Bibliomancy

In this case divination is done with the use of a book. Historically it was the Bible that was mostly used and the divination appeared from the belief that when you are weighing less than the Bible you are innocent. We do not really know how heavy the book was back then though.

Nowadays, we see bibliomancy practiced with practically any book and it is the content that is important. Basically, the idea is to think about a question and open the chosen book at random. In most situations you pick the very first complete sentence you see on a page and then interpret it as being the answer. In other cases people will look at the entire paragraph or even the entire page. Lateral thinking is necessary when analyzing the results.

Ceromancy

This divination form is interpreting candle wax that melted. Visual imagination is needed as random shapes and blogs appear. A candle is left burning and drips are interpreted while in other cases the candle is put at an angle over cold water so that wax droplets form more shapes. Symbolic interpretations are not necessary since something that looks like a sun can mean something completely different. The idea is to locate symbols that you can relate to and connect them with the problem or the question decided before lighting the candle.

Oinomancy

This is a favorite of many that learn about it since it is practically divination with the use of wine. You do it without an advance preparation and you interpret shapes appearing in stains after spilling a wine glass, similar to inkblots. A glass is normally poured and put right in front of the flame from a candle. You would watch shapes and reflections to then analyze it. No matter what option you choose, the spill one or the watch one, an open mind and an active visual imagination will be needed.

Nephelomancy

This is practically cloud divination. You ask a question in your mind and then you look towards the sky to analyze figures and shapes that are noticed in an attempt to find answers. It is going to take some time and in many cases you do not see anything at the first gaze. However, as time passes and you practice it is said that the shape of the clouds do not matter as an answer becomes clear just by looking at everything around it, together with other factors like sky sector, direction and movement.

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If you find yourself reading the same websites about spirituality, health, astrology or even fiction and lifestyle websites, you can try to perform bibliomancy using them.

What Is Bibliomancy?

Bibliomancy is a form of divination used since the Middle Ages that involves opening a book at a random page and getting spiritual insight from the text. During the Middle Ages, the most common book used for bibliomancy was, obviously, the Bible. However, this divination method evolved over time and people started to use other books to get spiritual guidance. Nowadays, all books can be used as transformative tools since the insights we are looking for today are not necessarily related to God or other divinity, they are related to everyday life  and the problems we want to overcome or the questions we have.

How To Perform Bibliomancy Using Books?

We are going to talk about bibliomancy using books first so you can understand the basis of this method of divination.

If you want to get some answers and to let the power of books guide you in life, there are a few steps you should go through:

1. Select the book

Before selecting a book, think about a question you want to ask. After you decided what question you want answers to, select your book from your library. Try to select a book that is somehow related to your question. For example, pick a novel, a book of poems, a philosophy book for love and relationship questions. Or, if you are not sure what book to select in this way, close your eyes and run your fingers over the books on your bookshelves. Stop when you want and pick that book.

2. Calm your mind

With the book in your hands, try to relax and enter a calm state of mind. Clear your mind from worries, stress, emotions and problems.

3. Ask your question

When you feel you are in a good place where no bad emotions can alter your calm state of mind, ask the question, in your mind or out loud, it is up to you.

4. Find your answer

With your eyes closed, touch the book’s pages with your fingers until you feel the need to stop on one page. Stop there and open your eyes.

5. Read and apply the wisdom

Read the paragraph of the book where your fingers stopped and apply the wisdom to your life. You will be surprised how your brain will find the connection between the paragraph in the book and your question. Try to understand how you can use the insight you just received to make your life better.

How To Perform Bibliomancy Using Websites Instead Of Books

Now that we explained how bibliomancy works and how you can perform it with books, it is time to introduce you to the modern version of bibliomancy – performing bibliomancy using websites instead of books.

Steps 2, 3 and 5 are the same however, the other steps are a little bit different. For the best results, we advise you to use a tablet or your phone so you can scroll down easily. You can select a website based on the type of question you want to ask, but make sure it is not your first time visiting that website, or you can scroll over your bookmarks list where you have all your favorite websites.

After entering a calm state of mind, scroll through the articles or categories on the website and stop when you feel like it, do the same thing with the list of articles and the article you selected. Now, all you have to do is step 5 from classic bibliomancy, read and apply the wisdom.

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