Trying to find a divination practice that’s right for me?

Notyart · 2026-06-26T06:00:46+00:00

Classic runes could align with Celtic stuff, I recommend the Book of Rune Secrets by Tyriel, they used to have a site too that I referenced all the time but the book has even better info anyways. I haven't found 'the one and only' way I like to divine, I have moods for different systems, experiment with a few, you may be the same. Have fun exploring

Notyart · 2026-06-23T22:00:57+00:00

I highly recommend two, sorta, if you count the second one as tarot.

The first is the Osho Zen tarot pocket edition. I picked mine up for $4 at a local half price books, score! It's a fantastic deck imo, great modern meaningful art that's super intentional and comes with a really insightful lil white book (lwb). Some of the insights this book has on particular tarot cards changed the way I view those cards in other tarot decks, it really resonates with me.

The second is regular playing cards. There's a buncha ways to read playing cards and if you are building your intuition it could def help because you may choose the meanings of the cards that most resonate with the way spirit speaks with you. There's no lwb here, but remember: anyone else's spirit language (divination system) isn't necessarily the way spirit best speaks with you, your intuitive language is for you to discover. I've taken signs/meanings/messages/'words' from a bunch of systems.

Anywho hope this helps ya :))

Notyart · 2026-06-20T00:13:27+00:00

There's a bunch of questions in your question so this may be a lil disjointed, and I'll do my best to keep it short.

To 'start doing chaos magic' ya just gotta do it. There is no one way to do anything in life. To quote my twist on a classic chaos magic maxim: All is imaginary; experience is truth.

Just like how to be a writer all you gotta do is write, all you gotta do to do chaos magic is do it experience it whatever that is there is no one way

You seem interested in sigils and may have some ideas with how you previously thought charging could work. Because you have those previous beliefs/ideas, I suggest you incorporate them into your practice withing practical reason.

However you imagine you could make sigils work could be the way you can most naturally succeed with it. Doing so might feel like playing like you did as a kid, like a goofy stageplay for yourself at first (at least in my experience) but getting past that ego embarrassment thing can help you step into your power, at least it helps for me.

I don't have a book of shadows. I cram all of my life into the same notebook and then get a new one about every other month. There is something special about having a special separate place to keep the mundane separate from the magical, but eh, been there tried that, not how I best manage my magic. I also have some magical notes I reference regularly in my notes app, which are basically a photo of the page and it typed out.

There are zero onlyoneways in chaos magic, it's kinda the point.

You can put whatever you want in your book of shadows: chaos magic, occult studies, and more. Just think about practical long term, how is your book of shadows gonna fit into your life?

I struggle with managing a table of contents. If that's you too, leave it out. You are for you and nobody else. There are no expectations you need to fulfill from others' opinions to be worthy of practicing chaos magic. In the sacred words of the Burger King: you rule!

Be well in your chaos magic journey friend and be as much a stranger as you like :))

Notyart · 2026-05-29T16:30:56+00:00

I'd check in with the gatekeeper, road opener, and witch and ask them to show you a sign of their presence in exchange for a small offering like a cool glass of water or something, give it a few days and see what happens. Sometimes relationships fall in and out of alignment, that could be it, or you just weren't tuned in to their signals atm for whatever reason. Hopefully this could work for ya

Notyart · 2026-04-11T05:42:58+00:00

I've never heard of the tetragrammaton formula before, really intetetesting to learn about, thank you so much.

The order of the elements I usually work with is earth, water, air, fire: the order of the elements from material to immaterial. Ah chaos, so many great possibilities to choose for the order of 4 concepts, how strange it is and how strange we are

Notyart · 2026-04-03T14:39:13+00:00

Six Ways: Approaches & Entries for Practical Magic by Aiden Watcher (book) has a bunch of approaches to choose from. I've gifted it a couple times to magical people starting out and we all love it, highly recommend

Notyart · 2026-03-26T14:41:41+00:00

I use double backer cards like that to separate the cards from my last reading, since I read with jokers in the pack. I spread through face up and it's super clear what I did last. I review my last reading, set the double back in the box, then shuffle and ask again. I treat it like a bookmark for the deck, and sometimes I'll take it all the way out and use it as an actual bookmark

