What represents you?
One of the most useful pieces in my set is the piece I use to represent the person I am reading for, whether I am reading for myself or someone else. I think that this piece is the reason I [...]
The business of addition and subtraction
Brand New Bone Set When I got my first set of bones I was very excited. I couldn't wait to get back to the home I was staying at to start working with them. As soon as I [...]
Bacula
I have two bacula in my bone set. A baculum is the penis bone found in some mammals. One is a raccoon baculum. When I bought it, it was described to me as representing the qualities of a good man [...]
Wild Casting Divination Set
Back in January of this year, I saw this set on Etsy (you can see it towards the bottom of the page). I wrote to the shop owner and inquired about it but I didn't purchase it at that time. Over [...]
What gifts do you bring?
What gifts do you bring? Many, if not most people visit a diviner because they have an issue or problem that they need advice on. You do the reading pointing out this and that - how they got there, what's [...]
The Evolution of My Reading Cloth
While some traditional bone reading styles call for reading on the earth, this is not practical for me. My postage stamp yard is concrete and grass with no bare areas to read. I went through several reading surfaces before I [...]
Old Sh*t!
I first came across coprolite, a.k.a fossilized poop, at a bone reading workshop in Santa Monica at the charming Madame Parmita's Parlour of Wonders.Various bones and curios were being passed around to illustrate the types of things you could [...]
Hazard to Bone Readers: Gem Faire
There is a travelling gem show that rolls into town every few months. I know from experience that I shouldn't go. I always end up buying a lot of things that I have great plans for but end up never [...]
Bone Reading Basics
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Class this weekend in Walnut Creek!
I will be teaching an Introduction to Bones, Shells and Curios class this Saturday at The Mystic Dream in Walnut Creek CA. The class is limited in size and you will get a booklet and some new pieces for [...]