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Books > Health, Home & Family > Mind, body & spirit > Fortune-telling & divination
Marie-Anne Lenormand was the greatest celebrity fortune teller of
the Napoleonic Era. Among her famous consultants were Frances, Lady
Shelley, Robespierre, and the Empress Josephine, with whom she
formed a lifelong bond of friendship. Since the mid-nineteenth
century, the enigmatic fortune telling deck contained in this box
has been associated with her secret techniques of cartomancy and
fortune telling. Discover for yourself this long revered tradition
through the comprehensive guidebook and a traditional Lenormand
deck, freshly re-illustrated for the modern age. You will be guided
on a card-by-card journey, and, when you've finished, you'll have
the skills to perform readings both simple and complex. Take your
cards and, in the words of the great lady herself, "coupez!" The
spell cast by the "Sybil of the Salons" has never been
stronger.Includes cards and book.
Let Jareth, Sarah, Hoggle, and other beloved characters from Jim
Henson's Labyrinth guide your tarot practice with the official
Labyrinth Tarot Deck. Characters from Jim Henson's beloved classic
Labyrinth try their hand at tarot in this whimsical take on a
traditional 78-card tarot deck, which reimagines Jareth, Sarah,
Hoggle, and other denizens of Goblin City in original illustrations
based on classic tarot iconography. Featuring both the Major and
Minor Arcana, the set also comes with a helpful guidebook with
explanations of each card's meaning, as well as simple spreads for
easy readings. Packaged in a sturdy, decorative gift box, this
stunning deck of tarot cards is the perfect gift for Labyrinth fans
and tarot enthusiasts everywhere.
What do dice and gods have in common? What is the relationship
between dice divination and dice gambling? This interdisciplinary
collaboration situates the tenth-century Chinese Buddhist
"Divination of Mahesvara" within a deep Chinese backstory of
divination with dice and numbers going back to at least the 4th
century BCE. Simultaneously, the authors track this specific method
of dice divination across the Silk Road and into ancient India
through a detailed study of the material culture, poetics, and
ritual processes of dice divination in Chinese, Tibetan, and Indian
contexts. The result is an extended meditation on the unpredictable
movements of gods, dice, divination books, and divination users
across the various languages, cultures, and religions of the Silk
Road.
A guidebook to the art of using Tarot. The Tarot Spreads Yearbook
features 52 spreads that allow beginners to get to know their decks
and cards, build confidence, and find the reading methods that are
most comfortable for them – all while having fun and honing their
intuition. Featuring simple spreads for quick and easy readings, as
well as more complex in-depth spreads for longer readings, the book
is an easily accessible handbook for readers just setting out on
their Tarot journey, the more experienced Tarot reader looking to
expand and explore new ways of using their cards, or even just the
casual Tarot reader who is looking for a fun way to experiment.
With 52 ideas for spreads that cover all areas of life, The Tarot
Spreads Yearbook introduces readers to using the tarot as a tool
for mindfulness, allowing the reader to feel more in tune with the
world around them and develop trust in their own instincts.
The Magic Numbers of Dr. Matrix draws us into the intriguing and
fascinating world of numbers and number theory. "Numbers, you know,
have a mysterious life of their own. It would be naive," claims Dr.
Matrix, "to suppose that there is such a thing as a randomly
arranged group of symbols." Consider, for example, the decimal
expansion of pi. Long considered a random series, it is actually
rich with remarkable patterns. "Correctly interpreted," says Dr.
Matrix, "pi conveys the entire history of the human race." Dr.
Matrix uncovers patterns and signs that will astound you. As Dr.
Matrix demonstrates, we need only look to find clues all around us
in number and language "coincidences" that will unlock the
mysteries of the universe. In The Magic Numbers of Dr. Matrix,
Martin Gardner introduces us to this extraordinary man, Dr. Irving
Joshua Matrix. Believed by many to be the greatest numerologist who
ever lived, Dr. Matrix claims to be a reincarnation of Pythagoras.
He was, however, completely unknown to the scientific community
until Gardner wrote about him in Scientific American in 1960. That
first report and the subsequent ones that appeared with each new
encounter are collected here in their entirety. We follow Dr.
Matrix as he roams the world and assumes new identities and
discovers new manifestations of the power of numbers to explain and
predict and entertain. Always at his side is his beautiful Eurasian
daughter, Iva, who abets and protects her father in each new
adventure. As you delve into The Magic Numbers of Dr. Matrix, you
will master some significant combinatorial mathematics and number
theory. The many remarkable puzzles of Dr. Matrix are all clearly
answered in the back of the book, together with commentary and
references by Gardner to enlighten the uninitiated and entertain
the inquiring reader.
The long-running television series Supernatural is now an
illustrated tarot deck! Featuring original artwork inspired by
classic tarot iconography, the 78-card deck includes all your
favorite characters from Sam and Dean to Bobby Singer to Castiel to
Crowley. The deck also comes with a helpful guidebook explaining
the meaning of each card as well as a few simple spreads for easy
readings. It's the perfect gift for Supernatural fans and tarot
enthusiasts alike!
There's no cat like the precocious, sociable, and clever Siamese
when it comes to learning just what you need to know to put your
life on the right track - or take it off the wrong one! Bleu Cat
Tarot captures antics, expressive body language, and just downright
style of this cat favorite. Beth Seilonen's 78 modern Tarot cards,
painted in black and white with a touch of blue for style, will
guide you through lifestyle perspectives with a light heart and new
approaches to getting things done. Using the gentle, knowing humor
of a Siamese's daily life, the accompanying fun and easy guidebook
offers cat-wise reflections that will tickle your inner funny bone.
Never had a Siamese as your guide to life before? Don't you think
it's time you did?Includes cards and book.
Weigh the past and seize your destiny-wherever the darkened path
may lead-with The Sanctuary Tarot Deck and Guidebook, inspired by
the mythos of Blizzard Entertainment's Diablo and its magic-infused
world of Sanctuary. In this deluxe boxed set featuring 78 oversize
cards and a 96-page guidebook, rekindle the traditions of those who
threw bones, read tea leaves, and invoked the supernatural to light
their path. With a team of artists led by Konstantin Vavilov and a
comprehensive guidebook by Barbara Moore, this tarot set channels
the beauty and terror of Sanctuary into an all-encompassing,
visually stunning experience that holds the key to
understanding-and embracing-your own inner demons.
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