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Contents
Foreword by Carl Llewellyn Weschcke vii
Acknowledgments ix
Introduction xi

Part I: Aspects of Divination
Chapter 1: Beginnings 3
Chapter 2: Divination in the Ancient World 11
Chapter 3: The Fine Art of Divination 31
Chapter 4: Symbolic Thought 43
Chapter 5: The Nature of Time 51
Chapter 6: Determinations 57
Chapter 7: Changing Your Future 63

Part II: Techniques
Chapter 8:Water 75
Chapter 9: Fire, Candles, Smoke, and Ash 83
Chapter 10:Wind, Clouds, and Birds 93
Chapter 11: Plants and Herbs 103
Chapter 12: The Casting of Lots 111
Chapter 13: Crystal Gazing 119
Chapter 14: In Matters of Love 125
Chapter 15:Mirrors 133
Chapter 16: Stars, the Moon, and Lightning 139
Chapter 17: Other Forms of Divination 147

Part III: Advanced Techniques
Chapter 18: Tarot 165
Chapter 19: Palmistry 183
Chapter 20: The I Ching, or Book of Changes 189
Chapter 21: The Future Is Now 197
Appendix 1: A Dictionary of Divinations 201
Appendix 2: Unusual Forms of Divination 215
Glossary of Related Terms 219
Annotated Bibliography 225
Index 235