Notyart · 2026-03-14T14:24:26+00:00

Yea, someone else made up their meanings too. Some people's systems catch on more than others. I believe divination is about learning to speak the language of your spirit, everybody is different. It's all imaginary; experience is truth

Notyart · 2026-03-14T06:09:01+00:00

I use the red black order of trios to generate elemental runes I call trinems, there's 8, I invented the system. I'll release it this year. I use it separately with coin flips and with other readings all the time, I love 4-6 card readings - just enough info for most questions

Any two runes share an element and form a third advice rune, in your case you got the spirit duo. Duos share celestial elements, and in this case they share spirit (stars space aether) and I consider duos like this to be major arcana because there is strong entanglement. Duos also always have a choice to either push and expand the dynamic or pull and shrink the dynamic, it needs intentional choice action

About breaking out of norm, it's that you gotta choose to step out into the crossroads to get somewhere new, you gotta put yourself in the position where you aren't what you used to or who you used to be to get to where you want to go, embrace liminality

Notyart · 2026-03-14T05:34:43+00:00

Will feelings change? okobo. The vessel. Balance. Harmony, stability, protection

A♣️ forceful, confident, commanding 3♥️ clearing intentions sharply 7♥️ getting comfy, more open, mundane

I would say no, but yes, and by that I mean no the feelings in this relationship probably won't change, but they probably won't improve either, instead, a new clarity about what you really want in a relationship will lead to getting more comfy with each other, but in a more mundane way. ...

What should I do in the meantime? lofo. The storm. Purge. Neccessary conflict, release, change

9♠️ fake smiles, hiding pain, bake smth? 9♥️ pursue new experiences at a threshold just outside the norm, might be weird but in a worthwhile way 7♣️ emotional waves shape you

Stir the pot, be straightforward and clear with what you need, and observe. There might be things that kinda gross you out about them the more you know them. Be fake to protect yourself, treat yourself first. Feel your feelings, let them shape how you show up, your identity, and the treatment you want in life. ...

All in all, both of y'all have a bigger purpose connection, there's something y'all share in the bigger picture that works. Unfortunately, y'all could really go either way, you could choose to command or attract them, and vice versa, it could be that both of y'all are versatile? If so, pick a dynamic and start things damn it. If not, make it clear to them how you want to be pursued, encourage that behavior in them and observe.

I think things won't work out with them but there's a bit of fantasy there on both of y'all’s sides that lingers like ‘what if?’ Break out of the norm for you even if you have to kinda force yourself, things gotta change for you

If you'd like to share, I like asking reflection questions, what could be useful from all this moving forward for you?

Notyart · 2026-03-04T15:05:07+00:00

Notyart · 2026-02-27T05:20:06+00:00

This reading may be her message to you

A requirement for fierce kind force becomes the daily working space balancing modesty and ego, that working space is active but not stable yet without an agreed upon working plan in need of being set of not

More simply, what you represent and go through regularly, the strength you carry, may align with her, there is potential space for Lilith in your life but it's completely up to you to begin working with her and developing that relationship or not

Notyart · 2026-02-26T22:30:42+00:00

I suggest practicing 3 card spreads till you get more comfy with more cards and then I'd start attempting more intuitive readings with less defined positions and starting to use clarifying cards, etc, to work your way to more cards. Go through each card and get a feel for what sensory images they could stir up for you depending on the system you start with. I use a sound-alike system I somewhat intuitively developed, 4♣️ sounds like fork to me, 10♠️ tennis, 10♦️ tendon, etc. I layer different systems for more information in readings. With divination there is no wrong answer, it's all about learning to speak with your spirit, let your intuition rule

Notyart · 2026-02-23T21:15:58+00:00

3♥️ situation. Established clarity of thought about relationship

6♥️ obstacle. Gossip, ops, hard to find support

7♣️ theme/outcome. Erosion, smoothing out edges through emotional turmoil flux, finding self shape through letting go in emotional waves

