#pendulum questions

[julyourwitch]

𝐇𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐨 𝐭𝐨 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐜𝐡𝐲/𝐩𝐬𝐲𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐜 𝐩𝐞𝐨𝐩𝐥𝐞 𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞!

ᴡᴇʟʟ ɪ'ᴍ ᴛʜɪɴᴋɪɴɢ-ɪ'ᴍ ᴛʜɪɴᴋɪɴɢ ᴏғ ᴍᴀᴋɪɴɢ ᴀɴᴏᴛʜᴇʀ ᴛᴀʀᴏᴛ ɢᴀᴍᴇ ᴀɴᴅ ᴛʜɪs ᴛɪᴍᴇ ɪᴛ ᴡɪʟʟ ʙᴇ ᴍᴏʀᴇ ғᴜɴ (sᴏ I ᴡᴀɴᴛ ᴛᴏ ʙᴇʟɪᴇᴠᴇ ᴄᴜᴢ I ғᴇᴇʟ ᴛʜᴇ ᴘʀᴇᴠɪᴏᴜs ɢᴀᴍᴇs ɪ ᴍᴀᴅᴇ ᴡᴇʀᴇ ᴋɪɴᴅ ᴏғ ʙᴏʀɪɴɢ☠️)

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ᴀɴʏᴡᴀʏs! ᴛᴏ ᴘᴀʀᴛɪᴄɪᴘᴀᴛᴇ ɪғ ʏᴏᴜ ᴡᴀɴᴛ ᴛᴏ ᴏғ ᴄᴏᴜʀsᴇ ɪɴ ᴛʜɪs ᴇxᴄɪᴛɪɴɢ ɢᴀᴍᴇ ʏᴏᴜ sʜᴏᴜʟᴅ:

𝖿᥆ᥣᥣ᥆ᥕ mᥱ(һіһіі)

rᥱᑲᥣ᥆g 𝗍һіs ⍴᥆s𝗍!

ᥡ᥆ᥙ ᥴᥲᥒ ᥲᥣs᥆ ᥣіkᥱ і𝗍 і𝖿 ᥡ᥆ᥙ ᥕᥲᥒ𝗍~

ᥲᥒძ і𝗍 ᥕ᥆ᥙᥣძ ᑲᥱ ᥎ᥱrᥡ һᥱᥣ⍴𝖿ᥙᥣ і𝖿 ᥡ᥆ᥙ ᥣᥱᥲ᥎ᥱ ᥲ 𝖿ᥱᥱძᑲᥲᥴᴋ (ᥲ𝖿𝗍ᥱr ძ᥆іᥒg ᥡ᥆ᥙr rᥱᥲძіᥒg~)

~𝙸 𝚊𝚕𝚜𝚘 𝚊𝚌𝚌𝚎𝚙𝚝 𝚊𝚗𝚘𝚗 𝚊𝚜𝚔𝚜 𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚠𝚒𝚝𝚑𝚘𝚞𝚝~

ᴛʜᴇ ǫᴜᴇsᴛɪᴏɴs ʏᴏᴜ ᴄᴀɴ ᴀsᴋ ᴀʀᴇ:

ǫᴜᴇsᴛɪᴏɴs ᴀʙᴏᴜᴛ ʏᴏᴜʀ ᴘᴇʀsᴏɴᴀʟ ʟɪғᴇ (sᴜᴄʜ ᴀs ʏᴏᴜʀ ᴀᴘᴘᴇᴀʀᴀɴᴄᴇ, ᴇxᴛᴇʀɴᴀʟ ᴏʀ ɪɴᴛᴇʀɴᴀʟ, ᴘᴇʀsᴏɴᴀʟɪᴛʏ ᴛʀᴀɪᴛs, ʏᴏᴜʀ ɪɴɴᴇʀ ᴄʜɪʟᴅ, ᴀᴜᴛʜᴇɴᴛɪᴄ ᴀɴᴅ ʜɪɢʜᴇʀ sᴇʟғ, ғᴜᴛᴜʀᴇ sᴇʟғ, ᴇᴛᴄ )

ʏᴏᴜʀ ғʀɪᴇɴᴅʟʏ/ғᴀᴍɪʟʏ/ɢᴇɴᴇʀᴀʟ ʟɪғᴇ (ʟɪᴋᴇ ʜᴏᴡ ᴀʀᴇ ʏᴏᴜʀ ʀᴇʟᴀᴛɪᴏɴsʜɪᴘs ᴡɪᴛʜ ʏᴏᴜʀ ғʀɪᴇɴᴅs, ᴡɪᴛʜ ʏᴏᴜʀ ғᴀᴍɪʟʏ, ᴡɪᴛʜ ʏᴏᴜʀ ᴄᴏʟʟᴇᴀɢᴜᴇs, ᴡɪᴛʜ ʏᴏᴜʀ ᴄʜɪʟᴅʜᴏᴏᴅ ғʀɪᴇɴᴅs, ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴘᴇᴏᴘʟᴇ ʏᴏᴜ ʜᴀɴɢ ᴏᴜᴛ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴍᴏʀᴇ, ᴡɪᴛʜ sᴏᴍᴇ ᴘᴇᴏᴘʟᴇ ʏᴏᴜ ᴅᴏɴ'ᴛ ᴛᴀʟᴋ ᴛᴏ ᴍᴜᴄʜ ᴇᴛᴄ )

