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
- Read free
Grahalāghava, 1859
Gaṇeśadaivajña, Śivarāma Jośipañcyanadikara
1859Sanskrit
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Praśnamāṇikya, circa 1700-1850
Caṇḍeśvara
1700Sanskrit
- Read free
Makaranda, circa 1700-1850
Makarandācārya
1700Sanskrit
- Read free
Pañcāṅgasiddhi, circa 1700-1850
Baba, Vijñāgadādhara
1700Sanskrit
- Read free
Saṃkrāntīphaladīpikā, circa 1700-1850
Viśvanātha Daivajña
1700Sanskrit
- Read free
[Alchemical and medical compilation]
1750French
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விநாடிபஞ்சபட்சி
உரோமரிஷி
1892Tamil
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Ṣoḍaśayoga, circa 1700-1850
Nīlakaṇṭhabhaṭṭa
1700Sanskrit
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Varṣaviveka, circa 1700-1850
Nīlakaṇṭhabhaṭṭa
1700Sanskrit
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Della raddomanzia ossia elettrometria animale
Carlo Amoretti, Bern Dibner
1808Italian
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Kālāmṛtivivṛti, circa 1700-1850
Bāpirājā
1700Sanskrit
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La physiognomonie et la phrenologie; ou, Connaissance de l'homme d'après les traits du visage et les reliefs du crane
Jean Baptiste Isidore Bourdon, Isidore Bourdon
1842French
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Pārāśarī, circa 1700-1850
Parāśara
1700Sanskrit
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The living oracle, or, The star of Bethlehem :bwritten in answer to a letter of the Rev. T.P. Foley, rector of Old Swinford, Stourbridge, Worcestershire; addressed to Mr. T. Pierce, of Notthingham
1830
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Varṣalagnagraha, 1729
Rāmacandra Śukla
1729Sanskrit
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Bṛhajjātaka. Adhyāya 1-18, 1777
Varāhamihira
1777Sanskrit
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Bṛhajjātaka. Adhyāya 1-6, 1700-1850
Varāhamihira
1700Sanskrit
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Jaiminīyopadeśasūtra, circa 1700-1850
Jaimini
1700Sanskrit
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Bhāva, 1832
Gaṇeśadaivajña, Govardhanabhaṭṭa
1832Sanskrit
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Ḥall al-ṭilsam wa-kashf al-sirr al-mubham حل الطلسم وكشف السر المبهم
Ghamrī, Aḥmad ibn Muḥammad, -1499 or 1500 غمري، احمد بن محمد،
1772Arabic
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Il Lavater delle donne, o sia, L'arte di conoscere le femmine dalla loro fisonomia
Johann Kaspar Lavater
1811Italian
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Il Lavater portatile, o sia, Compendio dell'arte di conoscere gli uomini dai tratti del volto
Johann Kaspar Lavater
1811Italian
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Praśnatantra, 1700-1850
Nīlakaṇṭha
1700Sanskrit
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சந்தனக்குறடு சாஸ்திரம்
சுகர்
1894Tamil