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
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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
Reply to Mr. Robertson's letter, on the sonship of Christ
Ebenezer Ritchie
1826
Report of a committee of the overseers and memorial of the corporation of Harvard College on the relations between the Theological School and the College
Harvard University. Board of Overseers
1852
Report of the Committee of the Association of the members of the Federal Street Society for Benevolent Purposes, on the applicatoin of the directors of the Theological School in Cambridge
Federal Street Society for Benevolent Purposes
1825
Report of the Committee to Visit the Divinity School in 1879
Harvard Divinity School. Visiting Committee
1879
Report of the committee of the West Parish Association on the state of religion
C. A. Bartol, West Church
1825
Resignation no proof
Edward Tew
1776
Revelations of the face
L. N. Fowler
1890
Royalty and loyalty
Robert Grosse
1647
Rules for kings, and good counsell for subjects
Edward Browne
1642
Sacro-sancta regum majestas, or, The sacred and royall prerogative of Christian kings
John Maxwell
1644
Sacro-sancta regum majestas: or The sacred and royal prerogative of Christian kings
John Maxwell
1686
Salmasius his buckler, or, A royal apology for King Charles the martyr
Cimelgus Bonde
1662
Saunders Physiognomie, and chiromancie, metoposcopie, the symmetrical proportions and signal moles of the body, fully and accurately explained
Richard Saunders
1670
Saunders physiognomie, and chiromancie, metoposcopie
Richard Saunders
1671
Scriptual evidence of the deity of Christ
David B. Ford
1860
Scriptural arguments for the divinity of Christ
Joseph Kinghorn
1813
Scripture proofs of our Saviour's divinity explained and vindicated
William Sherlock
1706
Scutum regale
Cimelgus Bonde
1660
Scutum regale, the royal buckler, or, Vox legis, a lecture to traytors
Cimelgus Bonde
1660
Seasonable thoughts on human creeds or articles of faith. By an orthodox clergyman, shewn to be very unreasonable thoughts in a letter to a friend
Thomas Andros
1814
Secrets in the hand; or, Palmistry simplified
Francis Thomas
1899
Select discourses
John Barnes
1661
Select practical writings of Robert Traill
Robert Traill
1845
Sequel to Ecclesiastical researches
John Jones
1813