What does rhapsodomancy mean?
Rhapsodomancy means Divination by reading a random passage from a poem..
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Divination by reading a random passage from a poem..
1953, Gaynor (ed.), Dict. Mysticism Rhapsodomancy: A form of divination, based on a line in a sacred book or book of poetry which strikes the eye when the book is opened, or which is the last line to be pierced by a needle stuck through the closed book.
Rhapsodomantia sive divinatio ex rhapsodia aliqva poëtæ.
Using chance to arrive at a particular passage in the I Ching is a form of rhapsodomancy: the seeking of guidance through the chance selection of a passage in a literary work. Another early form of rhapsodomancy is represented by the sibylline books. [...]
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Rhapsodomancy means Divination by reading a random passage from a poem..
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1953, Gaynor (ed.), Dict. Mysticism Rhapsodomancy: A form of divination, based on a line in a sacred book or book of poetry which strikes the eye when the book is opened, or which is the last line to be pierced by a needle stuck through the closed book.
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