Methods of Divination

[Antiochian]

What method do you prefer and why, if you care to share? I can't say I've found "my" form yet. I use tarot more than anything, but also use pendulums, Native American medicine cards, gypsy witch cards, and runes.

I'd say I mainly use tarot and the pendulum.

How often do you practice divination? For me, it's generally on or around the full moon.

 

[WhiskeyJack]

i use runes and my brain.

 

[Erebus]

As much as i'd like to think of divination as seeing into the future (or possible futures) I tend to think of it more as helpful advice. For this reason I tend to favour runes and tarot as both offer solutions to problems rather than simply presenting a possible scenario.

 

[Gentoo]

Tarot and runes... and whatever seems right at the time. I've been doing a daily draw before I go into work, when I remember. I find that it's actually pretty accurate, which is kinda scary.

 

[Antiochian]

My main problem with tarot is the symbolism can be pretty vague. I guess that leaves more room for interpretation/intuition. And as a grad student, I have neither the time nor the brain cells right now to try and memorize what every card means. So I keep my tarot bible handy...

 

[Antiochian]

The Gypsy Witch cards are cool but kind of scary. There's a card in the deck that if drawn literally says you'll die young. But I don't take these particular cards too seriously, as the "prediction" they forecast last time was wrong.

I do agree with Shyanekh that divination's more about finding advice than getting an accurate glance into the future. I think the tarot cards are a useful tool at psychological self-exploration, if anything.

 

[Gentoo]

My main problem with tarot is the symbolism can be pretty vague. I guess that leaves more room for interpretation/intuition. And as a grad student, I have neither the time nor the brain cells right now to try and memorize what every card means. So I keep my tarot bible handy...

I've been working with the tarot for almost 5 years now, I still keep the book handy because I haven't memorized them.. Same with the runes. But I'm finding with the daily draw that I get to learn either a new one every day or I remember one that I've learned in a previous day. It helps me..

 

[Lokabrenna]

I use tarot and oracle cards. I probably *should* be using runes as they're my pantheon's "specialty" but I'm very visual so I find it easier to work with cards.

Although, I can't seem to do in-person readings for anyone besides myself! I've had a lot of success with reading for others online. Most of the time I do fun readings for characters my friends have created for play-by-post roleplaying games, so far I've been scarily accurate.

 

[theirreverentconcubine]

Tarot of Paris. The past year, I've used them twice; asking the cards questions about myself. Divining the self rather than the future. Cards are archetype, I'm agency shuffling the deck; there is no reason why they should not do accurate modeling, but there is no future.

 

[Willamena]

Tarot and runes... and whatever seems right at the time. I've been doing a daily draw before I go into work, when I remember. I find that it's actually pretty accurate, which is kinda scary.

Finding symbolism to be significant is the best magic of all.