Hello, I am Alan Schneider, and I am a practitioner of Runic
Divination from the perspective of Universal Consciousness. This
technique features the use of a preliminary meditation intended to
clarify questions for the reading, and an incantation pronounced
when the Runes are drawn or tossed. The reading is then interpreted
using the generally accepted meanings seen in Runic divination,
augmented by the philosophy of Universal Consciousness.
What is Universal Consciousness? This question can be answered by
a look at the art of divination itself. Divination is the act of
understanding and predicting events based on the interpretation of
apparently random occurrences, using the knowledge of hidden
patterns in the world around us. This knowledge is frequently
considered to be of supernatural origin, with the influences
demonstrated ranging in character from basic nature entities to the
Supreme Godhead.
Divination was originally practiced by people
in ancient cultures who had the “calling”, or inner attraction to
the spirit world. These people evolved with human culture into
shaman and priest figures, who conducted oracular actions to know
the will of the spirits regarding various questions and matters of
concern. This is the original form of Universal Consciousness
Divination: an enquiry made to bring one closer to a powerful
spiritual source and obtain guidance and direction.
The universe can and should be thought of as
an orderly, intelligent, and conscious state of being, an Awareness,
of which each individual human awareness is a part. In this sense,
the physical universe becomes a Universal Mind or Consciousness,
engaged in what the Hindu religion calls the Cosmic Dance, an
eternal manifestation of deep involvement occurring on every plane
everywhere. The Universal Mind is the ultimate source of all knowing
and all being, including our human knowing and being.
The Universal Consciousness demonstrates a significant element of
collective manifestation. This manifestation is expressed on the
level of archetypes and archetypal symbols. The well known Major
Arcane of the Tarot system are also archetypal symbols of the
various estates and stages of life, as are the Runic glyphs. That
which is collective is shared among us at the deepest level of
expression. So it is that we all participate in the process of Universal Consciousness.
Because the totality of knowing includes free
will, we can choose to see ourselves from this cosmic perspective,
or from the simple material perspective, or any other, but the
repeated practice of spirituality always tends to reveal the subtle
and majestic order which underlies all superficial events. Universal
Consciousness occurs as we move in the direction of the totality of
existence, and become more and more aware of who and what we are in
this infinite, eternal expression. This process is the ultimate
reason why we are here in physical manifestation.
My psychic practice is tuned directly to the
Universal Consciousness as the spiritual inspiration of the work
done. The concerns of the reading, and the greatest spiritual good
to be done regarding those concerns, will always be revealed,
although they are not always the information the client was
originally looking for. All of life’s difficulties are caused by
living in spiritual impoverishment, and cured by developing
spiritual awareness. This form of living is far more powerful and
effective than even the most intricate human mental design.
- Namaste! -