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Falcon, Raven, Snow Lion
Tuesday, March 17, 2009
I began this web log when I was traveling, as an aide-memoire for myself
and my traveling companions: a place to store sadhanas, snapshots, scraps,
snippets, and so forth. Occasionally, I still like to use it for this original purpose.
Here is the fast divination technique using a mala.

You visualize the deity (often Manjushri) and pray one japa of the mantra.
You then hold the mala in your lap, and with each hand grasp a bead at random.
You then count off in threes, moving the hands toward each other, until one, two,
or three beads remain. You do this three times.
One remaining bead is called Falcon. If you
have a Falcon on your first round, it indicates support
from protectors, luck in new endeavors, and success
in lawsuits. If you have a Falcon on the second round,
this indicates general good luck, with small risk of
misfortune. If you have a Falcon on the third round
indicates expected guests will arrive imminently, or
you will have news of them.
Two beads remaining is called Raven. A Raven on
the first round means little support from the protectors,
nothing can be accomplished, lawsuits will be
unsuccessful, and enemies have the upper hand. A
Raven on the second round indicates serious illness and
a decline in force. Things will be lost or stolen. A Raven
on the third round indicates bad luck for travelers, and
sicknesses will not be cured.
Three beads remaining is called Snow Lion. A
Snow Lion on the first round indicates middling
support from the protectors, slow accomplishment,
and weak enemies. This is generally a neutral result. A
Snow Lion on the second round indicates dangers to
health that could nevertheless be resolved. Things lost
or stolen can be found. A Snow Lion on the third round
indicates late arrival for travellers, and some difficulty
finding the right treatment for illness.

Reader comments:

Bean said...

Before doing Mo divinations for others, shouldn't one obtain a

Manjushri empowerment? Otherwise is it unwise to give such
readings?
Monday, August 16, 2010 at 10:27:00 AM GMT+8

Tim said...

You mentioned doing this 3 times. If you get different result

each of the time, how do you interpret the results then?
Tuesday, September 21, 2010 at 1:25:00 AM GMT+8

Anonymous said...

Please, what is a japa? 108 mantras? In the movie "Unmistaken

Chid", Geshe Tenzin Zopa makes this practice?
First class blog, thank you.
Sunday, October 24, 2010 at 10:55:00 PM GMT+8

mihnea said...

The first round seems to be about support from protectors, the

second about illness and wellbeing, and the third about travellers
and their wellbeing.
If you get a different result each time, then you interpret them
according to the instructions above. For example, if you get a snow
lion first time, a falcon second time, and a raven third time, then the
interpretation is:
snow lion first time = "middling support from the protectors,
slow accomplishment, and weak enemies"
falcon second time = "general good luck, with small risk of
misfortune"
raven third time = "bad luck for travelers, and sicknesses will
not be cured"

Wednesday, June 1, 2011 at 7:46:00 PM GMT+8

Tinman said...

@ Tim: Mala divination is especially good for travel... and every

journey has a beginning, middle and an end, right? The three
"draws" form a trajectory; a beginning, a middle and an end to the
issue.
A "japa" is generally one round of 108 mantra. Or, 111 in the
case of wrathful mantra, or whatever is most beneficial to your
practice. The exact number isn't essential. The point is to get your
self out of the way so that your ego will not color the response or its
interpretation. Manjushri is good for this.
Tashi delek!
Dorje Gonpo
Wednesday, August 3, 2011 at 2:03:00 AM GMT+8

Anonymous said...

Hello, if anyone is still out there. I have been following this link
for some time with no activity for about a year. Any ideas?
Regarding the japa.... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japa#Beads
Tuesday, December 20, 2011 at 9:13:00 AM GMT+8