swinging or swaying a tool and interpreting its movements.

The easiest to learn.

The type of divination that is most likely to be biased, as it can pick up on very subtle subconscious movements of the hands and arms.

Best for yes/no questions and location divination.

Pendulums are often used with a mat/board, but they are not necessary.

Tools are “programmed” before use. Meaning that the possible answers are all stated and decided on before a reading begins. Can be more important in spiritual methods of reading, but is a responsible practice regardless.

Can easily depend on headspace and focus.

Pendulums are often cheaply produced by corporations. Try to buy directly from artists, rather than from sites like Amazon. 

Numerology:

The interpretations and correspondences of numbers.

Is often used in practices like “angel numbers”, which is a whole thing. I recommend reading this article by Coin And Candle about it.

Often plays a huge role in how many divination systems are interpreted.

Is the easiest type of divination and correspondence to lead into appropriative and crystal-fascist new age practices and philosophies.

Spiritual, Energetic, Chaotic, & Symbolic Divination Methods

Despite not being discussed very often, there are a few different ways to practice divination. What method is used can have a huge impact on how you connect with each reading and each tool. I recommend having a tool devoted to each method, but work with one until you’re comfortable with it before moving on to the next. There are numerous combinations of tools and methods, so it can end up taking a very long time before something clicks.

Spiritual Method: Using your intuition to feel for which cards, bones, dice, directions, etc to use, pull, and/or how to interpret them. Often requires a state of gnosis.

Energetic Method: Employing energy work to connect to a client and then using energetic senses to feel for which cards, bones, dice, directions, etc to use, pull, and/or how to interpret them. Often requires a state of gnosis.

Chaotic Method: The idea that the universe’s absurdity and serendipity will cause parts of tools and interpretations that are based off of each situation at hand. In this method, bias can be a good thing while remaining self-aware.

Symbolic: Solely using images, correspondences, and context to interpret cards. Similar to the chaotic method, but without the bias.

Self-Awareness During a Reading

As stated above, it is very easy to be biased in your interpretations. For this reason, it is important to remain self-aware. There are several ways to achieve this:

Do multiple readings with the same question.

Have your reading verified by another diviner, without giving them the entire context.

Take some time to reflect on the reading to see how your current context of the situation could have influenced your interpretations.

Take your interpretations directly from the guide books.

Take some time before a reading to try and step away from the situation.

Send a picture of the reading and the question to another diviner to see how they would interpret it.

Safety Practices

There is a lot of hype and fear mongering around divination, especially with tools like ouija boards. Things like “Evil spirits can come through and attack you”, and “You can never know what you’re connecting to” are very common. While these narratives have some truth to them, they are very much hyperbole and really only apply to the spiritual method. The largest danger when it comes to divination are people who use divination to manipulate others. This is typically done by pulling people into their personal narratives; like past lives, deity communication/godphoning, and things like “magic/astrral wars/battles”. 

If you’re practicing the spiritual method I recommend cleansing the space, having wards in place, and remaining self-aware the entire time. While this gradually becomes less necessary with experience in spirit work, it is still a good idea. 

Be weary of anyone who implies that the reading is a set in stone reading/future/etc. Avoid diviners who do medical readings, unless you have seen a medical professional first, at the very least. However, due to the nature of divination please remain aware that the reading is in no way absolute and there is no reason to be fearful if the reading is negative. 

Divination is a form of advice. It can also be used for spirit communication, however it can be easy to get carried away in interpretations until more experience is gained. 

KEEP CRYSTAL BALLS COVERED. They can bend light like a magnifying glass and can start fires!

Depending on your practice, and what you’re communicating with, it can also be wise to keep mirrors covered. The idea behind this is that it prevents spiritual entities from using the mirror to enter your space. I find that warding divination tools is sufficient enough most of the time.

To read more about me, see my master post of content, employ my services, or support me on Patreon click here!

[terriblymundane]

It's the time of the year to give - yes, badly wrapped up presents - But also free dice readings with pictures 🖤 🎄

Ask up to 3 questions via DM (no inbox!)

Pick a set of dice (Left | Middle | Right)

What's the funniest present you gave or received (Entertain me-)

Like, reblog and/or follow as guise of cookies

Remember that I do readings as an hobby and purely for your entertainment. So don't forget to bring your sense of humor ;)

Open until I inhale too much sugar.

