Stone Oracle

November 02, 2007

"A stone oracle is used by shamans to answer questions about the future. How is it done and what sort of stones are used?" - a question by Helen C. from Dublin

The Lakota tribe uses the stone oracle like this: the shaman goes into the countryside looking for a stone. In the process, he concentrates very hard on the nature of the question. When he has found the stone which he feels to be the “right” one, the shaman gazes at it until its surface reveals the shape of animals or other figures to him. The stone has many different planes and can thus contain many different figures. The images thus found can subsequently be contacted on one of his shamanistic journeys and become involved in the questioning. After completion of the oracle process, the stone will be taken back to the spot where it was found and replaced.

Comments:
Great - thank you!

Comment posted by: Layla on November 02, 2007 at 12:17 PM

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