140 Catch Up = this is # 11 - Books, Tomes, and Tales ](📖 Weekly Witchy CHALLENGE- Books, Tomes, and Tales)
Challenge entry – Garnet
Books are so easily gotten on the internet. You can download both
free and purchased books. There are books and subjects that I shy away from.
Gerald Gardner.
After listening to several interviews on youtube I wasn’t too impressed by him or his detractors. Was Mr. Gardner excentric? Absolutely. He was also a person who exhibited behavior, that at the time was considered vulgar and done for impact value. He seemed rather obsessed with nudity. His hair was wild, standing on end. Just an odd individual. He seemed to enjoy looking sinister.
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Aleister Crowley
Aleister Crowley was known by many names, 'the wickedest man in
the world, ” King of the Occult”, and “Master Of Darkness.” He was described as a man who was actually banned from Mussolini’s Italy for acts of extreme depravity, and who also rubbed elbows with the most respected writers of the 20th century while penning textbooks on tantric sex magic.
Sylvia Browne
The late Sylvia Browne claimed to be a medium with psychic abilities. I’ve read and or listened to many of her books and as with any prophecies, you take them with a grain of salt. Although she did foresee the Corona Virus in 2020. She was also the one who convinced me that if there was a God, How could there not be a Goddess? She was funny, you should watch one of her videos on youtube.
Deborah Blake
The Goddess Is in the Details, is a good book. Agreed with almost all
of the book. Would recommend it.
Blessed be
Garnet
140 - Catch up - 3rd entry —
013 Foretelling the Future - Seer Apprentice
CHALLENGE ENTRY - GARNET
There are so many types of divination that I cannot name them
all.
Alphabetically?
Alectryomancy – divination through the study of birds, reptiles and insects.
Arachnomancy – Using spiders to foretell omens
Aeromancy – weather observation for divination.
Apantomancy – Chance encounters with animals. i.e. a black cat crossing your path.
Anthropomancy – the study of entrails
Cromniomancy - Fortune-telling with Onions
Belomancy – Divination with arrows. This one was new to me.
Throw 2 arrows into the air and make note of how they fell. The
position of the arrows would indicate a yes/no answer. Crossed
arrows meant no. They also used axes and swords. Not too different
from throwing a coin into the air and calling heads for yes and
tails for no.
Maculomancy – How about the divination of birthmarks? The study of
birthmarks and moles eventually spread into Europe. The
Gypsies were noted to use birthmarks along with their color, size, and placement.
I got it from an Encyclopedia Britannica dated 1960:
These were the most unusual and interesting ancient divination
practices. Today it would more likely be the use of Tarot, Scrying,
Smoke, pendulums Dousing, etc. would be used in divination. Sorry
Siofra, I forgot Runes!
I found this subject fascinating and informative.
Blessed be
Garnet