Tradition 06 of 33
Divination and oracles
Tarot, cartomancy, numerology, palmistry, scrying, geomancy, runes, and other divinatory systems.
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- 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 letter to Canon Stowell, M.A., in reply to ond addressed by him to J.H. Budgett, Esqr., entitled, Is Socinianism Christianity?
William Gaskell
1853
A letter to the Rev. Neal Douglas, containing general remarks on his pamphlet, entitled, Messiah's proper deity
Richard Wright
1810
A letter to the Rev. William E. Channing
J Brown
1819
A letter to the Rev. William E. Channing / [J. Brown]
J. Brown, William Ellery Channing
1819
A letter to the Rev. William McGill, D.D., one of the ministers of Ayr
Thomas Mitchell
1791
A letter to the Reverend Dr Mangey
Thomas Herne
1719
A list of the false readings of the Scriptures and the mistranslations of the English Bible
Theophilus Lindsey
1790
A look at the foundations
Frank Tappan Bayley
1889
A manual of Christian evidence
John Relly Beard
1868
A modest plea for the baptismal and scripture-notion of the Trinity
Arthur Ashley Sykes
1719
A modest reply to the unanswerable answer to Mr. Hoadly. With some considerations on Dr. Sacheverell's sermon before the Lord Mayor, Novemb. 5. 1709. In a letter to a Member of the Honourable House of Commons
William Stephens
1709
A new illustrated descriptive catalogue of new and standard works on phrenology, physiognomy, ethnology, psychology, physiology, hygiene, hydropathy, education, and the natural sciences generally
Samuel R. Wells
1875
A notable and marueilous epistle of the famous doctour, Matthewe Gribalde, Professor of the lawe, in the Vniuersitie of Padua: co[n]cernyng the terrible iudgemente of God, vpon hym that for feare of men, denieth Christ and the knowne veritie: with a preface of Doctor Caluine
Matteo Gribaldi
1570
A plain and brief rehearsal of the operations of Christ as God
Joseph Seccombe
1740
A plain scriptural description of Jesus Christ, as being the only begotten Son of God, and also the Son of Man
Joseph Tillinghast
1754
A plea for the divinity of our Lord Jesus Christ
Robert Robinson
1776
A pleasant history declaring the whole art of phisiognomy
Thomas Hill
1613
A proof of the true and eternal godhead of our Lord Jesus Christ
Dionysius van de Wijnpersse
1795
A proof of the true and eternal godhead of our Lord Jesus Christ; against modern attacks
Dionysius van de Wijnpersse
1796
A reasonable word to the doctors of reason
Nath Goldham
1699
A refutation of the erroneous doctrines of the mortality of the body of Christ; and of the glorious foundation of the church being the everlasting love of God in Christ
Christopher Goulding, Bryan Isaacs
1826
A remonstrance
Jonathan Newman
1818
A remonstrance of the most gratious King Iames I., king of Great Britaine, France, and Ireland ... for the right of kings, and the independance of their crownes
James I King of England
1616
A reply to A letter from a trinitarian to a unitarian, signed J. L.
Winthrop Bailey, K. M
1821