Author: A Solitary Pagan
Air Elemental Correspondence
Generally called from the East Considered warm and moist and is associated with the sanguine temperament Considered hermaphrodite or masculine in nature Represents the gaseous state of matter Corresponds to our spirit body and our breath and riles the infant state of life Rules the lungs and the sense of smell The color yellow can be used to represent air Rules the spring time and the dawn and the...
Earth Elemental Correspondence
Generally called from the North Considered cool and dry and is associated with the melancholic temperament Represents the solid state of matter Corresponds to the physical part of ourselves, our physical body, and rules the elder state of life. Rules the intestines Rules the winter and the night Represents the sense of touch and all physical, practical, material things including money, crops, li...
Invoking Spirit Element
When you feel you are sufficiently adept at using the other Elements, you may begin to use spirit – the fifth Element. This has no special space but is everywhere. It should never ever be used negatively because, particularly when you are weak and tired, it can rebound on you. You may well find that you instinctively link strongly with the life force as spirit, in which case you are probably succe...
The Sigillum Aemeth
The Sigillum Aemeth, or Seal of Truth, illustrated above, was inscribed by John Dee upon a disk of “perfect wax” that was nine inches in diameter (nine is the number of the moon) and one inch thick. It was placed directly beneath Dee’s crystal ball during scrying sessions with the Enochian angels. Similar designs were marked by Dee upon four smaller wax disks that he placed under the legs of the t...
An Explanation of Divination
Among other things, Divination can be termed as foretelling the future, finding objects and people, and determining guilt by means of information obtained from signs, omens, dreams, visions, and divinatory tools. Divination traditionally is an important skill of the folk witch. In some magickal societies, divination is performed only by special classes of trained priests or priestesses. However, D...
Pendulum
A pendulum can be made of any weighted object on a string. It can be a stone weight, crystal, metal, or even just a button on some thread. You don’t need to spend money at all, just use what you have on hand at home already! Hold the thread between the thumb and forefinger on your power hand (dominant hand), rest your elbow on some hard/solid surface (like a table), and allow the string/weight to...
A Glossary of Divination X
XYLOMANCY is divination from pieces of wood, either from their shape when collected or their appearance while burning.
A Glossary of Divination T
TASSEOGRAPHY is the reading of tea leaves that remain in a tea cup once the beverage has been drunk. TEPHRAMANCY is divination by ashes obtained from the burning of tree bark. TIROMANCY is a type of divination using cheese.
A Glossary of Divination S
SCIOMANCY is divination using a spirit guide, a method generally employed by channelers. SCRYING is a general term for divination using a crystal, mirrors, bowls of water, ink, or flames to induce visions. SIDEROMANCY is the burning of straws with a hot iron, the resulting figures having divinatory properties. SORTILEGE is the casting of lots and the assessment of omens indicated. SPODOMANCY is di...
A Glossary of Divination R
RADIESTHESIA is the general term for divination using a device such as a divining rod or pendulum. Other forms include “table tipping” which was practiced at the White House in the 19th century, the Ouija board, automatic writing (or superconscious writing), and scrying. RHABDOMANCY is divination using a stick or wand. These methods were forerunners of the divining rod. RHAPSODOMANCY is a means of...
A Glossary of Divination P
PALMISTRY is the broad field of divination and interpretation of the lines and structure of the hand. PEGOMANCY concerns itself with spring water and bubbling fountains and the omens contained therein. PHRENOLOGY is the long practiced study of head formations. PHYLLORHODOMANCY is a means of divination whereby one slaps a rose petal against the hand and judges the favorability of the omen by the lo...
A Glossary of Divination O
OCULOMANCY is divination from a person’s eye. OINOMANCY is divination using wine. OMPHALOMANCY IS counting the number of knots in the umbilical cord to predict how many more children the mother will have ONEIROMANCY is the interpretation of dreams and their prophetic nature. ONOMANCY is the study of the meaning of names. ONOMANTICS is the application of ONOMANCY applied to personal names, particul...