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
The Wisdom of Your Face
Jean Haner
2008
The World atlas of divination
John Matthews
1992
The amazing world of superstition, prophecy, luck, magic & witchcraft
Leonard R. N. Ashley
1988
The art of Tarot
Elizabeth Dean
2001
The art of hand analysis
Mir Bashir
1973
The art of hand reading
Lori Reid
1996
The astrological tarot
Georges Muchery
1989
The book of African divination
Raymond Buckland
1992
The book of answers
Carol Bolt
1999
The book of fortune telling
Agnes M. Miall
1987
The cards of your destiny
Robert Camp
1992
The complete book of Tarot
Juliet Sharman-Burke
1985
The complete illustrated guide to palmistry
Peter West
1998
The complete palmist
Niblo
1982
The count of eleven
Ramsey Campbell
1991
The divining hand
Christopher Bird
1979
The divining heart
Patricia C. Wright
1994
The dowser's workbook
Tom Graves
1989
The earth spirit
John F. Michell
1975
The elements of handreading
Lori Reid
1994
The elements of numerology
Rodford Barrat
1994
The elements of pendulum dowsing
Tom Graves
1997
The encyclopedia of palmistry
Edward D. Campbell
1996
The encyclopedia of practical palmistru
Marcel Broekman
1993