The old models of sub conscious, ego, and id are tempting and embraced by many occultists, but due to my scientific training I know this is outdated.

Instead of the unconscious we should focus on our DNA. Both genetic and epigenetic factors. In essence that there are huge aspects of yourself you cannot control. Huge aspects of yourself programmed from your birth, and in the case of epigenetics: programmed by things like your parent’s diet.

This biological determinism has been estimated to make up 40-50% of individual human personality factors.

I also think that the DNA can be seen as a huge part of the True Will. My current definition of the True Will is to maximize your potential in harmony with your DNA. Though I am sure many would find this definition to be presumptuous.

I think that divination is a good way to communicate with your DNA. DNA has no consciousness, but it sure does shape yours. If you have good parameters for how you use divination, like never get a reading of something you are sure about. Know that the goal is to hear aspects of your self and your inner energy levels not to find the future.

Then divination will allow your imagination to fill in the gaps, your instinctual emotional responses will speak volumes to you about your apprehensions and desires. Apprehensions and desires that you were having a hard time seeing.

This is a purely therapeutic approach. Used by countless Jungian psychologists, including my own uncle, throughout the world.

My friend told me while I was giving him a tarot reading that it seems to him that this is like story telling. Indeed. Divination is like story telling, using a template, well known symbols.

There are few atheists or skeptics who would condemn someone for having personal insight from fictional literature. In fact, my understanding is that is the whole point of literature. To illuminate the human condition.

I think this is also the same kind of use that Christians find from their attempts to hear the voice of God through circumstances, etc.