The Fortune-Telling Book

Raymond Buckland

Description

A look at Fortune Telling and Divination from the author of Buckland's Complete Book of Witchcraft

Best-selling Wiccan seer and gypsy mystic Raymond Buckland focused his attention on the intuitive art of prognostication in this tome. A master of his art, the late Buckland designed fortune-telling decks, read cards, and did other types of fortune telling for over fifty years. A comprehensive A-to-Z exploration of all that peers into tomorrow, The Fortune-Telling Book: The Encyclopedia of Divination and Soothsaying divines the meanings of 400 key topics relating to this oft-misunderstood, oft-consulted-upon science. Written in clear, concise language, it discusses everything from aeromancy (seeing by observing atmospheric phenomena) to zoomancy (divination by the appearance or behavior of animals) and the 398 others in between.

This fascinating encyclopedia is illustrated with 100 pictures and includes a detailed index and additional reading recommendations. Packed with colorful histories, people, and significant events, The Fortune-Telling Book shows readers how to foretell their own fates. It’s sure to please fortune-telling enthusiasts, whatever their powers.

Sujets

• divination
• Seance
• Dreams
• Prediction
• Palmistry
• Spirituality
• Numerology
• Astrology
• Prophecy
• Fortune
• Zodiac
• Horoscope
• Dream

Informations

• Publié par: Visible Ink Press
• Date de parution: 01 août 2003
• Nombre de lectures: 0
• EAN13: 9781578597932
• Langue: English
• Poids de l'ouvrage: 3 Mo