EDIT: Closed for now! Getting to the readings in queue ;)

[fuckyeahfanfictions]

Chapters: 1/1 Fandom: DCU (Comics), Batman (Comics) Rating: Explicit Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Relationships: Tim Drake/Jason Todd Characters: Tim Drake, Jason Todd Additional Tags: Bondage, robincest meme, New Earth Summary:

For the prompt on the robincest meme over at dcu-memes, "Tim riding Jason. Hard."

[apolloendymion]

emergency divination readings!🃏🔮☕💎🕯️

tarot, runes, tea leaves, pendulum, and crystals!

(info on my situation here)

for $5, you may choose one of the following:

single card or rune (see deck options below)

tea leaf reading

crystal chip scattering (see crystal list below)

pendulum reading (see pendulum options below)

add-ons:

additional cards/runes [$1 each]

my cat will choose your card(s)/rune(s) (see cat pic & bio below) [$2]

my dog will choose your card(s)/rune(s) (see dog pic & bio below) [$2]

I'll recommend a deity/spiritual entity to guide you based on your query and results; you may ask for an entity from a specific culture if you'd like (open practices only!) [$5]

please dm me with proof of payment, your choice of divination method, any add-ons or preferences, and a clear, single-sentence query. you may provide extra context to assist with the reading. tips and dona.tions appreciated.

🕯️ vnm 🃏 cshpp 🔮 gfndme ☕

options and photos of my equipment (& cute pets!) beneath the cut:

deck options:

standard smith-waite: tiny (smaller than a US quarter), pocket size (comparable to a business card), and standard size

nonstandard smith-waite: the somnia tarot by nicolas bruno (incredible photography project. eerie, dreamlike, liminal, yet the physical props give it a more grounded, tangible feel than your average deck.), the tattoo tarot (stunning art, if you like clean but complex designs, classic playing card artwork, or traditional western tattoo art, this deck will really resonate with you.), the literary tarot (each card depicts classic literary characters from around the world; deck sales benefited charity. my personal favorite. every detail is carefully crafted to appeal to book lovers. elaborate, shiny, magical. also they gave odysseus top surgery scars)

specialty decks: the caretaker (@cryptotheism, formerly @normal-horoscopes)'s normal tarot deck (completely original oracle deck, feels liminal and dark, but somehow peaceful; great for someone pondering deep mysteries or looking for advice in hard times), moreno & quijada's sonoran tarot (smith-waite's major arcana only; stunning and vibrant watercolors of sonoran desert wildlife. really showcases the power and wonder of the natural world. local purchase from indie artists who I've personally met)

if you'd like me to use a specific tarot spread template, please let me know. otherwise i will choose the best option for your query + number of cards. you can also pick a spread mat, if you like! you don't need to purchase enough cards to fill the mat; i can get creative with the placement. just let me know if you want the floral mat or the bunny mat:

other options:

pendula: metal (this was a gift and i don't know what it's made of; brass maybe? gold in color.), howlite, glass beads with sea turtle scene

crystal chips: red jasper, various quartz, flourite, lapis lazuli, lace agate, tigers eye, sunstone, sodalite, bismuth. all stones can be thrown, or you/i can choose 5-10 specific stones that resonate with your query.

runes: elder futhark, white clay, handmade. wyrd optional.

my kitty cat, nachtus:

nacht came into my life through my current girlfriend, who has had him since he was born. every time she went into the room with his litter, he scrambled up her pant leg like he knew she would be his favorite person. he's about 2 years old now, and loves cuddles, belly rubs, q-tips, waking up our boyfriend in the middle of the night, bothering people while they're gaming, and sitting on my gf's shoulder like a parrot.

my puppy dog, misha:

misha came into my life through my current boyfriend, who has had him since he was a puppy. he was a rescue, along with his brother oakley, who went with my boyfriend's sister. misha is a chug (chihuahua-pug mix) and is estimated to be around 8 years old. he loves cuddles, being swaddled in blankets, barking at strangers, lying on the softest pillows he can find, and zoomies!

thanks so much for taking the time to read this. it means more than you know.

[frankencanon]

looking for words like "necromancy" to describe specific specialized types of magic?

look no further

[sofiathewitch]

going to create my own cleromancy kit soon :3

[emma-dennehy-presents]

Decided to put a charm casting kit together. Am Goblin by thought and gender so collecting shinies/klikklaks/etc comes naturally. There are a few specific things I want to add, ex some specific animal bits and seeds. Not in a rush, they'll come to me.

[friend-crow]

I've taken to using multiple divination tools in a session, because I find each one is better suited to some types of questions than others, and it allows for a more natural flow of conversation.

I use an old dollar coin for yes or no questions.

