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This page describes the practice. There is deliberately no automated reading for it — see the notes below.
Background
Bibliomancy is the use of books in divination; using sacred books for divination is widespread across the world’s religions. Classical forms include the Sortes Vergilianae and Sortes Homericae.
How it works
With a question in mind, the reader opens the book at random and reads the first line or passage the eye or finger falls on.
Notes and limits
Culture: When the book is scripture, many religious communities have strong views — some forbid it, some practise it with prayer. The site does not draw random verses from sacred texts; consult your own tradition’s teachers.
At a glance
- Also called
- Stichomancy, Book divination
- Traditions
- Jewish, Christian, Islamic, Many
- Regions
- Worldwide / modern
- You need
- A question, A random draw
- Price
- Free