Fortuna: The Sacred and Profane Faces of Luck Bones side-by-side

side-by-side

Follow in the footsteps of a coven of witches in the 1940s as they dive deep into magical practice

and deities

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Fortuna: The Sacred and Profane Faces of Luck Bones side-by-sideTraces the history of good fortune traditions from sacred divination to modern gambling Reveals how dice were originally considered sacred objects of divination and details the techniques and meanings of a dice oracle Looks at medieval grimoires for fortune telling and other divination traditions, including those using cowrie shells, bones, coins, cards, sticks, and stones Examines how dice became a means of gaming and gambling and how gambling gave