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Bibliomancy & stichomancy.
Selecting text from a book, passage, line or verse and reading it as a symbolic response.
LEXICON / LANGUAGE & MEANING
Names in context.
- Bibliomancy
- Bibliomancia
Divinatory selection or consultation of a book.
- Stichomancy
- Esticomancia
Selection of a line or verse as an oracle or symbolic prompt.
PROVENANCE & INTERPRETATIONA practice,
A practice,
a setting.
Book-lot practices have used sacred and literary texts in different settings. The edition, selection rule and surrounding passage affect what was actually selected.
FIELD NOTE / METHOD
Keep a record.
- State the book, edition and selection method before opening it.
- Record the chosen passage and enough surrounding text to retain context.
- Write the question and interpretation separately from the selected words.
POTPOURRI / PHOTO GUIDE
What to include.
- Send a focused image of the passage with page number visible.
- Include the title and edition, or a short transcription if reproduction is restricted.
POTPOURRI / PERSONAL INTERPRETATION
Photo instructions & submission ↗Share a photograph or a record.
A photograph, drawing or dated record can be sent privately for a personal reading. Include the procedure and the question.