Post by Lord Void Bharam'ka on Aug 6, 2008 23:48:03 GMT -6
I forget who I stole this idea from.
But it's great fun... especially when you try it with friends.
You can also turn it into a Gambling Game.
Take a set of dominoes and take out all the Doubles.
Place all the Doubles face down on a table and mix 'em up.
Now the Goal is to learn to pick out the Domino you want.
I have found that Going for the Double-Blank is the easiest.
There are a few tricks that makes this easier.
Enter into a state of no mind or single pointed focus and feel all 7 dominoes.
Some should just feel different.
How it feels to you I have no fuckin' clue.
To me they feel cold to others they feel hot or get a feeling of static electricity.
It's similar to the charging ritual items exercise I posted.
Anyways, back on topic.
So I find the ones that "feel" right and separate them from the ones that feel just plain wrong.
Next is to re-feel the group of ones that feel right.
They should still be face down.
Once again weed out the ones that don't feel right.
Now here is the hard part:
Once you think have "found" the domino you are looking for you must switch your mind from thinking it is right to KNOWING that it is right.
This is difficult and discouraging at times when you are first learning but it really does help switching you mind from guessing to knowing.
The ToV has turned this into a gambling/drinking game.
Practice and let me know your results.
PS
We have also done this with runes looking for the blank or a specific rune.
We have also done this with a full domino set and a full deck of tarot cards which definitely increases the difficulty.
But we have done it.
We chose to use the 7 double for a few reasons.
They are easier to "feel" and move around in comparison to cards.
Practice and have fun!
But it's great fun... especially when you try it with friends.
You can also turn it into a Gambling Game.
Take a set of dominoes and take out all the Doubles.
Place all the Doubles face down on a table and mix 'em up.
Now the Goal is to learn to pick out the Domino you want.
I have found that Going for the Double-Blank is the easiest.
There are a few tricks that makes this easier.
Enter into a state of no mind or single pointed focus and feel all 7 dominoes.
Some should just feel different.
How it feels to you I have no fuckin' clue.
To me they feel cold to others they feel hot or get a feeling of static electricity.
It's similar to the charging ritual items exercise I posted.
Anyways, back on topic.
So I find the ones that "feel" right and separate them from the ones that feel just plain wrong.
Next is to re-feel the group of ones that feel right.
They should still be face down.
Once again weed out the ones that don't feel right.
Now here is the hard part:
Once you think have "found" the domino you are looking for you must switch your mind from thinking it is right to KNOWING that it is right.
This is difficult and discouraging at times when you are first learning but it really does help switching you mind from guessing to knowing.
The ToV has turned this into a gambling/drinking game.
Practice and let me know your results.
PS
We have also done this with runes looking for the blank or a specific rune.
We have also done this with a full domino set and a full deck of tarot cards which definitely increases the difficulty.
But we have done it.
We chose to use the 7 double for a few reasons.
They are easier to "feel" and move around in comparison to cards.
Practice and have fun!