Divination Systems

Since divination systems require more external knowledge than illumination sorcery, I will begin with that. I've decided to jot my mental notes down here since every magickal diary I've kept up to this point seems to get lost, or different things are put in different volumes, and everything is scattered all over different texts, scraps of paper, and computer disks.

I've decided to create a divination system. I'm not exactly sure which one yet, but, I've ruled out a tarot or card based system because cards do not endure the elements very well. Stones and other hard objects are much more enduring, and much more fun to cast.

I don't want to make a system that is too random like astrology where the readings can apply to just about anything are too vague to be of any real use. One might also conclude that the urim and thumim system would not be advisable because it allows for only yes or no answers. However, I wish to use the urim and thumim system as well. It would stand to reason that if one can interact with one's subconscious and the universe itself through the stones, one could also communicate one's intent through them.

Proceeding on that basis, using a system of making a new pattern as prescribed in Huna divination traditions seems promising, and I will definitely use that in my urim and thumim system.

I also wish to create a larger set of Shaman stones based on color associations, and another set of Nordic runes. I like my Obsidian runes that I already have, but, I would like to craft a set of my own. It will be more accurate because my energies were involved in creating the stones more than the ones that I purchased in an occult supply shop.

I realize that creating a new divination system will take time, and that is why I am working with previously established models that I already have experience with first. I want to start making my own sets of stones for these systems, and once I have a better grasp of the theory behind the various divination systems, I will construct a system of my own. I will also be looking more closely at the I Ching at some point to see if that could also aid in the system's construction.

I am finally in a place where raw materials are fairly cheap, and relatively easy to come by, and there is no reason why I should not begin this work now. I should have been studying these things before in preparation for this period, but, so be it.