| There are two basic types of divination with stones. | | | | placing each one in order from left to right. The |
| One relies on the type and color of the stones, to | | | | leftmost represents the past, the middle reveals the |
| provide meanings which must be interpreted, and the | | | | present, and the righter one shows what the future will |
| other has runes painted or carved on the stones, and | | | | bring. By consulting their mystical and elemental |
| the reading is made by translating and interpreting the | | | | meanings, it is possible to see how the situation came |
| runes. Both general methods of divination with stones | | | | to be, exactly how the elemental forces perceive the |
| have many variations, and both require a good deal of | | | | question, and how to expect the answer to be |
| study to be used properly. | | | | resolved. |
| You may answer a Yes / No question by shaking the | | | | Reading of runes is a similar way to do divination with |
| bag in your hand while contemplating the question. | | | | stones. Each object is marked with a rune, usually |
| When the feeling that the time is correct arrives, reach | | | | pictish, wiccan, or other pagan symbols. By interpreting |
| into the bag without looking, and quickly grasp a few of | | | | these marks, one is able to divine information and |
| the stones. If you are holding an even number of them, | | | | resolve conflicts. Of the many types of divination with |
| the answer is Yes. This is a simple method of | | | | stones, runes are perhaps the most powerful, as they |
| divination with stones, and the question's answer may | | | | are charged to perform a task, and marked with iconic |
| be amplified upon by considering the meanings of each | | | | symbols of immense power. Any new reader should |
| of the ones you have grasped. | | | | study each rune, and become accustomed to it's |
| Using color stones, a more complex method of | | | | power and feel. As with most objects and talismans, |
| divination with stones is almost identical to a three card | | | | being psychically aligned and physically in tune is crucial. |
| tarot spread. After becoming aligned with the energies, | | | | Meditation while holding them tightly in your hands can |
| reach in and take a single one out. Do this three times, | | | | be a big help to achieve this goal. |