r/Divination

I'm a Tokyo-based practitioner of Nine Star Ki (九星気学), a Japanese astrology system that predates and feeds into Feng Shui. It uses only your date of birth — no time required — and reads the qi of the year and month you were born into, rather than planetary positions.

I was curious what it would say about Musk, since Western astrologers usually focus on his Cancer Sun. The Japanese reading went somewhere different.

Born June 28, 1971, his two main stars are:

Two Black Earth (二黒土星) — the energy of farmland. Slow, accumulating, refuses to quit a field once it starts tilling it. Not the energy of brilliance, the energy of endurance. This is someone who welds his own rocket parts at 3 a.m. because Two Black doesn't move on.

One White Water (一白水星) — the energy of a deep underground spring. It flows in darkness, carries everything, and is seen by no one. People with this emotional star often have a loud public self and a very still, very lonely inner one. They post at 3 a.m. because water moves at night.

What I find interesting is what the system says about this year for him. 2026 is a Two Black Earth year — his natal star sits in the center of the chart (honmeiseichuu, 本命星中宮). Traditional reading: a year of being seen, where past decisions become visible. Not a year for new ventures. A year to hold position.

Whether he's heard that advice from anyone is another question.

If anyone wants to drop their date of birth (month/day/year) in the comments, I'll read the first 20 here directly. No DMs, no upsells — I'm just curious whether this resonates with an English-speaking audience, and the only way to find out is to do the work.

I'd like your opinion on divination... Lately, I've been having tarot readings done by others because I'm experiencing a situation where I can't seem to be detached. Some readings produce positive results, while others don't. So, I performed some spells, asking the tarot cards if they worked, and the response was positive. I did it a month ago, and today, in the tarot reading I received, there still wasn't any change. I read that spells can't be seen in the cards until they start working, is that true? So, how can I monitor the spell's progress if the tarot doesn't show it?

Hi! I just wanted to know your experiences about contacting your spirit guides and ancestors through tarot cards since i'm kinda new to this, since i dreamt about my ancestor the past few weeks of giving me some crystals and i just wanted to know if i have the capability to communicate with them since it might be a message, plus my intuition has been getting better especially last night that there's a deity who’s has been trying to contact me and used the cards, turns out it was lady Persephone! Now i wanted to try communicating to my spirit guides and ancestors since whenever i do a reading for someone else, a friend of mine told me that you get to talk to their spirit guides first to do an accurate reading on them since i wanted to get an accurate future outcome of that person and guide them properly. Speaking of ancestors i did a reading for a friend and she picked a card for a message from her ancestors yet i'm not sure if it was her ancestor giving a message since i didn't get the strong connection feeling from the card for her. Sharing your opinions and advice could help a lot for a baby witch! ;))

I recently watched a friend do a folk divination ritual: you draw a circle on paper, write all the alphabet letters around it, wet the center with water and place a needle on it. The needle supposedly moves and stops on certain letters spelling out your future partner’s name. I watched her do it multiple times on different days and it kept spelling the same name and surname . I was genuinely surprised.

I tried it myself and the needle just moves randomly without forming anything meaningful.
Does anyone know: any specific way you’re supposed to do it?.

Reddit blocked my post because of the nudity on the cards I believe (whoops)!

Past relationship: 2 of wands with 10 of pentacles
focus and desire for stability, decision to continue relationship as it became more serious

Present: 5 of pentacles (rev) with temperance
Currently separated in order to find peace and understanding of the connection (and assuming self improvement)

What I SHOULD do: ace of wands with the lovers
This one is seriously stumbling me. In one extent I am getting that love will come to me when it is time and that is when to open my heart up again.

What I SHOULDN’T do: 7 of wands with 9 of cups (reversed)

This one also confused me with what I should do. On one hand, I’m getting that I am being defensive and need to let my guard down because I’m seeing things as a win or lose situation. Also resulting in feeling unfulfilled because I’m seeking it from the relationship rather than myself. But I don’t know that I’m reading that accurately…

What the future of the relationship is: page of wands (reversed) with the hierophant

Now is not the time for a reconciliation. There is immaturity and a lack of experience that results in the inability for a typical relationship where there is true commitment.

If it helps: 6 of pentacles (reversed) on the bottom of the deck. Assuming this means an inability for there to be healthy give and take in this connection.

Also random but several 5s in this reading and saw 5:55 on the clock while I did it too. So something to consider as well.

Thanks in advance for helping me understand this read!!!

Looking for personal opinions with others who have worked with him. It feels like something approppriate.

Thank you! 🐍

Good afternoon everyone! I am thinking about learning how to read Lenormand cards but I have a few questions.

1. Are Lenormand decks similar as Tarot, the artistry and themes are different but at their very core, all the cards have a traditional meaning?
2. I'm an intuitive tarot reader, so while the tarot cards have traditional meanings, at times the meaning doesn't fit the card and it's more about the imagery, can the same be said about Lenormand?
3. Because I am an intuitive reader, do you think I'll have a hard time learning Lenormand?
4. What advice would have benefitted you when you were learning to read Lenormand?

I look forward to your repsonses!

This might sound silly, but it's become one of the most grounding habits I have.

I keep my deck on the nightstand. First thing when I wake up — before checking my phone, before coffee, before anything — I shuffle and pull one single card. I ask myself: What energy should I carry into today?

No complex spreads. No heavy analysis. Just one card, one minute of quiet, and I'm ready.

Today was The Sun ☀️

Way I read it for myself: Whatever I walk into today, I can meet it with warmth and clarity. The light's already there — just have to step into it.

Some days the card hits perfectly. Other days it feels random. But the act of pausing for that one moment, of giving myself a quiet hint and a little push forward — that's what matters. It's like leaving a note for yourself from a wiser version of you.

Does anyone else have a morning ritual like this? What's yours?

"I've been dowsing for a few weeks now. Lately, I've been asking about my ex-partner, and the pendulum is consistently giving me a positive response. To rule out the ideomotor effect, I’ve tried the following:

• Cross-verified with my non-dominant hand (the answer stayed the same).
• Used 'control' questions I already know the answer to.
• Rephrased the question in different ways.

Despite all this, it keeps saying we'll reconcile. Does anyone have experience with such persistent answers? Is it possible my subconscious is just that strong, or should I trust this level of consistency?