Reading a book

[mza]

Oh and its great to see the interest in the subject from so many of you. Cat I'm not crushed . Rather its comforting to know i'm not crazy. Sunchariot you know i had a dream many years ago probably at age 14/15. I saw a whole verse from the bible and it was from the one of the 10 commandments. The words appeared very clearly as if i was actually reading the bible but I was not allowed to see the text surrounding it.
When i woke up i went straight for the bible. I often read my mum's bible when alone at home. She had been given as a gift but for some reason she didn't want to touch it, i tried to offer it to her but she showed no interest. I loved it cos it was brand new leatherbound and beautiful with gold-edged pages. So it was no surprise that i was familiar with the text, size and font of that bible. When it appeared in a dream i knew it came from that bible cos there were two others in the house.
So i headed straight for the index at the back cos at that time i was not aware that the verse i'd seen was a continuation of one of the commandments. But you know what i never found it. Even when i used keywords from the verse i never found the verse. On looking in the other bibles i had no luck either. My family didn't know where it was. It was only maybe 5/6 years later that i asked a friend of mine in church and they told me.

The explanation of what bibliomancy is here is quite interesting. It has just brought it all home to me and i now don't feel bad about it cos i saw this in a dream all those years ago only i didn't know what it is. So it can't be wrong. My dreams are usually very useful to me.
Thanks for all your participation. Knuckles crossed about Scotty and feeling sheepish.

 

[rwcarter]

Moderator Note

Now that we all know what the terms are for using verses from a book for divination, further discussion on the topic should happen over in the Divination forum. Let's try to keep this thread about mzansi-afrika's exchange using tarot along with excerpts from books.

 

[mza]

Oh dear *blink, blink* . I was so wrong then :/

 

[Wendywu]

What about?

I think it's a very valid subject, and an interesting way of reading. I had a "fun" bibliomancy reading once from a member which was amazingly accurate!

I'll happily have a reading from you, if you're OK with reading for me. I'll give full feedback and be hugely interested in your technique. When I've seen how it works in practice, I wouldn't mind having a go at this

 

[mza]

Hello Wendywu! Ok I'll give it another go. I might use another book though or Bible, whatever. Say when you ready and tell me your question. I'm off today.

 

[DownUnderNZer]

I have tried reading parts of pages from different books before...when doing reading practises and learning to use intuition etc...from recipe books, novels, a Harry Potter novel of all things! And although not quite a book...my fave was an A4 blank piece of paper all scrunched up (not too tight) and whatever was seen in it was given to the sitter. And once...my sister and I weeks apart with the same SITTER got the EXACT same impressions/images/symbols. WOW! It was a lot of fun and such a productive experience.

I miss doing HOT CHAIR (chat room) as well, but on here I am sure that would be left for the SPIRITUAL rooms as that was where I remember doing something like that....what wonderful memories.

Must be others with similar experiences surely?

 

[Cat*]

And although not quite a book...my fave was an A4 blank piece of paper all scrunched up (not too tight) and whatever was seen in it was given to the sitter.

Sounds like a great technique! *bookmarking the idea for later reference*

 

[Wendywu]

Hello Wendywu! Ok I'll give it another go. I might use another book though or Bible, whatever. Say when you ready and tell me your question. I'm off today.

OK - sometime in the coming week if you can please?

What would be my best strategy for calming pre-event nerves - thinking specifically of an ultramarathon on the 22nd of this month .....

 

[DownUnderNZer]

Sounds like a great technique! *bookmarking the idea for later reference*

Recommended...seriously! And its a lot of fun....

I remember seeing alphabet letters, an eagle, sometimes faces, I got something on two sisters once, saw the pyramids and prism shapes a few times, mail boxes, roads, houses, hills...a whole lot of stuff! Only ever tried it a handful of times, but it was a great activity to do and awesome when given back feedback connected to exactly what was just given to the sitter. Amazing....

 

[mza]

OK - sometime in the coming week if you can please?

What would be my best strategy for calming pre-event nerves - thinking specifically of an ultramarathon on the 22nd of this month .....

Hey Wendywu, so sorry i never got back to you about this. I hope your marathon went great though. As for me and the reason why i did not fulfill my promise -too much scary stuff happened and basically i stopped reading tarot. Too many bad dreams, spiritual attacks and burning in my sleep so i gave it up.