| Dagara Cowrie Shell Divination | | | | very purpose of divination is to help prevent one from |
| Dagara cowrie shell divination is an ancient divination | | | | encountering danger which may be on their way to |
| system used for thousands of years by the Dagara | | | | the client. |
| people of West Africa to access the underlying | | | | In 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 which | | | | every movement causes a ripple or wave affect in |
| reconnects humanity with their spiritual blueprint, also | | | | the water that affects or shifts everything else in the |
| known as destiny or life plan. It allows one to know if | | | | ocean no matter how big or small. Every act that |
| one is on their path and if not, the steps which need to | | | | occurs is a ripple in the ocean of life and divination can |
| be done to get back on one's destiny path. The | | | | identify that ripple. |
| Dagara divination system is based on the Dagara | | | | Another way to understand how divination works is to |
| Medicine wheel, a cosmological model of the universe | | | | see the spirit world as a double of the physical word. |
| which express the interaction of the fundamental | | | | Every action in the physical world is thought to |
| spiritual elements of existence. It is believed that the | | | | precede by the same action in the spiritual world first. |
| interaction of these elements give rise to the various | | | | For example as you read this article, this would mean |
| phenomena in our world. A key to understanding this | | | | that 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 say | | | | Dagara Medicine Wheel |
| that roughly 99.9 percent of the known universe is | | | | Dagara cowrie shell divination is a means for the |
| what we call dark matter. All of the stars, planets, and | | | | ancestors to guide man. It is believe that the ancestors |
| other known matter of the universe consists of only.1 | | | | are one of our most powerful spiritual allies. They |
| percent of the mass of the universe! The implications | | | | assist the development of our culture and lives to |
| of this statement are astounding in expressing our | | | | insure it's success. The Dagara divination system is |
| triviality. If we can equate dark matter with the spirit | | | | based on the Dagara Medicine wheel, a cosmological |
| world then we can then truly see how important and | | | | model of the universe which express the elements. |
| vast the realm of spirit is in the understanding of our | | | | The 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 the | | | | signifies passion, intuition, drive and vitality. |
| information hidden within the spiritual realm of the | | | | Earth- Representative of our planet as a whole and |
| universe. It is the Yin energy of the universe which | | | | also our homes. Signifies our home, community and |
| explains the Yang. Yin is the feminine energy of the | | | | nurturing spirit. |
| universe which is hidden. Yang is the masculine energy | | | | Water- Representative of the healing and reconciliation |
| of the universe which is seen. For thousands of years | | | | presence of water. Signifies peace, cleansing and flow. |
| Africans and indigenous people around the world have | | | | Mineral- Representative of communication, storytelling |
| used divination as a tool for accessing hidden | | | | and mental formulation. Signifies all media, talking and |
| information as way of healing and improving the life of | | | | memory. |
| man. While there are many who disapprove the use of | | | | Nature- Representative of the creative expression of |
| divination, due to seemingly approach to God's | | | | one's gifts as well as transformation. Signifies |
| omniscience. However, it is good to remember that the | | | | transformation, our talents, magic and creativity. |