How Important is Divination? | Runes, Tarot, History, and Animal Signs

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[hazelmartin]

I always look at Tarot as a prompt to ask myself questions and know myself better. Even if you're asking a question as you're drawing card (sometimes I don't) you can use them to gain introspection on areas you might not think to ask yourself. Usually things kind of subconsciously bubble to the surface, and all you needed was a suggestion.

[highwind]

I've grown to view divination as a guided meditation exercise, and I personally love tarot when I need a lift or to shift my perspective.

I don't find it to be magical or accurate, but it's a very useful tool in learning more about my self or getting a gut check on my attitude, thinking process, and priorities.

[MarytheBad]

Confirmation bias is generally an issue, but you just gotta be honest with yourself. Honesty is not necessarily negative. Just don't forget that life is fun and mystical and you have a part to play in it all <3

[Cursed_Curator]

Great video, but small nitpick. The card set you have is technically an Oracle deck, not a Tarot deck. Tarot is a specific kind of Oracle deck, like Coke vs Soda. All Tarot decks are Oracle decks, but not all Oracle decks are Tarot decks. Otherwise great video as always!

[RunaStrong]

I love this topic and the discussion had about it. Divination was the first thing I did that really made me feel magic is real. I appreciate the wisdom from the other side in all it's forms. Thanks for this discussion Jacob <3

[ankeuttajaespanjassa]

I have been thinking about Odin and Freya and I have been looking into how I can start worshiping them. My "spirit animal oracle" card deck was calling me, so I picked it up and asked who I should work with / who wants to works with me and while I was shuffling the cards, white raven spirit card fell out. So I got my confirmation. Thank you for your videos, I know already so much more what I need to do ☺️

[sweet.dreams]

i have done tarot readings for more than 40 years, an observation from my own experience is the divination does not come from the runes/tarot/whatever but from the "spirit" - doesnt matter what you use to divine - the objects are really just a crutch, at first to help with one to be more confident in receiving divination, and second most people have trouble accepting a person as a source of divination but find it easier to accept divination coming from an object - never saw those nordic cards before so you just sold me on buying them on amazon, thank you - they are beautiful - found you channel when researching my nordic ancestry, my ancestors are swedish - traced my geneology as far back as early 1400's

[nightangel]

I also have that Yggdrasil deck, even as someone who's done tarot for decades that one is hard to wrap my head around 😅

I think people taking tarot and applying it to their individual situation might be akin to reading a horoscope but to me, that doesn't invalidate the results. I think in some ways thats how it's supposed to work--it helps us with introspection & decision making more than seeing the future

[KneppwoodatHome]

Really enjoyed this one. I love using Tarot and Oracle decks to divine all sorts of things, especially big decisions. I’m tiptoeing into runes, lol. I realize that tarot may not have been around during the early days of Norse paganism in ancient times…but I really think they’d have utilized tarot and Oracle decks if they’d been available.

[elixanova]

One of the most profound experiences of my life was honoring my ancestors & asking for a message, which was not clear at the time, then having an event follow that played out exactly as the cards said. Like you said, divination in itself does work, everyone just has to find what they connect with

[drschonify]

I will take it as a sign that, at about 7:37 as the discussion of seeing animals at the right time, Ratatoskr approves.

[brigantiablackbird]

Divination is complicated--and regardless what anyone has to say about the efficacy of divination in and of itself, there's also the human factor to take into consideration. It's difficult to separate oneself from one's own biases or hopes and fears--and that affects the reading and what you get out of it. Learning any form is a process of years, I've found.
I've worked with tarot since 2013 and have had great success with it--although I have found that not all decks "speak" as loudly as others. There is truth that it matters what deck someone is using.
Runes, in my experience, are divinatory tool that lacks any form of tact. At all. I like to use them for those times when I just need to know the heart of a matter without anesthetic--and my goodness, do they ever deliver! lol
Even for those who may argue that ALL divination is ALL placebo effect ( I don't think that personally, but just to entertain the idea)--the placebo effect in and of itself is rather magical. It is the mind deciding what reality to create and then manifesting it. That's not nothing--and it can be quite revealing. While I know that some use the term "placebo effect" to try to invalidate various practices, but I think it exposes the critics lack of understanding of what the placebo effect is to begin with. That's why I think critics need a stronger argument to rely upon--we should put ideas and beliefs under the microscope, that's a necessary process. But I do believe that criticism needs to construct stronger lines of reasoning in order to have more a productive examination.

[defashionmonstar]

Well said. Amazing video.
All divination such as knowledge and adding informations, it can be useful for us to understand new knowledge and as a guidance, all symbols has meaning and it happen for a reason. Journey, spiritual and knowledge are needed to understand the main function of divination. And it back again on that individual. Cz at the end of the day they create their own destiny to change their life. ✨✨

[SnazzyButterfly]

The card deck you have is technically an oracle deck. Tarot is a specific system that has 2 separate arcana (Major and Minor). Tarot decks are oracle decks but oracle decks are not oracle decks. I also have it and use the Yggdrasil card spread once a month as a self-check-in. If you want a really good norse tarot deck, I would suggest the Runic tarot that's sold by lo scarabeo and distributed by llewellyn.

[cillianrangarsson]

Keep up the great work Jacob brother lord Odin and lord Thor would be very proud of you respect from a very proud Norse pagan from Dublin Ireland

[joshuajohn]

He always does a good job I've been doing runes of casting.

[shadowdragon]

Other useful forms of divination include: astrology, Ouija, and pendulum divination.

It takes a lot of practice in order to get an accurate reading, however. Your personal biases can influence the results if you are not an experienced diviner.

[sunshinezena]

I have the Yggdrasil Deck, I love using these cards.

[MagdaleneDivine]

Really it's most useful as self reflection and focusing on what is within your power to change and knowing when to recognize you have no power at all over and working through being okay with letting that issue/person/goal/change go and really you can't predict the future. But you can predict your own actions and choosing the best for yourself.

[jennifervoigt]

Tarot cards are all about trusting your intuition. Things will just feel right. I personally get chills when my thoughts are on the right track. Sometimes my thoughts are a slap in the face. But a good slap often a reminder to me to trust and let fate handle what I can't control.