Which esoteric practice should you choose?
Numerology, synchronicities, tarot, astrology, angelology, soul connections, oracles, and pendulum and crystals: for each, what it tells you and where to start.
By Thomas Guilhot · updated
Where to start?
Choose based on your question
- A time or a number keeps following youSynchronicities: mirror hours and angel numbers.
- You are thinking about someone elseCompatibility, from the first names and dates of two people.
- You want to know what the sky says right nowThe horoscope, from the day to the year, and the phases of the Moon.
Eight practices
What each practice reads
Eight practices are open, with their tools.
Numerology
Your name and your date of birthCalculate my life path numberSynchronicities
A time or a number you see oftenSee the times of the dayTarot
A question, or your date of birthDraw the cardsAstrology
Your date, time, and place of birthAngelology
Your date of birth, or a time you see oftenFind my guardian angelSoul connections
Two people, and what you experience with the other personRead my connectionOracles
A question, and the chance of a drawCast the runesPendulum and crystals
A question for the pendulum, your home, a crystalPrint a chart
Side by side
The practices compared
What each one asks of you, and what it reads.
| Practice | What you provide | What it reads | On Versana |
|---|---|---|---|
| Numerology | Your name and your date of birth | Your character, your strengths, your cycles | Online |
| Synchronicities | A time or a number you see often | A coincidence you notice, through its calculation and its traditions | Online |
| Tarot | A question, or your date of birth | A card, drawn from your date or from a spread | Online |
| Astrology | Your date, time, and place of birth | Your chart: planets, signs, and houses | Online |
| Angelology | Your date of birth, or a time you see often | The angel of your date or your time, according to tradition | Online |
| Soul connections | Two people, and what you experience with the other person | The bond between two people, according to the traditions | Online |
| Oracles | A question, and the chance of a draw | A question, shed light on by a sign drawn at random | Online |
| Pendulum and crystals | A question for the pendulum, your home, a crystal | A yes or a no, a place, a crystal, according to their traditions | Online |
Definition
What is esotericism?
The word
“Esoteric” comes from the Greek esôterikos, “from within”: knowledge reserved for a circle of initiates, as opposed to teaching open to all, called exoteric.
The practices
Today the word refers to symbolic practices: numbers, tarot cards, the stars, angels. Each offers a framework for reading a person or a moment, with its own rules and traditions.
On Versana
Each practice is presented with its named method. Traditions are reported as they are handed down; no reading announces the future.
Frequently asked questions about the practices
Which practice should you start with?
Numerology: it only needs your name and date of birth, and each of your numbers is calculated step by step. If you only have your date, the Destiny Matrix and the tarot birth card read it with the 22 Major Arcana of the tarot.
Do the practices give the same result?
No: they are different frameworks for reading, each with its own method. Versana says which one it follows and shows every calculation; they complement each other more than they contradict each other.
What astrology is on Versana?
It is online: the 12 signs, rising signs, the horoscope, zodiac compatibility, planets, houses, aspects, the Moon, and Chinese astrology, each position calculated and shown, with no predictions.
What is esotericism?
The word comes from the Greek esôterikos, “from within”: originally, knowledge reserved for initiates. Today it refers to a set of symbolic practices, such as numerology, tarot, astrology, or angelology, each offering a framework for reading a person or a moment.
Numerology, tarot, astrology: what is the difference?
They do not start from the same information. Numerology turns a name and a date into numbers; astrology places the planets from the date, time, and place of birth; tarot starts from a question and from cards that are drawn or calculated. The table on this page compares them side by side.
Can you combine several practices?
Yes, and Versana already does: the tarot birth card and the Destiny Matrix read a date with the tarot cards, and each mirror hour is connected to an angel and, from 01:00 to 22:00, to a card. The readings complement each other; each simply keeps its own method.
Do these practices predict the future?
No, not here. They are frameworks for reading: they describe tendencies, questions to ask yourself, periods to go through, without announcing any event. Traditions that speak of messages or signs are reported as such, and the decision is always yours.