ᴀʙᴏᴜᴛ ʏᴏᴜʀ ʀᴏᴍᴀɴᴛɪᴄ/ᴇᴍᴏᴛɪᴏɴᴀʟ ʟɪғᴇ (sᴜᴄʜ ᴀs ʀᴏᴍᴀɴᴛɪᴄ ʀᴇʟᴀᴛɪᴏɴsʜɪᴘs, ᴀ ʀᴏᴍᴀɴᴛɪᴄ ɪɴᴛᴇʀᴇsᴛ ᴡɪᴛʜ sᴏᴍᴇᴏɴᴇ, ʀᴏᴍᴀɴᴛɪᴄ ᴛʜᴏ��ɢʜᴛs ᴏʀ ɪᴅᴇᴀs ᴀʙᴏᴜᴛ sᴏᴍᴇᴏɴᴇ, ᴘᴇʀsᴏɴᴀʟɪᴛʏ ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ ᴘᴇʀsᴏɴ ʏᴏᴜ ᴀʀᴇ ɪɴᴛᴇʀᴇsᴛᴇᴅ ɪɴ, ᴇᴛᴄ )

ᴀʙᴏᴜᴛ ʏᴏᴜʀ ᴘʀᴏғᴇssɪᴏɴᴀʟ ʟɪғᴇ (sᴜᴄʜ ᴀs ᴡʜᴀᴛ ᴄᴀʀᴇᴇʀ ʏᴏᴜ ᴡᴏᴜʟᴅ ʟɪᴋᴇ ᴛᴏ ᴄʜᴏᴏsᴇ, ᴡʜᴀᴛ ɪᴛ ᴡᴏᴜʟᴅ ʟᴏᴏᴋ ʟɪᴋᴇ ᴀɴᴅ ᴡʜᴀᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ʀᴇsᴜʟᴛs ᴡᴏᴜʟᴅ ʙᴇ)

ᴀʙᴏᴜᴛ ʏᴏᴜʀ sᴘɪʀɪᴛᴜᴀʟ ʟɪғᴇ (sᴜᴄʜ ᴀs ʜᴏᴡ ʏᴏᴜʀ sᴘɪʀɪᴛᴜᴀʟ ᴊᴏᴜʀɴᴇʏ ʟᴏᴏᴋ ʟɪᴋᴇ, ᴡʜᴀᴛ ɢᴏᴅ/ɢᴏᴅᴅᴇss ᴛʀʏɪɴɢ ᴛᴏ ʀᴇᴀᴄʜ/ᴄᴀʟʟ ʏᴏᴜ ᴏᴜᴛ ᴀɴᴅ ᴡʜʏ, sᴘɪʀɪᴛ ɢᴜɪᴅᴇs ᴀɴᴅ ᴀɴᴄᴇsᴛᴏʀs ᴍᴇssᴀɢᴇs ᴇᴛᴄ)

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ᴛʜᴇ ᴡᴀʏ ɪ'ʟʟ ᴅᴏ ᴛʜᴇ ᴛᴀʀᴏᴛ ʀᴇᴀᴅɪɴɢ ᴡɪʟʟ ʙᴇ:

ɪ'ʟʟ ᴅʀᴀᴡ ᴀ ᴄᴀʀᴅ ғᴏʀ ᴇᴀᴄʜ ǫᴜᴇsᴛɪᴏɴ ʏᴏᴜ ᴀsᴋ ᴀɴᴅ ɴᴏᴛ ᴛʜᴇ sᴀᴍᴇ ᴏɴᴇ ᴏᴠᴇʀ ᴀɴᴅ ᴏᴠᴇʀ (ʏᴏᴜ sʜᴏᴜʟᴅ ᴀsᴋ ᴅɪғғᴇʀᴇɴᴛ ᴏɴᴇs ɴᴏᴛ ᴛʜᴇ sᴀᴍᴇ ᴏɴᴇs ᴏᴠᴇʀ ᴀɴᴅ ᴏᴠᴇʀ ᴏʀ ғᴏʀ ᴛʜᴇ sᴀᴍᴇ sɪᴛᴜᴀᴛɪᴏɴ)

ᴀɴᴅ ᴛʜᴇ ᴘᴇɴᴅᴜʟᴜᴍ ᴡɪʟʟ ʙᴇ ᴜsᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ ᴄᴏɴғɪʀᴍ ʏᴇs ᴏʀ ɴᴏ.

questions or things that aren't going to be answered are:

𝙵𝚒𝚗𝚊𝚗𝚌𝚒𝚊𝚕 𝚙𝚛𝚘𝚋𝚕𝚎𝚖𝚜 𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚎𝚟𝚎𝚛𝚢𝚝𝚑𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚛𝚎𝚕𝚊𝚝𝚎𝚍 𝚝𝚘 𝚖𝚘𝚗𝚎𝚢

𝙳𝚎𝚊𝚝𝚑 𝚌𝚊𝚜𝚎𝚜, 𝚙𝚊𝚜𝚜𝚎𝚍 𝚘𝚗𝚎𝚜, 𝚘𝚛 𝚛𝚎𝚕𝚊𝚝𝚎𝚍 𝚝𝚘.

𝙵𝚞𝚝𝚞𝚛𝚎 𝚜𝚙𝚘𝚞𝚜𝚎𝚜, 𝟷𝟾+, 𝚝𝚠𝚒𝚗 𝚏𝚕𝚊𝚖𝚎 𝚎𝚝𝚌,exes.

𝚃𝚒𝚖𝚎 𝚏𝚛𝚊𝚖𝚎, 𝚙𝚕𝚊𝚌𝚎, 𝚍𝚊𝚢, 𝚖𝚘𝚗𝚝𝚑 𝚒𝚗 𝚎𝚟𝚎𝚛𝚢 𝚊𝚛𝚎𝚊 𝚘𝚏 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚛𝚎𝚊𝚍𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚌𝚞𝚣 𝚒𝚝 𝚍𝚎𝚙𝚎𝚗𝚍𝚜 𝚘𝚗 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚍𝚒𝚟𝚒𝚗𝚎 𝚝𝚒𝚖𝚒𝚗𝚐.

