Fun Fact! Did you notice that if you Lexigram the word ‘Lots’ you get ‘lost’ and also ‘slot’? If you’re not in the right mindset, or are asking about something the Spirit of the Lots don’t want to answer, you can end a session feeling just as lost as you were when you started. And in using the Lots you are trying to fit the coin of your words into the slot of the Universal Machine, hoping that when you turn the knob (grab a fistful of Lots), you will get a useful and clear answer. Warning: Casting Lots can be addicting. One question can lead to a second, then a third, then a fourth, ad infinitum, as you seek clarification of the previous answer. I’m convinced one of the intended lessons of Casting Lots is knowing when to discipline oneself and cut off the line of questioning, thanking whatever Spirit you have invoked for answering your questions, then setting your Lots on a shelf and walking away. Aside from that, have fun! The Lots can be bracingly direct or mysterious, often both at the same time!
EXERCISES:
- Ask the Lots a question from your past, to which you already know the answer. What was my maternal grandmother’s name? What was the name of my first pet? What was the answer you drew? Did you get a family name? A personal name? A nickname? Initials?
- Ask the Lots, ‘who most wishes me ill right now?’ Did you get a name? Initials? Was the answer a person, or a movement, such as ‘Incels’ ‘Anarchists’ ‘Supply-Siders’? Was it descriptive, such as a word like ‘boss’ ‘co-worker’ ‘council’? Was it a number? If so, such a number could indicate the number of adversaries you face. Or were you lucky enough to get the answer ‘none’ in response to this question?
- Ask the Lots, ‘what is the most significant thing which will happen to me between now and the end of the year?’ Note the answer, including all the letters and numbers you drew and cast on the surface. Do it in diagram form, if need-be. Return to this answer on the last day of the year, and study it. Consider the events of the year, between when you asked the question, and the last day of the year. Can you see how the Lots you cast in response to this question applied to your life in the time-period covered by the question?
- Ask the Lots, ‘who will (name of family member or friend) marry?’ Note the answer, including all the letters and numbers you drew and cast on the surface. Do it in diagram form, if need-be. The answer to this question may take considerably longer to manifest, but when this family member or friend does marry, return to the answer you drew and study it. Does this answer make sense to you now, given what you know about the person your family member or friend married? Or did you receive the answer ‘none’ in response to this question? Did this person, in fact, never marry?