EXERCISES:

  1. Think of a topic of concern to you. Cast the light and shadow stones onto the picture and note where they fall. Did the ‘shadow’ stone’s identification of the basic problem resonate with you? Did the ‘light’ stone give you any helpful advice as to the way out of the problem or situation? Revisit this cast in a week, two weeks, a month. Was the sacred tree’s answer accurate about the problem and solution, or did it miss by a country-mile?
  2. Think of something which concerns you about somebody else you know. Cast the stones and note where they fall. Did the ‘shadow’ stone yield any information you didn’t know about this person’s predicament? Did the ‘light’ stone offer advice you think this other person would be well-advised to take? Did the light and shadow stones pick up on some altogether different issue about this other person that you weren’t focusing on when you cast the stones?

EXTRA CREDIT:

Design your own divinatory picture. Start with some basic symbol such as a pentagram, a triskelion, a yin-yang symbol, the Pagan wheel of the year, or a compass rose. Loaves and fishes or a Latin cross, if your Christian. Decide what symbols you want to include on it. Then use your divinatory picture like I outlined above. Did yours work better for you, or was there no noticeable difference?

I think divination is both art and science. You can create a brand-new divination system, tool, or method, but so long as you are clear on it’s meanings, and you approach it in a spirit of sincerity, it will work for you.   

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