Chapter 49: Divination Art

As a Seer who had just stepped through the gates of mysticism, Klein did not dare to claim he knew much. However, he certainly knew more than ordinary people.

The various kinds of divination arts could be split into three categories based on particular standards. And that standard was based on the source of the revelation!

The first category of divination included tarot, poker, pendulums, dowsing canes, and dreams. It used the inquirer's own spirituality and its communication with the spirit world to gain a revelation. However, this had high requirements of one's spirituality, Spirit Body, and Astral Projection, and Non-Beyonders were unable to obtain precise or clear revelations. Card divination provided fixed symbolism, presenting even an average person's faint revelation. Dreams were somewhere in between the other forms.

The second category included Spirit Numerology and astromancy, as well as their derived forms. One would use either the personal details of the inquirer or changes in nature before using calculations, inference, and interpretation to answer their questions. With this method, the initiative did not lie in the inquirer but in the fortune-teller.

The third category used an external third party as a ritual to ask for a direct answer from the unknown or the supernatural. Even though there was a high chance that an average person would not succeed, certain phrases or qualities had the potential to invite the attention of unknown spirits and entities.

The magic mirror divination that Hanass Vincent mentioned belonged to the third category. In mysticism, mirrors were connected to the unknown and mystery, like doors of the spiritual word. Thus, Klein stopped outside the meeting room, intending to learn how the famous fortune-teller would explain the divination and to ascertain if he needed to inform the Captain or not.

Of course, there was a safe way to do the magic mirror divination; one could ask for answers from the seven orthodox divinities. Even if it was very difficult for an ordinary person to receive any real revelations, they would not suffer any aftereffects.

In the world where the powers of the Beyonders exist, forbidden divinations would often lead to tragedy. Klein even suspected that the original Klein, Welch, and Naya had committed such a ritual by following the instructions of the Antigonus family's diary.

At that moment, Hanass also explained the principle behind magic mirror divination and began describing the process. "First, you choose a suitable time and date according to the divinity you believe in. You can decide this using the Astromancy Manual. For example, we all know that Sundays symbolize the Evernight Goddess, for Sunday is the embodiment of rest. 2 to 3 in the early morning, 9 to 10 in the morning, 4 to 5 in the evening, and 11 to midnight are all related to the moon; thus, they are controlled by the Evernight Goddess. Thus, fortune-tellers that pray to the Evernight Goddess can use magic mirror divination during these times on a Sunday."

Quite a good foundation... Klein nodded slightly.

It had to be said that with the seven major churches keeping each other in check, some mysticism knowledge had indeed leaked. For example, many of the meanings behind the symbolism could be found in the Astromancy Manual. However, without the potions or Beyonder powers, ordinary people were unable to obtain the desired effects.

"Second, we must scrutinize the mirror carefully. It must be a mirror coated with silver. You place the mirror at the position representing the moon..." Hanass demonstrated with the prop in his hand.

What he needs to do now is choose a position and recite the phrase, 'This place is suitable for magic mirror divination' seven times, then see which direction the pendulum turns. Clockwise for true, counter-clockwise for false... Klein silently corrected.

When the members finished taking notes, Hanass continued explaining, "After showering, confirm that you have drawn all your curtains and locked your doors. After that, light up a candle and place it in front of the mirror before sincerely praying to the divinity you believe in. Try to keep your questions simple, as there's no need for fanciful embellishment... After praying seven times, pick up your mirror and gently toss it on the ground. Make sure to be gentle... Remember the way it shatters, as that is a revelation from the gods... I will tell you the main symbolisms in a second."

Phew, this is orthodox magic mirror divination. Klein walked into the meeting room and sat back down.

So-called "orthodox" divination meant that it was possible to obtain revelations, but it was impossible to truly interpret them.

As there were many potential symbolisms after the shattering, Hanass taught for a long while.

The members were fully immersed in the study of horoscopes and magic mirror divination the entire afternoon.

Klein picked up his cane, stood up, and left after bidding everyone farewell.