| 单词 | divination |
| 例句 | Once I’d placed the quarter in my inventory, I hadn’t been able to remove it, so I’d never been able to have any divination or identification spells cast on it. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z He learned in this way the art of divination as no one ever had, and he became a famous soothsayer. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z She seemed to be weighing whether to go on, as if deciding if I was worthy of receiving her divination. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z At the bottom, wrapped in a silk scarf, was a book she’d had for twenty years: a commentary on the Chinese method of divination, the I Ching. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z To learn anything more about the quarter, I would have to cast a series of high-level divination spells on it. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z The babalawos consulted the oracles with all their powers of divination. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z As was customary, high priests subjected this choice to a divination. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z But there were the butcher priests, too, performing divination of animal entrails, and the Doomsayers on their stilts, crying End Times from behind their skeleton masks. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z To escape the curse of knowledge, we have to go beyond our own powers of divination. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z Then you sort through the results and determine the divination. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z “Some readers do not like other people touching their cards,” Marco explains, recalling details from his divination lessons as he gently lifts the deck. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z They are reputed to be well versed in magical healing, divination, archery and astronomy. Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z “Yes, it’s Chinese. A form of divination—fortune-telling, really....And, yes, they use sticks. It’s only up there for decoration,” she said, as if to reassure Lyra that she didn’t really believe in it. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z The oldest preserved Chinese writing of the late Shang Dynasty consists of religious divination about dynastic affairs, incised into so-called oracle bones. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z Goodman's method is a form of object divination. How to be a Victorian by Ruth Goodman – review 2013-07-12T11:00:01Z Its holdings include images of cats and brooms and caldrons, plants used in folk remedies, implements for divination, witches’ garments and tools, and items related to Cornish lore and sea witchcraft. The Weird, Mystic Pull of Southwest England 2017-06-27T04:00:00Z The use of tarot cards in divination came into usage during the 1700s and have since been connected to the occult and mysticism around the world. Tarot helped me take advice from my mother 2022-03-06T05:00:00Z She was raised Baptist, but her beliefs ultimately became a kind of spiritual grab bag, influenced by New Age teachings, astrology, divination and science fiction. New "Heaven's Gate" series looks to Christianity to explain the method to the cult's madness 2020-12-03T05:00:00Z This rise in popularity may have more to do with the opportunity these pursuits offer for self-evaluation than beliefs grounded in the validity of mystical divination. Tarot helped me take advice from my mother 2022-03-06T05:00:00Z A scientific analysis of the ancient art of divination which shows that forecasting is a talent; luckily it can be learned. Shelf life 2015-12-03T05:00:00Z It involves computer-generated rhythm, Yoruba traditions of rhythm and divination, and improvising. Critic?s Notebook: Four Young Pianists on the Rise in the Jazz Scene 2011-10-06T22:37:04Z Like most writers who are called “experimental,” Davis shrugs off the label — it suggests rules or protocols, when in fact she proceeds by intuition, accident and divination. For Lydia Davis, Language Is Character 2019-11-12T05:00:00Z “The divination wasn’t airy-fairy; the clouds didn’t open. As much as I’m spiritual, I’m very pragmatic too. He just gave me very clear advice, clear messages. I said, ‘I think I’ve found my tradition.’ For Two Los Angeles Artists, the Spiritual Is Political 2023-03-23T04:00:00Z Had Tagore received the news without telling Joe—or were powers of divination at work? The Second Man in the Front Row: A Forgotten Story of the First World War 2018-11-10T05:00:00Z But then, Mr. McCarthy is a bard of the apocalyptic who, in his unsparing period novel “Blood Meridian” writes that “war is the truest form of divination.” An On Screen Adaptation of Cormac McCarthy’s ‘Child of God’ 2014-07-31T04:00:00Z Today, Wang manages her condition with medication, therapy, journaling, and a spiritual practice of what she calls “the sacred arts”: Tarot, divination, candle magic. In “The Collected Schizophrenias,” Esmé Weijun Wang Maps the Terrain of Her Mental Illness 2019-06-04T04:00:00Z His colleagues in the Royal Society were aghast and maligned his forecasts as aeromancy, or "a divination based on the properties of the air." William Bryant Logan's new book 'Air': it's everywhere 2012-08-01T19:58:03Z While the paint is thought by some to ward off supernatural danger, embellishments like cowrie shells, often worn as jewelry, are also used by West African priests in divination rituals. | Tribal Beauty 2014-05-09T22:32:15Z In the Ifá tradition, every one of the 256 sacred Odù can be represented both by combinations of vertical dashes and by arrangements of cowrie shells or palm nuts on the divination tray. For Two Los Angeles Artists, the Spiritual Is Political 2023-03-23T04:00:00Z So here's a prophecy: fictional divination will always be hopelessly haphazard. The Drowned World by JG Ballard 2012-07-13T07:00:07Z Their statues have little in common with their Chokwe counterparts and were used for exorcism, healing, invocation and divination. Angola, Figures of Power - review 2010-11-23T13:59:00Z "If you received The American Cinema at the right moment in your life, and many people including myself did, it came with the force of a divination, a cinematic Great Awakening." Andrew Sarris: the last of the highbrows 2012-06-21T14:30:15Z Astrology in the royal court, involving rigid rituals and precise calculations, is a world away from commoners’ divinations. Royal astrologer casts Thai king's horoscope ahead of coronation 2019-04-23T04:00:00Z He frequently culls his personal collection of spiritually inflected titles for Aeon stock, a process he compares to divination. Meet the New Old Book Collectors 2022-05-07T04:00:00Z It was part of a project I did called The Institute of Esoteric Research, which mixed Victorian pseudo-sciences with old methods of divination. Photographer Victoria Jenkins's best shot 2011-01-26T23:46:38Z Students scribble notes as Fey explains how to rub herbs into a mirror to practice a form of divination called “scrying”. What happened when I went to psychic school 2018-09-10T04:00:00Z Admittedly, she does at one point indulge a quirky family ritual that involves using twigs for divination. Acclaimed playwright Caridad Svich’s ‘Spark’ largely disappoints The church outlawed divination and ceremonial magic as heresy, prompting witch hunts in the 1420s in Spain and Italy. What sparked our fear of witches — and what kept it burning so long? 2017-10-12T04:00:00Z But this kind of divination is at the very opposite of the cool-headed calculations, based on tangible assets and measurable factors that underpin investment. Auctions: In an Uneven Night, a Lesson for Art Investors 2011-02-10T14:23:15Z In the show we find him turning the design for a divination board into a tea tray, and carving a portrait of a British official dressed in conspicuously snazzy Yoruba slippers and a pith helmet. Bamigboye, Nigeria’s Tour-de-Force Sculptor, Claims His Fame in the World 2022-10-16T04:00:00Z Her body, so elegant from the front, is gouged with a mirror-covered cavity in the back, of a kind found in medicine-packed power figures used for divination or other, more aggressive exercises in supernatural control. Art Review: ?African Innovations? at Brooklyn Museum - Review 2011-09-01T12:00:00Z “I predicted it. I performed a kind of divination.” Conversations With a Mass Murderer 2020-01-28T05:00:00Z "Whether it was through his intuition or because some divination told him, that I can't be sure." The choir sings, playwright Tarell Alvin McCraney takes up the tune 2014-08-29T04:00:00Z I thought of my forays into the drug world not just as an escape, but as enhancement, exploration, divination. My first time scoring heroin 2013-01-01T01:00:00Z Ultimately, Mr. Donovan and the rest of the headliners became so immersed in divination that as a special gift to the crew, they hired palm readers to visit the set in Vancouver, British Columbia. ‘Shut Eye’ Lays Its Tarot Cards on the Table 2016-11-25T05:00:00Z In it, a white Belgian collector rhapsodizes over a 19th-century Yoruban divination cup decorated with a small male figure by an anonymous artist. What to See in New York Art Galleries This Week 2018-12-13T05:00:00Z A potions station will have eye of newt and other snacks, and a divination professor will help you gaze into the future with a crystal ball. Summon a new ‘Harry Potter’ book at midnight release parties 2016-07-25T04:00:00Z She is a sentient being who grips the gilt-edged rim and stares into the ewer’s depths like a priestess awaiting divination from the gods. Gouthière at the Frick: Gilding the Lily (and Everything Else) 2016-12-22T05:00:00Z The roadside divination is a world away from Thailand’s elaborate preparations for the coronation of King Maha Vajiralongkorn on May 4. From king's coronation to commoners, astrology in Thailand is... 2019-04-22T04:00:00Z And later she speaks of her special chemistry with the art: “Between them and me: telepathic exchanges, divination.” Art Review: ?Nan Goldin: Scopophilia? at Matthew Marks Gallery - Review 2011-12-08T23:21:31Z "At that, the loser, both incredulous and wary, looked up. Eyes meet by way of divination, and embarrassment; eyes no longer identical." In Daniel Sada's ticklish 'One Out of Two,' twins raise questions about self and identity 2015-12-24T05:00:00Z But as an actor himself, he knows that any divination of truth here has to come primarily from within the performance. Theater Review | 'A Lie of the Mind': Home Is Where the Soul Aches 2010-02-19T04:40:00Z A claustrophobic air fills the frames, as in “Loblolly Pine,” a pine cone suspended in a drinking glass, the mouth of which is sealed by someone’s palm, equal parts suffocation and divination. 3 Art Gallery Shows to See Right Now 2021-11-03T04:00:00Z It amounts to the greatest year that any producer ever had, a trick of crossroads divination that scarcely seems real in retrospect. The RZA has made some of your favorite music. Now he wants to help you find enlightenment. 2020-04-16T04:00:00Z It benefits from a more mysterious topic — Brazilian divination rituals — but fails to elucidate it. Review: DanceBrazil Offers a Middle Passage Lesson at the Joyce Theater 2015-06-24T04:00:00Z I, a mere Harry Potter lover, was drawn to the historical tapestries and divination tools. An aunt hits the road with her niece and nephew 2019-05-30T04:00:00Z A spokeswoman at the festival said it's from the 49th hexagram of the I Ching, the ancient Chinese book of divination, and means "revolution, or change." Summer Stages: Theater 2010-05-09T03:12:00Z Thai culture is steeped in astrology and other forms of divination, such as palm reading, tarot cards, and Feng Shui, which all sit comfortably in the country’s brand of Buddhism. From king's coronation to commoners, astrology in Thailand is... 2019-04-22T04:00:00Z Catholic enough to have considered the priesthood, he also loved philosophy and divination and believed in extrasensory perception. Checking into a haunted hotel? Here’s how to make the most of it. 2021-10-28T04:00:00Z Part of a British occult revival during the early 20th century, Austin Spare was a prolific outsider artist with a lifelong interest in mysticism and divination. 