International Literacy Day is a natural tie-in for a practice that doesn’t always get grouped with tarot or astrology: journaling. Writing something down is its own kind of divination, whether or not you think of it that way yet.

What Makes Journaling a Form of Divination?

Journaling counts as divination when it’s used to surface something you already know but haven’t consciously named, rather than simply logging what happened during your day.

The blank page functions a bit like a card spread: it asks a question and waits to see what answer surfaces, often one you didn’t expect to write.

If You Already Journal

Try reframing the habit you’re already doing as a spiritual practice rather than a to-do. It tends to deepen how seriously you take entries you might otherwise treat as throwaway venting.

If You Don’t Journal Yet

Keep the entry point small: one sentence a day, answering a single prompt, rather than a full page that feels like homework. A prompt like “what am I not saying out loud today” is enough to start.