beau livre - DIVINATION / CARTOMANCIE - Grund Ed 1989 - hard - Lot 879

beau livre - DIVINATION / CARTOMANCIE - Grund Ed 1989 - hardback 30.5 x 22.5 cm, By Francis X. KING : THE GREAT BOOK OF DESTINY. (in dust jacket - 190 pages) The fascination exerted by the knowledge of destiny, through various forms of divination, is lost in the mists of time. Since ancient times, our ancestors have observed the stars and planets, examined the flight of birds and the hidden signs on the ground or in the sand for divinatory purposes, consulted the oldest known book of Chinese oracles, the Yi-King, and practised clairvoyance. This book provides an introduction to the art of divination and its various practices. A historical approach, evocation of famous diviners and technical treatment of the various forms of divination and predictions. For the "novice" diviner who wants to learn about the occult. Numerous color illustrations, tables, explained symbols, etc. genealogy of divination - cartomancy - tarot - crystallomancy - palmistry - rune divination - I Ching - numerology - astrology - Chinese astrology - other methods of prediction - bibliography - index.