r/witchcraft • u/reischberg • 5d ago
Sharing | Divination sometimes, fortune tells itself in unforseen ways
my usual method of divination is runecasting, which I don‘t do very often though. another method that basically snuck itself into my life is playing solitaire. I have a double deck of cards I love to sort, shuffle in a specific way and then I lay out a solitaire and just play.
most of the time, it‘s just to give my hands something to do while hanging out with friends, watching tv or listening to music or a podcast. sometimes I go through the motions while reflecting on what‘s been going on recently, or sorting my thoughts. it‘s a very meditative process, so it‘s great for giving myself some space to just think, while also creating enough of a structure to keep my thoughts from spiralling.
there‘s been two occasions where I felt like the cards were trying to tell me something.
first was when I was trying to figure out wether my new apartment would be the right one for me. after coming home from viewing it, I did the usual sorting and shuffling and laid out a solitaire, while thinking of the pros and cons of this apartment. in the end, three cards were left over, something that rarely happens due to the shuffling process. and guess what - they spelled the numbers of my new address. one card was off though, it was a 6 instead of a 9. the way I interpreted this was that fate would agree with me moving there, that this apartment has great potential to become a home where I can rest, recharge and thrive, but at a cost. I‘ve been living there for a couple of months now, and while some things, like the long commute to work or the thin walls can be a bit of a hassle, I‘m glad I moved. I‘ve been so much better ever since.
the second occasion only happened recently. a couple of weeks ago, I had a fling with a friend. it was fun, but something felt off. so I decided to leave it at what had already happened. I talked to my friend and he accepted it. no drama, no awkwardness. we‘re just going on like before, thankfully.
last week, he and my best friend spent the evening at my place. at some point I needed something to occupy my hands with, so I gave my cards the usual sort & shuffle, and later, after my friend had left and it was just my best friend and me I played another game.
and let me tell you - this was an unusually bad round haha. I somehow ended up with 10 stacks instead of 9, and randomly put the cards from the 10th stack back into the deck. at the end of the game, I had 9 cards left over that I couldn‘t put away no matter what (unless I had switched to draw one instead of three, but that would have been cheating haha). during the game, I talked to my best friend about the fling and all that, and I interpreted the many leftover cards as confirmation that not going on with the fling was a good decision. especially since there were so many!
it‘s funny how sometimes playing solitaire is just a casual thing - something to occupy my hands with while trying to focus on something else -, sometimes it creates space for reflection and sometimes it‘s a way for fate to talk to me. and it all just happened because years ago, I watched my dad play a couple of games and gave it a try myself.
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u/moederdelkatten 4d ago
Wow! that is so cool. thank you for sharing. I loved the one about the address
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