Having long been stigmatized as an immoral and even illegal "superstition", the popular practice of divination is experiencing a revival in contemporary China. Fate Calculation Experts explores how diviners attempt to achieve legitimation in a society which identifies strongly with modernity, science, and rationality. As well as associating with modern knowledge production systems, diviners build a positive social image for their occupation via claims to moral authority and appeals to "tradition". Beyond matters of image management, diviners' efforts towards legitimation also figure in the social relationships and fundamental cultural values they develop in their practice.

The enticingly mysterious Stone Circle, located in the Allegheny Mountains of south-central Pennsylvania, serves as the backdrop for this unique and lavishly illustrated oracle and meditation deck of 45 cards with a guide/journal. Feel the depth of rich color and intuitive grace as you explore imagery of the Circle, from dreams and from many and varied spiritualities, including ancient Egyptian, ancient Greek, and Afro-Caribbean. Travel to a personal realm where the creator's interpretation of an image is secondary to what you, the user, sees. This is your set of tools for self-exploration, self-improvement, and self-validation: contemplate the images, read the meditations, and use the journal to describe what the elements say as you create a singular and lasting resource that is as insightful and individual as you are.Includes cards and book.

Receive guidance, healing, protection and love from the archangels by working with this divine oracle deck from ascension expert Diana Cooper. Angels are highly evolved spiritual beings. They are here right now to offer guidance, answer your questions, accelerate your ascension journey and bring balance, joy and peace into your life. Each of the 44 stunning cards in this deck depicts an archangel, angel or Seraphim who is reaching out to support and strengthen you. Within the accompanying guidebook, you'll discover the role and gifts of each angel and receive the wisdom and guidance they have to offer. The angels are all here to light you up with the qualities you need for peace, happiness, balance and joy, and they will work to accelerate your spiritual journey and help you on your ascension path.

* GORGEOUSLY ILLUSTRATED: Each of the 40 cards in this oracle deck is vibrantly illustrated with original artwork; let The Snake Charmer (of VMAs fame) inspire you to face your fears, or the The Ringleader (of the "Circus" video) lead you to call the shots-these and many more Britney oracles in this one-of-a-kind set celebrate the superstar in her greatest moments from her music videos, stage performances, and more * DELUXE SET: This set includes 40 full-color illustrated cards (3 x 5 inches), shrink wrapped in an interior travel case; an 88-page, full-color illustrated paperback book (3 x 5 inches); and a keepsake magnetic closure box; cards and travel case are embedded in an interior tray * FULLY ILLUSTRATED ORACLE GUIDEBOOK: This set includes a full-color illustrated companion book to the card deck, providing the back story of each oracle and a dose of inspiration * PERFECT GIFT: This joyful, beautiful oracle deck and book set is an ideal gift for the most fabulous people in your life, for birthdays, Mother's Day, graduation, or any occasion at all * OFFICIALLY LICENSED: Set is officially licensed with Britney Brands, Inc A note on packaging: In order to help honor our planet and reduce waste, we have only shrink wrapped the interior cards, rather than the keepsake box. Please feel confident that your product is not defective or used.

Learn the secrets of The Witch of the Forest in this stunning follow-up to Natural Magick, and channel the elemental forces which are all around you to master the practice of earth magick. Earth magick is all about understanding the elements which govern the world around us, connecting with the Earth and using its powers to thrive. From using the four elements - fire, air, water and earth - in spells, to learning about the powers of crystals and mastering the art of divination, this book will teach you everything you know about this ancient form of magick. Discover how to use simple witchcraft to boost your wellbeing, keep yourself grounded in the 21st century, and connect to your own natural 'seasons' in your life as well as in your craft. Perfect for budding beginners new to the spellbinding world of witchcraft, learn about: Casting a circle and ritual basics, Crystals and their magickal properties and uses, Divination techniques such as using runes and divination dice, Connecting with the energies of the four seasons, the four elements, and harnessing their power, Connecting to your own natural 'seasons' in your life through your craft, Reconnecting with your craft after a break, Caring for your magickal energy if you're an empath, or are feeling drained, Embracing your darker energies, and using shadow work for personal growth and transformation, Wellbeing techniques for witches to help you manage your energy ... and more! Suitable for every type of witch and witchling - including those practicing in the broom closet - this book also includes a runes board on the back of the jacket that you can remove to help answer all your questions. The Earth is bursting with magickal energies and lessons to be learnt, and connecting with these can help your relationship with yourself, the people around you, and the natural world, blossom. Discover how to use witchcraft to connect more deeply with yourself, and and learn from the Earth how to bloom and thrive at your own pace! The Witch of the Forest's Guide to... series are a collection of guides to different areas of witchcraft, focusing on the relationship between magic, the natural world and the self. Each book discusses completely different elements of the natural world, and Earth Magick is full of techniques not mentioned in Natural Magick.

The philosophy found in the I Ching was created by the ancients from their careful observaton of nature. We 'moderns' can use the sixty-four hexagrams found in the I Ching as a predictive tool to enhance our lives and reconcile our spiritual and physical selves. When one consults the 'I CHing', the hexagram gives the general background of the situation, while the lines indicate the correct way in which to handle the specific circumstance. This masterful translation by Hua-Ching Ni is popular throughout the world.

