Divination & interpretation
10 related entries. Shared tags aid navigation; they do not imply identical beliefs or practices.
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Yorùbá and Ifá
An interconnected field of ethics, divination, poetry, ritual, and philosophical reflection across Yorùbá communities.
Nigeria · Benin · Togo · 5 highlights↗Serer Xooy
Xooy is a Serer gathering before the rainy season in west-central Senegal.
West-central Senegal · 6 highlights↗Yijing and Chinese philosophy of change
The Yijing, or Book of Changes, is an ancient text used for divination and philosophical reflection.
China · 5 highlights↗Historical astrology
Astrology has a long, changing history of interpreting celestial patterns in relation to earthly life.
Babylonia · wider histories · 5 highlights↗Tarot: cards, game, and later divination
Tarot began as a card game in fifteenth century Italy.
Europe · diaspora · 5 highlights↗Divination in historical traditions
Divination names many different practices of seeking guidance from signs, lots, texts, or specialists.
Many distinct communities · 5 highlights↗Greco-Egyptian magical papyri
The magical papyri from Roman Egypt preserve hymns, invocations, and practical texts in a multilingual religious world.
Egypt · Mediterranean · 5 highlights↗Obeah in Caribbean history
Obeah is a historically charged Caribbean term for varied spiritual, healing, and protective practices.
English-speaking Caribbean · 6 highlights↗African American Hoodoo and Conjure
Hoodoo, Conjure, and Rootwork name overlapping African American traditions of practical spiritual knowledge.
United States · 6 highlights↗Renaissance learned magic
Renaissance learned magic joined natural philosophy, astrology, Hermetic writing, and religious debate.
Europe · 5 highlights↗