The Druidic Art of Divination

Understanding the Past and Seeing into the Future

By: Jon G. Hughes

Narrated by: Robin Douglas

A complete guide to the techniques of the pre-Celtic Druids for understanding the past, present, and future

• Offers step-by-step instructions for a wealth of practices passed down across five generations of Welsh Druids
• Explains the three forms of divination used by the Druids: interpretive divination, such as reading the Sevens; inductive divination, such as reading the wind or smoke; and intuitive divination, whose tools include cup-stones and scrying mirrors
• Provides comprehensive instructions on how to craft and utilize your own magical instruments and tools, including botanical compounds, scrying wands, and slate speculum vitae

In this practical guide, Jon G. Hughes shares ancient secret Druidic techniques of divination passed down to him across five generations in an unbroken lineage of influential Welsh Druids.

Hughes explains the three forms of divination used by his tradition: interpretive divination, used by readers of the Sevens (small staves with engraved sigils); inductive divination, which includes instructions for reading the wind, reading smoke, and divination using water; and intuitive divination, whose tools includes cup-stones and slate mirrors for scrying. Providing step-by-step instructions for practices in each of the three forms, he offers a wealth of divinatory techniques and explains how to access the altered states of consciousness necessary to read time backward and forward. He also explores the crafting and use of all tools and mixtures the reader will need to perform each type of divination, including botanical compounds, scrying wands, and a slate speculum vitae, the “mirror of life". He reveals how the prime function of divination in this school of Druidic lore is to gain insight into past, present, and future events through a process of internalizing them, akin to empathy, and then interpreting them.

By providing an understanding of pre-Celtic beliefs and clear instructions for Druidic practices, Hughes offers each of us the opportunity to begin our own practical experimentation and journey of discovery into the ancient art of Druidic divination.

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Critic reviews

“The ancient art of Druidic divination can be intimidating, but Jon’s writing is informative yet wise as he explains the different systems used by the Druids. This book will leave you wanting to discover more.” (Ambrosia Hawthorn, editor of Witchology Magazine and author of The Spell Book for New Witches)

“The Druidic Art of Divination (subtitled Understanding the Past and Seeing Into the Future) is a pleasure through and through. The title alone makes you want to pick it up and thumb through it. If you do, you'll be hooked, in a good way.” (Judy Blackstone, Facing North)

"The Druidic Art of Divination by Jon G. Hughes does a great service making his pre-Celtic Druid oral tradition available to those of us who are unlikely to find someone to teach it to us in person. I highly recommend it to those interested in some new divination techniques and/or learning more about Druidism." (The Magical Buffet)