A vibrant oracle deck that allows new and current young fans of divination to continue growing their practice. This adaptation of Nikki Van De Car's The Junior Astrologer's Handbook is the perfect tool for young mystics looking to harness the energies of the cosmos as they figure out the role astrology plays in their every day life. The 44-card deck complements our stunning handbook, while also serving as a standalone deck for users who may be coming to divination on their own. A 96-page companion booklet offers a variety of ways to use the deck to help users as they navigate difficult situations (with friends, at home, or at school), while offering them a better understanding of the power they have over their own life/decisions. Whether looking to do a daily pull for inspiration or in need of answers to specific questions, users will learn what the elements, planets, moon phases, and signs all mean in a reading.

Sometimes all we need to go from a place of helplessness and frustration to courage and empowerment is a new perspective. Now you can easily and organically get your intuition flowing and deepen the bond between yourself and Spirit with this 40-card oracle deck. The edgy and bold artwork of Powerful Perspectives was created specifically so it can be viewed, enjoyed, and interpreted from more than one angle, leading to new and exciting insights every time you look at a card. Make this multitool for empowerment a part of your main rotation for daily guidance or when a challenging situation arises. It can also be that spark of motivation when needed. Collectors will love this deck for its whimsical and impactful art, while new readers will love how easily it leads to a variety of interpretations. The guidebook is an open portal to ignite and inspire your own stories, dreams, and goals with straightforward and practical advice for all aspects of your life. Your power is in the now, so ride this metaphysical wave to freedom and joy!

Mother Mary loves you unconditionally, no matter what your religious or spiritual background. This moving and powerful deck explores the profoundly healing, protective and soothing energy of Mother Mary. Through this oracle, she brings you her guidance and wisdom and connects you with knowledge of your own spiritual potency and divinity so that you may experience ever greater peace and love on your life journey.

Illuminating illustrations capture the true essence of Mother Mary's extraordinary energy while the comprehensive guidebook offers detailed messages for each card as well as practical healing processes and affirmations to help you integrate the teachings of the Holy Mother.

Boxed kit (5 x 6 1/4) includes a 44-card deck and a 192-page book.

The Hidden Messages in Water introduced readers to the revolutionary work of Japanese scientist Masaru Emoto who discovered that molecules of water are affected by thoughts and words. Dr. Emoto presents the results of his years of research and explains its profound implications for the healing of humankind, the earth and the water itself. What the Bleep Do We Know? an independent film incorporating Dr. Emoto's work, opened in a single theater in Oregon last spring and has become an underground phenomenon with showings scheduled for 150 cities across the USA. As a companion to the best-selling book Hidden Messages in Water, the Water Crystal Oracle includes forty-eight beautiful water crystal images to enhance your life and balance your well-being.

Why not wear something attractive that has significance for you? Jewelry, charms or a decorative piece that you have made yourself? Amulets are not difficult to make, and this book supplies all the information you need. It describes a wide variety of amulets made with gemstones, herbs, signs or words and shows you when and how to make them. No special skills are required, and it's a craft we can all enjoy and benefit from. From the earliest days of prehistory people have protected themselves with the use of amulets-objects imbued with mysterious and magical powers. Prayers, offerings and sacrifices were offered to the good spirits to grant blessings, amulets stopped the evil spirits from taking them away. Worn on the body, usually around the neck, they provided health, luck, fertility, power, success and almost any other need. When carrying an inscription, maybe pieces of parchment with scripture quotes, they can be called charms. Over the years they have come and gone in fashion but their purpose endures, and they are again increasing in popularity.

Explore the magic and the mystery of palm reading in this fully-illustrated guide to the ancient art. Noted psychic Dennis Fairchild reveals the secrets of the centuries-old art of palmistry, showing how to interpret the lines and formations in the hand. This useful, mini book fits in the palm of your very own hand, and is an enchanted guide to the ways in which our palms can reveal character and predict fate and fortunes. With full-color illustrations throughout, this captivating primer covers all the essentials needed to perform insightful palm readings for yourself and your friends.

Journey through the comprehensive view of the Four Pillars of Destiny analysis encompassing the 10 Gods in virtue of Persons, this is the fourth instalment of the Destiny Code series. Discover the principles of Favourable and Unfavourable Elements on your way to achieving a more thorough BaZi analysis as you learn to incorporate these Elements with the 10 Gods. Be empowered by your expanded knowledge and techniques of BaZi as you enhance your insights into new branches of BaZi thoughts, such as the problem-solving and solution-development aspects. This book helps you evaluate personality, thinking style, approach, strengths and even weakness with more precision and definitude. See how these very individual and personal differences pave way for you in creating your own Destiny, regardless of what challenges come your way. The book will take you traversing through the tremendous breadth and depth of the crucial 10 Gods. Progressively, you will learn the methods to analyse and understand the 10 Gods within the context of Persons, Places and Matters. The advanced methods for analysing the Favourable and Unfavourable Elements of the BaZi Chart are also revealed, including the techniques and analysis methods depicting the Multi-Star approach. Highlights of the book include: How the 10 Gods interface with Persons, Places and Matters; The principles of Favourable and Unfavourable Elements, and how to administer them with a pragmatic, action-driven manner; Progressive methods for your own BaZi Chart analysis affixing the Favourable and Unfavourable Elements and the 10 Gods; Analysing and decoding a BaZi Chart using the Multi-Star approach; Developing action points relating to details off a Chart analysis; Analysing Wealth, Career and Relationship matters mediated by the Favourable and Unfavourable Elements and the 10 Gods.

