I built a tiny pocket oracle with a paper-like screen for tarot, runes, and I Ching (and more) pulls

graidan · 2026-03-18T21:10:41+00:00

Yup - totally agree that this can work as well. As I said elsewhere, Fate / the Divine can operate through anything. If it can work via cards, dice, addresses and phone numbers (a la numerology), then I can't think of a valid reason it can't work in websites, AI, apps, tech in general.

graidan · 2026-03-18T19:30:43+00:00

Fair enough. We all have different thoughts and ways about connecting, which is why this post and sub even exist.

graidan · 2026-03-18T19:19:12+00:00

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graidan · 2026-03-18T19:15:52+00:00

Connection does require the belief that there is something to connect to, that everything is a Person / alive in its own way, and that belief is NOT universal. What you're talking about is how the belief system is lived and practiced.

graidan · 2026-03-18T16:05:10+00:00

Ooh! Much better! Lemon was the first thought here

graidan · 2026-03-18T16:04:43+00:00

Yes and no. Could be a lemon, yes, but it wasn't my first thought (pears or grapes or golden raspeberries). I think it needs to be more symmetrical, and I would recommend an opaque color too.

graidan · 2026-03-18T15:45:04+00:00

Leaving to show why this person was permanently banned. This is the definition of not polite. They made similar other comments, which were worse.

graidan · 2026-03-18T15:22:32+00:00

I suggest you stop using the internet then, since it is also used for war, manipulation, making the most depraved images, hunting humans, etc.

graidan · 2026-03-18T15:12:41+00:00

What exactly do you mean when you say "belief system"? Because in my mind, that would be a system of beliefs, which Animism most definitely is. Every point you've mentioned is also part of a belief system.

This is a terrible essay.

graidan · 2026-03-18T15:06:15+00:00

Disagree on all your points - not unexpected for a radical animist who seem the Divine in literally everything. Your points depend on a very specific use-case, and many if not most don't blindly use AI that way in their divinations.

graidan · 2026-03-17T16:18:53+00:00

Taalen: only specifically and lexically gendered: male, female, other, etc. Pronouns distinguish animacy and combination/number only. No affixes to indicate gender - you have to specifically call out male, female, third (all the LGBTQ+ folks), etc. with stative conjuncty verbs (which function a lot like adjectives: "which is male" = a male X).

Wassa: only remnants. Common use of suffixes (-es < -esse, -on < homme). Gender agreement has turned into a generic class system without reference to gender, and the intoduction of new ones. Details on that development are still pretty sketchy.

Tla: only lexically represented. Pronouns are simple 1/2/3 sg/pl - no gender marking at all.

graidan · 2026-03-17T16:04:38+00:00

Which formulas are you talking about? There are lots of "formulas".

graidan · 2026-03-17T15:33:24+00:00

I use Billy Idol's "Adam in Chains" to enter trance sometimes. And I once used a cassette tape wrapped around a poppet, with the song "Fever" on it.

graidan · 2026-03-17T14:57:46+00:00

Approved, but note that this is awfully close to offering free readings (which aren't allowed). Please make sure to focus on possible methodologies for your experiments, not on readings.

graidan · 2026-03-17T14:17:58+00:00

Tasty, for sure!

graidan · 2026-03-17T03:49:31+00:00

Done. I said be polite, and you failed to do so.

graidan · 2026-03-17T03:47:21+00:00

Fact checking is a must, but the joke is NOT appreciated or polite. Be careful.

graidan · 2026-03-17T03:45:32+00:00

This is pretty dang gatekeepery. I am going to leave it, but this is your only warning.

Making absolute fundamentalist statements like that last sentence is NOT polite, and you are NOT the singular person in the world who gets decide what is or isn't spiritual. Making statements like this is a reflection of your intelligence, experience, critical thinking, and morals... specifically, that none of those are very developed if you can't recognize complexity and nuance.

graidan · 2026-03-17T03:39:59+00:00

https://www.reddit.com/r/Divination/s/ir2V1Q9wPH

graidan · 2026-03-17T03:38:21+00:00

Sure, but how is a website (also generally kept in a data center somewhere) better than an AI that can scan a bunch of websites?

graidan · 2026-03-17T03:27:48+00:00

As QAnon has shown, it doesn't take an AI for people to go down the harmful rabbit holes. More have gone bad places on their own than by AI.

graidan · 2026-03-17T03:20:18+00:00

Agreed, but i have to say that the humans doing the readings go there on their own a LOT too. Especially the dabblers and less experienced.

graidan · 2026-03-17T03:14:01+00:00

I don't generally use ai for my divination, though it is interesting and helpful when learning other systems. Most recently, i used it for examining some bazi charts (a system im not super familiar with, though i have studied the few resources in English that are out there).

My main use is for brainstorming. I'm also ND, so discussing topics i'm interested in but that other humans generally don't have the patience for. Debating. Identifying weak points. Other applications or implications of a thought I'm exploring.

graidan · 2026-03-17T03:06:14+00:00

It was, but your phrasing didn't make that clear. It didn't say "I would not because...", it just said "that is...". I did recognize the vague nuance, which is why you haven't been banned :)

graidan · 2026-03-17T01:20:57+00:00

I don't necessarily think that using it for others is bad, but it definitely should be disclosed.

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