If you need advice - ask the book
It happens that there is no one to ask for advice. We cannot make a decision in any way and we plunge deeper and deeper into an internal monologue. And it takes a lot of energy; fatigue is getting stronger, but there is no answer. An agonizing state! We cannot share our problem with others; or we know perfectly well that we will not get an answer. But you have to make a decision, make a choice.
Now scientists say that our subconscious mind has long known the answer and the decision has already been made. It is just that the consciousness “does not see” this decision, forcing us to suffer in thought. The ancient divination techniques were actually a kind of psychological help, psychotherapy, that's the point. They helped not to “get a solution”, but to realize what is already in the subconscious. Decipher, recall the answer that we know, but do not realize.
Dostoevsky consulted the Bible in difficult moments of his life; this is not fortune-telling, of course. This is similar to how we consult with a wise and holy person, asking him for help and direction. The writer reflected on his situation, asked for advice and help, opened the book - and read the answer that surprisingly suited his problem. He knew the Holy Scriptures well and understood what the text was about.
This is important - in order to understand and correctly read the answer, one must have a good understanding of the language of the symbols of the book. It should be familiar to you; close. It is clear that a book in a foreign language or content completely alien to you contains clear and accessible answers. Therefore, take the book that is understandable and dear to you; like a reliable old friend.
Now, focusing on the problem, open the book randomly, on any page. And read the sentence that fell in your eye. Maybe these are several related sentences; the main thing is that they express a complete thought. Most likely, you will receive or advice, support. And decide to make a decision. Or wait a little with him - sometimes it is necessary.
This is the same synchronicity, "meaningful coincidence" that Carl Gustav Jung wrote about. Maybe you get from the Collective Unconscious; maybe from your own subconscious. Or maybe from his guardian angel, as was believed in antiquity. But in difficult times, it can help. The world is a book, as medieval philosophers believed. And the book has answers to all questions ...