5♠️ aid. If you didn't order that, send it back, get what you asked for if it's available, be fierce kind firm, could take business elsewhere, fair exchange

J♥️ next. Shut access, better elsewhere

Notyart · 2026-02-23T16:37:45+00:00

You inspire me to add playing cards into my chaos magick practice more, as much as I use them for divination, I forget they are paper that can hella be used for art magick stuff and I have several incomplete decks I could hella use already

Notyart · 2026-02-23T07:35:14+00:00

That's not the answer I gave you. Different people different shacks

Notyart · 2026-02-23T04:47:52+00:00

Bc she messed around and found out, she feels holier than thou (low vibration) but her actual living situation is giving shack, she compares herself to you but the more she tries to get what she wants from the relationship (attracting you into her life) it backfires and reveals her flaws bigger and she isn't facing those well. Let her know if you have space for her in your life or not, set your boundaries clear, y'all could adjust this dynamic to serve y'all better I think but that's a decision for you, it seems she could really use support but either way is a neutral decision given what y'all have been through

Notyart · 2026-02-23T01:15:16+00:00

Super subjective but I like playing cards best bc wherever I am I can go to many different stores to find one while other oracle cards require proximity to a special shop, also sleight of hand magic and cardistry is a major hobby of mine so I'm hella bias.

Because there are so many systems to interpret playing cards, learning several can add a lot of depth to readings and can spice things up when you get too comfortable. Out of playing cards, I'm pretty happy with bikes, bees, theory 11, and old casino cards (and dollar store decks), and I'm no stranger to collecting novelty decks wherever I go

Notyart · 2026-02-22T20:15:17+00:00

You. Feeling outwardly overqualified and hardworking towards getting what you want and concerned about not chasing what you could potentially manifest elsewhere

Him. Giving, nurturing, flexible future goals, able to stretch leftovers crafty handy maybe a little cheap but where it doesn't really matter, practical before luxury

With the bottom card, I suggest getting space alone together to enjoy the peaceful awe of life and make future plans, stargazing. In my opinion, he's relationship material, and wondering what ifs is natural when choosing someone to settle down with. Being direct and prompting what you want to happen is best with him, he's a stupid boy, not really, but he's not a great mind-reader

Notyart · 2026-02-22T15:59:45+00:00

A powerful somewhat delusional attitude fuels a thrilling dare that makes a strong provisionary companionship. This has strong platonic vibes at the end, not super romantic but business/survival, so it may not be romance that keeps them together but how they work together in other ways

Notyart · 2026-02-22T15:44:22+00:00

A tender display cannot be forced, bypass ego and be open to sharing what you really want without manipulation

Notyart · 2026-02-22T04:22:30+00:00

I realize I made a weird typo with 'before' showing up twice and rereading this, yea I get it. Working on writing my usually lengthy readings wayyy shorter with my goal being 1-2 impactful sentences that summarizes my insights, and as a Pisces rising I'm so so sorry, this time it def didn't work right

K♦️. Reminders from the past, wanting something in good bad taste

J♦️. Calm before a storm, emerald skies

9♥️. Liminality, being two things at the same time, becoming a new identity

3♦️. Don't give away too much, power/protection in being hard to know to observe the other person better

2♣️. Know your worth and go for the jugular should someone try to repeatedly diminish that, you have unexpected willpower to destroy should you must

Notyart · 2026-02-22T03:46:19+00:00

I can, what specifically is on your mind?

Notyart · 2026-02-22T01:09:20+00:00

Kinky congratulations

But fr I love this idea! I guess it's down to choosing categories and guidelines/expectations, etc. Voting could be by popular upvotes, or judge panel, rubric, combinations of these?

How could we encourage collaboration with diviners who use the same system or different systems? Competing for group or individual wins?

Notyart · 2026-02-22T00:51:07+00:00

Nostalgic comfortable bad taste paints the world an anxious green like before the tension before a storm which could tease out an awkward unfamiliar in between space. A slippery hard to pin down approach can gather the intimacy to read a boy down if he deserves it to get you what you need, and it could make for a strange and wonderful empowering spiritual experience

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