Dice Divination

Read both numbers in the order shown. The total is there for reference, but the reading belongs to the particular pair. Two rolls with the same total can tell very different stories. The result keeps your question in view, and you can roll again or return to all six questions at any time.

If an answer disappoints you, resist asking the same thing over and over until the dice agree. Give the situation time to change. For a wish, wait at least 24 hours; for a yes-or-no question, try again tomorrow. You can also explore the Yes/No Coin, Yes/No Rune Reading, or Wish Tree.

They may look like something from a modern game night, but dice are older than cards and runes: some surviving sets are more than five thousand years old, and their story reaches farther back still. That long history has made dice divination a favorite for questions of the heart.

This reading uses two dice to answer what lies ahead for your relationship. An evening reading can help you concentrate, when the day has quieted down. Picture the person you are asking about. He may already be in your life, or he may exist only in your hopes. Make that picture as clear as you can before you roll.

Look at him closely too. Even someone who keeps his feelings well hidden may give himself away in ordinary moments.

Seven Ways His Feelings May Show

1. He worries about you. When you are sad or having a difficult time, he tries to help instead of looking away. Concern for your happiness can reveal a tenderness he has not put into words.

2. He takes on the chores you hate. Love sometimes turns up carrying the trash or handling an awkward errand. If he tries to make your day easier and spare you unpleasant work, that care may be his way of showing how he feels.

3. He wants to understand what you enjoy. He never used to swim, but now he comes to the pool with you. He listens to your favorite music and tries to hear what you hear in it. Someone in love often wants to be closer in spirit as well as in person.

4. He changes his plans when you need him. If you urgently need support and he leaves a gathering with friends to be there, his feelings are probably strong. Giving up something he wanted to do can say more than a beautifully phrased compliment.

5. He lets you know he thinks about you. He may look reserved and say little about love, but he does not disappear for long. If he travels, he gets in touch. He wants to keep the thread between you from breaking.

6. He remembers the little things. He need not know everything about you. But remembering your brother’s birthday or your hamster’s name, a detail most people would miss, can tell you a great deal about his feelings.

7. You can simply feel it. None of these signs may be obvious, yet your intuition tells you he cares. Love does not follow a fixed checklist. Your feelings are likely to be telling you something real.

Of course you want to hear “I love you.” Sometimes, though, a look is enough. Love refuses to fit neatly into a formula. It may make itself known in a way no list could have predicted, a way that belongs only to the two of you.

Our minds are quick to look for the catch in anything unclear. You can exhaust yourself with doubt, listen to friends whose advice is not always sincere, and widen the distance between you. But hoping the worry will fix itself is not much of a plan either. A two-dice reading is a simple, quick way to ask the question that keeps returning.

Before you roll, let the emotion settle. Anger and panic are poor companions for a reading. Hold the question clearly in your mind, then cast the dice. Their answer will address your doubts about his faithfulness and explain the combination you rolled.

Six Steps Toward Making Peace

1. Cool down and think. Wait at least two or three hours after the argument. Use that time to understand your own feelings and try to see his side. You do not need to replay every line; look at the important moments that can show you what to do next.

2. Find the right words. “It was your fault, but I’m not angry” is an excellent way to start the same fight again. Begin with how you feel instead of a verdict about him. Help him understand that this situation hurts you too.

3. Make the first move. Weeks of silence allow resentment to settle in and unpack. Once you have both cooled down, begin making peace. If he is reluctant, or simply does not show that he wants to, you can open the conversation yourself.

4. Let affection help. When words are difficult, a hug or a kiss can open the door to a gentler conversation. That small physical connection also shows how close and important he is to you.

5. Own your part. Admit when you were wrong and apologize for harsh words spoken in anger. Explain that they came from hurt and frustration, so they do not sit in his memory quietly poisoning his feelings. Unhealed wounds from one quarrel can feed the next.

6. Keep the audience out. Bringing friends or relatives into the fight, or the peace talks, can make a difficult situation even more tangled. Work out the problems in your relationship together, between the two of you.

Making peace takes emotional effort, but the reward is a calmer, happier home. Better still, learn to prevent the next argument before it takes hold. A good part of that work is already in your hands.

For an event, include a time frame. For a purchase, include the important requirements: “Will I buy a used Toyota, less than five years old, with under 30,000 miles, for under $20,000 by the end of April?” That is much clearer than “Will I get a car?”

For earnings, set a minimum rather than an exact ceiling: “Will I earn more than $5,000 a month this year?” Ask plainly and directly. Keep the question focused on yourself rather than trying to reach into the affairs of people outside your closest family.

If you dislike the answer, do not immediately repeat the same question. After enough attempts, you will see the answer you wanted rather than the answer you first received. Wait until tomorrow, or try a different reading such as the coin or the runes.

Be specific. Picture exactly what you want and, where it matters, when you want it. A clear wish gives you something definite to work toward.

Give it a chance to happen. “I want love” or “I want to be rich” leaves too much unsaid. The universe needs more detail than that. A financial wish should include an amount and a time frame, but keep them realistic. A million dollars falling from the sky tomorrow is a tall order, however neatly you write the date.

Say what you want, rather than what you do not want. “I want to be healthy” and “I do not want to be sick” point your thoughts in different directions. Put the desired outcome at the center.

Ask about your own life. Avoid wishes that rearrange someone else’s life without them, apart from your closest family. Once the wish is clear, imagine releasing it like a balloon. Let it leave your hand, then roll the dice and read the answer.

If the answer disappoints you, wait at least 24 hours before asking the same wish again. Repeated rolls can eventually produce the answer you wanted without making it the true one. If you want another way to explore the wish, try the Wish Tree.