Pseudoscience and Deception is a compilation of some of the most eye-opening skeptical articles pertaining to extraordinary claims and pseudoscience. The articles explore paranormal, extraordinary, or fringe-science claims and reveal logical explanations or outline the deceptive tactics involved in convincing the vulnerable. Topics include claims of astrology, psychic ability, alternative medicine, after-death communication, psychotherapy, and pseudoscience. The contributors to this book are among the most accomplished critical thinkers, scientists, and educators in the world and tackle their respective topics from a rational, logical, and skeptical perspective. Most students are seldom excited to study "critical thinking"-with the exception of allegedly paranormal phenomena as the subject matter. Educators must seize this golden opportunity to witness and experience students' genuine engagement in studying critical thinking.

Channel the power and use the magic of more than 50 Celtic goddesses. The Celtic goddesses and druids were legendary beings. Now these heavenly spirits have personal relationships with us in everything we do. All females are divinely attuned to goddesses from birth for guidance and protection through life until death. Working by divine plan, goddesses imbue us with their ancient wisdom, which becomes our own, helping us to avoid pitfalls and reach our full potential. Celtic Goddesses and Their Spells features 52 of these inspiring deities, all beautifully illustrated. Gillian Kemp gives a description of each goddess and her main powers, followed by a spell associated with that goddess. For example, Cerridwen is the goddess of truth and she encourages you to be your most authentic self, while Awen, goddess of inspiration, helps you find the answers you need.

In this book, you'll find an assortment of resources that seriously examine various paranormal topics. You'll also learn how you can apply the components of credibility to find additional research as well as information on conducting your own paranormal investigations.

This is the first commentary in any language on three of the books of ancient Greek astrological poetry ascribed to the Egyptian priest Manetho. Manetho, who became a figure for recondite wisdom, came to be credited with a series of didactic poems which list outcomes for planetary set-ups in a horoscope or birth chart. This book contends that we can learn a great deal from this material about the intellectual, cultural, social, and literary history of the world in which it was written-Hadrianic Egypt, and the second-century Roman Empire at large. Its descriptions of the kinds of person who are born under happy and unhappy configurations of stars speak to the lived realities, aspirations, and fears of the astrologer's clientele. Given astrology's enormous contemporary prestige, this means we are offered insights into the mental universe and values of the common man, l'homme moyen sensuel, that elite literature largely bypasses. The volume addresses current work on the emotions and popular ethics. It also brings to the fore a neglected witness to a type of imperial didactic poetry-functional, technical in content, and yet sharing a degree of artistry with better-known poets such as Dionysius the Periegete. The Manethonian poems are placed in the context of other ancient astrological literature-much of it very different in idiom, complexity, and method-but also in the wider one of other divinatory texts, philosophical writing, and the novel. There is a Greek text with English translation and an apparatus with parallel material to enable comparison with related works.

Did you know that your birthday can give you surprising details about your personality profile, your ideal partner, and your dark side? The Element Encyclopedia of Birthdays combines astrology, psychology, numerology and tarot for practical advice on how to make the best of yourself and shape your future. The Element Encyclopedia of Birthdays couldn't be simpler to use-just turn to the page of your birthday and discover the secret to exactly who you are, based on a unique combination of astrology, numerology, tarot, colour theory and psychology. This combination of approaches provides an uncannily accurate profile for each birthday of the year. But you don't just get an in-depth personality profile, you can also get an expanded reading for each astrological sign as well. Find out what your greatest challenges are and how to solve them; Discover your best side-as well as your dark side-and how to make the best of both; Compare and contrast your astrological reading with your birthday profile to reveal your unique strengths; Find out who those special people are that you are drawn to, and the special years in your life that will be significant; Discover your career and life goals, how to manage love and relationships, and how to maximise your health. This compelling reference book gives you insight into your own birthday profile and astrological sign, but don't forget to turn the pages and find out the secrets of your friends, family, lovers and colleagues too!

0n September 1, 1994, I flew to Israel and met in Jerusalem with a close friend of Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin, the poet Chaim Guri. I gave him a letter which he immediately gave to the Prime Minister.

"An Israeli mathematician has discovered a hidden code in the Bible that appears to reveal the details of events that took place thousands of years after the Bible was written," my letter to Rabin stated.

"The reason I'm telling you about this is that the only time your full name Yitzhak Rabin is encoded in the Bible, the words 'assassin that will assassinate' cross your name."

On November 4, 1995, came the awful confirmation, a shot in the back from a man who believed he was on a mission from God, the murder that was encoded in the Bible three thousand years ago.