13 new Halloween reads to chill, amuse, inform and terrify 2017-10-25T04:00:00Z And there are types of ritual objects — divination instruments, ceremonial staffs — on which Bamigboye would put his imaginative stamp. Bamigboye, Nigeria’s Tour-de-Force Sculptor, Claims His Fame in the World 2022-10-16T04:00:00Z These range from divination and the ability to levitate to techniques for inflicting or curing deadly diseases. Book World: ‘The Sorcery Club,’ by Elliott O’Donnell Knapp admires this man as “part Cool Older Brother and part Reclusive Genius,” whose apartment “was for me the prototypical locus of writerly divination.” When It Comes to Writing, Cheston Knapp Is His Own Harshest Critic 2018-02-23T05:00:00Z It’s like saying that the Fourth of July will be celebrated on June 10 this year, because of divinations found in Thomas Jefferson’s horoscope. How a failed rebellion changed the world: The Easter Rising’s strange centennial 2016-04-07T04:00:00Z She was neither a practicer of voodoo of any kind of divination or necessarily somebody who thought of herself as Black. "Black women are from the future": Author says Black girls aren't magic, but are ahead of their time 2020-07-20T04:00:00Z But it is a form of divination, I suppose. Sarah Ruhl and Rebecca Taichman on Conjuring ‘Becky Nurse of Salem’ 2022-11-09T05:00:00Z For example, patrons wanting to learn more about an Ifa bowl from the Yoruba region of Nigeria can hear a Yoruba diviner’s explanation of the divination ritual. Technology Invites a Deep Dive Into Art 2016-10-28T04:00:00Z There's a wooden divination board, made by the Yoruba people of Nigeria in the late 19th or 20th century, that was used to connect with the spirit world. LACMA exhibition 'African Cosmos' illuminates art of astronomy 2014-08-30T04:00:00Z I’m hesitant to offer any grand divinations, but we know that the movies or, rather, the American film industry is in a state of perpetual crisis. This Year Was a Disaster. We Hope the Sequel Is Better. 2020-12-30T05:00:00Z Much like “Six Feet Under” and “The Leftovers,” the series explores the boundaries between life and death; it does so, in part, by referencing West African spiritual practices such as ancestor worship and divination rituals. ‘David Makes Man’ Is a Complex Portrait of Black Boyhood 2019-08-14T04:00:00Z Crystal divination was described by Pliny the Elder, a Roman author and naturalist, in the 1st century A.D. ‘Healing’ crystals are having a pandemic moment. But science says they’re just pretty stones. 2021-03-30T04:00:00Z He says it has mostly been used for divination, such as diagnosing psychosomatic or ethno-specific illnesses with no western equivalent, or for making contact with the spirit world. Peru’s ayahuasca industry booms as westerners search for alternative healing 2016-06-07T04:00:00Z Though each of Vietri’s orders possesses a theme — “oracles and divinations” or “animism and alchemy” — as a whole the books veer wildly from subject to subject. Intrigued by a Mysterious Customer, a Young Bookseller Sets Out to Find Him 2021-03-23T04:00:00Z His every divination is met with its own reaction: Isabelle’s neck tenses up, or she laughs incredulously, or her smile broadens, or her lips purse. And the winner probably isn't: this season's 11 overlooked film performances 2019-01-09T05:00:00Z During that festival people practiced divination, which uses occult for gaining knowledge of the future. Tricking and treating’s long history 2018-10-30T04:00:00Z In the Middle Ages, playing cards began to take on divination capabilities, which marked a significant shift in the use of the cards. The original Pokémon? A visual (ancient) history of trading cards 2023-11-03T04:00:00Z It would just mean the E-Meter plays the same role in this Scientology sin-confession ritual that other divination tools — like pendulums and dowsing rods — play in absolution rituals of other traditions of belief. For some reason, Scientologists don’t want you to be able to repair their religious artifacts 2023-09-04T04:00:00Z A rotating staff of witches and artists will do tarot readings, energy work and cartomancy, a form of divination using a deck of cards. Bumbershoot is back: Walk through the 2023 lineup with Thunderpussy 2023-09-01T04:00:00Z Mercury in retrograde was believed to impede such endeavors, as well as these astrologers’ divinations. What is Mercury retrograde? 2023-08-24T04:00:00Z The priests did not just conduct sacrifices to the gods, they practiced the art of divination: the practice of trying to predict the future. Western Civilization: A Concise History 2020-01-01T00:00:00Z At times, the defenses against illness were prayers, divination, the protective aromas of flowers and spices, and for the select few who could afford to flee heavily populated areas, retreat to the countryside. World History: to 1500 2023-04-19T00:00:00Z "This knowledge was typically possessed by shamans, who were capable of controlling the side-effects of the plant drugs through an ecstasy that made diagnosis or divination possible." Bronze Age Europeans were getting high on all kinds of drugs, hair analysis study finds 2023-04-12T04:00:00Z An Aztec mirror displayed at the British Museum was used in the 16th century by John Dee, an adviser to Queen Elizabeth I, as a tool for divination. Obsidian Cliff: Humanity’s Tool Shed for the Last 11,500 Years 2023-03-20T04:00:00Z Each village had several shamans, who specialized in various divinations, healings and funeral rites. This Spiritual Tradition Could Be the Most Poetic Bereavement Therapy Ever Documented 2023-01-05T05:00:00Z The whole system was tied closely to the priesthoods of the Roman gods, who performed divinations and blessings on behalf of the city. Western Civilization: A Concise History 2020-01-01T00:00:00Z From the Shang, the Zhou also acquired the arts of bronze- making and divination before later developing their own ritual vessels and spiritual practices. World History: to 1500 2023-04-19T00:00:00Z This is always a busy time at the Club as we take turns peering into a fresh batch of election results and sharing our divinations. Opinion | Why voters so often steer government toward gridlock 2022-11-11T05:00:00Z What starts as curiosity about divination theories evolves into a preoccupation with a 15th-century deck of tarot cards, an obsession shared by her fellow researchers who have secrets of their own. 10 noteworthy books for November 2022-11-01T04:00:00Z Similarly, the arts of divination, astrology, and magic were celebrated as evidence of the capacity of some human beings to manipulate spiritual forces to benefit humanity. Introduction to Philosophy 2022-06-15T00:00:00Z It is not easy to read the tea leaves on Pope Francis’s rumored retirement, particularly because the Council of Ancyra forbade divination in A.D. Opinion | The mission from which Pope Francis should never retire 2022-06-20T04:00:00Z Initially war was regulated by chivalrous codes of conduct, complete with rituals of divination conducted before and after battle. World History: to 1500 2023-04-19T00:00:00Z Thai culture has long been steeped in astrology and forms of divination such as palm reading, tarot cards or numerology. COVID to crypto-amulets: young Thais seek fortune-telling upgrades 2022-04-15T04:00:00Z Then there is a reference book of her father’s, Joseph Twadell Shipley’s “Dictionary of Word Origins,” which she calls a divination tool. Review: Why a writer of ghost stories took on her late father's unfinished novel 2022-04-07T04:00:00Z For instruction on this matter, you have to go to God through divination, for He alone is the possessor of that sort of wisdom.” Introduction to Philosophy 2022-06-15T00:00:00Z Furthermore, we know that "nature is traditionally fundamental to divination, whose indigenous metaphorical roots remit to natural phenomena such as stones, water, and animal behaviour," as anthropologist Patrick Curry writes. The brain's tendency to see faces that aren't there may be innate to spiritual experiences 2022-03-26T04:00:00Z Yijing, or The Book of Changes, presented a new system of divination later included as a seminal text in the Confucian canon. World History: to 1500 2023-04-19T00:00:00Z The pandemic has moved Thailand’s distinct brand of divination from streets and storefronts to youth-oriented social media, helping fortune-tellers to reach a bigger audience. COVID to crypto-amulets: young Thais seek fortune-telling upgrades 2022-04-15T04:00:00Z From the Oracle at Delphi to the Yoruba practitioners of Ifá, there are myriad ways to approach divination and myriad reasons for wanting to see into the future. What L.A.'s astrologers and diviners say is in store for you in 2022 2021-12-30T05:00:00Z She founded the all-women Susan B. Anthony Coven No. 1 and was arrested on suspicion of reading tarot cards in Venice when divination was still illegal across most of California. Characters we can’t forget from 2021 2021-12-07T05:00:00Z She founded the all-women Susan B. Anthony Coven No. 1 and was arrested for reading tarot cards in Venice when divination was still illegal across most of California. This feminist witch introduced California to Goddess worship 2021-09-18T04:00:00Z Likely in order to distance themselves from the Shang, the Zhou allowed the scale of human sacrifices in burials to decline and phased out the use of divination with oracle bones. World History: to 1500 2023-04-19T00:00:00Z The work of the illustrator is partly divination: conjuring a world into life from the letters on a page. How Julia Donaldson conquered the world, one rhyme at a time 2020-12-17T05:00:00Z At first, I marveled at Wright’s literary divination. Opinion | Lawrence Wright Saw a Pandemic Coming 2020-03-27T04:00:00Z We shop there for things we might need for divinations or spells. How The Astro Poets Spend Their Sundays 2019-10-25T04:00:00Z Since the veil is so thin, many use Samhain as an opportunity to practice divination. How do Seattle witches celebrate Halloween? A look into the modern religion known as Wicca 2019-10-23T04:00:00Z In addition to studying the graves and site reports, Campbell analyzed the inscriptions on engraved ox shoulder bones and turtle shell pieces, called “oracle bones,” used in divination during the Shang dynasty. Uncovering the Sacrificial Puppies of the Shang Dynasty 2019-05-03T04:00:00Z “There’s a term for people who can pick out the unusual things. It’s called a ‘divi’ — like ‘divination.’ Perspective | An old book in an old house records the days before the Smithsonian 2019-02-19T05:00:00Z He conducted religious rituals and “performed divinations regarding the most auspicious time to travel and recited mantras to stop the blizzards,” he wrote in the 2016 book “Himalaya: Personal Stories of Grandeur, Challenge, and Hope.” Lodi Gyari, Dalai Lama’s emissary and a tireless advocate for Tibet, dies at 69 2018-11-03T04:00:00Z Their origins as divination tools, however, are hazy. Tarot readings help guide Missouri residents through life 2018-04-13T04:00:00Z They had their own spiritual practices, such as Obeah, an Afro-centric repertoire of divination and social communion cultivated alongside the religion bestowed by the Christian missionaries. When will Britain face up to its crimes against humanity? 2018-03-29T04:00:00Z An ancient form of divination, saju analyses the cosmic energy at the hour, day, month and year of a person’s birth from Chinese astrological records and texts. In South Korea fortune-telling will soon be a $3.7bn business 2018-02-22T05:00:00Z The book promotes, according to critics, witchcraft, divination and a “new age” approach to spirituality. Why A Wrinkle in Time Will Change Hollywood 2017-12-18T05:00:00Z “Our primary focus lies in the war against polytheism and apostasy, and of those, Sufism, sorcery and divination,” he said. Islamic State raises stakes with Egypt mosque attack 2017-11-26T05:00:00Z Ulta Beauty might help us defeat that divination reflex by reminding us that there’s plenty of nowness to hear in a band’s newness. Ulta Beauty is the coolest, newest cool new band in town 2017-10-31T04:00:00Z It’s organized by the school curriculum at Hogwarts, so visitors explore rooms dedicated to subjects including potions, herbology, divination, astronomy and defense against the dark arts. London is going all butterbeer over 20th anniversary of Harry Potter 2017-10-27T04:00:00Z “When the ‘spinning toy’ was first published in 1932, the excavators recognized that the object was unique, and they speculated it might be rotated and used in ‘astrological divination.’ Sorry, Mesopotamians didn’t invent the fidget spinner 2017-08-01T04:00:00Z At a red light, he offered divinations about my life: “You’ve been a nervous wreck.” A Piano Man of Many Faces, and Some Stranger Stories 2017-03-31T04:00:00Z “Our primary focus lies in the war against polytheism and apostasy, and of those, Sufism, sorcery and divination,” he said. Islamic State raises stakes with Egypt mosque attack 2017-11-26T05:00:00Z “The divination for the future profession was developed much later in the urbanized and modernized environment of Soviet Armenia and the diaspora,” Professor Antonyan said, “when the future career would determine the baby’s life.” In Armenia, ‘What Do You Want to Be?’ Is Asked in Infancy 2017-03-12T05:00:00Z Now for my 2017 divinations: Mr. Trump will tweet often and hold full-scale press conferences hardly ever. Crowing About 2016 Prophecies—and More 2017-01-05T05:00:00Z This precocious act of divination, along with his obvious intelligence and “certain marks” on his head and chest, set Turner apart in the eyes of his fellow-slaves, in the service of “some great purpose.” “The Birth of a Nation” Isn’t Worth Defending 2016-10-03T04:00:00Z But as Gunter notes, “Studies tell us more likely or less likely, they don’t predict. It’s medicine, not divination.” Getting Hillary Clinton to Talk About Her Health 2016-09-14T04:00:00Z Spirit of Justice looks to continue that trend but in a new setting: a fictional country where defense attorneys are hated and criminal trials utilize divination as a form of evidence. The 30 games we can't wait to play this holiday season 2016-08-31T04:00:00Z In Moscow, I asked sundry characters for their divinations. Socialist? Capitalist? Who Can Tell? 2016-08-04T04:00:00Z The painting did not strike me as fresco-like by any divination, but rather than say so, I blurted out, “Interesting that it’s halved.” The Mysterious Metamorphosis of Chuck Close 2016-07-13T04:00:00Z Since overstatement is the norm on Twitter, this divination perhaps didn’t merit much attention, taken on its own. Hillary Clinton Versus Donald Trump: The Battle Ahead 2016-03-16T04:00:00Z Almost every explanation for his behavior is the acme of pundit divination, hoping the predictions they just fired off don’t blow back on them. Donald Trump controls his own hype cycle, and Fox News can't stop him | Jeb Lund 2016-01-27T05:00:00Z A verse in the Qur’an bans “intoxicants, gambling, idolatry and divination.” Saudi Grand Mufti Declares Chess Forbidden in Islam 2016-01-21T05:00:00Z Sheikh justified the ruling by referring to the verse in the Qur’an banning “intoxicants, gambling, idolatry and divination”. Chess forbidden in Islam, rules Saudi mufti, but issue not black and white 2016-01-21T05:00:00Z Let’s call it algorithmancy, divination by algorithm, which is the method of choice for technophiles worldwide. Bill Gates and Elon Musk are wrong: Artificial intelligence is not going to take over the world 2015-10-15T04:00:00Z A brief Internet search confirmed that some chiropractors claimed to offer such therapies as “pendulum divination,” “biological terrain assessment” and “herbal crystallization analysis.” Chiropractic Care Grows, and Gains Acceptance 2015-10-05T04:00:00Z Google inherits the narrative of the priestly class that discerns the universe, renders order out of chaos, answers our entreaties, and invites us to take part in mantic acts of divination. Google wants to be God’s mind: The secret theology of “I’m feeling lucky” 2015-07-19T04:00:00Z Even though divination is deemed a sin in Islam, Ms. Abdel Latif calls herself a devout Muslim and considers her revelations a gift. When Celebrity Fortunetellers Talk, the Lebanese Listen 2015-01-02T05:00:00Z But as is typically the case, these divinations are based on conventional wisdom. Mitt Romney and Ted Cruz Lead the 2016 GOP Field When It Comes to Influence 2014-11-12T05:00:00Z Like peons through the millennia, the rest of us are left to decode what their divinations mean for daily lives. Should the Fed be Forced to Follow a Rule for Making Monetary Policy? 2014-08-25T04:00:00Z In one example of ordeal by divination, having a candle that burned longer than someone else’s meant you were in the right. Game of Thrones and the Case for Trial by Combat 2014-05-12T21:13:00Z Agwu is the Igbo deity of divination, thought to be a malignant and ruthless force. Letter from Africa: The power of a name 2014-02-05T09:05:07Z According to a 2007 report by the Chinese Academy of Governance, 52 percent of the nation’s county-level civil servants admitted to believing in divination, face reading, astrology or dream interpretation. Feng Shui Grows in China as Officials Seek Success 2013-05-11T01:52:03Z Mary Malone’s divination method actually has a real-world counterpart in one of the oldest problems in geometrical probability, known as Buffon’s Needle. Casting the Yarrow: An 18th Century Method for Calculating Pi 2013-03-14T18:45:00.217Z Following Mary Douglas, to say that this constitutes the divination of sacrificial entrails is not an analogy - that is precisely what it is. And all shall worship money... 2012-12-21T16:45:58Z It is used in divination as well as in game playing. Cassandra returns: Beware 2013? 2012-11-17T11:17:45Z When the results were tabulated, it became clear that data had bested divination. Data Devotees Emerge Victorious in Election 2012-11-08T01:30:32Z That they were employed in divination is consonant with the facts already noted. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 2 "Hearing" to "Helmond" 2012-04-25T02:00:53.567Z The jurisdiction of the inquisitor was likewise extended over all offences that had hitherto been considered doubtful—blasphemy, sacrilege, divination, even when not savoring of heresy, and unnatural crimes. A History of The Inquisition of The Middle Ages; volume II 2012-04-18T02:00:12.957Z Either they had extraordinary powers of divination, or they were a highly specialised branch of the detective force. Mrs. Balfame A Novel 2012-04-15T02:00:04.827Z Only a single oracle is recorded for Hermes, in the market-place of Pharae in Achaea, and here the procedure was akin to popular divination. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 3 "Helmont, Jean" to "Hernosand" 2012-04-14T02:00:23.707Z But, before I go, you shall hear another warning, which may enable you to judge whether my divinations are false or not. Henry of Guise; (Vol. III of 3) or, The States of Blois 2012-04-11T02:00:29.713Z Like our present lawyers, he never gave his services until he had received a handsome fee; for the King sent off the elders to Balaam, with the rewards of “divination in their hand.” A Legacy to the Friends of Free Discussion 2012-04-06T02:00:26.317Z And the scalp had been taken from the head of Philpots to be used by the tohunga in divination to discover the event of the war. Old New Zealand A Tale of the Good Old Times; and A History of the War in the North against the Chief Heke, in the Year 1845 2012-04-05T02:00:37.337Z Other rich furniture is described, and a mode of divination by movements of a xoanon of Apollo. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 4 "Hero" to "Hindu Chronology" 2012-04-04T02:00:56.447Z By what divination had this youngster of twenty-four guessed a secret like that? Immortal Youth A Study in the Will to Create 2012-04-03T02:00:30.247Z But it was as Familiar Spirit, and in the pursuit of occult divination, that General Napoleon most frequently resorted to Sambo. The Suprising Adventures of Sir Toady Lion With Those of General Napoleon Smith 2012-04-03T02:00:29.527Z Up to the present moment, it is plain, there is not the least trace of divination. Mysterious Psychic Forces An Account of the Author's Investigations in Psychical Research, Together with Those of Other European Savants 2012-03-28T02:00:29.747Z But it is quite possible to carry this kind of divination too far. The Eliminator; or, Skeleton Keys to Sacerdotal Secrets 2012-03-27T02:00:23.077Z A kind of figured stone, rugged and beset with eminences, anciently used in divination. Webster's Unabridged Dictionary 2012-03-24T02:00:23.513Z By that faculty of divination peculiar to the artist's mind he reached, at one leap, conclusions which the thinker only arrives at after laborious effort. Immortal Youth A Study in the Will to Create 2012-04-03T02:00:30.247Z An ancient species of divination by means of plants, esp. sage and fig leaves. Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (2nd 100 Pages) 2012-03-24T02:00:19.387Z In my way I have the power of divination. The Everlasting Arms 2012-03-22T02:00:37.327Z Perhaps the divination of his own limitations is a further manifestation of his extraordinary genius. Unicorns 2012-03-14T02:00:26.677Z Cicero, M. Tullius, 1, 7, 8. his wife and daughter, 10. on divination, 16, 17. The Conflict of Religions in the Early Roman Empire 2012-03-11T03:00:13.983Z He did not wait for her answer, for, quick at divination, he had caught the wish in her voice. Horace Chase 2012-03-08T03:00:09.693Z A kind of divination anciently practiced by means of marked arrows drawn at random from a bag or quiver, the marks on the arrows drawn being supposed to foreshow the future. Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (2nd 100 Pages) 2012-03-24T02:00:19.387Z I have something of the power of divination in me. The Everlasting Arms 2012-03-22T02:00:37.327Z All in all, Henry James is a distinctly American novelist, a psychologist of extraordinary power and divination. Unicorns 2012-03-14T02:00:26.677Z It is interesting to note the folk customs of Old England which have lingered here, such as domestic love divinations. Old-Time Gardens Newly Set Forth 2012-03-06T03:00:22.850Z They built the city Opis upon the Tigris, and were greatly addicted to divination and to the worship of the serpent. Ophiolatreia An Account of the Rites and Mysteries Connected with the Origin, Rise, and Development of Serpent Worship in Various Parts of the World 2012-03-01T03:00:28.303Z A kind of divination, performed by selecting passages of Scripture at hazard, and drawing from them indications concerning future events. Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (2nd 100 Pages) 2012-03-24T02:00:19.387Z Midsummer Eve has ever been famous as a time suitable for love divinations, and surely a few notes on love-lore cannot fail to find favour with our fair readers. England in the Days of Old 2012-02-18T03:00:17.863Z And so Christian, with his divination of what music really means, was never able to attach any expressible meaning to the pieces he played, and became tongue-tied if any one asked him questions about them. Spiritual Adventures 2012-02-17T03:00:27.070Z When the work was finished, divinations with Apple parings and Apple seeds were tried, simple country games were played; occasionally there was a fiddler and a dance. Old-Time Gardens Newly Set Forth 2012-03-06T03:00:22.850Z There is too much in the actions of men that demands artistic perception and even divination on the part of the historian, to allow this mode of treatment to fall into decay. Villainage in England Essays in English Mediaeval History 2012-02-15T03:00:35.553Z The art or practice of foretelling events by observing the actions of birds, etc.; divination. Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (2nd 100 Pages) 2012-03-24T02:00:19.387Z In England, in past times, the moss-rose was plucked with considerable ceremony on this eve for love divinations. England in the Days of Old 2012-02-18T03:00:17.863Z There shall not be found among you any one that useth divination, or an observer of times, or an enchanter, or a witch, 11. The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 7 (of 12) Dresden Edition?Discussions 2012-02-11T03:03:58.623Z And there was a love divination by Lilacs which we children solemnly observed. Old-Time Gardens Newly Set Forth 2012-03-06T03:00:22.850Z Often these divinations run into rhyme, as:— "Dream of God at midnight dim, And by day you'll follow Him." Spanish Highways and Byways 2012-02-06T03:00:15.617Z A species of divination, by means of an ax or hatchet. Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (2nd 100 Pages) 2012-03-24T02:00:19.387Z Hydromancy, divination by water, in which the diviner showed the figure of an absent person. Witch, Warlock, and Magician Historical Sketches of Magic and Witchcraft in England and Scotland 2012-02-06T03:00:14.350Z Teraphim, ter′a-fim, n.pl. a Hebrew word of uncertain derivation, denoting a certain kind of images, idols, or household gods, of a human figure, associated with divination, and commonly used in the popular worship:—sing. Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements) 2012-01-30T03:00:19.113Z Patricia, with quick divination, took her hands away and went around by the fire where she could look at her husband. The Maker of Opportunities 2012-01-30T03:00:18.090Z The practice, in all times and countries, was used for purposes of divination. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 7 "Crocoite" to "Cuba" 2012-01-22T03:00:24.397Z Thou holdest the chalice of divination: all the forms of nature are reflected therein. The Story of Anna Kingsford and Edward Maitland and of the new Gospel of Interpretation 2012-01-18T03:00:12.427Z Geomancy, divination by casting pebbles on the ground. Witch, Warlock, and Magician Historical Sketches of Magic and Witchcraft in England and Scotland 2012-02-06T03:00:14.350Z Sibyl, sib′il, n. in ancient mythology, one of certain women possessing powers of divination and prophecy: a prophetess, an old sorceress.—adjs. Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements) 2012-01-30T03:00:19.113Z Captain Cook presented the reigning chief with a pewter platter, and the bowl became immediately functus officio, the platter taking its place, for the purposes of divination. Dealings with the Dead, Volume I (of 2) 2012-01-17T03:00:17.977Z We now read, "And it came to pass, as we went to prayer, a certain damsel possessed with a spirit of divination met us, which brought her masters much gain by soothsaying." "Granny's Chapters" (on scriptural subjects) 2012-01-13T03:00:12.913Z And “the whole worship, that is, all sacrifices and divination, are made by Plato to be identical with the communion of gods and men with each other.” Church and State as Seen in the Formation of Christendom 2012-01-11T03:00:30.173Z The ancient magic included various kinds of divination, of which the principal may here be catalogued: Aeromancy, or divination from the air. Witch, Warlock, and Magician Historical Sketches of Magic and Witchcraft in England and Scotland 2012-02-06T03:00:14.350Z Taghairm, tag′erm, n. an ancient mode of divination among the Scotch Highlanders, in which a man was wrapped in a fresh bullock's hide and left by a running stream to wait for inspiration. Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements) 2012-01-30T03:00:19.113Z It does not fall within the scope of this book to trace the various streams of divination which converge into Dr. Dee's magic, and "the attracting of spirits into the ball." Human Personality and its Survival of Bodily Death 2012-01-05T03:00:42.307Z So we are at a loss to know362 the immediate cause of Pitt's outbreak, though no divination is required to know that ever since Pelham's death he had been explosive. Lord Chatham His Early Life and Connections 2012-01-02T03:00:18.893Z A special kind of divination exists in Wales and on the Isle of Man, where the approaching death of friends is revealed by so-called body lights, caulawillan cyrth. Modern Magic 2012-01-01T03:00:09.557Z Rabdomancy, divination by the rod or wand, is mentioned by Ezekiel. Witch, Warlock, and Magician Historical Sketches of Magic and Witchcraft in England and Scotland 2012-02-06T03:00:14.350Z They early formed the art of divination—an essentially religious art. Outlines of a Philosophy of Religion based on Psychology and History 2012-01-01T03:00:07.953Z We had been eager to see a divination, which we understood to be a ceremony where the witch-doctor really went through his paces. Adventures in Swaziland The Story of a South African Boer 2012-01-01T03:00:06.887Z Zschokke gives numerous instances of this extraordinary power of divination or waking clairvoyance, and mentions other persons whom he met, who possessed the same marvelous power. Harper's New Monthly Magazine Vol. IV, No. 19, Dec 1851 2011-12-25T03:00:11.297Z In their case, however, divination was so clearly the result of divine inspiration, that their prophecies can hardly be classed among magic phenomena. Modern Magic 2012-01-01T03:00:09.557Z His reference to the "spirit of divination" as a real power shows that he was imbued with the common superstition, that he recognised the "abominations of those nations" denounced by Moses. The Two Tests: The Supernatural Claims of Christianity Tried by Two of its Own Rules 2011-12-24T03:08:06.143Z The second species of crime which caused a suspicion of heresy, was sorcery and divination. The History of the Inquisition of Spain from the Time of its Establishment to the Reign of Ferdinand VII. 2011-12-22T03:00:10.443Z The chief thing, however, was the "ongombo", or small gourd used in divination. Adventures in Swaziland The Story of a South African Boer 2012-01-01T03:00:06.887Z With quick divination her searching look read the tale told in his drawn face, in the sight of the satchel upon the curb, the letter in his hand. The Lash 2011-12-20T03:00:32.457Z Christianity made an end to all such divination in Italy as in Greece. Modern Magic 2012-01-01T03:00:09.557Z Now foolish men practise manifold divinations on this day, with great error, after heathen custom, against their christianity, as if they could prolong their life or their health, while they provoke the Almighty Creator. The Homilies of the Anglo-Saxon Church Containing the Sermones Catholici, or Homilies of ?lfric, in the Original Anglo-Saxon, with an English Version. Volume I. 2011-12-20T03:00:28.907Z Since you are so good at divination, mademoiselle, you ought to have no difficulty in guessing. Fr?d?rique; vol. 2 2011-12-19T03:00:37.437Z One of his students came to tell us that his chief was about to make a divination and that we could witness it if we wished. Adventures in Swaziland The Story of a South African Boer 2012-01-01T03:00:06.887Z As if she believed her father to have divination, "Will he win?" she asked him. The Happy Warrior 2011-12-18T03:00:18.863Z Some of these ascetics pass from a simple trance to a state of catalepsy, in which their bodies become insensible to pain—but this kind of ecstasis is not accompanied by divination. Modern Magic 2012-01-01T03:00:09.557Z He felt angry with Rossiter for his divination, but perceived, too, that the old fellow meant well and was trying to help him. The Wolves of God And Other Fey Stories 2011-12-17T03:00:15.447Z Once or twice her mother had been about to speak, but with quick divination Eileen had seen and stayed her. Paddy-The-Next-Best-Thing 2011-12-08T03:00:28.210Z These are known as "ovitakas" and are supposed to represent the spirits that are to be invoked for the divination. Adventures in Swaziland The Story of a South African Boer 2012-01-01T03:00:06.887Z Paul cast out the evil spirit from a damsel, who having a spirit of divination, brought great profit to her masters by soothsaying. Critical Examination of the Life of St. Paul 2011-11-24T03:00:45.230Z Another branch of divination conquers the difficulty which distance in space opposes to our ordinary perceptions. Modern Magic 2012-01-01T03:00:09.557Z "Yes, she's quite mad," I replied, possessed by a spirit of divination. Further Experiences of an Irish R.M. 2011-11-24T03:00:44.527Z On the contrary, he did go a little out of his way to shock her, but since she possessed divination enough to realise something of this, it had the opposite effect. Paddy-The-Next-Best-Thing 2011-12-08T03:00:28.210Z They were, in popular estimation, men of knowledge and power—"Men of science," as they were often designated; they knew the arts of healing and divination; and they were skilled above all in magic. Old Celtic Romances 2011-11-19T03:00:26.863Z Two months later news did come, and it agreed in time, place, and circumstances with the divination. Fetichism in West Africa Forty Years' Observations of Native Customs and Superstitions 2011-11-18T03:00:28.907Z In the two cases mentioned this excitement had risen to divination. Modern Magic 2012-01-01T03:00:09.557Z I won't go into the particulars of my sympathy—or at least into the particulars of what it imputes to you: but I have a general sweet confidence, a kind of wealth of divination. The Letters of Henry James, Vol. II 2011-11-18T03:00:26.730Z And in very deed, sound Reason and a discerning spirit is a perpetual kind of divination: as also it is somewhere called in the Scriptures. The Anglo-French Entente in the Seventeenth Century 2011-11-04T02:00:24.773Z At this place, Burnt river is a place of divination, the seat of a jongleur's incantations. Villages of the Algonquian, Siouan, and Caddoan Tribes West of the Mississippi 2011-11-02T02:00:10.087Z Other cases of telepathy in Africa I have been told of, that had no fetich nor any divination of magic doctor connected with them; but the natives attributed them to some unknown spirit-influence. Fetichism in West Africa Forty Years' Observations of Native Customs and Superstitions 2011-11-18T03:00:28.907Z Magic divination in point of time includes the class of generally very vague and indefinite perceptions, which we call presentiments. Modern Magic 2012-01-01T03:00:09.557Z The divination of Demosthenes is far superior, and it is clear; yet it is belated when it comes. The Brothers' War 2011-11-01T02:00:24.007Z The Khasis hitherto had never recognised him as worthy of homage, but they went to offer him sacrifices then, according to the divinations. Folk-Tales of the Khasis 2011-11-01T02:00:19.730Z They post in blogs, in forums, and on Web sites long and often impassioned arguments based on their interpretations of physics, quantum mechanics, chemistry, string theory, numerology, and maybe even the divination of goat entrails. Believing in Cold Fusion and the E-Cat 2011-10-30T19:18:26Z A few have professed conversion, and have made a general acknowledgment of sinfulness; but they did not like to talk about their divinations; they called them “foolishness.” Fetichism in West Africa Forty Years' Observations of Native Customs and Superstitions 2011-11-18T03:00:28.907Z As all magic phenomena are liable to be mixed up with delusion and imposture, so divination of this kind also has been frequently imitated for personal or political purposes. Modern Magic 2012-01-01T03:00:09.557Z Thus saith our Lord: In respect that your speeches are lying, and your divinations vain. Old English Chronicles 2011-10-27T02:00:21.903Z Mankind sought divinations and offered sacrifices to the gods for the cessation of these atrocities, upon which a Durbar of the Bleis was called. Folk-Tales of the Khasis 2011-11-01T02:00:19.730Z These laws of kindness, of mercy, of friendship, like elementary language, come from divination. Martyria or Andersonville Prison 2011-10-22T02:00:28.563Z But evidently there was something about those divinations of which they seemed ashamed and which they wished to forget. Fetichism in West Africa Forty Years' Observations of Native Customs and Superstitions 2011-11-18T03:00:28.907Z Hence, especially, the rigor of the Church against divination in every form; it has ever ascribed the errors mixed up with the true parts of such revelations to the direct influence of the Evil One. Modern Magic 2012-01-01T03:00:09.557Z “I do not know the divination ceremony; go to the Sun and the Moon, because they know the divination ceremony.” Kankanay Ceremonies (American Archaeology and Ethnology) 2011-10-15T02:00:25.507Z Astrology as a system of divination never gained a foothold in Greece during the brightest period of her intellectual life. Astronomical Lore in Chaucer 2011-10-13T02:00:42.860Z Good heavens!" said Blythe, one day in late October, "these women have powers of divination that would be priceless at police head-quarters. A Trooper Galahad 2011-10-12T02:00:53.977Z When he arrived, to test him, he was told that a disaster had befallen my acquaintance, and was asked to find out by divination what it was. Fetichism in West Africa Forty Years' Observations of Native Customs and Superstitions 2011-11-18T03:00:28.907Z The saints of the church were naturally as richly endowed, and from Filipo Neri to Xavier nearly all possessed this peculiar gift of divination. Modern Magic 2012-01-01T03:00:09.557Z “We came to have the divination ceremony made, because our wives do not have children and when they have their menses they are sick.” Kankanay Ceremonies (American Archaeology and Ethnology) 2011-10-15T02:00:25.507Z Astrology, as a science and a system of divination, exerted a profound influence over the mediaeval mind. Astronomical Lore in Chaucer 2011-10-13T02:00:42.860Z Bibliomancy, bib′li-ō-man-si, n. divination by selecting passages of the Bible at hazard, and drawing from them indications concerning future events. Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D) 2011-10-11T02:01:08.990Z If this were true, you would have little reason to thank them for their divination. Dryden's Works Vol. 3 (of 18) Sir Martin Mar-All; The Tempest; An Evening's Love; Tyrannic Love 2011-10-08T02:00:22.420Z The highest degree of divination is the actual foretelling of events which are yet to happen. Modern Magic 2012-01-01T03:00:09.557Z They came to have the divination ceremony held, because their wives do not have children and they get sick when they have their menses.” Kankanay Ceremonies (American Archaeology and Ethnology) 2011-10-15T02:00:25.507Z One can but speak for one’s self, and my imagination, on the great highways, I find, doesn’t rise to such people, who are obviously beyond my divination. Lady Barbarina The Siege of London, An International Episode and Other Tales 2011-10-06T02:00:37.063Z Cero′mancy, divination from figures produced by melted wax when dropped into water. Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D) 2011-10-11T02:01:08.990Z Even after weeks of fevered divination and his Sermon on the Mount at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in September, it shouldn’t surprise anyone that New Jersey Governor Chris Christie isn’t running for President. Ten People Who Are Really, Truly, Honestly Not Running for President 2011-10-05T16:35:14Z Even after weeks of fevered divination and his September Sermon on the Mount at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library, it should surprise no one that New Jersey Governor Chris Christie isn’t running for President. Chris Christie Won't Run: Romney Dodges a Bullet 2011-10-04T18:05:32Z “We came to have the divination ceremony celebrated.” Kankanay Ceremonies (American Archaeology and Ethnology) 2011-10-15T02:00:25.507Z All kinds of divination, by flight of birds, by the inspection of entrails, by the sound of waters, by oracular responses, and by Sibylline books, were diligently sought out. Sermons 2011-09-26T02:00:27.830Z And Caleb, who suspected Lucius’ emotion at each fresh divination, considered that new impressions would be the best medicine for him. The Tour A Story of Ancient Egypt 2011-09-23T02:00:23.040Z Had she become aware, through some process of divination, that her life would be forfeited the moment the information was in the doctor’s possession, or had she been guided by other reasons? The Gray Phantom's Return 2011-09-22T02:00:27.150Z Like the Persians, they mingled astrology and divination with their observations of the celestial bodies. The Student's Mythology A Compendium of Greek, Roman, Egyptian, Assyrian, Persian, Hindoo, Chinese, Thibetian, Scandinavian, Celtic, Aztec, and Peruvian Mythologies 2011-09-12T02:00:29.450Z They went then to get some one to make the divination ceremony. Kankanay Ceremonies (American Archaeology and Ethnology) 2011-10-15T02:00:25.507Z It came to pass, as we went to prayer, a certain damsel possessed with a spirit of divination met us, which brought her masters much gain by soothsaying. The Assembly of God Miscellaneous Writings of C. H. Mackintosh, volume III 2011-09-01T02:00:17.707Z Even the prophets demand a talent for their divinations. The Tour A Story of Ancient Egypt 2011-09-23T02:00:23.040Z He said he found it by divination—casting the dollas; the old fraud! The Outspan Tales of South Africa 2011-08-31T02:01:41.410Z The few inscriptions they have left are in symbolic writing, which resembles the runes of Scandinavia, and originated in the same manner from the rods and branches of certain plants used in divination. The Student's Mythology A Compendium of Greek, Roman, Egyptian, Assyrian, Persian, Hindoo, Chinese, Thibetian, Scandinavian, Celtic, Aztec, and Peruvian Mythologies 2011-09-12T02:00:29.450Z Then he said, “Go to the Sun and Moon because they know the divination ceremony.” Kankanay Ceremonies (American Archaeology and Ethnology) 2011-10-15T02:00:25.507Z This marks the damsel possessed by a spirit of divination, and here her history links itself with the present awful condition of Christendom. The Assembly of God Miscellaneous Writings of C. H. Mackintosh, volume III 2011-09-01T02:00:17.707Z The Bible and Peacock seems less appropriate than the Bible and Key, for divination by Bible and key has ever been as universal in America as in England. Stage-coach and Tavern Days 2011-08-31T02:01:27.587Z Origen attributes augury and divination through animals to demons. Supernatural Religion, Vol. I. (of III) An Inquiry into the Reality of Divine Revelation 2011-08-30T02:00:33.183Z I think the pilot finds his way by divination. The Sea and the Jungle 2011-08-30T02:00:30.350Z “We came to cause the divination ceremony to be made, because when our wives have their menses they get sick and do not have children.” Kankanay Ceremonies (American Archaeology and Ethnology) 2011-10-15T02:00:25.507Z Her mother’s small mind yet had an uncanny power of partial divination, gained from years of experience and espial, that irritated while it impressed. The Wayfarers 2011-08-28T02:00:32.867Z Oh," replied he, "I know them, and require but small help from divination. Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland, Vol. XX 2011-08-27T02:00:23.817Z They secretly enter the bodies of the more brutal and savage animals, and force them to make flights or indications of divination to lead men away from God. Supernatural Religion, Vol. I. (of III) An Inquiry into the Reality of Divine Revelation 2011-08-30T02:00:33.183Z Showing the same use of the cup for purposes of divination as that indicated on the walls of the Assyrian Palace. Telepathy and the Subliminal Self 2011-08-26T02:00:28.567Z And the damsel with a spirit of divination employed it in Philippi. The Gospel According to St. Mark 2011-08-20T02:00:14.427Z The second is divination by dreams, when any instructions are expected from the devil by way of dream, which is a capital crime. The History of the Life and Adventures of Mr. Duncan Campell A Gentlen, who, tho' Deaf and Dumb, Writes down any Stranger's name at first Sight; 2011-08-14T02:00:22.973Z So she, foreseeing his intentions, felt that he would come ... by that divination.... Fifty Contemporary One-Act Plays 2011-08-08T02:00:15.947Z They gather intimations of the future from hearing the Prophets read aloud, and set themselves up as rivals of the true God by stealing His divinations. Supernatural Religion, Vol. I. (of III) An Inquiry into the Reality of Divine Revelation 2011-08-30T02:00:33.183Z From Jewish and Pagan practices as a means of divination, clairvoyance and prophecy, the art of the crystal seer seems to have passed to early Christian times without material change except in ceremonials. Telepathy and the Subliminal Self 2011-08-26T02:00:28.567Z The ancient divination by the hazel wand, or, rather, the method of searching for subterranean springs, is not yet forgotten; some of the old folk believe in it still. Wild Life in a Southern County 2011-08-04T02:00:27.037Z Now as to tacit divination, or invocation of the devil, that is divided into two subaltern kinds. The History of the Life and Adventures of Mr. Duncan Campell A Gentlen, who, tho' Deaf and Dumb, Writes down any Stranger's name at first Sight; 2011-08-14T02:00:22.973Z While she never tried to read the faces of those with whom she came into contact, she had a peculiar sense of divination which rarely failed her. Marjorie Dean, College Senior 2011-08-01T02:00:12.720Z For there shall be no more any vain vision nor flattering divination within the house of Israel. The Prophet Ezekiel An Analytical Exposition 2011-07-27T02:00:27.557Z It is remarkable to notice how prevalent this mode of divination or second-sight has been in all ages. Telepathy and the Subliminal Self 2011-08-26T02:00:28.567Z How we rise from its delectable divinations with eyes sovereign and anointed for the day's occupations. Tablets 2011-07-25T02:00:17.487Z Yes, you will be faithful and expiate the guilt of your parents whatever their sin was--a strange divination tells me this, and my soul is possessed with a deep sadness for your sake. The Hour Will Come: Volumes I and II A Tale of an Alpine Cloister 2011-07-23T02:00:09.843Z According to the myth, the Python was a snake which forbade access to the chasm whence rose the mysterious fumes of divination. Myth, Ritual And Religion, Vol. 2 (of 2) 2011-07-22T02:00:19.110Z They have seen vanity and lying divination, saying, The Lord saith: and the Lord hath not sent them: and they have made others to hope that they would confirm the word. The Prophet Ezekiel An Analytical Exposition 2011-07-27T02:00:27.557Z The Greeks had a variety of methods of divination by crystal-gazing. Telepathy and the Subliminal Self 2011-08-26T02:00:28.567Z Of food he held that whatsoever obstructs divination should be shunned. Tablets 2011-07-25T02:00:17.487Z As we had no Baedeker—his guide was too costly for us—it was only through a sort of divination that we discovered all the wonders of Venice without directions. My Recollections 2011-07-16T02:00:14.973Z The Gothic Archbishop, amongst other signs and omens, also attributes this power of divination to the small red ants which are sometimes so troublesome in houses, and declares that they also portended the downfall, A.D. Sea Monsters Unmasked and Sea Fables Explained 2011-07-11T02:00:07.857Z "They have seen vanity and lying divination, saying, The Lord saith, and the Lord hath not sent them." The Prophet Ezekiel An Analytical Exposition 2011-07-27T02:00:27.557Z Springs of this sort have been reported at various periods in the past, some being frequented for health and some for purposes of divination. Telepathy and the Subliminal Self 2011-08-26T02:00:28.567Z There are two, gracious king!" answered Master Thrand, with emphasis; "we call them providence and divination: we can possess ourselves of both by keen wisdom, and awakened inner sense. King Eric and the Outlaws, Vol. 3 or, the Throne, the Church, and the People in the Thirteenth Century. Vol. I. 2011-07-07T02:00:24.890Z The employment of sorcery and divination is closely connected with these superstitions. Astronomical Myths Based on Flammarions's History of the Heavens 2011-06-24T02:00:15.873Z Pretending to the faculty of divination, he trains his powers of observation and memory to an extraordinary extent. The White Hecatomb And other Stories 2011-06-15T02:00:22.103Z Being therefore not the chosen instruments of the Lord, knowing not His Word nor obeying His Spirit, they become the instruments of "lying divination." The Prophet Ezekiel An Analytical Exposition 2011-07-27T02:00:27.557Z And as though, too, he had a power of divination about what the German U-boat commanders would do, beyond the knowledge possessed by the officers of the steamship. Ruth Fielding In the Red Cross Doing Her Best For Uncle Sam 2011-06-14T02:00:23.757Z Sorcery and divination were frequently employed by the Peruvians, and the Huacarimachi, 'They who make the gods speak,' were held in great veneration by the ignorant masses. The Mythologies of Ancient Mexico and Peru 2011-06-13T02:00:26.863Z The masters of the empire believed in astrological divination, but wished to keep the advantages to themselves. Astronomical Myths Based on Flammarions's History of the Heavens 2011-06-24T02:00:15.873Z This knowledge of detail fills the spectators with awe at the witch-doctor’s powers of divination. The White Hecatomb And other Stories 2011-06-15T02:00:22.103Z It means that they used amulets, little idol images and other things by which they practised the so-called divination—the soothsaying. The Prophet Ezekiel An Analytical Exposition 2011-07-27T02:00:27.557Z And then, what divination, what profound clairvoyance had led her to judge him capable of accomplishing three such extraordinary actions for her sake? Ancient Manners Also Known As Aphrodite 2011-06-13T02:00:23.863Z The astronomical dial was certainly in use among them, and astrology, and divination in its every shape were frequently resorted to. The Mythologies of Ancient Mexico and Peru 2011-06-13T02:00:26.863Z The fact of having recourse to a process of divination was sufficient for an accusation against a man. Astronomical Myths Based on Flammarions's History of the Heavens 2011-06-24T02:00:15.873Z His sense of divination had so startled her that she turned from him a moment, wondering what attitude to assume. The Salamander 2011-06-10T02:00:22.890Z All false visions, false divinations and false hopes which had become so widespread among Israel were to cease, for the burden of true Prophecy would now be fulfilled. The Prophet Ezekiel An Analytical Exposition 2011-07-27T02:00:27.557Z "She said she was not, though the women of her mother's family have practiced divination for many generations." Caribbee 2011-06-05T02:00:16.273Z Many frauds have succeeded by this pretended