Tools used by Psychic

The spiritual movement also involves psychic readings abilities and artefacts to understand and convey their lifestyle; many of its followers used incense for their meditation. Here is a partial list of some of the tools used by psychics and their meaning:

Tarot cards: The Tarot is the most popular tool for spiritual introspection in the West. Tarot readings are arrangements of cards drawn from a shuffled deck; it is formed by a set of 78 playing cards representing virtues, forces, and vices. It could be used by psychics to analyze individual’s problems or questions, and of course, fortune telling. About half of the cards in a reading are drawn reversed (upside down), which either negates or inverts their meaning.

Astrology: The study of the positions and aspects of celestial bodies in the belief that they have an influence on the course of natural earthly occurrences and human affairs.

Numerology: The study of the occult meanings of numbers and their supposed influence on human life. An ancient system where a psychic converts letters into numbers, in order to compare the results with the unseen relation between words. It focuses on lists of words, names, and dates whose numeric values match your own numeric value in some way. Through numerology is possible to predict the time when those forecast are relevant to the person’s life.

Crystallomancy: is a method of divination involving gazing into a a reflective object. Shiny stones, mirrors and crystal balls are commonly used. Practitioners of crystallomancy can allegedly see the future by doing this. It is commonly done over a spherical surface, but scrying (To see or predict the future by means of a crystal ball.) could be done into a flat polished crystal surface, just like a mirror. Quartz crystal balls may be used because of their paranormal healing and restorative powers. Crystals are claimed to resonate in such a way that they stimulate the aura which in turn brings healing to the body. Some of the gems and crystal stones are: Jasper, rose quartz, Chinese fluorite,garnet, onyx, rubies, carnelian, hematite, moonstone, citrine, amber, topaz, aquamarine,sapphire, clear quartz, amethyst, turquoise, amethyst.

I Ching coins (I Ching, Yi King, Yi Jing , or I Ging ): A Chinese book of ancient origin consisting of 64 interrelated hexagrams, each of which can be further broken down into groups of 3 lines called "trigrams", along with commentaries attributed to Confucius. The hexagrams embody Taoist philosophy by describing all nature and human endeavor in terms of the interaction of yin and yang (the passive and feminine force respectively). Reading the I Ching involves casting coins or yarrow stalks.

Norse runes: Rune readings are arrangements of the 24 letters of an old alphabet. The layout of the runes is known as a spread, and determines what each rune refers to. Runes are not exclusives artefacts used among Wiccans and pagans. Runes could be made of ceramic, stone, or wood; the material is the item that colors the reading.

Pendulums :A body so suspended from a fixed point as to swing freely to and fro by the alternate action of gravity and momentum. This tool is related to occult practices. It is like an antenna, because it receives information through the energy and vibration that emit people, places, thoughts and things. Also believed to heal the body and soul

Talismans: An object marked with magic signs and believed to confer on its bearer supernatural powers or protection. drawings to protect people from evil. The power of these artefacts may come from God or nature. Talismans bring the possessor health, vigor, potency, good luck and success.