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Category: Book Excerpts

Origins of Runes

Posted on May 16, 2007May 16, 2017

Excerpted and adapted from the book Divination: Sacred Tools for Reading the Mind of God by Paul O’Brien Runes are letters of an ancient Germanic alphabet with each conveying a unique symbolic meaning. The word rune means “mystery” in Celtic and … Read More & Listen »

Origins of Numerology

Posted on May 16, 2007May 16, 2017

Excerpted and adapted from the book Divination: Sacred Tools for Reading the Mind of God by Paul O’Brien The art of Numerology has existed since the ancient discovery of mathematics. To this day, most cultures attach special meaning to certain numbers … Read More & Listen »

Origins of Tarot

Posted on May 16, 2007May 16, 2017

Excerpted and adapted from the book Divination: Sacred Tools for Reading the Mind of God by Paul O’Brien This system of divination now known as Tarot first became popular in card form in Europe during the early fifteenth century, assisted by … Read More & Listen »

Origins of Astrology

Posted on May 16, 2007May 16, 2017

Excerpted and adapted from the book Divination: Sacred Tools for Reading the Mind of God by Paul O’Brien Early Astrology was a marriage of astronomy and mythology. Several ancient cultures—including Mayan, Indian and Chinese—mastered astronomy to determine celestial events like solstices, … Read More & Listen »

History of the I Ching

Posted on May 16, 2007May 16, 2017

Excerpted and adapted from the book Divination: Sacred Tools for Reading the Mind of God by Paul O’Brien The I Ching is the oldest of all the classical divination systems. It is also one of the oldest books in the world. Its … Read More & Listen »

Divination Verses in the Bible

Posted on May 16, 2007May 16, 2017
Adapted from the book Divination: Sacred Tools for Reading the Mind of God by Paul O’Brien Most of the organized Christian religions believe that the Bible prohibits the use of divination. However, there are numerous places in the Bible where

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Divination in the Bible and the “Gift of Prophecy”

Posted on May 16, 2007May 16, 2017

Excerpted and adapted from the book Divination: Sacred Tools for Reading the Mind of God by Paul O’Brien Most people whose religious faith relies on biblical scripture believe that divination of any kind is a sin condemned by God. Fundamentalists claim … Read More & Listen »

Divination — a Popular Trend

Posted on May 16, 2007May 16, 2017

Excerpted and adapted from the book Divination: Sacred Tools for Reading the Mind of God by Paul O’Brien

Understanding how divination works

The time-honored ancient systems of divination were created by mystics to support self-knowledge and inspired decision-making. Nowadays they are

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A Short History of Divination

Posted on May 16, 2007May 16, 2017

Excerpted and adapted from the book Divination: Sacred Tools for Reading the Mind of God by Paul O’Brien

Human beings have always looked for the answers to life’s great mysteries. Why are we here? Who controls our destiny? How does

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A successful entrepreneur, author, and mentor, Paul O’Brien shows audiences how they can access their intuition, leverage the synchronicity principle, improve timing, and make bold visionary decisions.

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