Throwing bones is a highly intuitive and personalized form of divination, particularly for those who frequently practice in public spaces or travel. Osteomancy, an ancient divination art utilizing bones, has a rich history and is found in various cultures worldwide. Bone reading, also known as bone scrying or casting the bones, is a traditional practice among hoodoo bone readers.
The process involves calling spirits/ancestors to speak through the set, throwing the bones onto a specified surface, and then an interpretation. Osteomancy sets often contain charms, shells, and other items, making it possible to create unique sets and replace the bones with other items.
Cleromancy, another form of divination, involved casting lots (usually bones, stones, or marked sticks) to determine the nature of relationships between things. Casting power objects are used to determine the nature of relationships between things, and “bones” can be any item from nature, such as shells, roots, crystals, trinkets, or found objects like dice, coins, or keys.
In conclusion, throwing bones is a highly intuitive and personalized form of divination that can be used in various cultures worldwide. By creating unique sets and using cast lots, individuals can determine the nature of relationships between things and enhance their spiritual experiences.
📹 Bone Throwing 101
In this video we discuss specifically clareomancy, how to create your own magpie oracle, and how to use it. { f o l l o w } Instagram …
📹 Throwing Bones – Bone Reading – Bone Casting – Divination
An introduction on bone casting/throwing for divination! How do you read bones and how to create your own set? Please keep in …
I just started my set I have in my set: 1. Vintage ballerina cake topper – nostalgia, childhood, inner child 2. Fève/King Cake baby – birth (child or ideas) & goals 3. Mojo Bean – wishings coming true 4. Snowflake Obsidian – shadow work/looking in 5. Dice – numbers/numerology 6. Rabbit jaw – talk/communication, fast talker 7. Groom cake topper – male 8. Evil Eye – protection against outsiders or enemies, a watchful eye 9. Blue wooden cross – health, healing, surgery 10. High john root – conquering obstacles, success, wisdom 11. Snake vertebrae – shedding what doesn’t serve me 12. Cowrie shell – ancestors/roots/family 13. Chicken rib – needs, restraint, blockages 14. Carnelian – Motivation, creativity 15. Raccoon Claw
Love that you included nonbinary, will be helpful as I’m genderfluid and that comes up a lot so that’s actually super helpful. Also I’ve been interested in bone casting since I was a kid but also have complicated feelings over owning another life’s bones/body post death. I went into several of the places I’ve kept strange trinkets/objects in my house and found myself building the beginnings of a set and considering looking into it further because of this so thanks!
I’m so excited to create my set!! I’m pretty new to witchcraft and things of the sort, but I just went to a metaphysical supply shop and bought a bobcat claw, not knowing what to do with it. But now that I’ve seen this, I’ll start making a set and add the claw to it! Thank you for this informational article 🙂
I just typed a rant to my friends in private about how the meanings of male / female erase enby folk (like me) literately one second before you mentioned you also leave the options open to assign them/ them. Bless you for this, my frustration around the erasure of my identity is so high I ranted too quickly. I added to my post that you did give this option and thank you, thank you for involving all of us into your practice, it means so much. So much cause so often we are not included, so bless you, thank you.
Divination has never been my thing, just never vibed with it, but I’ve had this article in my “Watch Later” for a few months now, and I don’t regret perusal it. I had considered making a baggie of things I like, and form some sort of divining technique with them. Lucky for me, witches of yore already did a lot of the work, so all I gotta do is gather cool stuff and overthink about what they represent. I’m gonna have a lot of fun with this 🙂 Great article, super glad I watched it!
In the past few months, I have come across a dice, a miraculous medal pendant, a shell, a feather (ugh rip..), an owl pendant, a wolf charm, tigers eye (small), and a bunch of random little stones that have appeared in my path. OH AND Pennie’s galore!!! Currently on a spiritual journey and opening myself up to new forms of connecting to my guides and ancestors. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THIS article. XOXO
I travel often and while I like the idea of using things I find, I have been considering combining six cleromancy items with my brass rune staves. Kinda the same train of thought as combining Oracle and tarot cards in a reading. The problem is I think my self charm (a copper moon coin) and those brass rune staves will inevitably break almost anything other than metal/antler/hard wood. I think even most bones will be damaged.
My bones set does include some actual bones lol I have a piece of a deer leg bone and jawbone, both relate to the intuitive nature of deer spirit medicine. I don’t use these in readings but store them on top of my kit as a pure charging energy when the tools are in repose. In my set I use for divination I have the shoulder bone of a turkey vulture, which tells one to be conscious of where they’re putting their energy. I have other various bone pieces; a piece of a possum jawbone, a prehistoric horses tooth, antler tip, buffalo tooth, a smaller wildcat tooth and my own wisdom tooth. These bones all came to me on hikes, were sold by antiquities collectors or were sold by wildlife preserves where they are ethically sourced and used to fund the preserve. Some of my ‘non-bone’ bones lol include a military emblem which relates to structure and/or warrior spirit. I have a broken rhinestone cross which relates to false gurus, false prophets or spiritual manipulation. I have various foreign coins which differ in face value and relate to material matters. Other various items include a plastic baby from a king cake, a shell, a piece of coral, a seed pod and a couple different crystal gemstones, all relating to the properties of that stone. Lastly I have a small figurine which is represents goddess energy and a small silver skull which is a self signifier.
I’ve only really known about bone casting for a week or two now, but it sounds like something really interesting and I’d love to get into it! I feel very attracted to this form of divination (even if I haven’t really done much, if any, divination before), and I’ll definitely be learning more about it and slowly building my set. After my first time learning about it, I actually went to my alter not too long after and found something that I’ll definitely be using in bone throwing; a small wooden heart I carved myself.
Great explanation and lay out. I researched divination of all types. I can say I have one of each I’m genre of tools. Now I’m still learning. I have rune stons, tarot rider deck the original, playing cards for cardomancy and a pendulum. I’m saving for an angel tarot deck and maybe a coin divination. Thanks to u I don’t think I have to spend much or anything on this and am almost complete.
I started divination with bones. I am glad i did because i wasn’t tempted to follow any set meanings for my bones. I see many people that assign tarot meanings to the bones, which is fine. For me, I’m happy that my bone meanings came naturally. When I painted my bones they began to look like animals. So i intuitively gave them meanings based on what i thought the new painted animal would represent. For instance, one bone liked like a rhino. It’s meaning is confidence because i assume that a rhino is pretty confident. 😂. The best thing i have to offer is to create meanings that are nouns, verbs, and adjectives. It creates sentences when you do your read. Add arrows to help you know which direction to read in.
New subscriber here! My first divination tool was the pendulum, probably because my grandfather taught my mom “divination” with the dousing rods, to find water. Also I’ve experienced/used tarot. Through meditation I’m practicing with a black mirror that I made. With the “bones” I’m drawn because my mother collected off items that interested her though she did not do anything with them. Needless to say I find myself doing the same.