A Grove of Ashes and Aspens

Now Playing: Reader of the Runes – Book I by Elvenking

So something I (thankfully) don’t see too often is people taking divination tools as super literal tools of what exactly will happen in the future. This can get really messy when questions can refer to specific situations with answers that are very vague or general.

Doing readings for oneself can also get a bit messy with personal bias of having answers or outcomes you want from a situation, when that may not be how it goes, and having that personal bias influence the readings we may do for ourselves. A few friends who do readings for others have told me that doing readings for others can be a bit more clear, since you don’t have the internal bias of knowing what they want to hear.

And similar ideas can apply to seeing signs from the gods. If you see a raven somewhere, it could be a sign from Odin or another deity associated with corvids, or it could mean that you live in an area where ravens are common. Using where I live as an example, we get ravens from time to time, but their smaller cousins, crows, are far more common. Out west in southern Alberta, they have a lot of ravens. Does this mean I consider every corvid a sign? No. That one raven that stopped by and sat there for like a minute while I was doing something outside at work? I personally consider that a sign from Odin that he’s around.

Signs and tarot or rune readings aren’t a simple science and one that is very much up to personal interpretation. Tarot cards and rune readings can also get really vague, and aren’t a definitive answer on what will for sure. They’re more of a general idea of some things that could happen and to be ready for. It’s always good to keep that in mind and not try to let these readings dictate your life.