The Book of Divination: A Guide to Predicting the Future: 1 (Mystic Archives) - Hardcover

Johnstone, Michael

 
9781398808829: The Book of Divination: A Guide to Predicting the Future: 1 (Mystic Archives)

Synopsis

This beautiful gold-embossed hardback reveals the hidden mysteries of divination, from tarot to palmistry.

Since time immemorial, human beings have tried to understand the forces of fate through a variety of imaginative and mystical means. Whether it's reading tea leaves, using tarot or playing cards, palmistry, or crystal ball gazing, the history of fortune-telling is a long and fascinating one.

The Book of Divination is the perfect companion for mastering these prophetic arts, presented in an elegant Wibalin bound volume with gilded page edges. Illustrations, diagrams and charts are included to aid you as well as short histories of each divination tradition.

Includes:
- Tarot
- Tea leaf reading
- Crystal astrology
- I Ching
- Numerology
- Palmistry
- Runes
- Prophetic dreaming
- Astrology

With suggested further reading, this enlightening guide provides a wonderful introduction into divining techniques and makes a perfect gift.

ABOUT THE SERIES: The Mystic Archives are beautiful hardcover guides which reveal the hidden mysteries of esoteric arts, presented with foil-embossing, Wibalin binding, patterned endpapers and gilded page edges.

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About the Author

Michael was born and educated in Edinburgh. Having initially trained as a teacher, he entered the world of publishing, working for William Collins in Glasgow. He then worked for a number of small publishing companies, before joining Octopus where he helped establish the Children's Division. Michael became a freelance writer in 1991 and to date is the author of over sixty (mainly non-fiction) books for children and adults. His fiction titles include the twelve-book Aliens series for Madcap (Andre Deutsch's one-time children's list) and My History News: In Space which was runner-up for the 2000 Aventis Prize for the best science book for children. Michael has also written two gift books for Contender/Hallmark, both of which appeared in the Sunday Times bestsellers list.

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