For many centuries, fortune telling has been a part of the tradition of welcoming the New Year, which in ancient times began with the Winter Solstice. I like to consult the Oracles—from the Tarot, to the iChing, from psychics to dream interpretation, the Ouija board, and horoscopes, I’m a believer that messages can come from many sources. And because I love books, Bibliomancy to appeals to me.
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Bibliomancy—Wisdom in the lines of a book
Yesterday I celebrated Indie Bookstore Day at West Grove Collective in South Park where owner Anne Mery invited me to be “soothsayer” for the day, using Bibliomancy as our oracle.
Bibliomancy is a form of divination in which insights are sought by randomly selecting a passage from a book and interpreting its message. Bibliomancy is also known as stichomancy—divination by lines of verse in books and compares with rhapsodomancy—divination from a random passage from a poem or ode.