AAVSL (African American Venacular Sign Language) is wild because you really see the culture in it and if you are Black and hearing/don’t know ASL, you still understand it because so much of black communicatiom is nonverbal
Reblogging again because I didn’t know AAVE had a sign language equivalent even though now it makes so much sense.
My casting stones are my first divination tool which I devised when I was a baby witch because I couldn’t afford to go out and buy a pendulum or tarot cards.
The idea for them was inspired by Elder Futhark Runes and Pendulums. I wanted something that could reliably answer Yes/No questions, regardless of slightly shaky hands. I haven’t seen anything similar to them so I wanted to share how I made them and how to use them for all the baby witches and broke witches, or people who are just looking for a different kind of divination tool.
I picked four smooth river stones from a nearby stream. that could all fit in my hand at once. They’re all different shapes and but mostly are the same size, and are fairly flat. each of them is a color i connect with one of the four elements. A reddish one for fire, an off white one for wind, a true brown for earth and a dark grey for water. I find that this distinction in color brings more balance to the Casting stones as a group. Then on one side of each of them I drew a sigil each for truth, connection to the universe, connection and answered questions.
Here’s how they work: Casting stones like pendulums can tend to take on a life of their own, developing a personality as you work with them. Mine can, and do sass me when I ask silly, confusing or indulgent questions. They can be used to ask questions of spirits or of the universe, and I have even on a few occasions used them to communicate with deities. I recommend cleansing and charging them once a month at least. The following is the method for using them.
1. Hold the stones and ask the question aloud or in your head. 2. Toss the stones. 3. Interpret the results
4 stones face up, is a definitive yes. 3 stones face up is a yes, but the answer may be influenced by your actions. 2 stones face up and 2 face down is an unknown, or a maybe. 3 stones face down is a no, but the answer may be affected by your actions. 4 Stones face down is a definitive no.
And there you have it! I hope this can be helpful for the witches out there who are looking for another divination option! – Aesa ❤
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