This mysterious book is a do-it-yourself divination tool. Ask a yes-or-no question, and find your answer within...Introduction
What should I do? is a question that just about every living, breathing human being has asked at some point in his or her life. Some folks ask family and friends for advice, others seek guidance from a therapist, still others call upon a psychic or astrologer to illuminate the situation. No matter the method used in this world of I-wanted-it-yesterday, people want their answers delivered quickly.
There are hundreds, if not thousands, of divination techniques available that give pretty near instant answers. They range from the familiar, like Crystallomancy (using a crystal ball), to the more obscure, like Capnomancy (the study of smoke rising from a fire). By usingThe Oracle Bookyou'll be practicing a form of Bibliomancy -- the answering of a question by means of randomly choosing a word or passage from a book.
Though the Bible was historically the book of choice for Bibliomancy, people have also used ancient Greek epics, poetry or Shakespearean works. Many believe Bibliomancy is the Western world's answer to theI Ching: The Book of Questions,a divination system developed by the Chinese over four thousand years ago. When people consult theI Ching,they throw yarrow stalks or coins and interpret the way in which they fall as the answer to their question.
Nowadays, most people don't have yarrow stalks handy, or much patience to decipher cryptic messages. That's whereThe Oracle Bookcomes in. This handy do-it-yourself divination tool takes its name from the oracles of ancient Greece -- these were humans who acted as divine intermediaries, delivering messages from the gods to their earthbound peers. But the term oracle can also refer to the message itself, a magical glimpse into the future, and that's how it's usedl“˝
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