Getting Started with Reflective Questions

Reflection works best when your prompt invites understanding rather than prediction. Your aim is to surface context, patterns, and options you can act on. The Oracle reflects; you choose.

Helpful Ways to Frame a Prompt

• What am I not considering about … ?
• What supports a better outcome in this situation?
• Where is my leverage — what’s the next honest step?
• What pattern is repeating here, and what interrupts it?

Simple Practice

1. Set intent: name your goal in one sentence.
2. Ask one prompt: keep it open and specific.
3. Note what resonates: write a few lines; capture actions you’ll try.
4. Review: revisit your notes in a week; mark what helped.

Further Reading

On reflective practice in general, see introductory materials from universities and counseling centers. These focus on metacognition and habit-building rather than fortune-telling.