Extrait

A BOUT THE A UTHOR

O ne of the world s foremost experts on the occult, Raymond Buckland has been studying fortune-telling, witchcraft, Gypsy magic, and other aspects of the supernatural for more than half a century and is credited with introducing modern witchcraft into the United States.
Of Romany (Gypsy) descent, Buckland was born in London in 1934. At an early age, an uncle introduced him to spiritualism, sparking a lifelong interest in the occult. He obtained a doctorate in anthropology and, in 1962, moved to America. His spiritual quest led him to the works of Wicca pioneer Dr. Gerald Gardner, who was living on the Isle of Man. Before long, Buckland and Gardner were corresponding on a regular basis, with Buckland serving as Gardner s spokesperson in the United States. Buckland was initiated into the Craft shortly before Gardner s death in 1964.
In 1969 Buckland published his first book, A Pocket Guide to the Supernatural. He has had more than thirty titles published (and translated into fourteen languages), including the definitive encyclopedia The Witch Book, published in 2002, and the classic Buckland s Complete Book of Witchcraft, first published in 1986. His Gypsy Witchcraft and Magic received the 1999 Visionary Award for nonfiction, and his Buckland Romani Tarot received the same award in 2002. He has designed a number of fortune-telling decks and has been reading cards and doing other types of fortune-telling for forty years.
Now living in Ohio, Buckland has been the subject of and has written countless newspaper and magazine articles, appeared on many television and radio shows, and lectured on college campuses nationwide. He has written five screenplays and acted as technical adviser for several films.
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C ONTENTS
Introduction
Acknowledgments
A
Abacomancy Aberfan Abrams, Albert (1863-1924) Acultomancy Adams, Evangeline (1865-1932) Aeromancy sculapius African Divination Ailuromancy Akashic Records Alectromancy; Alectormancy; Alectryomancy Aleuromancy Alphitomancy Alveromancy Ambulomancy American Society for Psychical Research American Society of Dowsers Amniomancy Amon; Amun; Ammon Anthomancy Anthracomancy Anthropomancy Apantomancy Apollo Apollonius of Tyana d Arc, Jeanne (1412-1431) Arithmancy; Arithmomancy Armomancy Aspidomancy Astragalomancy; Astragyromancy Astral Projection Astrology Augurs Augury Aura Aurispicy Austromancy Automanzia Automatic Writing/Drawing/Painting Axinomancy; Axiomancy
B
Babylonian Zodiac Bagoe Batrachomancy; Batraquomancy Belomancy; Bolomancy Bender, Hans Georg (1907-1991) Bible Bibliomancy Biorhythms Blavatsky, Helena Petrovna (1831-1891) Bletonism Botanomancy; Botomancy Bouly, Abb Alex (1865-1958) Brahan Seer (d. 1660) British Premonitions Bureau British Society Of Dowsers Brontomancy Brown, Rosemary (b. 1917) Buchanan, Joseph Rhodes (1814-1899) Buckland, Raymond (b. 1934) Bumpology
C
Candle Capnomancy; Captromancy Carrington, Hereward (1881-1959) Cartomancy Catoptromancy; Enoptromancy Causimancy; Causimomancy Cayce, Edgar (1877-1945) Celtic Astrology Celts Ceneromancy Central Premonitions Registry Cephalomancy; Cephalonomancy; Kephalonomancy Ceraunomancy; Ceraunoscopy Ceremonial Magic Ceromancy; Ceroscopy Chair Test Channeling; Mediumship Chaomancy Cheiromancy; Chiromancy; Cheirosophy; Chirognomy Chien Tung China Chinese Astrology Chinese Buddhist Divination Chinese Palmistry Christian Qabbalah Chronomancy Cicero, Marcus Tullius (106-43 BCE) Clairaudience Clairgustance Clairsentience Clairvoyance Clamancy Cledonomancy; Cledonismancy Cleidomancy; Clidomancy Cleromancy Coffee Grounds Coins Colorology Combe, George (1788-1858) Conchomancy Copernican System Coscinomancy; Cosquinomancy Cratippus (First Century BCE) Crithomancy; Critomancy Croesus (Sixth Century BCE) Croiset, G Rard (1909-1980) Cromnyomancy Crookes, Sir William (1832-1919) Crowley, Aleister (1875-1947) Crystallomancy Cubomancy Cyclomancy Cylicomancy
D
Dactyliomancy Dactyls Daphnomancy Dee, Dr. John (1527-1608) Delphi Dement, William Charles (b. 1928) Demonomancy Dendromancy Deunov, Peter (1864-1944) Dice Divination Dixon, Jeane (1918-1997) Dodona Dog Dominoes Dowsing Dririmancy; Drymimancy Dunne, John William (1875-1949)
E
Egyptians, Ancient Empyromancy Encausse, G rard Anaclet Vincent- Papus (1865-1916) Endor, Woman of Etruscans Extispicy; Extispex Extrasensory Perception
F
Fate; Destiny Fatidicency Floromancy Fodor, Nandor (1895-1964) Forman, Simon (1552-1611) Fortuna Fortune Cookies Fortune-Telling in Popular Culture Fox, Oliver (1885-1949)
G
Galgal Gall, Franz Joseph (1758-1828) Garrett, Eileen Jeanette (1893-1970) Gastromancy Geloscopy; Gelotoscopy Gematria Gemology Genethlialogy Geomancy Graphology; Graptomancy Gray, Eden (1902-1999) Greece Groundhog Gypsies Gyromancy
H
H matomancy Halomancy Hamon, Count Louis- Cheiro (1866-1936) Harris, Frieda (1877-1962) Hartlieb, Johann (c. 1400-1468) Haruspication; Haruspicy; Haruspex Hebrew Hepatoscopy Hieromancy Hieroscopy Hippomancy Horoscope; Horoscopy Hurkos, Peter (b. 1911) Hydatoscopy Hydromancy Hypnomancy
I
I Ching Ichnomancy Ichthyomancy Iconomancy Idolomancy Incubation India Internet Fortune-Telling
J
Japan Jung, Carl Gustav (1875-1961)
K
Kaplan, Stuart R. Karma Kelley, Edward (1555-1593) King, Bruce- Zolar (1897-1976) Kle do n Knissomancy; Libanomancy; Livanomancy Kumulak
L
Labiomancy Lake, Lissanne (b. 1956) Lampadomancy Lavater, Johann Kaspar (1741-1801) Leadbeater, Charles Webster (1847-1934) Lecanomancy Leconomancy Leek, Sybil (1923-1983) Leftwich, Robert Lenormand, Marie- Anne Ad laide (1768-1843) Leo, Alan (1860-1917) LeShan, Lawrence (b. 1920) Lilly, William (1602-1681) Lincoln, Abraham (1809-1865) Lithomancy Logomancy Lots of Pr neste, The Lottery Lunomancy
M
Macromancy Maculomancy MahJongg Margaritomancy Mathemancy Meconomancy Medical Radiesthesia Mermet, Abb Alexis (1866-1937) Mesopotamia Metagnome; Metagnomy Metagraphology Meteoromancy Metopomancy; Metoposcopy Mexico and Central America Micromancy Mikhailova, Nelya (b. 1927) Mirror- Gazing Moleosophy Molybdomancy Monroe, Robert Allan (1915-1995) Montgomery, Ruth (1912-2001) Moon Phases Myers, Frederick William Henry (1843-1901) Myomancy
N
Nabhi Narcomancy Native American Necromancy; Nigromantia Necyomancy Nostradamus (Michel de Nostredame) (1503-1566) Numerology
O
Oculomancy Odontomancy nomancy; Oinomancy; Olinomancy Old Testament Old, Walter Richard Gorn - Sepharial (1864-1929) Ololygmancy Omen Omoplatoscopy O Morgair, Malachy (Eleventh Century) Omphalomancy Oneiromancy Onimancy Onomancy Onymancy; Onychomancy Oomancy; Oomantia; Ooscopy Ophidiomancy; Ophiomancy Oracles Orniscopy; Ornithomancy Oryctomancy Ossomancy; Osteomancy Ouija and Other Talking Boards Ouranomancy; Uranomancy Ovomancy
P
Palmistry Papon, Robert Donald (b. 1940) Pedomancy Pegomancy Pessomancy Phallomancy Phrenology Phyllomancy Phyllorhodomancy Physiognomancy; Physiognomy; Anthroposcopy Piper, Leonore E. (1857-1950) Planchette Podomancy Power Spots Powers, Serena (b. 1966) Precognition Prediction Premonition; Presentiment Prophecy; Prophet Psephomancy Psychics Psychography Psychomancy Psychometry; Psychoscopy Pyramid, Great Pyromancy Pyromantia Pyroscopy Pythia
Q
Qabbalah
R
Radiesthesia Radionics Ravens and Crows Redcap, Old Mother Reincarnation Retrocognition; Retrodiction Retromancy Rhabdomancy Rhapsodomancy Rhine, Dr. Joseph Banks (1895-1980) Robertson, Morgan Andrew (1861-1915) Rome Roses Runemal Runes
S
Saxon Wands Scandinavia Scapulimancy; Scapulomancy Scatomancy; Scatoscopy Schematomancy Sciomancy Scotland Scrying; Skrying S ances Second Sight Seer/Seeress Selenomancy Shaman Shell Hearing Ship