Fortune telling was in demand at all times. Even in the age of high technology, people's craving for such things has not weakened. Fortune-telling options are many. The chosen method depends on the goals and opportunities to get the necessary tools. One of the most popular and simple in execution can be considered fortune telling by candlelight and water. It is difficult to even imagine how many people around the world at least once, at least for fun, resorted to this method.
History and origin
Fortune-telling by candlelight and other similar rituals have been held in all corners of the planet for hundreds of years. It is believed that these rites passed into the modern world from paganism. The essence of such a procedure is attempts to establish a connection with the other world or the afterlife in order to get the required information from there.
Most often guessed with the aim of gaining knowledge about the future, but different types of ceremonies can reveal more about the past and present of a person, as well as about his past lives.
Diviners are found in all religions and nations. Many of them only impersonate real fortune-tellers and magicians, and some are really endowed with a special gift to see the future. Someone does not need additional tools for rituals, while others resort to the help of magic balls and mirrors, candles, water, cards and even the bones of dead animals.
If the first card forecasters are considered to be gypsies, then the history of the origin of fortune-telling by candlelight is covered by a much greater secret.
What is required?
If someone decided to conduct the ceremony at home, then you should carefully prepare for it.
Firstly, for divination with candles and water, of course, you need a candle and water. Secondly, the ritual itself is best done at a round table. If during the ceremony at an ordinary square or rectangular table, one of the participants “sits on the corner”, then he brings on himself misfortunes and troubles. Thirdly, it is customary to guess in the dark and behind closed doors. A person accidentally entering a room can disrupt the whole process.
In addition to the necessary tools and observance of "safety precautions", it is also important to clearly know which days and months the rituals are best. Then the predictions will be as accurate and true as possible.
When to spend?
The Slavs have always been popular sacred fortune-telling. They endowed this time with special mystical significance and believed that during this period the curtain between the worlds was thinning, which allows for greater contact with otherworldly forces.
Many modern pagans, especially of the Celtic sense, consider Samayn to be a mystery and ideal for candle reading fortune-telling. In North America, holy rites are often held.
In a certain sense, any significant day, even Friday the thirteenth, can become suitable for fortunetelling if the ritual is carried out correctly and taking into account all the subtleties.
The most suitable time for divination is midnight or 3:15 in the morning.
What can I find out?
During fortune-telling ceremonies, one can not only predict the future, but also see the past. People conduct similar rituals to find answers to their questions: when they get married or get married, when they have children, will the next real estate transaction be successful. Some are even interested in how much they will live and how they will die.
In addition to direct predictions, fortune-telling can help find answers to various vital and existential questions. Of course, often a person receives not exact answers, but only signs and hints. Therefore, to obtain more specific information, you need to be able to interpret the figures that appear in the process of divination by candlelight for Christmas or any other holiday. For beginners, this may not always be possible. Therefore, it is better to contact people more competent in these matters.
If fortunetelling is carried out at home, then for a more complete and accurate understanding of the figures, you can use the dictionaries for interpretation.
Is it dangerous?
Although most fortune telling on candles and water is harmless, it is important to remember that in the process of the rite, you have to turn to otherworldly forces. Perhaps such a procedure is contraindicated in people impressionable or suffering from various forms of mental disorders. Fortune-telling can adversely affect children and infants, especially if they have not yet been baptized.
When conducting the ceremony at home, it is important to follow certain precautions. For example, beginners are advised to remove all mirrors from the room where the fortune-telling will take place, since it is generally accepted that they are both guides that strengthen communication with the other world, and portals through which creatures can enter the real world.
In general, subject to simple safety rules, including fire safety when divining by candlelight, the ceremony will be easy and without consequences, but to clean the apartment after the session will still be out of place. Especially considering that this procedure will take very little time.
How to clean the apartment after the ceremony?
There are several ways to cleanse. After most fortune telling, it will be sufficient to light a candle bought in the church in the room and wait until it burns out. The cinder must be stored in a dark place for three days, and then simply thrown into the trash can.
The second and equally simple method is holy water. A glass of holy water is placed in the room where the rite was held and allowed to completely evaporate. After that, the glass can be removed.
More sophisticated methods include fumigating a room or even an apartment with incense, reciting prayers, and calling a priest to sanctify the place. As a rule, such drastic measures are required extremely rarely. Signs that you need to clean the apartment after the ceremony will be more thorough:
- sudden restless night sleep of those who live in this apartment;
- strange pet behavior;
- a feeling of cold or the presence of something invisible;
- a series of illnesses or misfortunes.
