Visible Ink Press.Visible Ink Press 43311 Joy Rd, #414, Canton, MI 48187 www.visibleink.com Two fine new encyclopedic en·cy·clo·pe·dic adj. 1. Of, relating to, or characteristic of an encyclopedia. 2. Embracing many subjects; comprehensive: "an ignorance almost as encyclopedic as his erudition" references offer some intriguing insights into astrology astrology, form of divination based on the theory that the movements of the celestial bodies—the stars, the planets, the sun, and the moon—influence human affairs and determine the course of events. and prediction. James R. Lewis' weighty instructional reference, The Astrology Book: The Encyclopedia Of Heavenly Influences (1578591449, $24.95), is not for the dilettante dil·et·tante n. pl. dil·et·tantes also dil·et·tan·ti 1. A dabbler in an art or a field of knowledge. See Synonyms at amateur. 2. A lover of the fine arts; a connoisseur. adj. : it provides over 800 pages of details on the ancient art, with a broad scientific, historic and application-oriented text designed to appeal to both novices, practitioners and skeptic alike. Chapters pack in nearly 100 illustrations and charts and over 800 annotated entries from a paragraph to pages in length. Bibliographic source references provide plenty of notes for further reading. The Fortune-Telling Book: The Encyclopedia Of Divination divination, practice of foreseeing future events or obtaining secret knowledge through communication with divine sources and through omens, oracles, signs, and portents. And Soothsaying (1578591473, $24.95) is written by Wicca seer and Gypsy mystic Raymond Buckland Raymond Buckland (b. 1934), according to his written works, was the first person in the United States to openly admit to being a practitioner of Wicca. In 1963 Buckland had his first and only meeting with Gerald Gardner and was initiated into Gardnerian Wicca which he introduced to , who deftly describes the art of prediction using an encyclopedia A-Z survey of events, people and techniques. Various soothsaying methods are explained in clear language with excellent bibliographic reference. |
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