Star Reading is something I figured out on my own. I actually haven’t found anyone that does this or something similar so if you already do, let me know! I’d love to find others and trade experiences and techniques.
Okay so here goes. The very best time to do a star reading is during a new moon on a cloudless night, and around as little light pollution as possible. But. We’ll take what we can get, right?
All right so we’re standing outside, preferably not toomany trees or buildings to block our sight and we have a good view of the stars. Now if you’re reading for yourself then you don’t have to do anything special but if you’re reading for someone else I generally hold their hands so as to become a channel for the messages, and when I did long distance readings I would cast an energy circle and then draw the person’s identifier (their chosen name or a spirit guardian or something similar) into the circle so as to connect with them.
Once you’ve got that connection, you’ll need to shift your consciousness (I think that’s the term?) just like you would during scrying or other forms of divination or meditation. I’ve seen lines between the stars for at least as long as I’ve noticed them, 6+ years or so, so this is second-hand to me. If you’re a space witch or deal with the stars already this might come easier to you too. But basically, you shift your consciousness so that you’re not just seeing the stars that would be in certain constellations, but rather you’re seeing the constellation, lines and all. You might start out by looking for constellations you know, or asterisms like the Big Dipper.
Now that you’ve got that down, let the lines appear at random, forming shapes and figures you haven’t seen in the sky before. These could be anything, from hearts to skulls to flowers. Be creative in your interpretation, because the sky can’t always paint a masterpiece for you, and also because you might get some unorthodox images that you wouldn’t expect but you should go with anyway. Heck, I saw a desert shrew just a week or two ago for someone.
This is where your mind actively comes in. You’ve gotta be the one to interpret this symbolism. What does this traditionally mean? What kind of feeling does this give you? If it doesn’t have a traditional meaning, look up what the object is in detail (like the desert shrew) and make connections. Likewise, if you don’t know the significance of a symbol (like the sharks I saw a few weeks ago for myself) don’t be afraid to look it up.
Repeated symbolism is generally important, but notice any changes between the specific images - those could be significant too. Notice how the symbols interact. And be careful that you’re only taking into account the images you’re actually seeing, and not the ones your conscious mind wants to see.
You’ll generally get a feeling of closing when you see the last symbol you needed to see. I usually go for three distinct images but it could be more or less. You’ll know when you get the feeling, but you don’t necessarily have to keep going if you’re not getting it after, say, twenty images.
