The Green Witch's Grimoire by Arin Murphy-Hiscock

Author:Arin Murphy-Hiscock
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Adams Media
Published: 2020-07-28T00:00:00+00:00

BRIEF OVERVIEW OF COMMON DIVINATION METHODS

The tarot card system is probably the most familiar form of divination. This isn’t the place to go into it, but if the organized system of symbols and such appeals to you, I encourage you to find a deck with art that speaks to you and begin your study of it. Use your journal to write down your impressions as you study the cards (meditating on them one at a time is a great way to explore them), and keep that information as part of your grimoire. Your personal responses to the cards are valuable, possibly more so than traditional meanings associated with a specific card.

What may interest green witches more, however, are the various oracle decks that exist. Oracle decks have a varying number of cards with different images on them that generally come with a booklet outlining what each card is meant to represent, according to the artist or creator of the deck. Like with tarot decks, you can find an oracle deck on almost any subject (I have botanical sets, a bird set, a fiber arts set, and so forth). Just like with a tarot deck, forging a new relationship with a new oracle deck by meditating on each card and writing down your feelings and interpretations of each card can be of more use to you and your grimoire than relying solely on the artist’s or designer’s intent.

The pendulum is another divination tool favored by intuitive witches like those on the green path. A quotation popularly attributed to Albert Einstein, who had an interest in dowsing, states, “The dowsing rod is a simple instrument which shows the reaction of the human nervous system to certain factors which are unknown to us at this time.” Like the dowsing rod, the pendulum is an object that responds to minuscule movements initiated by the nervous system, prompted by the body reacting to messages coming from the energy around it. Pendulums can be made from crystals, wood, or metals, or can be as simple as any sort of weight hanging from a string. The art of using a pendulum lies mainly in knowing what kind of questions to ask to help gain insight.

Other intuitive methods you could explore are scrying in water and scrying in a candle flame. Both ask you to use the item as a visual focus to allow your mind to disconnect from the physical world and be open to images, ideas, and visions; this device is referred to as a speculum. For example, the archetypical crystal ball is a scrying tool; black mirrors are also popular. Bowls of water or ink, polished stones, and even candle flames are all used as a visual focus in order to shift consciousness to receive impressions regarding a problem or situation. All these specula serve as a visual focus to occupy the conscious mind while the subconscious mind becomes active. A relaxed, dreamy state enables us to perceive more than we do when we think we are alert and conscious of our environment.

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