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ATTEMPTING DIVINATION

Many people—clients, as well as friends and students—have asked about the proper way to attempt divination. The answer is, there are no hard and fast rules for meditating or gaining spiritual insight to questions, personal or otherwise.

There are, however, are a few things to take into consideration. While you may think of yourself as a spirit in the material world, remember that your body is the vehicle of your spirit while you’re here. When it comes to divination, try not to ask questions when you are over-tired, mentally foggy, sick, emotionally stressed or worried about the answer. Whether you read Tarot cards, channel or swing a pendulum, your physical and emotional state can affect the clarity of your answers, as well as your receptivity to them. (Read more … ) A tired body is a tired channel. There’s a reason Edgar Cayce was called the “Sleeping Prophet.” His information came through best when he was relaxed and asleep.

The best time to ask a question is when you feel energized but calm, your mind is tranquil and you have no great emotional weight riding on the outcome of the question. Get into as relaxed a state as possible. Any number of meditation tapes can help you achieve a level of calm. When you are ready, ask the question. Simply ask and then, without thinking, be open to whatever comes back in answer. If it’s a feeling, remember it. If it’s an image or a word, even better. If you’re relaxed but still not getting an answer, leave it for another day. Sometimes the answers just aren’t to be found. Sometimes you need to experiment and find a method of divination that works best for you. And sometimes you aren't allowed to know things, for whatever reason.

Other factors outside your control can affect the results as well. You might check the Internet for information about moon power. Full moons, plus or minus two days, are considered best for divinations. There might be one particular Moon sign that works for you, possibly when the Moon is in the same sign as your Sun or your Ascendant. Or it might be when it’s in your own Moon sign. If you know your Moon sign, then its opposite sign would likely be your most difficult moon.

Also, try to avoid divining during Mercury Retrograde--you're just asking for trouble then. If you don't know when these things occur, buy an astrological calendar or look up the information on the Internet.

As well, certain days of the week are geared towards certain powers, as are the hours of the day. If you don’t have a book to show you this, find a Sunrise-Sunset table on the Internet (e.g. www.sunrisesunset.com.) Note the exact hour and minute of the Sunrise and Sunset for your area on the day you wish to attempt a divination. Then go to a site that calculates planetary hours (e.g. http://www.iamawitch.com/staticpages/index.php?page=20040804025853992 -- don't be put off by the title.) When you insert the proper Sunrise-Sunset times, it will divide the day into the correct planetary hours.

Divination is ruled by the Moon (which rules Monday or 'Moon' day.) Find out which hour on any given Monday the moon is prominent and try your luck then. If it's a full moon in your sign, all the better! Don’t let yourself be limited by this, however. If your question concerns travel, it might be best to ask on a Wednesday (ruled by Mercury, planet of short term travel, business and communication) when Mercury is most prominent. An Arts question? Try a Friday in the hour ruled by Venus. Venus also rules affection, so you can try your love questions then, too.

Don’t be disappointed if the answer isn’t instant. We may live in an era of instant gratification, but the universe doesn’t. Generally, I find that when I put a question "out there" the answer will choose it's own time and place to appear. Often it arrives the next morning as soon as I wake or sometimes while I'm out walking the dog and have nothing in particular on my mind. That’s often when am in a passive or "receptive" mode. Sometimes you may find the answers come too late to affect the outcome of your question, but you'll probably see that you've learned something by not having had the answer ready for you when you wanted it. Sometimes we just have to go through things. I learn that all the time.

Consider this thought: Prayer is when we ask a question and Meditation is when we open ourselves up for the answer. That's an Edgar Cayce definition, but I find it resonates well with many people. Try it and see what comes to you. It may be a lesson, it may be a moment of pleasure, or it may be the answer to the question you’ve been wondering about all your life.

Beyond Remote Viewing a 6-part course by Author Jeffrey Round

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