[Online] Wed Nov 18th 6pm LOTS: The Hand of Fate

LOTS: The Hand of Fate
Wednesday November 18th, 6pm PST
Facilitated by Jessica Chappell
Location: Online via Zoom
Recorded for absentees: Yes
Prerequisite: None

Casting lots seems to place a question directly into the hands of chance. The shells fall. A pattern appears. A decision is made. But what enters when control is surrendered? Are the lots revealing fate, reflecting the unconscious, or creating a moment in which the divine may speak?

In this one-off class, we will explore the casting of lots as a method of divination. We will briefly consider the history of casting shells, stones, and other small objects to seek guidance and reveal patterns.

Through practical exercises, students will learn how to cast and interpret three cowry shells. We will explore how to formulate questions, read different combinations, and recognize when an answer is unclear.

Each participant will bring a real question into the work and conduct a complete consultation. Students will leave with a simple method for casting lots and interpreting the patterns that appear.

No previous experience is necessary. Please bring three of the same small object with two distinguishable sides, such as 3 cowry shells, 3 coins, 3 buttons, or 3 marked stones.

At 22 Teachings, Jessica leads the Book Club and creates tarot-based ritual classes that invite students to step inside the symbols so that what is read on the page becomes lived, embodied magic. Jessica has always been a seeker, and motherhood initiated her into a new octave of magic. Becoming Bisou’s mother gave her an even clearer sense of why spiritual practice matters in real life, in real time, with tiny hands tugging at the hem of ritual.

Her relationship with the unseen began in childhood, collecting crystals and reading tarot as a way to listen beneath the surface of things. In 2017, she began formal study with Naha at 22 Teachings, where her work in Hermetic Qabalah, ritual magic, and tarot became a dedicated path. She approaches the tarot as a living book of wisdom, a mirror for our human experience, and a practical tool for choosing the next right step when the soul is quietly asking for change.