| One of the most common types of a reading is the | | | | is the Pendulum, which is uniquely suited for situations |
| Yes / No divination, which is basically asking for a | | | | that allow for little or no variable influence. This tool is |
| direct answer to a yes or no question. This is a tricky | | | | primarily for situations that require a positive or |
| subject. Yes / No divination requires that a querent's | | | | negative answer. |
| question be asked precisely as it should be answered. | | | | No matter how a Yes / No divination is approached, |
| Before performing the reading, great care should be | | | | the all-important point to consider over and over again |
| taken to fully understand the nature of the situation, | | | | is what exactly is to be answered. This is the price of |
| and encourage the querent to carefully express as | | | | asking for an exact answer. The sensitivity of the |
| many details as are possible. Explain, if necessary, how | | | | forces involved must be so finely defined that any |
| delicately a Yes / No divination must be performed, as | | | | error in how the querent views the situation or |
| any error in broadcasting the question could result in a | | | | question transforms the answer into a random choice. |
| faulty reading. | | | | One way to help the querent focus properly is to write |
| Some forms of Yes / No divination are better suited | | | | down the question, and study it for a moment. Is there |
| for such a question than others. Tarot cards are | | | | another way the question could be worded that would |
| usually avoided, as their very complexity is a handicap | | | | be more fitting? Is the question aimed at the root |
| in accurately reading the cards. I Ching is often used, | | | | solution, or only looking at a small part of a larger |
| and it allows Yes / No divinations to be made quickly. | | | | issue? Just as a generalized reading gives an answer |
| Another popular method is the use of stones. Although | | | | that must be carefully interpreted, a Yes / No divination |
| this form allows for a Maybe answer as a solution to | | | | leaves zero room for translation, and makes no |
| the question, there is a fourth stone used to resolve a | | | | allowance for a misunderstanding of what information |
| conditional answer. Yet another popular divination tool | | | | was actually needed. |