Sentences with phrase «of divination»

This, it must be remarked, does not find a very close parallel in the Hebrew Bible, though there are not a few stories of the casting of lots, which is a form of divination of the will of the gods.

Is it even remotely rational that the official should change his or her mind because of this divination?

Finally, the ancient bond between an oracle and techniques of divination establishes an almost invincible association between the idea of prophecy and that of an unveiling of the future.

So one day after she cried out after Paul, the apostle turned to her and exorcised her of the spirit of divination.

The debate over whether Ouija is an innocent passtime or a means of divination begins as soon as the friends set down at the table in the dead girl's house.

By relying on calculations derived from the I Ching, an ancient Chinese book of divination, Cage relinquished control over formal decisions, shifting responsibility from making choices to asking questions.

Played as a card game in French parlors and all across Europe, it became a tool of Divination around the year 1600.

The word «cromniomancy» refers to the practice of divination by onions.

Painting seems to be as much a form of divination as a way to dig up painful memories, bringing into focus the difficult tremors and disturbing experiences we all deal with.»

He couldn't discern a person's guilt or innocence by any sort of divination or wizardry.

With this information, the warden no doubt recalled the announcement of the little fortune teller before her gift of divination had been taken from her: «These men are the servants of the most high God» (16:17), for he commanded a light and went to Paul and Silas and asked them what he must do to be saved.

23For rebellion is like the sin of divination, and arrogance like the evil of idolatry.

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Perhaps this alludes to the thought that miracles don't really exist, at least in the way we conceive of their divination.

Furthermore, the entire family appears to make a living using their primary talents of divination and fortune - telling.

That night of cards began two years of exceeding good fortune at the tables, and in time led me to the Octavo — a form of divination unique to Mrs. Sparrow.

The kingdom of Khura'in will pit Phoenix Wright against this new challenge, as he has to figure out the Khura'inese law system and the workings of the Divination Séance to try and help his clients.

«Nel's site - specific installation, Reflective Field (2011), explores the space between knowing and not knowing, the inexplicable realm symbolised in his work by reflections of water against the gallery ceiling in what the artist describes as a «scientific exploration of divination».

«Books recommend that you mark your entry into magic by taking up one of the arts of divination: tarot, crystals, runes or stars.

About Blog Theresa Reed have been reading professionally for over 25 years, combining the use of Tarot Cards, Astrology, and other forms of divination to help her clients improve their lives and find their direction.

Is it even remotely rational that the official should change his or her mind because of this divination?

He realized that her gift was in reality a curse, for she was possessed with a spirit of divination.

And these became means of divination.

It is a book of divination and quite unintelligible to people who do not take stock in the occult.

The book is reminiscent of the time - honored practice of divination, where with closed eyes and an open book, a random finger pinpoints the answer.

A man, who could be comparably afflicted through drink, seeking to know where he stood, nonetheless would have needed to have powers of divination or possess some mental breathalyser before he could be satisfied his actions would later be deemed lawful.

Not people with a false tongue of divination of thy heart, but of divination of my will.

Consequently, children figure prominently in rituals of purification, healing, restoration, various forms of divination and in rites of passage.

Previously acceptable forms of divination and worship were to be focused on «the place where Yahweh shall choose to cause his name to dwell.

Some of his divinations are realistic («the deficit quickly begins to grow again»).

Insogna's devotional ceramic cauldrons reference scrying - an ancient form of divination, are paired with colorful abstract and symbolic figurative paintings to evoke a history of ritual practice.

Los Angels, California About Blog Through the use of traditional forms of divination, Mónica Laura is a channel of messages for people undergoing major life changes.

She believes tarot and other forms of divination have this wonderful virtue of guiding us gently but firmly.

She believes that tarot (and other forms of divination) helps us pilot our course in the universe to accomplish becoming our best selves.