Fortuna: The Sacred and Profane Faces of Luck Bones and deities

and deities

side-by-side

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

In Appendix I

Fortuna: The Sacred and Profane Faces of Luck Bones and deitiesTraces 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