Divination
Tarot, runes, scrying, and the older oracles — the methods, the theories behind them, and how readings are actually done.
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Divination Practices
Divination is the practice of discerning hidden information, future possibilities, or underlying patterns by means other than ordinary sense perception.…
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Tarot as a Tool of Divination
The tarot is a 78-card deck composed of 22 trumps (the Major Arcana) and 56 pip and court cards (the Minor Arcana). It is, in the twenty-first century,…
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Scrying, Runes, and Other Oracles
Beyond the tarot, the Western divinatory tradition includes a remarkable range of methods: scrying mirrors and crystal balls, the casting of runes, the…
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How to Read Tarot for Beginners
Learning to read the tarot is a long and absorbing practice, but the basics can be learned in a single afternoon, and the art develops over years. This…
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Understanding Rune Readings
Rune reading is the practice of casting the 24 runes of the Elder Futhark and reading their meaning in the context of a question. The practice is the…