tarotprose: Folk Divination Practices I Grew Up With.Learning and experiencing the power of divinati
tarotprose: Folk Divination Practices I Grew Up With.Learning and experiencing the power of divination at a young age was such a rewarding experience. I am so thankful for my family, spiritual elders and the wisdom that they have instilled in me throughout my life. It is because of their teachings that I am the proud diviner that I am today. I learned early on to embrace the power of my roots and the lineage of my ancestral line with respect and humility. While chatting with my mother and father over the weekend, we were discussing some of the divinatory practices and teachings they learned as kids and what they taught me as a child. We began to discuss how some of our practices evolved and others stayed the same over time. This inspired me to share some of the folk divination practices I grew up with. As always, I share this post with an open heart and I ask that you please be respectful of these folk divination practices.Knock before entering your reading room or reading space out of respect for the spirits. Feed the spirits, your dead, and illuminate the ancestors in the morning before any divination is performed. Replenish any water, coffee and alcohol for them.Bathe yourself as the sun rises with a sweet herbal bath to bring good fortune and vitality to your readings that day.Burn a white candle near an open Bible turned to Psalm 91 to repel evil.Always end a reading by choosing a prayer from your personal book of prayers as the final message.Keep a mirror facing out, near the door to repel any negativity that may try to enter.Keep a large clear bowl of fresh water under the reading table to filter out any impure energies during a reading.Dump this water out towards the street in front of your home and refresh it with clean water after every new reading.Keep Florida water nearby to spiritually sanitize yourself.Hide your spiritual jewelry and protection charms tucked under your shirt, in your bra, underwear and in your pockets.Always ask the person’s ancestors and head angel for permission in a pre-reading before beginning the full reading process. This pre-reading helps ensure all parties involved are consenting and okay with the divination to take place.The client must always bring a small offering to the spirits. Let them know this prior to the reading. Always ask the spirits beforehand what is suggested and preferred. This can be in the form of bread, candy, coins, stones, alcohol, art, jewelry,etc. Failure to do this will have both you and the client in spiritual debt.No money should ever touch your hands after a reading. Have the client leave the payment in a bowl of soil from the backyard mixed with cornmeal.Pray over this money and use half of it to replenish the spirits and ancestors, while the other half to help with the household finances.Spiritually bathe in a bitter herbal bath after all readings have been finished for three consecutive nights followed by a sweet herbal bath for four nights. No readings should be done for others during this time.Never give your full name to clients.Tie a string around your abdomen so that wayward spirits cannot mount you during a reading session.Keep your head covered at all times, especially around new clients.Surround the perimeter of the home and your reading space with cascarilla and cornmeal for protection and spiritual warding.————————–Post Notes:Please do not remove the captions.Title: Folk Divination Practices I Grew Up WithCopyright: © Ivan Ambrose 2018Deck: Playing Cards, Bone SetDisclaimer: These folk divination practices are Afro-Caribbean in nature and I have been given permission from my family to share. The symbology within these practices reflect my culture and may be different from your own culture. Please be mindful and respectful of these practices, their origin, and their spiritual significance and uses. In the effort for full disclosure, this post is not an exhaustive list and will not include or delve into all the spiritual and folk divination practices that I know of and have learned.Safe Space Tags: Long Post, Bones, Animal PartsNavigation: TOC | FAQ | Contact | Disclaimer -- source link
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