𝙰𝚋𝚘𝚞𝚝 𝚙𝚛𝚎𝚐𝚗𝚊𝚗𝚌𝚢, 𝙳𝙽𝙰 𝚝𝚎𝚜𝚝 𝚚𝚞𝚎𝚜𝚝𝚒𝚘𝚗𝚜, 𝚖𝚒𝚜𝚌𝚊𝚛𝚛𝚒𝚊𝚐𝚎𝚜 marriage etc.

𝙲𝚎𝚕𝚎𝚋𝚛𝚒𝚝𝚒𝚎𝚜, 𝚒𝚍𝚘𝚕𝚜 𝚎𝚝𝚌

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𝚃𝚑𝚎 𝚘𝚗𝚕𝚢 𝚝𝚑𝚒𝚗𝚐𝚜 𝙸'𝚕𝚕 𝚊𝚜𝚔 𝚘𝚏 𝚢𝚘𝚞 𝚊𝚛𝚎:

𝚈𝚘𝚞𝚛 𝚗𝚊𝚖𝚎 𝚘𝚛 𝚎𝚟𝚎𝚗 𝚗𝚒𝚌𝚔𝚗𝚊𝚖𝚎 𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚝𝚑𝚎𝚒𝚛 𝚗𝚊𝚖𝚎𝚜 𝚘𝚛 𝚗𝚒𝚌𝚔𝚗𝚊𝚖𝚎𝚜 𝚋𝚞𝚝 𝙽𝙾𝚃 𝙸𝙽𝙸𝚃𝙸𝙰𝙻𝚂 𝙿𝙻𝙴𝙰𝚂𝙴.

𝚈𝚘𝚞𝚛 𝚣𝚘𝚍𝚒𝚊𝚌 𝚜𝚒𝚐𝚗 𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚣𝚘𝚍𝚒𝚊𝚌 𝚜𝚒𝚐𝚗 𝚘𝚏 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚙𝚎𝚛𝚜𝚘𝚗 𝚢𝚘𝚞 𝚠𝚊𝚗𝚗𝚊 𝚊𝚜𝚔 𝚊𝚋𝚘𝚞𝚝.

𝙱𝚎 𝚅𝙴𝚁𝚈 𝚜𝚙𝚎𝚌𝚒𝚏𝚒𝚌 𝚠𝚒𝚝𝚑 𝚢𝚘𝚞𝚛 𝚚𝚞𝚎𝚜𝚝𝚒𝚘𝚗.

𝚈𝚘𝚞𝚛 𝚙𝚊𝚝𝚒𝚎𝚗𝚌𝚎 𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚕𝚘𝚟𝚎 <𝟹

𝕃𝕖𝕤𝕤𝕘𝕠𝕠𝕠 𝕒𝕟𝕕 𝕙𝕒𝕧𝕖 𝕤𝕠𝕞𝕖 𝕗𝕦𝕟 𝕘𝕦𝕪𝕤! 𝔻𝕠𝕟'𝕥 𝕗𝕠𝕣𝕘𝕖𝕥 𝕥𝕠 𝕤𝕥𝕒𝕪 𝕙𝕪𝕕𝕣𝕒𝕥𝕖𝕕 𝕒𝕟𝕕 𝕥𝕙𝕒𝕥 𝕀 𝕝𝕠𝕧𝕖 𝕪𝕠𝕦!

𝙿.𝚂. (𝙸𝚏 𝚢𝚘𝚞 𝚠𝚊𝚗𝚝 𝚊 𝚍𝚎𝚝𝚊𝚒𝚕𝚎𝚍 𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚒𝚗 𝚍𝚎𝚙𝚝𝚑 𝚛𝚎𝚊𝚍𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚢𝚘𝚞 𝚌𝚊𝚗 𝚊𝚕𝚠𝚊𝚢𝚜 𝙳𝙼 𝚖𝚎 𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚠𝚎 𝚌𝚊𝚗 𝚝𝚊𝚕𝚔 𝚊𝚋𝚘𝚞𝚝 𝚒𝚝 𝚖𝚘𝚛𝚎 𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚏𝚘𝚛 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚊𝚖𝚘𝚞𝚗𝚝 𝚘𝚏 𝚖𝚘𝚗𝚎𝚢~)

[bubbleonice]

September Pendulum reading

With all your burning questions.

[knifearo]

ultimately when it comes to shipping and fandom space treatment of aspec characters i just don't accept "aro/ace people can still date/have sex" as an answer from nonaspecs. like yeah. mhm. okay. now i think we both know that you're not saying that out of real interest in the diversity of aspec experiences. so you can turn in your seventeen-page essay on why and how you plan to examine this character's aspec identity within the context of a romantic or sexual relationship complete with evidence from canon and peer reviews from multiple aspec people within the next week or i'm putting you in the pit from the edgar allen poe story

[aesethewitch]

Divination Troubleshooting

One of the more difficult aspects of divination, I think, is working out what to do when things don’t work the way they’re supposed to. When you’ve done everything technically right, there’s a chance you still won’t get answers that you can interpret, that make sense, or that are correct. If you have an occasional problem with divination, that’s totally normal — nothing will work 100% of the time. But when it happens consistently, it might be time to do a little troubleshooting.

This post is far from a complete list of possible problems. I’ve spent many years trying (and failing at) different forms of divination, so these are things I’ve personally run into and the things I consider when troubleshooting.

