The Wiccan's Book of Prophecy and Omens by Gerina Dunwich
Divination -- the art of obtaining knowledge of the future or of secret
things -- has played an important role in ancient cultures and religions
and up to modern times. It was once a method of sacred communication
with the spirit world and a way to determine the will of the gods by
means of visions and predictions. In the present age, divination,
including astrology, palmistry, and the I Ching, continues to be a
popular method of looking into the future or past, as well as revealing
that which was once unknown. In fact, a large number of our contemporary
customs and superstitions are remnants of the once-powerful divinatory
rituals of the ancient Pagan religions.The Wiccan's Dictionary of
Prophecy and Omens details over two hundred methods of divination, from
those used in antiquity to those in use today. It traces the history of
these practices and provides examples of nearly every known divinatory
art
- Paperback: 148 pages
- Publisher: Citadel (August 1, 2000)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0806520671
- ISBN-13: 978-0806520674