Explore your spirituality and kickstart your divination practice
Looking to unlock the secrets of the unknown and get in tune with your spiritual side? Divination For Dummies walks you through the basics of a wide variety of divination techniques, including more popular disciplines—tarot, numerology, astrology, and palmistry—as well as other important areas such as scrying, dowsing rods, and bone throwing.
You’ll learn about the rituals involved with the various types of practices. You’ll also find practical rituals you can follow to help you answer questions about the future and receive divine answers to important questions about the universe.
Inside:
- Discover step-by-step guidance to ancient and modern forms of spirituality, with explanations of global and regional origins
- Explore divination modes alongside hands-on insight on how to utilize key tools
- Cultivate your divining skills and bolster your confidence
- Utilize divination in your daily life—both creatively and spiritually
Perfect for young and aspiring witches and burgeoning diviners, Divination For Dummies is a fun and exciting discussion about divination disciplines that can meet your spiritual needs.
Introduction 1
Part 1: Divination Demystified 5
CHAPTER 1: What Is Divination, Really? 7
CHAPTER 2: Divination Then and Now 21
CHAPTER 3: Getting Started with Your Practice 33
Part 2: Divination Tools 53
CHAPTER 4: Divining with Cards: Tarot and Oracle Decks 55
CHAPTER 5: Astrology for Divination 75
CHAPTER 6: Pendulum Work 93
CHAPTER 7: Runes, Charms, and Leaves 101
CHAPTER 8: Palmistry and Numerology 113
CHAPTER 9: Bibliomancy, Dreams, and Scrying 127
CHAPTER 10: Divining with the I Ching 143
Part 3: The Diviner's Mindset 155
CHAPTER 11: Intuition, Symbols, and Storytelling 157
CHAPTER 12: Ethics and Responsibility in Divination 169
CHAPTER 13: Practicing Spiritual Hygiene and Self-Care 181
CHAPTER 14: Troubleshooting Readings and Banishing Self-Doubt 193
Part 4: Making It Personal 205
CHAPTER 15: Rituals and Daily Practices 207
CHAPTER 16: Divination and Creativity 223
Part 5: The Part of Tens 237
CHAPTER 17: Ten Myths about Divination Debunked 239
CHAPTER 18: Ten (Plus One) Creative Ways to Engage with Divination Tools 243
CHAPTER 19: Ten Daily Divination Prompts 247
Part 6: Appendixes 251
APPENDIX A: Resources to Dive Deeper into Divination 253
APPENDIX B: Glossary 259
Index 265
Cristina Farella is a counseling astrologer and divination educator. She is the founder of Eighth House Astrology and holds an M.A. in Western Intellectual Traditions from the CUNY Graduate Center. She is the co-author of the Celestial Bodies Oracle, and her essays and literary work have appeared in various journals.
