As we step across the threshold into 2026, Ghostly Podcast looks to the other side—using ancient divination practices to glimpse what the coming year may hold. For our annual New Year’s Predictions episode, we’re joined by Jacob Mayfield, who helps guide us through three forms of divination: Automatic Writing, Crystal Ball Scrying, and Tarot.

This episode is part ritual, part experiment, and part prediction. Two of the divinations -Automatic Writing and Scrying – are interactive, meaning you can follow along and try them yourself at home as we do them in real time. Join Ghostly Society on Facebook or Patreon to see our results.

Will the messages be symbolic? Psychological? Paranormal? Or something else entirely? That’s for you to decide.

We begin with Automatic Writing, a practice said to allow messages to flow from the subconscious—or possibly from something beyond—without conscious control.

Listeners are invited to:

·        Set an intention for 2026

·        Quiet their mind

·        Write continuously without editing or judgment

As we write alongside you, we interpret the messages that emerge and discuss what they may reveal about themes, warnings, and opportunities in the year ahead.

Next, we turn to scrying with a crystal ball, one of the most iconic and misunderstood forms of divination.

Together, we:

·        Explain how to prepare your space

·        Describe what to look for (and what not to look for)

·        Share what we personally experience during the scrying session

Shadows, symbols, impressions, and mental imagery all come into play as we explore what 2026 may bring on a collective level.

Finally, we close with a Tarot reading for 2026, offering a structured look at the energies shaping the year ahead.

The cards reveal:

·        Major themes and challenges

·        Areas of growth and transformation

·        Advice for navigating what’s coming

We discuss the symbolism of each card and how it may apply broadly—or very personally—depending on the listener.

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Jacob Mayfield joins us for this episode to lend insight, interpretation, and grounded discussion as we explore these divination practices and what they might reveal about the year ahead. Jacob is “passionate about all things mystical, especially Tarot and Palm reading…[combining] traditional methods of divination and fortune-telling with a contemporary perspective.”

What Do You See?

Are these predictions glimpses of the future, reflections of the present, or something more mysterious? Listen, participate, and decide for yourself.

Happy New Year from Ghostly Podcast—and welcome to 2026.

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Music for this episode was performed by Michael Rivers

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