The New Age items and practices in this book have a wide range of uses and applications, and come from cultural traditions that may have originated thousands of years and thousands of miles apart. But what they all have in common is a connection to something outside the realm of the visible world. Tapping into the unseen forces of the universe requires an open mind, an open heart, and a sense of adventure, and nowhere is this more important than in the area of divination.
Divination is the practice of foretelling future events through supernatural means. If you thought crystal balls only appeared in children’s stories about wizards, think again! Not all of the systems, tools, and practices in this chapter deal specifically with telling the future, but they are all means of gleaning information that cannot be observed with the naked eye—or any of the other four senses. From searching the stars for information about the events in our lives (astrology) to searching our dreams for important messages (dream interpretation), the topics covered in this chapter add a new dimension to our daily lives and show us that perhaps there’s more to life than meets the eye.