The desire to find out what can be expected from the future and what surprises fate is preparing has been worrying a person since ancient times. What are the main types of divination? This will be discussed in the article.
History of occurrence
It must be said that fortune-telling was given great importance. Most often they were performed by high priests or magicians. This event was full of triumph and mystery, and sacrifices were often made. People were looking for answers to their questions or, when making important decisions, they tried to enlist the advice of higher powers.
Fortune-telling was most developed in Egypt, Rome, Greece, Babylon and Assyria. In addition, they played a huge role in the life of the entire state. There were also various books with divination, which were most common in Russia and in the West. Such literature was known among the people and had a great influence on various superstitions. The principle of fortune-telling, which was described in this literature, is simple - they took the grain and threw it on sheets of paper where the numbers of the answers were printed.
In a more secular society, fortune-telling was also popular, and often they were held in special salons. It was kind of fun.
In modern times peoplealso often use different types of fortune-telling.
When is the best time to guess
It is believed that the most reliable results of divination will be on the night before Christmas, from December 24 to 25 and from January 6 to 7. Of course, you can guess when you want. But the farther the date is from this holiday, the less reliable it will be.
There are also favorable days for divination during Christmas time and New Year's Eve, from December 25 to January 19.
The most popular types of divination
There are a lot of them. In principle, you can guess on anything, but the following are the most common:
- Folk: divination on wax, coffee grounds, fire, spell. Such fortune-telling is based on emerging images, associations and decoding of these meanings.
- Abstract. These are more modern types of divination that predict what will happen in the near future.
- Arabic. They will help to find the answer to a clearly posed question and are based on Arabic cabalism.
- Fortune-telling on the oracle, which is based on mahjong - an ancient Chinese version of the game of dominoes.
- Short-term. They will help you know what will happen in the near future.
- Card. A very popular type of divination, the ritual on Tarot cards is especially common.
- On books. Helps to find answers to the most disturbing questions. This is one of the easiest ways to use various literary works, including the Bible, the ancient Chinese book of changes and others.
- Runes. ATthis divination uses ancient magical symbols to help find answers to any questions.
- On the numbers. With the help of such fortune-telling, you can determine the clues about choosing a life partner, find out the character and sides of a person, upcoming events.
- Ouija. This type of divination is often used in séances and a special board with magical symbols is used for it.
- Palmistry. This type of divination is considered the most reliable.
Divination with Tarot cards
Fortune-telling on Tarot cards has come to us since ancient Egyptian times, when there lived priests who had knowledge in the field of alchemy, occultism and astrology. In those days, there was a temple, consisting of 22 rooms, on the walls of which symbolic paintings were depicted, which were transferred to Tarot cards. But since the priests were afraid that their secrets would be revealed by the ignorant, all important knowledge was enclosed in the lasso of the Tarot.
These cards were obtained by gypsies, and since then, divination by Tarot cards has become widespread among all segments of the population. Maps came to Europe in the 14th century.
Tarot cards consist of 78 arcana, of which 22 are major and 56 are minor. They depict various states of a person, positive and negative aspects of character, accidents of fate. In the major arcana, life paths or certain situations are depicted.
Divination by candlelight
Divination by candlelight is one of the very easy and relatively reliable ways. It is important to do it rightchoose a candle, keep quiet and guess alone.
With the help of a candle, you can find out the answers to the most interesting questions: who will be the betrothed, the future and so on. How reliable divination by candlelight will be depends on the day and time of divination.
When choosing a candle, you need to pay special attention to its color. It is recommended to choose light colors, as dark ones can have a negative effect on the fortuneteller.
Depending on the color of the candle, the purpose of divination itself also differs:
- White candle is used for divination for the betrothed.
- Pink - for happiness, love, friendship.
- Bright yellow-orange - on a long journey, success.
- Blue or green - for dreams and desires.
- Reds - for doubts in decision making, he alth.
- Dark brown - to solve everyday problems.
In this case, the candle should be chosen not painted, but completely dyed. You can purchase both wax and paraffin candles. But church ones are considered ideal, especially if the fortuneteller himself used them during matins.
The shape should be chosen graceful, thin. But if there is a desire to use a candle of some interesting shape, then twisted ones can be used to recognize the future.
Divination on burnt paper
It is believed that fire contains a special force of nature that can reveal many secrets. It is important to correctly formulate questions and interpret answers.
Fortune telling on burnt paper can be done in different ways:
- Easy option. It will need a normalsheet of paper and matches. Before fortune-telling, you need to formulate a question, concentrate and write it on paper. Next, take the sheet vertically, set it on fire from above and wait. If the paper burns to the end, the wish will come true, if not, the opposite result.
