Tuesday, May 02, 2006 - Posts

Divination – What it is and what can happen when we divine.

Re-Enchanting the Mind is a major new article by Stephen Karcher. In it he explores divination, what it is and the processes which take place when we enter into that practice. He explains how it came to be marginalised in Western culture and the reasons why we are now having to repossess it and the other world to which it links us.

He approaches the act of divination from a number of angles. A Jungian explanation is put forward as well as those of the shaman and the ancient mystic.

It is entirely possible to get meaningful answers through divination without plumbing the depths outlined here. However these descriptions point to the road which empowers the diviner to enter into a deeper discourse and a more profound relationship with their (fill in the blank).

Here are the powerful arguments which led Stephen to write the Total Yijing in a symbol rich language and why he promotes symbols and language to jump the reader out of the cognitive mode and into heart mind understanding. There is much here which those who work with divination, dreams and the Total Yijing will find useful.

It is a primer for those who would travel further.