Hello! Welcome back to another Guidebook post brought to you by your’s truly! This lesson is based on Pendulums another big part of my craft. Lets Begin!
What is a Pendulum?
A pendulum is a weight hung from a fixed point so that it can swing freely backward and forward according to google’s handy dandy dictionary.
For a witch’s definition, a pendulum is a object connected to a string to divine and or seek out answers to a question they have.
What Are They Used For?
As stated above they are used as a form of divination and are a good tool to start out with for baby witches as they are easy to understand and get the hang of!
How Do You Use A Pendulum?
This is simple, but is a bit hard for me to explain. Basically, you hold the weight by the very in the the string, I usually hold it between my first and middle finger the string going over my first finger to have better control. Hold the pendulum still and ask your question. The pendulum will move if your focus enough. It is important to not move your hand at all as it can effect your results.
What Do the Movement’s Mean?
I’ll make this fairly simple. If you don’t have a pendulum board and want to do a reading here’s a way you can do a simple yes or no reading.
If it moves forward and backward: Yes
If it moves left to right/right to left: No
Another way is by circle movements as pendulum’s move depending on their taste
Clockwise: yes
Counter Clockwise: No
Where Can I Get Them?
I got my first one off of Amazon. But, you can either buy or make your own pendulum! @lunaesteria has a really good looking set of pendulums(I do not know if she is still making them, but there’s no harm in asking her if you’re curious). You can buy one pretty much anywhere. However, if you are low on budget and can’t afford to buy one then you’ll notice how I said Make one.
Making a pendulum isn’t hard. You just need an item hanging from a string. Here’s a few ideas for that:
sewing needle and thread
a necklace
tying a crystal to a string
etc
How To Do a Pendulum Reading?
Pendulum reading, in my mind at least, should have the same care and process of doing a card reading.
set up your area, having a flat surface is probably the best
meditate over your pendulum and ask your question either in your head or out loud
watch the pendulum move and carefully note how it moved and write it down.
do this for each question as you might not remember the answer to the first one if you continue on
Do I Need a Pendulum Board?
Answer: No. But if you feel better having one I can provide some links to photos of some really good pendulum boards. You can once again either make one or buy one online, whatever floats your boat!
Pendulums do require care. They need it in order to properly function as a divining tool. Here are a few things to help keep your pendulum functioning nicely!
Cleanse your pendulum often! this will keep negative energies at bay and will keep things from sticking
Connecting with your pendulum will also keep it working specifically for you!
Keep it where you can’t loose it(I’ve lost mine before and thankfully found it but it’s not fun loosing it)
There’s probably more tips but please don’t rely on me as your main source
Sincerely,
The Sleepy Witch
Created: 10/09/2018
**Compiled from my personal Grimoire**
I’d like to add that certain motions don’t always mean certain answers. For example forward and back doesn’t always mean yes for everyone. Left and right doesn’t always mean no for everyone.
I always ask basic questions at first. Such a as “Do I own pets?” “Do I live in the United States?”
And then I ask questions that are false to see how it swings for a question that is definitely a no.
I think that’s a good way to get used to using your pendulum and a good way to learn the motions of your pendulum.
^^^^^^^^ Forgot this, but typing one a day gets hectic ~MC
Maybe it’s just me, but when I’m doing card readings, sometimes I like fanning the cards out and using my pendulum to help me choose the card(s) to draw; it usually turns out pretty accurate, and it’s kind of a two-birds-one-stone type deal: my crystal cleanses the cards while also harmonizing my intuition with both tools. It’s like a double dose divining session.
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