Divination and Oracles

Walking the Worlds #6

by Galina Krasskova (Editor), Baal-Is-My-Help, Stephen Dillon

Volume 3 | Number 2 | Summer 2017 : Divination and Oracles

"Divination and Oracles" is Volume 3, Number 2 (Summer 2017) of the Walking the Worlds journal. This issue explores the practice of divination, found in nearly every polytheistic religion the world over. Divination was far more than 'fortune-telling,' rather it was - and is - a means of engaging with the Holy Powers of a tradition, negotiating praxis, and navigating the perils of one's daily life. This issue examines the various ways in which these practices were utilized in ancient polytheisms, and how they are being used to define and restore contemporary polytheisms today.

Contents

"The Role of Divination in Establishing a Ritual Tradition," by Baal-Is-My-Help
"From the Gods to Divination," by Stephen Dillon
"Bibliomancy: A Brief Thumb-Through of Several Premodern Systems," by P. Sufenas Virius Lupus
"Ancient Greek Cleromancy," by John Opsopaus, Ph.D.
"At Sixes and Sevens: Further Thoughts on the Ephesia Grammata," by P. Sufenas Virius Lupus
"Kafemanteía: Coffee Divination as Women’s Prophetic Art in Ancient and Modern Times," by Laura Shannon
"Fidlanna in Old Irish," by P. Sufenas Virius Lupus
"Tricks that the Brain Plays: The 2016 Election for U.S. President," by Virginia Carper
"When the Gag Order Comes Down," by Raven Kaldera
"Review: Hunting Wisdom: A Bacchic Orphic Diviner’s Manual, by H. Jeremiah Lewis," by Edward P. Butler

94 pages, Paperback

Published July 4, 2017

About the author

I'm a poet, polytheist, theologian and the majority of my writing is religious, of one flavor or another. I've written over twenty books covering a broad range of topics within contemporary Heathenry (Norse/Germanic polytheism), several devotionals (including a couple to Greco-Roman Deities), and I've edited several anthologies. I'm the managing editor of "Walking the Worlds" journal, the first peer reviewed journal focusing on issues of interest to polytheists and I maintain a blog at http://krasskova.wordpress.com. I cause a lot of trouble. LOL.

When I'm not writing (and causing trouble), I'm slogging my way through graduate school, round three. I currently hold a Masters in Religious Studies, worked for six years in a Phd program in Classics, hold a Masters in Medieval Studies, and I'm currently in my third year of PhD work in Theology.

I'm also an artist - acrylic and watercolor, some photography. Despite rumors to the contrary, I don't bite and I'm usually happy to answer any questions. ;)