The basic format of this post is the form of problem, a short description of what the problem looks like, possible causes for the problem, and multiple suggested solutions for each cause. These recommendations are fairly general and non-exhaustive. You may find that you need to employ multiple solutions before the problem resolves, and you may find that none of these proposed solutions solve the issue you’re having. Some listed problems are specific to a particular tool, but most are applicable to more than one type.

Sometimes, determining the cause of your issue can be difficult. It can take a good amount of discernment to figure out, so don’t feel discouraged if you can’t fix the problem on the first try!

Unclear Answers

You’ve drawn your cards, cast your charms, selected your runes, and… it makes no sense, or maybe the answers you receive are too vague to be useful.

Cause: Lack of practice or familiarity with the tool Solutions:

Perform practice readings with the tool

Study the guidebook, if you have one, to determine whether there are additional meanings to glean

Look up potential alternate meanings to the individual cards/runes, or consider another perspective (Three of Swords not always meaning heartbreak, for example)

Ask for a second opinion by taking a picture of the reading and sending it to like-minded practitioners who would be willing to help you interpret

Request a reading from a more seasoned diviner to confirm the information you’re able to glean from your own reading (if you do this, I would suggest letting them know that you’re seeking clarity from a divination you did for yourself)

Cause: No thoughts, head empty (brain fog, sudden blanking, fatigue, etc.) Solutions:

Set it aside and come back to it later with fresh eyes

Do grounding or energizing exercises before redoing the divination

Take care of your mundane needs (drink water, eat something, sleep, take medicines, go outside/get fresh air, etc.) and then return to it

Ask for a second opinion

Write down what you can understand and return to it later to check your interpretation and/or reinterpret it

Cause: The question was poorly worded, or you’re asking the wrong question Solutions:

Reword the question

Ask a different question related to the situation

Consider whether the answer given is to another question or another facet of the situation

Ask the tool, spirits, deities, etc. what you should be focusing on, if not the question you’re asking

Ask follow-up questions to clarify specifics

Cause: The tool isn’t suited to the question you’re asking Solutions:

Try a different tool

Reword the question to suit the tool better

Request a reading from someone else (if you only use one type of tool)

Cause: Stagnant energy is lingering on or around the tool Solutions:

Cleanse the tool and any containers you keep the tool in

Reshuffle, shake, etc. thoroughly before attempting to divine again

Allow the tool to “rest” so it can “cool off” and lose some of the stuck-on energy

Cause: Missing context or information Solutions:

Write down what you can understand for now and come back in a few days/weeks to see if it makes more sense

Walk away and come back to it in an hour to see if new details come to mind

Work on phrasing your questions to account for information you don’t actively know

Cause: One single card is standing out, not meshing with the rest of the reading Solutions:

Let the querent know it’s a confusing card, explain what it typically means, and allow them to offer clarification or possible meanings to it

Decide ahead of time what you will do with cards like this and what they could possibly mean, so that when they come up, you can seamlessly deal with them

Disregard the rogue card entirely

Allow the card to stand on its own, almost like a separate reading within the existing reading; redraw for the position if doing a spread

Consider alternative or unorthodox meanings to the card, especially if it’s in an odd position in a spread:

The card may be referring to another question or situation; if so, set it aside and consider doing a separate divination with that card as a focus

The card may indicate a particular person; determine who it may be and what their impact is on the overall situation

The card may be a message from a spirit, related or unrelated to the situation; set it aside and consider doing a separate divination to see the full message

The card may indicate an unexpected element, upheaval, discomfort, or mismatched priorities; the interpretation largely depends on the card and position

Wrong Answers

You thought you had it, but the divination ended up being completely wrong. One time is normal, but consistently very wrong divinations are less so.

Cause: Lack of practice or familiarity with the tool Solutions:

Perform practice readings, either with actual questions, hypothetical scenarios, or no prompt at all to work on weaving meanings together and identifying messages/symbolism

Ask others if you can practice your divination with them to get more practical experience

Study the guidebook (if there is one) or other guides and articles on the tool to determine whether you missed a meaning, theme, or detail that would have made the reading more accurate

Study how you asked the question, performed the divination, and interpreted the output to see what may have gone wrong, if anything

Cause: The tool you’re using isn’t suited to you Solutions:

Try a different type of tool

If using tarot or oracle cards, try a deck with different imagery

If using tarot, try a deck based on a different system (Thoth vs. Rider-Waite-Smith, for example)

Cause: You’ve asked the same question too many times in a short period, and now the readings are so muddied nothing is accurate Solutions:

Take a break from divining on the question or topic

Consider the answers you’ve already gotten and determine which is the likeliest to be true (or untrue)

Ask a different question

Cause: Misleading or incorrect phrasing and information from the querent Solutions:

Clarify the situation with the querent

Before beginning the divination, let the querent know that they need to be honest with you or results may not be correct

Rephrase the question or prompt to be more honest about the situation

Cause: Blockages or disruption between you and the divination target Solutions:

Ask the querent to temporarily allow you through their protections

Cast a spell to break through the barrier/blockage before trying the divination again (note that if the barrier is a purposeful protection against prying eyes, there may be consequences to busting through)

Request spirit assistance with breaking through the blockage

Ground yourself and clear away any blockages or reluctance within yourself to see and understand the truth

Accept that the target person doesn’t want you divining about them

Cause: The question was poorly worded for the tool you’re using Solutions:

Try a different tool better suited to the type of question you’re asking (pendulums for yes/no, magpie oracle for general life readings, tarot for advice, etc.)

Reword the question to suit the tool

Practice asking better divination questions overall (proper wording, understanding the tool’s capabilities, etc.)

Conflicting Answers

When you do separate readings on the same topic and get different answers, it can be confusing! Which one do you believe? Which will actually come true?

