My Lots Are in Thy Hands: Sortilege and Its Practitioners in Late Antiquity (Religions in the Graeco-Roman World, #188)
Sortilege-the making of decisions by casting lots-was widely practiced in the Mediterranean world during the period known as late antiquity, between the third and eighth centuries CE. In My Lots are in Thy Hands: Sortilege and its Practitioners in Late Antiquity, AnneMarie Luijendijk and William Klingshirn have collected fourteen essays that examine late antique lot divination, especially but not exclusively through texts preserved in Greek, Latin, Coptic, and Syriac. Employing the overlapping p...
Understanding Astrology
by Sally Morningstar, Richard Craze, Staci Mendoza, and David Bourne
This book helps you understand your place in the universe through the ancient art of divination - everything you need to know about astrology, palm reading and moon magic. It includes over 250 beautiful photographs that capture the essence of the mysterious arts, and demonstrate the skills and techniques you will acquire. You can tap into the world's cosmic powers to help you make decisions and fulfil your destiny. You can unlock the secrets of the ancient arts of divination and future-telling t...
The Science of Gems, Jewels, Coins, and Medals, Ancient and Modern (Cambridge Library Collection - Art and Architecture)
by Archibald Billing
In addition to his medical practice, lecturing and teaching at the London Hospital, and his publishing of several medical works, the Irish physician Archibald Billing (1791-1881) was also an amateur artist and antiquarian. This illustrated book on gemmology was first published in 1867. Beginning with the works of ancient Greece, for him the highest pinnacle of civilization, Billing discusses the use of engraved gems, putting cameos and intaglios in the context of contemporary monumental sculptur...
Lee McCann's riveting book gives us a fascinating glimpse into the life of Michel Nostradamus-- part historical novel, part academic examination of the accuracy of Nostradamus' prophecies. Both are readable and enjoyable, just what the layman has been looking for! Since governments, sects, and countries will undergo such sweeping changes, diametrically opposed to what now obtains, that were I to relate events to come, those in power now-- monarchs, leaders of sects and religions-- would find the...