People agree that Witches know about herbs and healing and that they "tell fortunes," or
perform divination. So what is divination? It is more than just "telling fortunes."
Divination at its most basic is used to tell the past, present, or future through
indirect means, either using a focus or with pure psychic talents. It is used to obtain
information about a person or situation though psychic means.
Divination can give insights into people's actions and motivations. It can also help
explain why things might have happened as they did. It can help shed light upon the
future, but you have to remember the immortal words of that great sage Yoda, "Always in
motion the future is. Careful you have to be."
Divination can be used to help a person in the great work: the continuing work of
perfecting the self, with self-examination as the means for achieving it. Using
divination as a personal psychological self-help tool can give a person insight into
their own motivations and thoughts, and help gain perspective.
Before psychologists and the self-help industry were invented, people often went to the
local wise woman for advice and maybe a few herbs. The need for guidance and counsel from
an outside source is universal. That's why fortune tellers of some type have been present
in most every culture on Earth -- people want it, and there's some sort of a living to be
made from it.
Divination is fun. The entertainment factor is very strong for many who get readings.
Some readers are more than willing to work in that context. Others fell it demeans the
reading and trivializes their skills and results. It's a matter of personal
preference.
Divination can forge a link with the psychic and spiritual realms. One can feel a bit
closer to the divine, however one views it. One can certainly get a
feeling there is some intelligence taking interest in what happens on this small blue
ball when one gets an accurate and insightful reading.
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