Cause: You’ve asked the same question too many times Solutions:

 Take a break from divining on the topic or question

Consider the answers you’ve already gotten and determine which is the likeliest to be true (or untrue)

Ask something else, either relating to the situation or not

Cause: Circumstances have changed radically since you last divined on the situation Solutions:

Divine on what’s changed and how it’s caused the shift

If the change is undesirable, ask how you can get back on track to the future you want

Compare the readings to see if you can determine the links between them

Cause: The future is mutable, and there are separate, very different possibilities branching out around the situation Solutions:

Divine about the causes of each outcome already gathered to see what’s causing the vast difference in readings

If there are many people involved, do smaller, more specific divinations to determine their impact on the future

Accept that you may not get to know the future perfectly

Ask instead how you can attain the future you actually want, rather than what may happen

Always Exhausted Afterwards

After doing divination, you feel absolutely drained of energy. Whether that’s physical, emotional, or spiritual energy, when it happens often, it can be discouraging and make you want to never do divination again!

Cause: Your energy is depleting naturally Solutions:

Do smaller divinations

Only perform one divination in a single sitting, rather than attempting several back to back

Request assistance from spirits to boost your own energy or borrow theirs for the reading

Eat a nourishing meal beforehand and have a snack afterwards

Cause: The querent, tool, spirits, etc., involved are draining your energy Solutions:

Bolster your area’s protections with a focus on keeping your energy to yourself

Wear something like a veil or other protective clothing, jewelry, or accessories during the divination to prevent the drain

Do a grounding exercise beforehand to center your focus and keep your energy to yourself

Pause the divination if you start feeling yourself draining to refresh and protect your energy

If working with spirits which are draining you as part of a deal (whether spoken or unspoken), make a physical offering instead of an energetic one

Practice energy work to learn how to better contain your energy so that it isn’t as free for the taking

Cause: You didn’t have the energy to begin with, but divined anyways Solutions:

Request a reading from a trusted source

Seek ways to boost your energy before beginning

Take care of your mundane needs before performing divination (eat something, drink water, take a nap, get some fresh air)

Spirits Aren’t Coming Through or Assisting

You’ve invited spirits to the table, but it doesn’t seem like they’ve got a hand in the divination results you’re getting.

Cause: You haven’t made an offering equivalent in value to what you’re asking for Solutions:

Set out an offering before starting if you haven’t already

Determine what the spirits might want other that what you’ve already offered

Offer something more personalized to the particular spirit

Make a sacrifice, rather than a simple offering (give up the last cookie, lay a piece of meaningful jewelry on their altar, etc.)

Cause: The spirits think you aren’t ready to know the answers you’re looking for Solutions:

Seek answers from another source

Wait a while and try again later

Ask a different question

Cause: The spirits you’re trying to contact aren’t immediately available/answering Solutions:

Call on the spirits before you start divining and let them know what you’re doing and why

Perform the divination at their sacred space, if possible

If working in an animist sense, “wake up” or “activate” your deck’s spirit in some way before beginning (knocking, speaking to it, etc.)

Cause: Another spirit is interrupting Solutions:

Ask the intruding spirit to back off (for now or forever, that’s up to you)

Perform a banishing if the spirit is unwelcome and will not leave when asked

Find out what the interrupting spirit wants and either decline or fulfill their request

End the divination and come back to it later on

Pendulum Won’t Swing Consistently

The pendulum swings willy-nilly with little to no rhyme or reason, providing no clear answers.

Cause: The cord, chain, string, or other material isn’t long enough Solutions:

Replace it with a longer cord, chain, string, etc.

Use a different pendulum

Create your own pendulum using a length of string (or twine, etc.) and a crystal, stone, pendant, coin, or other relatively heavy item

Cause: The pendulum itself isn’t heavy enough, or it’s an uneven shape Solutions:

Replace the pendulum with a pointed stone, crystal, or piece of glass Thread other, heavier beads, charms, crystals, stones, etc., onto the pendulum’s cord/chain

Cause: Your source for answers isn’t working with you Solutions:

If working based on your own intuition, do a grounding exercise and try again

If working with spirits, make an offering or see whether the spirits are present before trying again

Cause: There’s a breeze making it swing Solutions:

Wait until the wind dies down

Move indoors to try again

Close windows, turn off fans, and turn off air conditioners in the immediate area

Cause: The energy in your area is causing interference Solutions:

Perform a cleansing of the area to clear out excess energy

Banish any rogue spirits hanging around who are messing with the pendulum on purpose

Perform a ritual to calm the energy around you, like soothing a storm or lulling the wind to sleep for the duration of your divination

Keep Dropping Cards

Dropping your whole deck of cards may be an issue with grip strength, clumsiness, or joint bendiness… or, it may be a sign of an underlying issue or message.

Cause: The deck is too large or cumbersome to hold and shuffle easily Solutions:

Try another, smaller deck of tarot cards

Try a deck with standard card shapes (round or very large cards are personally super hard to shuffle neatly)

Ignore jumping or dropped cards, and only take cards you consciously draw

Cause: The shuffle itself is difficult Solutions:

Try another method of shuffling

Practice shuffling with regular playing cards, then with the deck you want to be using (this makes a fun fidget while watching shows)

If all shuffling is difficult, spread out the cards on a flat surface and mix them together before putting them back into a pile and drawing accordingly

Cause: The spirit(s) you’re communicating with don’t want to provide answers right now Solutions:

Provide an offering or payment for services rendered (especially if you haven’t in a while)

Take a break and try again later

Investigate the root cause of their reluctance and plan accordingly

Never Feels “Right” to Stop Shuffling or to Pull a Card

You’re shuffling. And shuffling. And… shuffling. You’re waiting for a sign to stop and pull cards, and it just never comes.

