Bibliomancy?

In traditional societies environmental symbols are called omens or signs. They are really symbolic interpretations of natural events and/or meaningful information about the past, present, or future that comes from apparently random events or sources.

The ancient Chinese examined cracks in the shoulder blades of sheep for omens, the Greeks studied the entrails of slaughtered animals, the Persions looked at fire, and Hawaiians read clouds, and Gypsies read events in the natural world around them.



A modern method to seek and read omens is called Bibliomancy, with is the art of randomly opening a book and getting an answer to a question. It is mostly used with a bible or a dictionary, but an enjoyable and creative variation is to use any kind of book or magazine picked at random. The creativity comes from figuring out how a paragraph on grilling shrimp can relate to your quesation about your love life, or what a photograph of an airplane in an advirtisement has to do with a question about your career. Frequently, though, the answer to your quesation will be stunningly obvious no matter where you look for it.