Divination: Communication with the Divine

How to start divination? What is divination? How was divination done in ancient Greece? How did the oracle at delphi work? Come join me on my first ever deep dive into divination. 1:45 Part 1: What is Divination? 6:39 Part 2: Why Does Divination Work (or not?) 13:58 Part 3: Where Was Divination Done...and By Who? 24:31 Part 4: How to Do Modern Divination 36:09 Part 5: When to Use Divination Become a Patron:   / aliakai   Channel Kofi: https://ko-fi.com/aliakai Research Material Wish List: https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls... Twitter:   / aliakai   Check out my Discord!   / discord   Special thanks to JACandQuill for the Channel Emotes!   / jacandquill   Sources: https://penelope.uchicago.edu/Thayer/... https://penelope.uchicago.edu/Thayer/... Dignas, B., & Trampedach, K. (2008). Practitioners of the divine: Greek priests and religious officials from homer to heliodorus. Center for Hellenic Studies, Trustees for Harvard University. Eidinow, E. (2015). Oracles, curses, and risk among the ancient greeks. Oxford University Press. Johnston, S. I. (2008). Ancient greek divination. Wiley-Blackwell. Johnston, S. I. (2015). Mantikê: Studies in ancient divination. Brill. Parker, R. (2009). Polytheism and society at Athens. Oxford Univ. Press