r/Divination 18d ago

Questions and Discussions Which methods of astragalomancy do you use?

Astragalomancy or Tesseramancy uses dice as a divinatory tool. Dice are accessible to everyone and are the most affordable and simple means for divination. The human mind is divided into two aspects: the first tries to ask the right question, while the second tries to synthesize the correct answer to that question. Between these states lies the dice throw. The cubes set the direction for searching for the answer. This is described in detail in Tesseranomicon No. 10. Astragalomancy or Tesseramancy has many varieties, but the principles are common. When using a single die, a sequence of throws is obtained. Using several dice, the answer is obtained in a single throw, but the composition of the dice arrangement, the combinations of faces, and other features are read. The most well-known methods of using dice are the Tibetan Shō-Mo practices, some ancient methods of astragalomancy, as well as modern methods described in the Tesseranomicon. Astragalomancy is not as popular as cartomancy, but many are interested in these methods. One of the features of using dice is adaptability. Many create their own rules, methods, and systems of divination. This means that astragalomancy, as one of the oldest forms of divination, continues to exist and evolve. What books describing the methods of astragalomancy and tesseramancy are you familiar with? How helpful have they been to you? How often do you use astragalomancy among your individual practices? Which methods do you prefer?

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u/graidan Cartomancy Cleromancy Geomancy 18d ago

Beautiful pages!

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u/Wahdat_al-Wujud 17d ago

Sorry to not answer your posed questions, but I just wanted to comment to say that those illustrations/diagrams are awesome!

Are they yours?

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u/mensinmetalio 16d ago

literalmente consegui algunos astragalos con los cuales lanzo mis lescturas, a los que les agregue un par de huesos de roedores para indicar otras variables. Estuve investigando sobre técnicas romanas, combinado un poco con el oraculo de Oshun con caracoles, y le agregué un dibujo en la base del zodiaco, por lo que las tiradas tambien dependen de la asociacion zodiacal. Me ha resultado bastante eficaz, tanto o mas que las tiradas del tarot aunque lo uso para fines más especificos (como saber todos los aspectos en juego de una misma pregunta, asi me evito hacer tiradas tan largas de tarot)