Spiral

Divination

Divination is the process of attempting to learn the future or other unknowns by magic. There are many methods of doing so.

In many cases, if this requires tools, those tools need to be attuned to your energy and will. This will be discussed at the end of each section.

Cartomancy

Cartomancy is the process of using cards to determine the future or to meditate

Tarot

Tarot is the most popular form of cartomancy, with the Rider-Waite-Smith being the most popular form.

It consists of the Major Arcana, a set of named cards that represent different major themes over a journey, and the Minor Arcana, consisting of four suits of cards. The Major Arcana starts with the Fool representing new beginnings and ends with the World, representing completion. The Minor Arcana consists of the wand, representing creativity and willpower, the cup, representing emotions and relationships, the sword, representing reason and intellect, and the pentacle, representing material possessions.

It is recommended that newcomers learn tarot if only to recognize the popular themes. It is an excellent tool for discovering and meditating on inner conflicts.

Oracle/Angel Cards

Unlike Tarot, oracle or angel cards have no shared structure. They often consist of a picture, a name, and/or a quote. Due to the many differences between the decks, they tend to be more individualized. Some find them to be more positive or to give greater detail, but your milage may very.

Attunation

Many decks will come with energy attached to them when you first recieve them. As such, the first thing you should do when you recieve a deck is to cleanse it. Look for cleansing methods in the ritualism section.

After that you need to attune it. With card decks one what you can do this is by placing the deck underneath your pillow for a few nights. You can also meditate on them and ty to fill them with your energy.

Scrying

Scrying is