JULY 27 - AUGUST 2, 2008

All times/dates are PDT.

We could all tell our own future with remarkable accuracy, if we were calm, evolved human beings. We aren't, partly because we prefer life to be exciting and/or fascinating (depending on our age) - what adventure is there in knowing how everything will turn out? We would lose half our hopes, and most of our fantasies. We already possess the power to anticipate our future with general accuracy, through logic and extrapolation - I'm succeeding in school; therefore I'll probably graduate. I punched my boss in the nose; therefore I'll probably lose this job.

But we can also perceive our "unexpected" future, via our subconscious mind, which sees, gathers and collates much more about life than we file away in our logical, everyday consciousness. Scientists used to say we only used one-tenth of our brains. The truth is, we use all ten-tenths. The subconscious and other functions - continually in operation - utilize that disparaged nine-tenths. As we mature, we tend to tap into that portion more and more. Women, especially, are often surprised in their 50's and 60's by the emergence of strong psychic abilities.

We use this nine-tenths when we shuffle the Tarot deck, or when the psychic reads our tea leaves. Mankind has created or tripped over many methods for foretelling (and backtelling). The diviner practices the art of fishing in that nine-tenths for squiggly little flashes of knowledge. The Tarot, I Ching, and others are complex divination tools, using symbols that the subconscious learns very quickly, and then uses to "speak back to us."

There are very simple methods, also, such as the pendulum, which was popular in the 1960's and 70's. To construct one, simply tie a key or anything mildly heavy to a piece of string. Draw, on a paper, a circle. Draw an X through the circle, to divide it into four quarters. Label two opposite quarters (pie shapes) "YES." Label the other two "NO." Put your elbow on the table, holding the string between your thumb and forefinger, so the key is suspended directly over the center of the circle. Ask a question, such as "Should I go to Africa," while holding the string absolutely still. Focus on the question for a few seconds. (Close your eyes if you need to.) The key will, most times, begin swinging along one of the lines, to indicate a YES or NO.

Sometimes, it will swing in a circle, indicating indecision or no answer. In actuality, your subconscious is moving your muscles imperceptibly to make the key swing. One thing: if you overuse any divinatory method for yourself, it will start reflecting your ego, your desires, rather than your subconscious' real knowledge - in this case the answers will be entirely unreliable.

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