Divination is a word that I love, and a word that few people understand. It refers to the act of divining, the tuning into the divine intelligence, or as the subtitle of my new book Divination puts it “Reading the Mind of God��our source of creative power, wisdom, love and courage.

A lot of people think that things like Tarot and my beloved I-Ching are about fortune-telling, because they have been appropriated by gypsies and psychics as aids for predicting the future. But divination is much deeper than that. It’s a way of divining the deeper meanings of what’s happening now �any situation, dilemma or relationship that could benefit from wise counsel �guidance to follow your heart (your nature) and access the wisdom to make the right moves at the right time.

In ancient times, only the elite had access to divination systems like the I-Ching or Astrology. My motivation for creating software and internet versions (Tarot.com) of these sacred tools was to make them universally available. How blessed I have been to have such a calling in this lifetime!

Recently I established a non-profit corporation, affiliated with Tarot.com, called the Divination Foundation. DF’s mission is to educate, as well as research how people are using divination systems. Feel free to chime in by responding to this blog. Tell us some of the ways you use Tarot, I-Ching, Astrology and Numerology in your life. Specific anecdotes would be great if you are willing to share. (Don’t be shy �after all, except for me, everything is anonymous here.)

Personally, although I have also used them for business strategy and timing issues, I have mostly used the I-Ching and Tarot around relationship dynamics (and I have needed help a lot!). How many times in the last couple decades have I entered questions like “Things are changing �how should I best relate to her now?�/FONT>