Cause: Your brain and/or intuitive thinking is exhausted Solutions:

Take a break from divination and other magical practices

Do a grounding exercise to reconnect with your intuitive thoughts and try again

Replenish your energy by eating something, drinking water, having a nap, and otherwise taking care of your mundane needs before trying again

Cause: You aren’t meant to know the answer to the question you’ve asked Solutions:

Ask a different, related question to see if you can get answers

Try again in a few days

Try a different divination tool (different tools can provide different answers with varying levels of detail)

Failing troubleshooting, accept that you can’t know everything that’s ahead and simply plan accordingly (magically and mundanely)

Cause: Blockage between you and the target of the question Solutions:

Cast a spell to break through the barrier/blockage before trying the divination again (note that if the barrier is a purposeful protection against prying eyes, there may be consequences to busting through)

Determine whether there are missing details about the situation that may help break through

Request spirit intervention to get around the blockage

Ground yourself and clear away any blockages or reluctance within yourself to see and understand the truth

Accept that the target person doesn’t want you to divine about them

If the reading is about a situation, a spell of “true seeing” or clarity may help

Cause: The querent isn’t being fully honest about their question (misleading phrasing, leaving out information that would impact the reading) Solutions:

Clarify the situation with the querent

If divining for yourself, consider all facets of the situation and question before rewording it more clearly and honestly

Talk or journal about the situation before beginning to get as much information as possible

Cause: The spirits you rely on for divination have declined to provide answers Solutions:

Ask why they aren’t answering

Try again later

Try another divination tool

Use another source for answers, such as the universe on the whole or your own deeper intuitive self

Reword the question to be more specific or general, depending

Cause: Something about the cards or shuffle themselves isn’t right Solutions:

Try another shuffle/pull method (spread out cards and pull at random, create piles and take the top of each, etc.)

Try a different deck of cards

Try another type of divination tool

Give the deck a cleanse

Look for a way to “wake up” or “activate” the cards

Too Many Jumpers

Even if you read tarot like I do with all jumpers, having a ton of cards leap out at once can be daunting — and even annoying, if it keeps happening consistently.

Cause: Your deck is too large for your hands, or it’s an odd shape (circular, non-standard number of cards, above-average card size, thick card stock) Solutions:

Try a deck with fewer cards or a more standard shape and paper weight

Create your own deck of cards that fits more securely in your hands

Try a digital deck of cards

Disregard jumping cards completely and only accept cards you’re pulling on purpose

Cause: More possibilities or details about the situation need to be brought to light than expected Solutions:

Try another spread to accommodate the jumpers

Ditch the spread altogether and read the cards as they fall instead

Treat the jumping cards as amendments or extra information about the card whose position you’re drawing for (for example, if drawing for a “Self” position and you get two jumpers before pulling your card in your usual fashion, the two jumpers modify the Official Card)

Cause: Spirits are interfering with the reading Solutions:

Cleanse the area or banish the offending spirits if they’re not ones you’ve welcomed into the space

Request that they chill the heck out and not throw any (or as many) jumping cards

Make an offering to quell their mischief

Pay attention to why they’re acting this way; if you’re not sure, ask for their reasons

Applicable to Now, Not Later

Your reading describes your situation as it is right now with perfect clarity, but it doesn’t reveal anything new or give insights into the future.

Cause: Your current talent lies in revealing the present Solutions:

Practice with readings explicitly about the immediate future

Practice targeting a specific moment in the future, such as a particular future month’s events

Fine-tune your questions to specifically request information you don’t know

Employ spirits or deities to expand your abilities to encompass the future

Try another tool or supplement your reading with another tool

Cause: The question or prompt is too open or general Solutions:

Ask a more specific, carefully worded question

Ask what you mean, rather than a general question around the situation (“What do I need to know about my relationship with X?” vs. “What do I need to know about my love life?”)

Cause: There will be little to no change in the timeframe you’re asking about Solutions:

Expand the range of time you’re asking about

Choose a time further in the future (next year instead of next month, for example)

Make an active choice to change the future if you’re dissatisfied with things as they appear to be now

Can’t Get into the “Right Headspace” for Divination

You’ve sat down and have your tools ready, but you just can’t get into the zone.

Cause: Your environment is distracting Solutions:

Move to a quieter location where you can focus more

Perform a grounding exercise to shut out distractions and focus on your divination

Wear headphones and play music that will help you focus (I suggest unobtrusive music without lyrics, so that it doesn’t impact your interpretations; personally, I use crackly fireside sounds over lo-fi beats)

Cause: Your environment isn’t inspiring you to get into the right headspace Solutions:

Create a space specifically for performing divination, whether permanent or temporary

Curate an aesthetic for your divination space with candles, crystals, plants, divination cloths, and other things that are meaningful to you

Go for a walk in a place that does inspire you and perform a divination there, if possible (cemeteries, parks, museums, rivers, etc.); if not possible to do divination there, absorb as much of the inspiring energy as you can and carry it back to your divination location

Cause: You don’t have the energy for it right now Solutions:

Focus on replenishing your energy with food, water, sleep, and other self-care tasks before divining

Request assistance from spirits to boost or borrow energy

Request a divination from someone else

Cause: You just aren’t in the mood for it Solutions:

Create a ritual that will help you get into your desired headspace for divination (putting on specific accessories, preparing your space, calling on spirits, etc.)