rod of divination. Amenities of Literature Consisting of Sketches and Characters of English Literature 2011-06-03T02:00:19.227Z But how he had first got into the house was a mystery beyond her divination. The Corner House Girls' Odd Find Where they made it, and What the Strange Discovery led to 2011-05-31T02:00:34.950Z George had a curious quickness of divination about others, although he was blind about his own concerns. Old Kensington 2011-05-29T02:00:09.797Z And it shall be unto them as a false divination in their sight, to them that have sworn oaths: but he will call to remembrance the iniquity, that they may be taken. The Prophet Ezekiel An Analytical Exposition 2011-07-27T02:00:27.557Z It's called the divination of the sixteen cowrie shells. Caribbee 2011-06-05T02:00:16.273Z I don't think it's a gift of divination—it just happens, somehow. The Letters of Ambrose Bierce With a Memoir by George Sterling 2011-05-26T02:00:19.673Z A return to teraphim, sorcery, divination, etc., is already noticeable in our day. Studies in Zechariah 2011-05-26T02:00:17.670Z We find rhabdomancy a popular form of divination among the Greeks, and also among the Romans. Curious Myths of the Middle Ages 2011-05-19T02:00:06.517Z He is seen in this paragraph using divination, to decide if he should go to Rabbath of the Ammonites or to Judah in Jerusalem. The Prophet Ezekiel An Analytical Exposition 2011-07-27T02:00:27.557Z What on earth but the testimony of my own eyes could have persuaded me that apes had the gift of divination! The History of Don Quixote de la Mancha 2011-05-01T02:00:10.977Z Now I am a soothsayer by profession, very far-famed for the skill of my divination. Japanese Fairy Tales 2011-04-15T02:00:14.617Z The latter opinion has, however, prevailed in all ages and among all nations; and hence the common practice of divination or prophesying by dreams, that is, interpreting them as presages of coming events. The New Gresham Encyclopedia Volume 4, Part 1: Deposition to Eberswalde 2011-04-14T02:00:57.977Z And as such it became liable to abuse; thus Hosea rebukes the chosen people for practising similar divinations. Curious Myths of the Middle Ages 2011-05-19T02:00:06.517Z In the twenty-second verse we see the result of his divinations. The Prophet Ezekiel An Analytical Exposition 2011-07-27T02:00:27.557Z In the case of Astrology,—a relatively more advanced method of divination,—the underlying theory rested on the supposed complete correspondence between movements and phenomena in the heavens and occurrences on earth. Babylonian-Assyrian Birth-Omens and Their Cultural Significance 2011-04-09T02:00:11.757Z The master of the house said, “Is this a true divination?” Japanese Fairy Tales 2011-04-15T02:00:14.617Z If the Patriarch Joseph practised such divination, is it for me to call it foolishness? The Deemster 2011-04-08T02:00:08.197Z Tacitus tells us that the Germans practised some sort of divination by means of rods. Curious Myths of the Middle Ages 2011-05-19T02:00:06.517Z "I have myself seen a letter conveyed to the honorable member's hands," said he; "it requires no peculiar gift of divination to guess the object." The Knight Of Gwynne, Vol. I (of II) 2011-04-04T02:00:09.197Z The observation of signs observed in young animals and in infants at the time of birth constitutes a third division of Babylonian-Assyrian divination, quite equal in prominence to Hepatoscopy and Astrology. Babylonian-Assyrian Birth-Omens and Their Cultural Significance 2011-04-09T02:00:11.757Z Their divination was supposed to be the result of experience and observation; and though not destitute of divine direction or concurrence, depended chiefly on human contrivance. History of Roman Literature from its Earliest Period to the Augustan Age. Volume I 2011-04-03T02:00:22.843Z The original Latin is said to have been taken from books which bore the name of the Etruscan Tages, the supposed founder of the science of divination. History of Roman Literature from its Earliest Period to the Augustan Age. Volume II 2011-04-03T02:00:18.677Z Ah! times are changed, and nowadays Such divination hardly pays; There comes no more the crowds that used, The fees are terribly reduced! Punch,or The London Charivari, Volume 105, July 22nd, 1893 2011-04-02T02:00:12.230Z Boys have a variety of divinations with the kernels of pips of fruit. Popular Rhymes and Nursery Tales A Sequel to the Nursery Rhymes of England 2011-04-01T02:00:34.340Z The same would apply to a combination of signs, one of the fundamental principles of divination being—once favorable, always favorable. Babylonian-Assyrian Birth-Omens and Their Cultural Significance 2011-04-09T02:00:11.757Z The practice of divination is by no means confined to professional magicians, or even to soothsayers, but any one may employ the accessory means.” Omens and Superstitions of Southern India 2011-03-28T02:00:25.937Z The dialogue consists of two books, the first of which comprehends an enumeration by Quintus of the different kinds or classes of divination, with the reasons or presumptions in their favour. History of Roman Literature from its Earliest Period to the Augustan Age. Volume II 2011-04-03T02:00:18.677Z Ignatiev has done exactly as you said; you have a wonderful power of divination ... Our Own Set A Novel 2011-03-26T02:00:12.923Z In Dorsetshire, the girls have a method of divination with their shoes for obtaining dreams of their future husbands. Popular Rhymes and Nursery Tales A Sequel to the Nursery Rhymes of England 2011-04-01T02:00:34.340Z The general idea associated with the lion in divination texts is that of power, success, increase and the like. Babylonian-Assyrian Birth-Omens and Their Cultural Significance 2011-04-09T02:00:11.757Z He would leave the solution of the phenomena to others learned in the arts of divination. Do the Dead Return? A True Story of Startling Seances in San Francisco 2011-03-11T03:00:13.180Z He contends that Cicero himself supports the doctrine of divination, in the poem on his Consulship, from which he quotes a long passage, sufficient to console us for the loss of that work. History of Roman Literature from its Earliest Period to the Augustan Age. Volume II 2011-04-03T02:00:18.677Z At Lesbos Apollonius visited the ancient temple of the Orphic mysteries, which in early years had been a great centre of prophecy and divination. Apollonius of Tyana, the Philosopher-Reformer of the First Century A.D. 2011-03-04T03:01:05.837Z The young women of some districts in the North of England have a method of divination by kale or broth, which is used for the purpose of learning who are to be their future husbands. Popular Rhymes and Nursery Tales A Sequel to the Nursery Rhymes of England 2011-04-01T02:00:34.340Z Cicero emphasizes more particularly by the side of birth-omens, divination through the sacrificial animal and through phenomenen in the heavens, thus giving us the same three classes that we find among Babylonians and Assyrians. Babylonian-Assyrian Birth-Omens and Their Cultural Significance 2011-04-09T02:00:11.757Z After witnessing the efforts of Dr. Schlesinger as a medium, one cannot but be impressed by his marvelous powers of divination. Do the Dead Return? A True Story of Startling Seances in San Francisco 2011-03-11T03:00:13.180Z In this work he also treated of the origin of hydromancy, and other superstitious divinations. History of Roman Literature from its Earliest Period to the Augustan Age. Volume II 2011-04-03T02:00:18.677Z It was a matter requiring much consideration, consultation—divination, I might say. The Little Vanities of Mrs. Whittaker A Novel 2011-03-01T03:00:46.487Z Another mode of divination with this plant caused a dream of a future husband. Popular Rhymes and Nursery Tales A Sequel to the Nursery Rhymes of England 2011-04-01T02:00:34.340Z It is possible, however, that in the unofficial popular customs divination may have played a greater part than we suspect. Babylonian-Assyrian Birth-Omens and Their Cultural Significance 2011-04-09T02:00:11.757Z He had no divination of the proximity of the enemy. The Storm Centre 2011-03-01T03:00:39.427Z The method of divination in "Mr. Bluebeard" is one I do not remember to have met with, though it may be akin to the "magic mirror of ink." Jamaican Song and Story Annancy stories, digging sings, ring tunes, and dancing tunes 2011-02-28T03:00:31.280Z She was an uncommonly good pianist, and with an unusually fine divination followed all the shades of his art. Asbe?n From the Life of a Virtuoso 2011-02-27T03:00:30.780Z This plant, in the eastern counties, is termed yarroway, and there is a curious mode of divination with its serrated leaf, with which you must tickle the inside of your nose, repeating the following lines. Popular Rhymes and Nursery Tales A Sequel to the Nursery Rhymes of England 2011-04-01T02:00:34.340Z The thief-detector makes a youth smoke the dried leaves of it in order to cause stupefaction, and thus promote the semblance of powers of divination. The Highlands of Ethiopia 2011-02-25T03:01:07.193Z Maria's divination in the matter was clearly right. A Song of a Single Note A Love Story 2011-02-24T03:01:01.930Z Thus, just as in divination, there is in vain observance either an express or an implied invocation of the spirits of evil. Moral Theology A Complete Course Based on St. Thomas Aquinas and the Best Modern Authorities 2011-02-24T03:00:54.237Z The prophetic state was not allied to divination but resulted from moral and aesthetic inspiration such as we find in modern poets. The Literature of Ecstasy 2011-02-16T03:00:39.843Z Both these tales curiously illustrate the extent to which faith in the divination extended. Popular Rhymes and Nursery Tales A Sequel to the Nursery Rhymes of England 2011-04-01T02:00:34.340Z A total eclipse of the sun shortly afterwards threw both army and court into consternation—every ignorant monk who practised divination declaring the phenomenon to portend another invasion from the lowlanders. The Highlands of Ethiopia 2011-02-25T03:01:07.193Z As with all crafts, they had their big men—the masters, as it were—whose deeds they emulated, whose feats of skill and divination they spoke of with awe, whose names they worshipped. The Westerners 2011-02-14T03:00:39.347Z It is this characteristic that distinguishes vain observance from divination: the latter aims at occult knowledge, the former at supranatural results. Moral Theology A Complete Course Based on St. Thomas Aquinas and the Best Modern Authorities 2011-02-24T03:00:54.237Z Still intent, she raises the bow with a slow sweep, as if it were a wand of divination. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 11, No. 68, June, 1863 2011-02-11T03:00:30.570Z The ball is thrown against a wall, and the divination is taken from the number of rebounds it makes. Popular Rhymes and Nursery Tales A Sequel to the Nursery Rhymes of England 2011-04-01T02:00:34.340Z Somehow his divination made it more difficult to confess to him. Ghetto Tragedies 2011-01-27T03:00:46.507Z Intuition perhaps, presentiment, divination, or subconscious knowledge: you can choose any explanation that you please. The Secret of Sarek 2011-01-14T03:00:49.903Z In every game there was an attempt at divination. The Pobratim A Slav Novel 2011-01-11T03:00:27.460Z In pre-Christian times it was probably one of the Cornish sacred spots for the celebration of ancient rites—probably in honour of the Sun—and for divination. The Fairy-Faith in Celtic Countries 2011-01-06T03:00:47.543Z The divinations practised on Valentine's day is a curious subject. Popular Rhymes and Nursery Tales A Sequel to the Nursery Rhymes of England 2011-04-01T02:00:34.340Z The combination of characters each time gives the mutang her clue to the divination or prediction. The Red Miriok 2011-01-04T03:01:16.847Z She had divinations of something sacred which gave forth blessings, something to be prayed for and struggled for. The Song of Songs 2011-01-01T03:00:25.907Z Thou know'st I possess the secret of divination, or I could never have at last escaped the Spanish Inquisition, and discovered the residence of this lady in London. William Shakespeare as he lived. An Historical Tale 2011-01-01T03:00:20.833Z All charms, spells, divination, necromancy, or geomancy are unholy magic. The Fairy-Faith in Celtic Countries 2011-01-06T03:00:47.543Z Like Leonardo, but with much less than Leonardo’s genius for scientific speculation and divination, D�rer was a confirmed reasoner and theorist on the laws of nature and natural appearances. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 8 "Dubner" to "Dyeing" 2010-12-26T03:00:17.840Z They didn't need her divinations, he told her, for they had that with them that could overcome any evil from the dragon. The Red Miriok 2011-01-04T03:01:16.847Z Paradoxical in many of his views on things in general, he was sound and cautious as a philologist; while learned and laborious, he possessed much of the instinctive divination of genius. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Slice 7 "Bible" to "Bisectrix" 2010-12-20T17:12:05.780Z The customs of Rhamanta, or romantic divination, by which lovers and sweethearts seek to pierce the future, are many and curious, in all parts of Wales. British Goblins Welsh Folk-lore, Fairy Mythology, Legends and Traditions 2010-12-20T17:11:57.810Z The original word, when not employed as a personal designation, is often rendered “enchantment, divination,” &c. The Messiah in Moses and the Prophets 2010-12-20T17:11:50.233Z Many teams employ their own sangoma—a traditional healer with powers of divination. Magical Thinking at World Cup 2010-06-10T03:37:00Z The soul of the bird, he explains, enters them with its flesh, and endows them with power of divination. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 7 "Arundel, Thomas" to "Athens" According to the Prophet, it is the only branch of divination worthy of dependance. The Thousand and One Nights, Vol. I. Commonly Called the Arabian Nights' Entertainments Music, divination, astronomy, and medicine, were equally familiar to him, and his name is blended with those of the principal sages of Greece, whom he instructed in the use of plants and medicinal herbs. Heathen Mythology As a counterpart to the sacred oracle and the gift of prophecy, the worshippers of Baal had auguries, divinations, and pretended oracles in every country. The Messiah in Moses and the Prophets 2010-12-20T17:11:50.233Z Auguries and divinations ruled the world for two thousand years, and were put an end to by the Christian faith, which left untouched the power of witches, ghosts, and dreams. Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 13 Hence in “liver” divination, as in astrology, the interpretations of the signs noted all have reference to public affairs and events and not to the individual’s needs or desires. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 7 "Arundel, Thomas" to "Athens" Enchantment, when used for benevolent purposes, is regarded by the vulgar as a branch of lawful or divine magic; but not so by the learned; and the same remark applies to the science of divination. The Thousand and One Nights, Vol. I. Commonly Called the Arabian Nights' Entertainments Cassandra, daughter of Priam, consented to her prayer, if Apollo would grant to her the power of divination. Heathen Mythology Nor does his philosophic attitude exclude the possibility of a certain faith in oracular foresight and divination. Roman Society from Nero to Marcus Aurelius They believe also in omens and divination, but they have neither temples nor idols, nor religious rites. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 4 "Aram, Eugene" to "Arcueil" Judicial astrology, as a form of divination, is a concomitant of natural astrology, in its purer astronomical aspect, but mingled with what is now considered an unscientific and superstitious view of world-forces. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 7 "Arundel, Thomas" to "Athens" In this tale we have a curious account of this selection by means of divination. Myths & Legends of the Celtic Race Such is the profession of Christianity, and, I repeat, its very divination of our needs is in itself a proof that it is really the supply of them. An Essay In Aid Of A Grammar Of Assent It is more surprising to find so detached a mind as Epictetus recognising in some sort the power of divination. Roman Society from Nero to Marcus Aurelius Nor did I share his confidence in his own powers of divination. Witching Hill Joseph de Maistre believed in comets as messengers of divine justice, and in animated planets, and declared that divination by astrology is not an absolutely chimerical science. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 7 "Arundel, Thomas" to "Athens" Knowing of the ancient custom which had been practised from time immemorial, it was of course only in schoolgirl nature to want to test the powers of divination attributed to the old well. The School by the Sea To the mind itself the reasoning is a simple divination or prediction; as it literally is in the instance of enthusiasts, who mistake their own thoughts for inspirations. An Essay In Aid Of A Grammar Of Assent Powerful philosophic schools, the Cynic and the Epicurean, poured contempt on all the arts of divination. Roman Society from Nero to Marcus Aurelius The divinations of the greatest men have been vague and strange, and none have been stranger than those of the author of the De Monarchia. Dante. An essay. To which is added a translation of De Monarchia. They had a regularly constituted priest-hood, the members of which they credited with powers of divination and of healing. The History of Cuba, vol. 1 The omens looked for were the Pythian lightnings, a very unusual mode of divination in Greece. The History and Antiquities of the Doric Race, Vol. 1 of 2 As for divinations and charms, to doubt their faith in them would be to discredit the evidence of our senses. Rambles in an Old City comprising antiquarian, historical, biographical and political associations In prophecy and divination, as in other fields, God operates, through instruments and agents, on a given matter, and in concurrence with physical causes. Roman Society from Nero to Marcus Aurelius Exactly, madame; you have the gift of divination. Marguerite de Valois A form of divination or magic was employed to detect a thief. The Belief in Immortality and the Worship of the Dead Vol. II Once I saw this antagonism, guided by some kind of telepathic divination, take a form of brutal fantasy. The Trembling of the Veil I’d go to him myself, but he don’t know me well enough to have confidence in my divinations. Bransford of Rainbow Range Originally Published under the title of Bransford in Arcadia, or, The Little Eohippus Isis worship was in practice linked with all the reigning superstitions, with divination, magic, astrology, oneiromancy. Roman Society from Nero to Marcus Aurelius But he needed little divination now to know that Aurora Lane came to him for no personal reasons that offered him any hope. The Broken Gate A Novel So they tried divination, and the answer was that there would be no plenty in Reithgotaland until the noblest boy in the land had been sacrificed. Stories and Ballads of the Far Past Translated from the Norse (Icelandic and Faroese) with Introductions and Notes Gaskell met Kennedy's eye and looked at him as though Craig had some occult power of divination. The Social Gangster "It is father!" she cried, with a flash of divination. The Captain of the Gray-Horse Troop Every form of revelation or divination, every avenue of access to the Divine, was eagerly sought for, or welcomed with pious credulity. Roman Society from Nero to Marcus Aurelius Miss Julia's divination was only such stuff as dreams are made on. The Broken Gate A Novel Before divination it is placed under the tongue, and it imparts to them the gift of seeing the future. Sulamith: A Romance of Antiquity Haloed with love and with wonder, in sheltered ways they trod, Seers of sublime divination, keeping the truce of God. Later Poems No educated man any longer believed in divination, auguries, and miracles. A Critical History of Greek Philosophy In particular, he directed his fiercest attacks against the revival of that faith in oracles and divination which was a marked characteristic of the Antonine age. Roman Society from Nero to Marcus Aurelius A set of ebony blocks, which could be so arranged as to form any of the Chinese hexagrams, were his stock-in-trade, and he always began his divination with an earnest prayer to the gods. Lafcadio Hearn This was a kind of divination, for naturally he couldn't know the line Mrs. Gereth was taking. The Spoils of Poynton Now, we have here no reference to the search for wells and minerals, but to a form of divination for which the modern twig has ceased to be applied. Custom and Myth New Edition "What I am always thinking of, my dear Petrarch,—what I shall never cease thinking of till it prove my destruction—which some spirit of divination tells me that it will." Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 62, No. 383, September 1847 An aged woman sat by them who told him that she had a spirit of divination from the gods. Roman Society from Nero to Marcus Aurelius "You are delightful," he said, letting his amused eyes rest upon her; "but I fear you've mysterious methods of divination." Just Around the Corner Romance en casserole It sounded so like a menace that, with a full divination at last, the poor girl fell weakly into a chair. The Spoils of Poynton The natives of Australia use this form of divination in actual practice, tying round the stick some of the hair of the person whose fate is to be ascertained. Custom and Myth New Edition Franklin! by what mysterious gift of divination hast thou found thy man? Junius Unmasked or, Thomas Paine the author of the Letters of Junius and the Declaration of Independence Astrology, which was the aristocratic form of divination, and involved in many a dark intrigue of the early Empire, was a Greek as well as a Chaldaean art. Roman Society from Nero to Marcus Aurelius Astrological divination is an outgrowth of the Sabæan idolatry, and held in abomination by the monotheistic author of Genesis. The Origin of the World According to Revelation and Science The surrender was short, but the relief was long: she felt his lips upon her face and his arms tighten with his full divination. The Spoils of Poynton They did not object to interminable wire-acts, and put up with divination feats of the most exhausting dullness. Carnival I scarce know what, at this moment, determined the divination; but everything, the distinct and the dim alike, had cleared up the next instant at the touch of the real truth. The Sacred Fount Those who heard these words murmured in awe, for over Lalusini’s face had come that inspired look which it wore when the spirit of divination was on her. The Induna's Wife The idea has been termed an astrological one; but astrology as a means of divination has no place in the record. The Origin of the World According to Revelation and Science I wish thou wouldst not task my skill of divination too much. My Kalulu, Prince, King and Slave A Story of Central Africa Yet thou—the múti thou usest is not generally for ill, and thy divinations are in favour of right and justice and for the well-being and safety of thy King and adopted nation. The White Shield She had held out on the possibility that Mr. Long—whom one could without absurdity sit in an arbour with—might have had some happy divination of her plight. The Sacred Fount I informed the sorcerer that necromancy, divination, magic, clairvoyance, esotericism, and theosophy were things known and practised in many countries. The Goddess of Atvatabar Being the history of the discovery of the interior world and conquest of Atvatabar C�sar learned from Teutonic prisoners that the prophetesses, in consequence of lots and divinations, forbade the king, if he hoped for victory, to engage in battle with the Romans before the new moon. Women of the Teutonic Nations Woman: In all ages and in all countries Vol. 8 (of 10) There they entreated me to tell them, by means of divination, where a bull had strayed, which had been missing three days. Travels in Tartary, Thibet, and China During the years 1844-5-6. Volume 1 [of 2] Indeed, the predictions and influence of the beautiful sorceress seemed to thrust those of old Masuka quite into the background, and seldom now were his divinations required. The White Shield But don't add now," he went on, more and more amused with his divination, "don't add now that the man's obviously Gilbert Long—for I won't be put off with anything of the sort. The Sacred Fount In her soft right hand she bore a rod of divination, the spiritual sceptre of Atvatabar. The Goddess of Atvatabar Being the history of the discovery of the interior world and conquest of Atvatabar We find in the story traces of the primeval Germanic beliefs of the power of divination and prophecy. Women of the Teutonic Nations Woman: In all ages and in all countries Vol. 8 (of 10) It was to no purpose that I protested to them I could not perform divination, that I could not even read. Travels in Tartary, Thibet, and China During the years 1844-5-6. Volume 1 [of 2] Sometimes cups of sacred water were used, and a special cup might be thought to have special value for divination. The Bible Story The prime element in the cult of other nations was magic, consisting of oracle, incantation and divination, but this was entirely contrary to the principles of the Jewish faith. Jewish Theology In other cases the tie that binds the subject of divination with the omen-giving object is sympathy. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 5 "Dinard" to "Dodsworth" The most potent influence of Teutonic women rests upon their guardianship of the sacred runes, which are a primeval, Teutonic method of searching the future: the power of divination. Women of the Teutonic Nations Woman: In all ages and in all countries Vol. 8 (of 10) As the only way of extricating myself from the dilemma, I resolved to imitate what I had seen the Lamas do in their divinations. Travels in Tartary, Thibet, and China During the years 1844-5-6. Volume 1 [of 2] Surely there is no enchantment with Jacob, Neither is there any divination with Israel: Now shall it be said of Jacob and of Israel, 'What hath God wrought!' The Bible Story But as by divination they foresaw some of the direct principles of a society without antitheses. Essays on the Materialistic Conception of History But where autoscopic phenomena play the chief part the question of the origin of divination is less simple. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 5 "Dinard" to "Dodsworth" The religion of the Etruscans was characterized by the great stress laid upon the art of divination and augury. A History of Rome to 565 A. D. But the effort at divination had been too great. Anatole France The Revolt of the Angels And it came to pass, as we were going to the place of prayer, that a certain maid having a spirit of divination met us, who brought her masters much gain by soothsaying. The Bible Story From his long experience in sounding and in locating wrecks, Jan Laurvik had acquired an accuracy that seemed almost like divination. The Haunters of the Silences A Book of Animal Life Confined to higher cultures on the other hand, for obvious reasons, is divination by automatic writing, which is practised in China more especially. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 5 "Dinard" to "Dodsworth" Certain features of this art, especially the use of the liver for divination, appear to strengthen the evidence that connects the Etruscans with the eastern Mediterranean. A History of Rome to 565 A. D. It is the demon and the enemies of the Portuguese who procure this divination; everything in it is dreadful, on purpose to determine the zamorim to destroy the fleet of Gama. The Lusiad or The Discovery of India, an Epic Poem The narrative in the Acts of the Apostles says that she "was possessed of a spirit of divination," and that "she brought her masters much gain by soothsaying." Women of Early Christianity The only work attributed to him is a treatise on divination, but his reputation may be gauged by the fact that in 44 B.C. the Areopagus invited him to succeed Andronicus of Rhodes as scholarch. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 6 "Coucy-le-Château" to "Crocodile" The sand divination so widely spread in Africa seems to be of a different nature. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 5 "Dinard" to "Dodsworth" Special priestly brotherhoods or guilds cared for the performance of particular religious ceremonies, while the use of divination in its political aspect was under the supervision of the college of augurs. A History of Rome to 565 A. D. Camo�ns has certainly chosen a more poetical method of describing this divination, a method in the spirit of Virgil; nor in this is he inferior to his great master. The Lusiad or The Discovery of India, an Epic Poem Severus, however, was a student of omens and divination, and well versed in the science of astrology. Roman Women Hence the spirit of divination was thought to be inherent in the sex, and women were prophetesses from remote ages. Greek Women Similarly dice are thrown for purposes of sortilege; the astragali or knucklebones, used in children’s games at the present day, were implements of divination in the first instance. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 5 "Dinard" to "Dodsworth" The happiest moment in a critic's hours of study is when, seemingly by some divination, but really as the result of patient observation and thought, he lights upon the central motive of a great work. Library of the World's Best literature, Ancient and Modern, Vol. 12 Max surprised him by a shrewd divination of his thoughts. The Destroying Angel The prophetic women, standing by, made divinations from the sinews, the flowing blood, or the quivering flesh of the victims. Women of England The Sibyls were generally represented as maidens, dwelling in lonely caverns or by sacred springs, who were possessed of the spirit of divination and gave forth prophetic utterances while under the influence of enthusiastic frenzy. Greek Women Divination of this sort, therefore, may be due to observation and experiment of a rude sort, rather than to the unchecked play of fancy which resulted in heteroscopic divination. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 5 "Dinard" to "Dodsworth" A practice called “peascod wooing” was formerly a common mode of divination in love affairs. Folk-lore of Shakespeare Cossa had neither the divination which would have enabled him to reconstruct the ancient world, nor the imagination which would have enabled him to idealize it. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 4 "Coquelin" to "Costume" It must be observed, that the Romans, as well as the Greeks, had two kinds of divination: the public, which were considered as legitimate; and the secret, which were generally forbidden. A Treatise on Relics Her head was crowned with a garland made from the tree of Apollo, and about the tripod coiled a snake, the emblem of the art of divination. Greek Women The Tibetans received astronomical science from India and China ... the Chinese taught them the science of divination. The Fundamental Principles of Old and New World Civilizations In days gone by frogs were extensively used for the purpose of divination. Folk-lore of Shakespeare "It surely does not require divination to tell a diplomatic agent that he has served on a foreign mission," said the Chevalier, with a sneer. Confessions Of Con Cregan An Irish Gil Blas In prophecying, confidently, that the apparent anomaly to which I refer, will, sooner or later, be found one of the strongest possible corroborations of the general hypothesis, I pretend to no especial spirit of divination. Eureka: A Prose Poem But Mr. Wheaton had once been young and adventurous himself, and much if not all of his success in life was due to his shrewd divination of human nature. Ancestors A Novel It is well known that bowls of water were used at night for divination purposes, just as were black obsidian mirrors. The Fundamental Principles of Old and New World Civilizations What powers of divination this evil woman had, he knew not, but she at least had driven home the unacknowledged fear in his heart. Prisoners of Conscience What a triumph to my skill in divination as I heard the Friar's loud voice overtopping the gushing flood, while he exhorted his beasts in the most energetic fashion! Confessions Of Con Cregan An Irish Gil Blas The tense silence between two movements—in itself music, in this environment—leaves wider scope for divination than the more determinate, but therefore less elastic, sound. Sketch of a New Esthetic of Music In this quality, and in the ethical ideal of “personality,” there is implied something that is inaccessible to a purely rational consideration, and is directly related to mystery and divination. Naturalism And Religion It reached its conclusions by a process of intuition or divination in which there was an imaginative as well as a reflective element. Studies in Contemporary Biography Was it divination which made me hit upon the proper word to say to such a human-voiced monster? Eyes Like the Sea These, as is well known, were crammed with predictions and divinations. The Books of Chilan Balam, the Prophetic and Historic Records of the Mayas of Yucatan Not being able to decide for himself, he appealed to fate or divination, asking his sons one evening to tell him the next morning what they had dreamed during the night. Historic Tales, Vol. 12 (of 15) The Romance of Reality The Kahuna replied that he was the King’s servant, but the step was grave, and it would be wiser to proceed by divination. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 18 (of 25) In its ancient stories were remnants of primitive religion, of tabu, of anthropomorphic gods, of native forms of worship, of magic and divination, of local and tribal cults. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 3 "Chitral" to "Cincinnati" He was a little disconcerted at her divination of his motives, her awareness of her own power. The Immortal Moment The Story of Kitty Tailleur The priesthood comprised a large number who were skilled in astrology and divination. The Story of Extinct Civilizations of the West They appear to be responses given by professional soothsayers to private individuals who came to them seeking the aid of divination in the affairs of their daily life. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 2 "Chicago, University of" to "Chiton" A supposed skill in medicine, imaginary arts of divination, and an accredited power over the elements are the prerogatives of certain witches and wizards. The Ethnology of the British Colonies and Dependencies As with the power of divination, he at once comprehended the spectacle. The Advocate The first kind is in full practice in China, where, like other rites of divination, it is probably ancient. The Galaxy, Volume 23, No. 2, February, 1877 Porta was unquestionably a fine genius, as his works still show; but it was his misfortune that he attributed his own penetrating sagacity to his skill in the art of divination. Curiosities of Literature, Vol. 3 But his theme of conversation was the need of a scientific investigation of spirits and spirit possession and divination, etc., in order to decide scientifically the existence of the soul and an overruling mind. Letters from China and Japan The new-comer, she was quite well aware, was going away to-morrow, nor was there any reason within her power of divination why he should not go; but he was a pleasant break. A Country Gentleman and his Family I have an eye, Elvira; I have a spirit of divination; and this place is accursed. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 4 (of 25) Perhaps the strong repugnance she had, and sense of opposition to what was about to be done, quickened her powers of divination. Sir Tom Aristotle, who collected all the curious knowledge of his times, has preserved some remarkable opinions on the art of divination. Curiosities of Literature, Vol. 3 In “Question and Answer,” in “Proof and Disproof,” “A Valediction,” “Loved Once,” and “Inclusions,” he who reads between the lines and has the magic of divination may read the story of her inner life. The Brownings Their Life and Art As the amount of the gratuity did not much matter to her she had felt a desperate wish often for the power of divination, by which to know what would be expected. Aurora the Magnificent "She loves you too much for it," she added, with the divination of her sex. The Gates Between Women, with their remarkable powers of divination, didn't always hit the nail directly on the head. The Side Of The Angels A Novel There seems to be something in minds which take in extensive views of human nature which serves them as a kind of divination, and the consciousness of this faculty has even been asserted by some. Curiosities of Literature, Vol. 3 They embody the thought and experience of a life, and the ideas they inculcate are not so much the dogmas of a sect as the divinations of an individual. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 15, No. 89, March, 1865 But the Stoics presently found themselves admitting or insisting that the same consensus proved the existence of daemons, of witchcraft, of divination, and when they combined with the Platonic school, of more dangerous elements still. Five Stages of Greek Religion |
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