So Fly Like a D6
So during the move I came across this little felt bag and inside where these two, shiny D6 dice. Just standard 6 sided dice I mean. I thought they looked cool and there was something about them that was calling me to pick them up and play with them. I am not sure where they came from, I would bet some promotion or another, maybe from Marlboro when they were giving things away. It struck me that they may be fun to play with as a divination system but all the dice divinations I seemed to find were so boring or new age that I couldn't bring myself use them. There is something about dice for me. I am not a gamer so they don't hold that kind of draw to me but they do seem to reach right down in there. When I picture users of dice I think of hard working people playing a simple game or two over a few drinks. I think of back allies and desperation. I think of posh casinos and evening dresses. They seem to run a gambit of human experience from the most down trodden to the most glamorous. So when I was thinking of how to utilize them that is the idea that popped into my head. I knew I wanted to have a different meaning for doubles and for non-double rolls. For the non double roles I started with the number 7. Not sure if you realize this (you probably do if you are a craps player) but there are more non-double combinations for the number "7" then for any other. I took that as my mid point. Thinking of someone moderately successful, living easy enough, but still on their way to their ultimate goals. From there I spread out. Lower numbers to me representing, as they descended, a more desperate situation and further from the ultimate goals, the high numbers more assured and successful. For the doubles I wanted to assign not only key words but a call to seek more information and guidance whether that be within, or towards the people or world around you, or to the kindreds.
I like what I have but be warned, I have literally taken only one reading using them. I am just sharing this in case anyone was interested.
A D6 Divination System
Using Two Standard Six Sided Dice
Double Ones - Knowing. Insight. Look to the inner planes
Double Twos - Physicality, Healing. Look to the world around you
Double Threes - Artistic Ability. Magic. Look to family and friends
Double Fours - Dedication. Abundance. Look to the Nature Spirits
Double Fives - Formality, Intelligence. Look to the Shining Ones
Double Sixes - Otherworldly. The unknown. Look to the Ancestors
Combinations other then doubles
Three - Wishful Thinking, Hopes, Desire
1 and 2: Every new day is a new beginning
Four - Acceptance, Determination, Strength of Character
1 and 3: Honor what you have in your life
Five - Individual Effort, Ambition, Dreams
1 and 4: Celebrate the little victories
2 and 3: Keep focus on what is important
Six - Beauty, Elegance, Glamor
1 and 5: Beware beauty that is only skin deep
2 and 4: Awareness of what is around you
Seven - Ease, Good Fortune, Attaining Desire
1 and 6: Seek a quick way to get what you desire
2 and 5: Boundaries need to be averted/overcame
3 and 4: Do not waver from desires or goals
Eight - Power, Intensity, Control
2 and 6: Determination and hard work pay off
3 and 5: Be assured in your own abilities
Nine - Restlessness, Enjoyment, Prized Possessions
3 and 6: Beware that which you are overlooking
4 and 5: Revel in what you have gained
Ten - Introspection, Wisdom, Care
4 and 6: Give what you can to others
Eleven - Starting Over, Worry, Circle of Life
5 and 6: Trust in yourself and your abilities.
After finishing this today I called on the powers of land, sea, and sky to cleanse and empower the dice and took my first reading. I rolled three times.
I received 5 and 3, 1 and 4, and 5 and 2 which I interpreted as, "be assured in the work you have done and the power you have gained. Celebrate your success but be aware that there are obstacles to over come and you may need assistance to get there" which I took as a pretty good omen indeed for the first reading, whether or not it will hold up as I use them we shall see.
Anywho ... I thought it was fun and so I would share.
I like what I have but be warned, I have literally taken only one reading using them. I am just sharing this in case anyone was interested.
A D6 Divination System
Using Two Standard Six Sided Dice
Double Ones - Knowing. Insight. Look to the inner planes
Double Twos - Physicality, Healing. Look to the world around you
Double Threes - Artistic Ability. Magic. Look to family and friends
Double Fours - Dedication. Abundance. Look to the Nature Spirits
Double Fives - Formality, Intelligence. Look to the Shining Ones
Double Sixes - Otherworldly. The unknown. Look to the Ancestors
Combinations other then doubles
Three - Wishful Thinking, Hopes, Desire
1 and 2: Every new day is a new beginning
Four - Acceptance, Determination, Strength of Character
1 and 3: Honor what you have in your life
Five - Individual Effort, Ambition, Dreams
1 and 4: Celebrate the little victories
2 and 3: Keep focus on what is important
Six - Beauty, Elegance, Glamor
1 and 5: Beware beauty that is only skin deep
2 and 4: Awareness of what is around you
Seven - Ease, Good Fortune, Attaining Desire
1 and 6: Seek a quick way to get what you desire
2 and 5: Boundaries need to be averted/overcame
3 and 4: Do not waver from desires or goals
Eight - Power, Intensity, Control
2 and 6: Determination and hard work pay off
3 and 5: Be assured in your own abilities
Nine - Restlessness, Enjoyment, Prized Possessions
3 and 6: Beware that which you are overlooking
4 and 5: Revel in what you have gained
Ten - Introspection, Wisdom, Care
4 and 6: Give what you can to others
Eleven - Starting Over, Worry, Circle of Life
5 and 6: Trust in yourself and your abilities.
After finishing this today I called on the powers of land, sea, and sky to cleanse and empower the dice and took my first reading. I rolled three times.
I received 5 and 3, 1 and 4, and 5 and 2 which I interpreted as, "be assured in the work you have done and the power you have gained. Celebrate your success but be aware that there are obstacles to over come and you may need assistance to get there" which I took as a pretty good omen indeed for the first reading, whether or not it will hold up as I use them we shall see.
Anywho ... I thought it was fun and so I would share.