Is it possible to conduct rituals for believers?
All Christian denominations have a negative attitude to fortune telling. Rites and rituals are equated with communication with the "dark forces", occultism and witchcraft. Islam and Judaism also refer to fortune-telling with rejection. People practicing various magical rites are considered apostates and infidels.
People with moderate religious views allow themselves to resort to such methods and do not consider this to be something "nasty". In addition, fortune telling is considered a part of Slavic culture. This also includes jumping over a bonfire on the day of Ivan Kupala, throwing wreaths on the river and other pagan traditions of the past, which to one degree or another have survived to the present.
If a person has something to do with the church, then divination and attempts to predict and find out the future are unacceptable to him.
Step-by-step instruction
So, for those wishing to conduct fortune-telling at home, it is important to follow simple rules that will help them do everything right and achieve the desired result.
First, you need to prepare the room for the ritual (remove the mirrors, place candles, bring a container of water).
Secondly, check that the door to the room is closed tightly (interrupting the ritual is undesirable).
Thirdly, come up with questions that I would like to receive answers to. You can even write them on a piece of paper.
Fourth, choose a more suitable method of fortune telling. Even with only one candle and a container of water, several different rituals can be performed.
After the ceremony, it is best to clean the room or even the apartment in one of the above ways. If the result of fortune-telling did not like or did not suit a person, then guessing should not be repeated. A similar process takes away strength and energy, which can lead to exhaustion and illness.
Fortune telling: the meaning of the figures
A correctly performed ceremony does not guarantee the accuracy of the answers received in the process. Most of the “success” depends on the correct interpretation of the resulting figures. And there are at least two reasons for this:
- The figures obtained by divination by candles can be interpreted in different ways, since the interpretation directly depends on the question asked.
- Often, instead of a specific answer, a person receives only hint symbols.
For example, if wax falling into the bowl resembles the shape of a dog, then next to the fortuneteller is a faithful companion and reliable friend.
A drop of wax in the shape of a fish suggests that soon it’s fortunate to hear. Perhaps they will be associated with water. It can be either good or bad. Sometimes the direction of the fish’s tail serves to interpret the nature of future news, but the accuracy of this method is not 100%.
Hearts of wax are for love affairs. If the boundaries of the figure are clearly visible, then the feelings of the fortuneteller or the fortuneteller are mutual, but if the contour of the heart is broken, then this is unfortunately in love, separation or quarrel.
The tree seen in a drop of wax is a good symbol that all the goals will be achieved soon, but the dagger speaks of the impending danger.
What other rites are there?
For the simplest prediction of the future, two items are enough: containers of ordinary water, matches and candles. You can also guess on milk, wine, coffee and tea. Each ritual will require different skills.
You can guess with the help of wax on the water, the reflection from the candle in the mirror, in the form of a burnt piece of paper with a question and in the pattern that results from breaking an egg into water.
The purpose of most rites is to predict the future or the answer to a specific question. Some rituals can also show mistakes of the past that prevent people from achieving what they want in the present. Therefore, the interpretation of the meaning of fortune-telling on candles and water can be different.
For example, with their help they learn about ill-wishers and enemies, about impending adversities and diseases. Separate rituals also help to avoid these things. For beginners, this, unfortunately, will be too difficult. In addition, conducting more serious ceremonies without the appropriate skills or the presence of a knowledgeable person nearby can be a dangerous occupation.
It is important to remember that fortune-telling is not a toy. Treats all the rituals you need to be serious and careful, observing all the rules and precautions.
Tips for beginners
For fortune-tellers for the very first time, there are several useful tips:
- Follow the rules and procedure for the ritual.
- Do not carry out more than one ceremony at a time.
- Choose the right tools (buy candles in church shops or do it yourself, do not use scented candles).
- Observe safety precautions (for example, do not leave lighted candles unattended).
- After the ceremony, clean the room.
- Do not divine to children in the presence of children.
- Do not guess in a bad mood or in a sick state.
- Ask specific and clear questions that can be answered as simply as possible.
- Do not start your practice with complex fortune-telling rites.
- Never believe in the result of divination by 100%, as the interpretation of divination by candles can be erroneous.
Subject to these simple rules, conducting ceremonies can be a useful and safe activity, and really help in solving difficult or contentious life situations.