Tradition 06 of 33
Divination and oracles
Tarot, cartomancy, numerology, palmistry, scrying, geomancy, runes, and other divinatory systems.
Membership means relevance, not endorsement.
- Books
- 4,542
- Earliest
- 100 CE
- to 2026
- Read free
- 37%
- 1,690 with public full text
- With covers
- 52%
How books qualify
- Query + metadata match3,082
- Metadata match175
- Query match1,278
- Source classification (retained through merging)7
Every placement records its evidence — the controlled subject queries that found the book at its sources and the bibliographic metadata retained through merging. Each book page shows its own. How the rationale system works.
Key subjects
- Divination768
- Divinity645
- Early works to 1800584
- Physiognomy574
- fortune-telling303
- Divine right of kings300
- History293
- Palmistry245
- Astrology183
- Tarot174
- India155
- Geomancy154
- Hindu astrology152
- Runes147
- Trinity127
- Numerology124
- Hindu astronomy120
- Controversial literature116
- Dowsing116
- Sermons116
- Magic110
- occultism94
- Art93
- Unitarianism92
Top languages
- English2,351 · 52%
- French523 · 12%
- Latin311 · 7%
- German290 · 6%
- Sanskrit159 · 4%
Notable authors
All authors- Johann Caspar Lavater47 in this tradition51 books
- Giambattista della Porta44 in this tradition89 books
- Marcus Tullius Cicero23 in this tradition30 books
- Catholic Church20 in this tradition28 books
- Johannes ab Indagine18 in this tradition19 books
- Aristotle17 in this tradition55 books
- Nigel Pennick13 in this tradition17 books
- Kaspar Peucer13 books
- Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh11 in this tradition71 books
- Cicero10 in this tradition13 books
- Michael Scot10 in this tradition12 books
- Alliette10 in this tradition11 books
4,542 books
A discourse of obedience unto Kings & magistrates, upon the anniversary of His Majesties birth and restauration
Isaac Dubourdieu
1684
A discourse of tempting Christ
John Shower
1694
A discourse of the soveraign power
George Hickes
1682
A discourse on hereditary right
Jonathan Swift
1775
A discourse on the divinity of Jesus Christ
Isaac Lewis
1812
A discourse on the principles of chiromancy
Marin Cureau de La Chambre
1658
A discourse shewing that kings have their being and authority from God
John Curtois
1685
A discourse upon ancient and modern divination
Joshua Hall McIlvaine
1855
A discourse, embracing several important objections to the doctrine that Jesus Christ as mediator posseses two natures
John Budd Pitkin
1843
A discourse, embracing several important objections to the doctrine, "That Jesus Christ, as mediator, possesses two natures, the divine and human, in mysterious, yet all harmonious union,"
J. B. Pitkin, Samuel Shepherd
1834
A dissertation on the supreme divine dignity of the Messiah
Granville Sharp
1806
A farther vindication of Christ's divinity
Daniel Waterland
1724
A few remarks on Prof. Stuart's reply to Mr. Channing's sermon
Benjamin Austin
1819
A few words on the Trinity, the Holy Spirit, and the divinity and incarnation of Jesus
Thomas Scott
1865
A friendly address to the congregations of St. Paul's and Christ's churches
One of their own number
1816
A friendly aduertisement to the pretended Catholickes of Ireland
Christopher Sir Sibthorp
1623
A full answer to an Essay on spirit
William Jones
1770
A glad religion
William Henry Furness
1892
A groats worth of wit for a penny, or, The interpretation of dreams ..
William Lilly
1670
A guide to the power plant spirit cards
Simon Lilly
2006
A handbook of cartomancy, fortune-telling, and occult divination
Grand Orient
1897
A kingdom of stargazers
Michael A. Ryan
2011
A letter containing An humble and serious advice to some in Scotland
Person of that nation
1661
A letter from a trinitarian to a unitarian
J. L
1820