Pendulum and some of the items I usually use for cleromancy when I'm asking for a choice between set options.

Cartomancy for more open ended questions.

Cleromancy (at least how I do it) is also good for open ended questions, but generally with more succinct answers.

[fightingchancestudio]

I'll be making some more Greek divination dice, and I've got a few new super-secret glazes to use 🥰 #ttrpg #dnd #5e #pathfinder #divination #greekoricle #historicdice #greekdice #cleromancydice #cleromancy https://www.instagram.com/p/Ce1cpMkOFYD/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[pagantwot]

Hello! Welcome to my blog! I'm That Witch Over There~

I've found the description space to be lacking, so in case anyone is intrigued, here's a long-winded post all about the spiritual journey of my second-favorite person, me!

(My first-favorite person is my darling cat, Quinn. All must love him and despair.)

To start with, my name is Izzy! It's lovely to meet me, I'm sure. I live in the American Southwest, which is a terrible place for a born-and-raised bog witch to end up, but there you have it. I am, among many other things, a writer, dancer, gamer, cook, and proud cat-Papa.

I've been somewhat of a pagan for a while (23 years, give or take), but more in a "I believe all gods are real but I don't worship any in particular" kind of way. Do they call that a spiritualist? I don't know. It's the religious equivalent of believing your neighbors exist but never going to any of the neighborhood barbequeues or junk sales.

I observed a few pagan traditions particular to my Irish and Polish ancestors out of a feeling of deep attachment to and respect for them, but that was about it. No gods had anything to do with my practice of magic, either, or if they did, it wasn't by request and, so far as I can tell, they never made it known to me.

The 2020 election and, earlier this year, my visit to Greece changed that. I had two separate, dissimilar, and personal experiences during these times that compelled me to dedicate myself to the worship of the gods of the ancient Greeks.

While I was most strongly called to Apollon, and later Hermes as well, I do my best to make room in my worship for all of the gods, nymphs, and other beings as they become or make themselves known to me.

UPDATE: Most recently I have been delving into the philosophies underpinning Satanism and Luciferianism - not so much theistic Satanism or Luciferianism, but trying to incorporate those ideals and ethics into my life and my faith - and I'd love to find people who would like to discuss it! It doesn't escape me that Satanism does trend more strongly towards an atheistic approach, nor that regarding oneself as godly in one's own right falls under hybris and is generally at odds with Hellenic paganism, but that certainly would be an interesting discussion to have if you like! Please note that I am not particularly affiliated with any official Satanist or Luciferian organizations.

My practice of magic does trend towards Irish and Polish tradition, and I still don't tend to involve the gods in it, but if anyone wants to talk about the frequent intersection between paganism and the practice of magic today, I'd be interested to hear your perspectives. I don't especially have one tbh.

I'm also available to discuss:

- methods of divination

- the ethics of using curses in one's magical practice

- personal methods of worship

- environmentally-conscious magic

- interpretation of myths

- book recommendations

- reconstructionism vs. eclecticism

- building local community in a minority religion

- anything related to paganism (particularly hellenic but not required), magical practice, theology in general, religious history in general, or cats

I practice various forms of cleromancy and my readings are free, but I haven't worked out a good system for me for doing so long distance - if that changes, I'll update this post!

You can find me on Twitter @pagantwot, and I've just made an Insta as well with the same username.

[fuckyeahfanfictions]

Chapters: 1/1 Fandom: DCU (Comics), Batman (Comics) Rating: Explicit Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Relationships: Tim Drake/Jason Todd Characters: Tim Drake, Jason Todd Additional Tags: Phone Sex, PWP, Masturbation, New Earth Summary:

"Hey, Birdboy, what're you wearing?"

[cl421vccqs]

Sexy Asian ass in shorts le meto un pote grande Mi ex paraguaya me llama Nasty things are always enjoyment when spiced up with kinks Virgin girl plays with her precious fur pie back in her room Horny Sissy Crossdresser Ria Alexa Suck And Riding Sexy Sofia Silva at shower Carly Hernandez New Viral Scandal Hot teen muscle stud gay sex and anal men fat gallery Slim Twink Bare pretty girl opens legs to get dick deep into her pussy

[kyannnite]

devil take the hindmost…

aka my unexpected foray into love never dies art…closeups in the read more :-)

[fallenorder-incorrectquotes]

BD-1: *touches Cal’s hand with his tiny foot*

Cal: *tearing up* thank you

[renshengs]

based on @cleromancy's brilliant post found here / what if after tim broke jason out of prison in robin #183 they decided to kiss about it