Spirits can be many things, ghosts, demonic shells, even guides, but did you know that there is a kind of spirit that can help you see into the future? There is, and witches of old have always employed their help to access hidden information. For those that use them they serve as a friend, teacher, and a source of power. They are also easily obtained, in fact, you may have one already and not even know it. Once you learn to work with this magical friend you will be able to divine the future with, cards, palms, crystals and even The Tabula Mortem.
Over the years I have told fortunes for countless people, in person, on the internet and over the phone. One thing that gets said to me a lot is “how do you do it? I have learned the meaning of the cards and made all the studies you have but when you hold up a card and tell someone miles away, everything they needed to know, I think how did he get that from that card?” Until recently I didn’t know. It seems that I have had a divining familiar most of my life and did not know it. The divining familiar is a spirit familiar just like any other but this one serves a particular purpose; it helps you see into the future. When you have one and you keep it close to you then it works inside your head to help you see meaning hidden in symbols and signs.
You may be asking yourself, why do I need one of these to use the Tabula Mortem? The answer is that you can use the board without it just fine. But having one seems to make the difference between someone who’s readings are vague and scattered and one who can give information that will be of real value for the sitter. Anyone can memorize the meanings of the symbols on the board but each of those symbols can have hundreds of different meanings. The familiar will guide you to an understanding as to what that symbol is saying to the individual.
So, I guess the next thing I need to address is how do you go about getting one. Have you ever heard someone say that when a Tarot deck is new you should sleep with it under your pillow for a couple of nights? This is usually done to make a connection with them. Well, it turns out that this is one of the best ways to get a divining familiar as well. You do this by taking something you intend to use for divination, like a deck of cards and putting it under your pillow (for a spirit board simply put it under your entire bed). If neither of these places are possible you can put the object beside where you sleep, so long as it is close. Then, every night before you go to sleep ask if a spirit will come to you and help you see into the future. Do this until you meet a spirit in your dreams that gives you its name, don’t worry if it is the name of someone else you know, a famous person or even a demon. Your spirit is different and has chosen a name that it uses only with you, for this reason they like to test you by picking a name you may reject. Remember this name! it is very important, and this brings me to the second way to get a divining familiar, which is to have someone give one to you.
Once you have the familiar you must never let anyone else learn its name, if they do then the spirit will depart and maybe even curse you as well. Before every reading simply call your spirits name in your mind, NOT OUT LOUD! Then as you are reading new insights will come to your mind. It is tradition for a witch to pass this spirit on to someone else before they die. You do this by choosing someone you think can use its services best and telling them about it, finally revealing its name. It should not be angry about this and should pass peacefully from one person to the next. A good divination Familiar is a one of the most valuable things a witch can have so use it well and may blessings be with you.
Blessed Be
