by swatiyoga | Jul 13, 2013 | Divination, Tibetan Buddhism
One of the most common ways of divination in Tibetan is with dice. If you have an important decision to make, you go and see a lama and he rolls a couple of dice and advises you. A friend of mine, an ex-Tibetan monk, has used Mo. When he crossed the boarder from Tibet...
by swatiyoga | May 30, 2013 | Divination, Yoga Philosopy
I expect you were like me and played Snakes & Ladders as a child. It seems rather boring now, just watching each dice throw to see whether you would scale up canary-yellow ladders, or slide down evil-eyed snakes. But the game has a fascinating history,...
by swatiyoga | Oct 10, 2011 | Divination
I recently got into fortune telling cards. I don’t wholeheartedly believe they can tell the future, but I’m curious to see if they can. It’s like a scientific experiment for me. If they don’t manage to tell the truth (more or less), I’ll...
