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The history of seeing the future
Explore how ancient civilizations around the world used magic, stars, bones, and trances to peer into the future.
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by renaissanceman · Jul 24, 2026
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Chapter 1
Reading the bones and shells
1Shang Dynasty oracle bones
2The sacred Ifá system of West Africa
3Throwing the bones in Southern Africa
4Scapulimancy across northern steppes
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Chapter 2
Written in the stars and skies
1Clay tablets of Babylonian astrologers
2The Mayan cosmic calendar keepers
3Egyptian star decans and timekeeping
4Aztec tonalpohualli destiny books
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Chapter 3
Trances, temples, and entrails
1The gas-fueled visions of Delphi
2Reading the liver with Roman haruspicy
3Roman augury and the flight of birds
4Sleeping for dreams at Epidauros
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Chapter 4
Elements and tools
1Casting the Norse runes
2Gazing into the dark with scrying
3The binary wisdom of the I Ching
4Reading tea leaves and coffee grounds
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