Request a divination from someone else

Walk away and come back to it when you feel more motivated

Scroll through others’ divination posts, watch a video, or listen to a podcast to get inspired to do your own divination

Conclusion

Again, there are countless possible issues and even further countless possible solutions to those issues. In general, walking away for a while, having a rest, practicing asking questions, and becoming more familiar with your tool over time will be the best tools in your belt. And if you can’t find a solution on your own, there’s no shame in crowdsourcing ideas for fixes! Ask your friends, your favorite witchy blogger, your Discord servermates, make a public post for others to comment on, or otherwise reach out. The best ideas often come from conversation.

Feel free to drop questions in the reblogs, replies, or my ask box if you’d like to ask me in particular about your divination troubles! I’m always happy to help out where I can. And if I’ve got no clue, one of my followers or mutuals might have a thought to share!

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[bogkeep]

clocks have a beating heart , ergo they are creature

[cilis-readings]

bored of asking the same questions while doing divination? here are some questions to ask when you’re feeling stuck:

what is the biggest obstacle in my life right now?

is my current job aligned with what i truly want out of life?

what do i need to know about my life purpose?

how do i find balance with my emotions?

are there any hidden meanings surrounding my current situation?

what parts of myself am i ignoring or neglecting?

what can i do to attract abundance?

what past romantic wounds do i need to heal in order to move onto a new relationship?

what card does this deck perceive me as?

how can i feel more connected to others?

which of my personality traits attracts love?

how can i become an irreplaceable employee at work?

what am i ready to let go of?

what can i do to overcome my grief?

how can i resolve conflict peacefully?

what is blocking me from reaching my fullest potential?

what spiritual lesson am i learning right now?

what do my guides want me to know today?

what are my hidden talents?

what should i be more grateful for?

feel free to use these for yourself or send in one of them as a request for me to read for you!

let me know if you’d like some more suggestions!

[zombiesun]

for the pendulum: Could simon and I ever be friends again?

No, but that doesn't mean what you had wasn't beautiful or significant. I think we as a collective assume that things have to last for them to be worthwhile, but everything ends including connection. It doesn't mean it was without worth, just that you guys are different people now with different needs and wants within connection. You'll find new people to belong to.

[pynkhues]

*puts hand up* I would personally love to see the first time they have penetrative sex again, especially if Lestat hasn't had sex in decades, if not since Louis (and Louis probably hasn't had satisfying sex in decades...)...and of course I would always love to see that with bottom Lestat, but however you chose to write it would be fantastic I'm sure

it's definitely on the list for after my kinktober fics are done, anon!

[abyssal-werewolf]

I just randomly remembered that "am I XY-kin?" pendulum readings were THE SHIT a few years ago- wtf was that even? xD

[plasmafrigate]

i disagree w a lot of this guys rankings but he described the feeling hoffman gives him as wanting to shave his head and join a monastery and not only is that hilarious but also i think i intrinsically understand

[jadegreensworld]

Did you know that your pendulum can tell you if a stone or crystal is real?

Did you know that your pendulum can also tell you what kind of stone or crystal you have?

It can!

Here's what you need to do...

*Always, always program your pendulum before you use it each day. You do this by asking it to "Show me, yes." Wait for it to swing. Then, once it swings, ask it to "Stop," then ask it to "Show me, no." Then it will swing again in the opposite direction.

Now you know the directions of your answers.

Hold your pendulum over the crystal you want to know if it's real or not, then ask if it's real. If it swings "yes", then you know.

If you get a crystal you haven't got a clue as to what it is. Take a picture of it and use Google Lens to help you out. This is how I find out about all the random ones I find.

Google will bring up everything on the internet that looks like your picture. When it does, hold your pendulum over the crystal you are unsure about, and start asking it each of the names of crystals Google brings up. You will eventually find out what it is.

It's that simple!

Want to know more about what pendulums can do? Follow me, and you won't miss out!

* The reason you always program your pendulum each day you use it is because the direction of its answers can change. My pendulums have changed their direction for 'yes and no' numerous times. And if you don't program your pendulum, then you could be getting the wrong answers to your questions if the answers have changed in the way the swing does.

[julyourwitch]

𝐓𝐨𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐫𝐨𝐰 𝐢𝐬 𝐦𝐲 𝐛𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝐬𝐨 𝐈 𝐝𝐞𝐜𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐝𝐨 𝐚 𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐢 𝐠𝐚𝐦𝐞!!

𝐓𝐢𝐦𝐞 𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐆𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐜𝐞: 𝟐𝟏:𝟏𝟓 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐠𝐚𝐦𝐞 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐬 𝐧𝐨𝐰 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐨𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐫𝐨𝐰 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐠𝐚𝐦𝐞 𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝟐𝟏:𝟏𝟓 𝐚𝐭 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠. 𝐒𝐨 𝐭𝐨𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝐧𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐰𝐞 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐆𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐜𝐞 𝟗/���𝟏/𝟐𝟒 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐠𝐚𝐦𝐞 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐜𝐥𝐨𝐬𝐞 𝐭𝐨𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐫𝐨𝐰 𝐚𝐭 𝟏𝟎/𝟎𝟏/𝟐𝟒!

𝐈'𝐥𝐥 𝐮𝐬𝐞 𝐦𝐲 𝐩𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐮𝐥𝐮𝐦 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐘𝐄𝐒 𝐨𝐫 𝐍𝐎 𝐖𝐈𝐓𝐇𝐎𝐔𝐓 𝐌𝐘 𝐂𝐀𝐑𝐃𝐒 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐦𝐲 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐮𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧!