- Divination by shadows. You will also need paper with matches. A sheet is taken from below, you need to hold it vertically and set it on fire from above. It is necessary to look at the wall where the shadow will fall. In the shadows on the wall, you can see different symbols that need to be deciphered.
Fortune telling on wax
This is a very famous type. For him, a candle is taken from wax, but you can also use paraffin.
The value of wax when divining on the water can be determined by the method described below. You can put a candle in a candlestick. When the candle flares up and the wax flows, it must be tilted over a container of water and let the wax drain. Doing actions is not prohibited several times. According to the resulting figures, you can predict luck, happiness, profit, productivity.
The value of wax when divining on water is determined by the size of the drops, as well as by the figures formed from them.
If you get big figures and small drops, then this is for profit. The image of grapes means good luck, prosperity, love and friendship. To see a person means friendship, a bell means news. Something like a star - promotion or academic success. The image of stripes means crossings and roads. Flowers - for marriage.
Fortune telling on coffee grounds
Fortune telling on coffee grounds onthe future is the oldest way. For him you will need: a light coffee cup, a white saucer and natural coffee. Coffee is brewed as usual - pour water and bring to a boil.
The brewed coffee is allowed to cool for a few minutes, then it is drunk, with about one tablespoon of grounds remaining at the bottom.
Before the divination itself, it is important to formulate a question. It should be clear and simple. You need to drink the drink slowly. Next, the cup is taken with the left hand, several movements are made clockwise. In this case, the thick should reach the edges of the cup evenly from all sides. After that, quickly turn the cup away from you on the saucer. At the same time, its location should be inclined so that part of the coffee grounds can drain, and fortune telling can be interpreted according to the pattern formed on the walls of the cup. Just a minute will be enough, after which, again, the cup must be turned over with your left hand and proceed to decryption.
Taking the cup in hand, you need to consider the resulting images from different angles. There is no hurry here. The clearest symbols are important for interpretation.
It is necessary to take into account the location of the characters themselves. Consider them from the edges of the cup to the bottom. What is located closer to the edge is the present and the future. The closer the symbol is to the edge of the cup, the faster events will happen. What is located closer to the middle is the near future. And what is closer to the bottom or at the very bottom is the distant future.
The handle of the cup symbolizes the most fortune-telling person. What is near her is happening in life at the moment.
Fortune telling by cards
Divination on the cards has been known to people since ancient times. Here is one of the easiest ways.
An ordinary deck of 36 cards is taken, a wish is made. All cards are laid out in four equal piles. The first pile is turned over and cards are drawn up to the ace. When he appears, they move on to the next pile, which is placed face down on the previous one, and again remove the cards. All this is done with all stacks. You get a new deck, which is laid out in three piles and again taken out to the ace. Then two and one stack. If as a result there are four cards with an ace, then the wish will come true.
Rune divination
Many believe that the most accurate divination is on runes. The rune itself is a magical or alphabetic sign, which was previously carved on wood, stones, weapons, utensils and other items.
The first inscriptions that were found in the language of runes date back to the 3rd century BC, but many signs are even more ancient.
Each rune has its own name. Magic with the help of runes is multifaceted. In addition, it is believed that each symbol has a sacred origin, and it acts as a special sign, has magical powers and is able to connect a person with higher powers. The runes in the aggregate are a kind of magical system that can be used for divination: a combination of symbols will help predict a possible situation.
There are many ways to lay out runesquantity.
Divination by hand lines
Fortune-telling along the lines of the hand (chiromancy) has been known since the time of Aristotle. And in 1448, the first books describing palmistry appeared in Germany. Moreover, she once taught at universities. With its help, you can learn about the future achievements of a person, his character, qualities, fate. A person's character can be known from a simple examination of the hands.
In palmistry, the main lines are four:
- Hearts - tells about the emotional stability of a person, romance.
- Life is about attitude towards other people, love of life and love for yourself.
- Destiny - not found in everyone.
- Heads are about intelligence.
The lines should be smooth, without flaws, kinks. The more clearly the line is depicted, the less any branches, breaks on it, the more favorable its value. It is also worth considering the color of the lines themselves. If they are pale, this means poor he alth, reddish ones speak of optimism, activity. Yellowish can be a sign of some diseases, and are also often found in closed people. Lines of dark color indicate serious life positions, arrogance. Also, lines of this color are often found in people prone to vindictiveness and rancor.
Caution
There is an opinion that, using any kind of divination, a person can incur undesirable consequences. You can protect yourself from this if the results are not taken to heart. After all, it happens thatthe predicted so settles in the head of a person that he himself involuntarily seeks to realize it. And so this prediction comes true.
