Dagara Divination

Dagara Cowrie Shell Divinationvery purpose of divination is to help prevent one from
Dagara cowrie shell divination is an ancient divinationencountering danger which may be on their way to
system used for thousands of years by the Dagarathe client.
people of West Africa to access the underlyingIn one way to understand how divination works is to
spiritual currents in one's life. It is a tool for healing,envision the universe as a big ocean. In that ocean
development and empowerment. It is a system whichevery movement causes a ripple or wave affect in
reconnects humanity with their spiritual blueprint, alsothe water that affects or shifts everything else in the
known as destiny or life plan. It allows one to know ifocean no matter how big or small. Every act that
one is on their path and if not, the steps which need tooccurs is a ripple in the ocean of life and divination can
be done to get back on one's destiny path. Theidentify that ripple.
Dagara divination system is based on the DagaraAnother way to understand how divination works is to
Medicine wheel, a cosmological model of the universesee the spirit world as a double of the physical word.
which express the interaction of the fundamentalEvery action in the physical world is thought to
spiritual elements of existence. It is believed that theprecede by the same action in the spiritual world first.
interaction of these elements give rise to the variousFor example as you read this article, this would mean
phenomena in our world. A key to understanding thisthat your spiritual counterpart read this article first in the
interaction is through divination.spiritual realm. This is why divination can sometimes
What is divination?offer prophetic information.
Is it superstition, witchcraft or magic? Physicists sayDagara Medicine Wheel
that roughly 99.9 percent of the known universe isDagara cowrie shell divination is a means for the
what we call dark matter. All of the stars, planets, andancestors to guide man. It is believe that the ancestors
other known matter of the universe consists of only.1are one of our most powerful spiritual allies. They
percent of the mass of the universe! The implicationsassist the development of our culture and lives to
of this statement are astounding in expressing ourinsure it's success. The Dagara divination system is
triviality. If we can equate dark matter with the spiritbased on the Dagara Medicine wheel, a cosmological
world then we can then truly see how important andmodel of the universe which express the elements.
vast the realm of spirit is in the understanding of ourThe elements and their associations are listed below:
existence in this universe.Fire- Representative of the ancestral realm. Also
The art of divination allows one to access thesignifies passion, intuition, drive and vitality.
information hidden within the spiritual realm of theEarth- Representative of our planet as a whole and
universe. It is the Yin energy of the universe whichalso our homes. Signifies our home, community and
explains the Yang. Yin is the feminine energy of thenurturing spirit.
universe which is hidden. Yang is the masculine energyWater- Representative of the healing and reconciliation
of the universe which is seen. For thousands of yearspresence of water. Signifies peace, cleansing and flow.
Africans and indigenous people around the world haveMineral- Representative of communication, storytelling
used divination as a tool for accessing hiddenand mental formulation. Signifies all media, talking and
information as way of healing and improving the life ofmemory.
man. While there are many who disapprove the use ofNature- Representative of the creative expression of
divination, due to seemingly approach to God'sone's gifts as well as transformation. Signifies
omniscience. However, it is good to remember that thetransformation, our talents, magic and creativity.