It is written (Deuteronomy 18:10-13): “There shall not be found among you… a necromancer, a soothsayer, a diviner, or a sorcerer… for anyone who does these things is an abomination to the Lord… You ...

Source: Heinrich Stürzl / CC BY-SA 3.0 / Wikimedia Commons We can define divination as using a systematic approach in order to try to gain insight into a situation or problem (Peek, 1991). In the ...

Martha McGill receives funding from the British Academy. In the late 1740s, Samuel Meadwell arrived in London. A “raw country fellow” from Northamptonshire, he had come to work as a distiller’s ...

Astrology and divination, present in diverse religions, involve seeking guidance through various methods like interpreting stars and seeking advice from religious leaders, impacting cultural beliefs ...