When it comes to fortune telling, you are not limited to using a crystal ball or tarot cards. Many people who can successfully predict the future use rather abstract methods of doing so. In many cases it is less about the technique used and much more about the ability to focus psychic energy, and that is where our five divination foods come into play.
In this article, we’ll explore how you can use five divination foods to focus your skills. This list of foods doesn’t require you to travel to exotic locations to purchase them. These are everyday items that you can easily find at your local supermarket. Let’s start with a better understanding of psychic abilities.
Using psychic abilities
The term “paranormal abilities” is incredibly vague, as there is a whole list of paranormal abilities, many of which are related in some way to fortune telling. Divination psychic powers are those that are primarily focused on the search for knowledge about future events. They differ from clairvoyance and other similar abilities in that they require items that help translate this knowledge.
It is these forms of psychic abilities that we will focus on today. Rather than going through the entire list of psychic powers, we will look at each of the five divination foods and explore the methodology for using them to gain knowledge or insight about the future.
There is a very clear reason why this form of psychic reading is less commonly used than tarot cards, crystal balls or palms: these approaches can be much more challenging to interpret and understand. As we’ll see, that’s not always the case, but if you’re looking for an in-depth answer to a question, you’ll have to be willing to trust your intuition.
Tea leaves/coffee grounds
The first of the five divination foods we will explore is reading tea leaves or coffee grounds. This is a common practice that we see in many movies and TV shows, but definitely not for beginners.
The technique is relatively simple in theory. When someone has had a cup of tea or coffee, look into the cup and examine the residue for symbols, words, letters, numbers, faces or even locations. This approach gives you a vague sort of timeline, because the closer a symbol is to the edge of a cup, the sooner the event will occur.
Interpreting these symbols is the most difficult aspect of reading tea leaves/coffee grounds. The best thing you can do is write down all the important symbols, letters or whatever, along with their rough distance from the edge, and then examine them for possible meanings. Without a lot of practice interpreting such signs, it can be difficult to piece everything together.
Spices
Number 2 of our 5 divination foods are herbs. Burning herbs is an ancient practice that dates back much further than some of the oldest civilizations. There are a number of benefits to the practice, some of which are not directly related to fortune telling.
For starters, burning certain herbs can help ward off negative energies and remove them from your mind, body, or soul. They can also increase positive energy, keeping your mind clear and focused. This can be a great help in predicting someone’s fortune.
The herbs themselves are not the source of information, but rather the smoke tendrils that are the product of their combustion. As the smoke dances through the air, twisting, turning and forming different shapes and patterns, you will see symbols or shapes that catch your eye. By writing these down, you can interpret their meaning in the hope of revealing important information about the future.
As with tea leaves, this is not a technique for beginners, but that doesn’t mean you can’t try it out to see how it works. Who knows, you might be a natural talent.
Onions
The next of the five divination foods is the onion. Onions may not be the first food that comes to mind when you think of fortune telling, but they offer a unique method that is perfect for beginners. The onion is a natural cleansing agent that brings several health benefits, but with a little knowledge you can use onions to answer your questions about the future.
Cromniomancy is a European tradition in which the onion is used in the same way as tarot cards: you ask a question in the hope that the answer will reveal itself to you. The main difference is that Cromniomancy requires little to no interpretation.
Just hold the onions in your hand while asking a question. Then cut images of your choices onto each onion. For example, if your options are people, carve initials. If they are more complicated ideas, use symbols. Which onion germinates first is the answer to your question.
Fruit
Fruit may be one of the most common things you can buy at any grocery store, but it can offer you a way to gain a glimpse of knowledge of the future. Again, this isn’t an approach that will work for beginners, but for those of you who are more experienced, it can be an easy way to gain information.
Use a vegetable peeler to make a long ribbon of fruit peels and throw it over your shoulder onto the floor. It will end up in a weird and unusual shape and through this shape you can interpret its meaning. Some people ask a question while throwing the peel over their shoulder and then interpret the peel as an answer.
Coconuts
The last divination food is the coconut. Using the hard shell of the coconut to answer questions about the future is a common practice among West African tribes. This technique can be used by beginners, but don’t be fooled by the apparent simplicity of this method.
Use a piece of the bowl, ask your question and then turn it up. You can decide which side represents ‘yes’ or ‘no’, but traditionally the hair side is seen as the positive answer and the soft, inner side is the negative answer. Make sure to keep your questions simple.
