I had never heard the song before, so thanks for pointing it out to me.
As for your question - on the off chance that this might be helpful to another I'll answer your question here and remark on your reading below "in public" (though I tend to be a rather "close to my vest" card-holder).
So prayer and divination are related for me *because* I don't typically sense anyone out there except for some instances of prayers having been followed with very spot-on divinations. I do sense divination readings are a mode of communication employed by my guardian angel, to whom I pray (prayers to deities inquiring into whether they'd welcome my prayer/devotion have never been met with any sort of response/sign/feeling, but I proceeded under the assumption that everyone's got a guardian angel and they're less likely to ignore their charges completely). There are times when the prayer/divination nexus is nearly conversational, but those instances are not so frequent and I haven't figured out any other way to "pick up the signal."
Anyway, the thick as a brick sense is where I've ended up - if I trust that the universe is full of entities along a range of corporeality and "inhabiting" different planes; and if there is always ongoing communication and connection and immersion... then there must also be a reason I'm not picking up on much beyond general intuitions. I'm not expecting "voices" or to actually physically "hear" anything, but at the same time, my continual lack of awareness or perception that leads me to feel like I'm whispering in an empty auditorium is... continual. And a bit demoralizing.
I know the universe owes individuals nothing, least of all what a person *wants*, but since I'm the weak link in the chain, I figure working to create conditions conducive to communication is about the only and best thing I can do.
I tend to be somewhat flighty, but this set of practices (banishing-meditation-prayer-divination) is with me for the long haul. If that's the test (will she continue even if nobody else shows up?), then so be it. That's about the only "controlling" of the issue I am aware of engaging in (that I'll keep showing up).
I think now I'm replying to what I read in my first glance through your reading, so I think I'll stop here and go there, to reply directly.
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As for your question - on the off chance that this might be helpful to another I'll answer your question here and remark on your reading below "in public" (though I tend to be a rather "close to my vest" card-holder).
So prayer and divination are related for me *because* I don't typically sense anyone out there except for some instances of prayers having been followed with very spot-on divinations. I do sense divination readings are a mode of communication employed by my guardian angel, to whom I pray (prayers to deities inquiring into whether they'd welcome my prayer/devotion have never been met with any sort of response/sign/feeling, but I proceeded under the assumption that everyone's got a guardian angel and they're less likely to ignore their charges completely). There are times when the prayer/divination nexus is nearly conversational, but those instances are not so frequent and I haven't figured out any other way to "pick up the signal."
Anyway, the thick as a brick sense is where I've ended up - if I trust that the universe is full of entities along a range of corporeality and "inhabiting" different planes; and if there is always ongoing communication and connection and immersion... then there must also be a reason I'm not picking up on much beyond general intuitions. I'm not expecting "voices" or to actually physically "hear" anything, but at the same time, my continual lack of awareness or perception that leads me to feel like I'm whispering in an empty auditorium is... continual. And a bit demoralizing.
I know the universe owes individuals nothing, least of all what a person *wants*, but since I'm the weak link in the chain, I figure working to create conditions conducive to communication is about the only and best thing I can do.
I tend to be somewhat flighty, but this set of practices (banishing-meditation-prayer-divination) is with me for the long haul. If that's the test (will she continue even if nobody else shows up?), then so be it. That's about the only "controlling" of the issue I am aware of engaging in (that I'll keep showing up).
I think now I'm replying to what I read in my first glance through your reading, so I think I'll stop here and go there, to reply directly.