𝐘𝐨𝐮 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐚𝐬𝐤:

𝙺𝚙𝚘𝚙 𝚚𝚞𝚎𝚜𝚝𝚒𝚘𝚗𝚜

𝙲𝚎𝚕𝚎𝚋𝚛𝚒𝚝𝚒𝚎𝚜 𝚚𝚞𝚎𝚜𝚝𝚒𝚘𝚗𝚜

𝙶𝚎𝚗𝚎𝚛𝚊𝚕 𝚚𝚞𝚎𝚜𝚝𝚒𝚘𝚗𝚜

𝙿𝚎𝚛𝚜𝚘𝚗𝚊𝚕𝚒𝚝𝚢 𝚚𝚞𝚎𝚜𝚝𝚒𝚘𝚗𝚜

𝚂𝚙𝚒𝚛𝚒𝚝𝚞𝚊𝚕 𝚚𝚞𝚎𝚜𝚝𝚒𝚘𝚗𝚜

𝙻𝚘𝚟𝚎 𝚕𝚒𝚏𝚎 𝚚𝚞𝚎𝚜𝚝𝚒𝚘𝚗𝚜

𝙿𝚛𝚘𝚏𝚎𝚜𝚜𝚒𝚘𝚗𝚊𝚕 𝚚𝚞𝚎𝚜𝚝𝚒𝚘𝚗𝚜

𝙳𝚎𝚒𝚝𝚒𝚎𝚜/𝙶𝚘𝚍𝚜/𝙶𝚘𝚍𝚍𝚎𝚜𝚜𝚎𝚜 𝚚𝚞𝚎𝚜𝚝𝚒𝚘𝚗𝚜

ONLY YES OR NO I REPEAT.

(Not matching with you and them tho, just general questions about them etc)

𝚒𝚏 𝚜𝚘𝚖𝚎𝚘𝚗𝚎 𝚠𝚘𝚗'𝚝 𝚛𝚎𝚊𝚍/𝚏𝚘𝚕𝚕𝚘𝚠 𝚖𝚢 𝚛𝚞𝚕𝚎𝚜 𝚢𝚘𝚞𝚛 𝚚𝚞𝚎𝚜𝚝𝚒𝚘𝚗(𝚜) 𝚠𝚒𝚕𝚕 𝚋𝚎 𝚍𝚎𝚕𝚎𝚝𝚎𝚍 𝚒𝚖𝚖𝚎𝚍𝚒𝚊𝚝𝚎𝚕𝚢.

𝙳𝚛𝚘𝚙 𝚢𝚘𝚞𝚛 𝙽𝙰𝙼𝙴/𝙽𝙸𝙲𝙺𝙽𝙰𝙼𝙴 𝙰𝙽𝙳 𝙽𝙾𝚃 𝙸𝙽𝙸𝚃𝙸𝙰𝙻𝚂 𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚘𝚏 𝚌𝚘𝚞𝚛𝚜𝚎 𝚢𝚘𝚞𝚛 𝚣𝚘𝚍𝚒𝚊𝚌 𝚜𝚒𝚐𝚗 𝙰𝙽𝙳 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚘𝚝𝚑𝚎𝚛 𝚙𝚎𝚛𝚜𝚘𝚗'𝚜 𝚗𝚊𝚖𝚎/𝚗𝚒𝚌𝚔𝚗𝚊𝚖𝚎& 𝚣𝚘𝚍𝚒𝚊𝚌 𝚜𝚒𝚐𝚗 𝚙𝚕𝚎𝚊𝚜𝚎! <𝟹

𝐈𝐟 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐰𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐥𝐢𝐤𝐞&𝐫𝐞𝐛𝐥𝐨𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐠𝐚𝐦𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐠𝐞𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐲 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐟𝐮𝐧! 𝐈 𝐥𝐨𝐯𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐚 𝐥𝐨𝐭<𝟑

The game is officially CLOSED!

[bubbleonice]

Pendulum and Bill Skarsgård please:

1) Will he ever leave Alida Morberg?

2) Is he and Alida Morberg married?

3) Did Alida Morberg stop posting on instagram because Bill told her to?

4) Is Alida Morberg a good actress?

5) Is Bill a good father?

Noted!

[unsettlingcreature]

Slowly reconfiguring my altar space but I'm gently adding Halloween decorations as September passes and October approaches, I'm personally obsessed with the little ghost lights. Anyway I don't have a dedicated sideblog for this stuff anymore so I'm just slapping it on main :)

[icanseethefuture333]

Hey! There is something that i really wanna ask u, why do tarot readers can have different answers?

Let’s say if there’s a question “are A and B dating?” one reader can say yes but the other one say the opposite.

Thank you in advance if u end up answering this!💗

Hi :)! So the reason readers get different answers could be for a plethora of reasons. It could be because of different levels of skill. It could be because Reader A is simply channeling different messages and energies than reader B does. Also people have to take in consideration that some reader's personal energy could be very dominant, meaning their subconscious mind could be influencing the reading (for example if they are biased or have their mind made up about a situation or person. This is rare though so please do not accuse readers of doing this, most readers do know how to separate their feelings for a reading). Another situation is that it could be because readers use different methods; some people are more advanced in their psychic skills so they don't even need to use cards, pendulums, etc. While others use those things as a tool to guide them. Another thing is I noticed there has been a lot of shaming, throwing shade, accusing, etc, (whatever word you wanna use) towards readers lately who don't use cards or show what cards they use and I'm gonna be honest and say that's a load of bullshit. If you're a reader and don't use cards that's completely fine. Also if you don't always want to show cards that's fine also. There are decks that are graphic and can be triggering to people. So everyone has different reasons. Like I said before, some people also use pendulums so you can't include pictures for that. I know some people want to see proof in case a reader is lying but just use your own intuition (or discretion) then if that's how you feel. You should be able to tell who's phony and just making up shit vs someone who's putting in a lot of time and effort. I don't like how toxic people have been acting in regards to that.

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