Old oracle bones are telling a new story. By combining these 3,000-year-old inscriptions with modern climate models, scientists have found that powerful typhoons may have played a role in the fall of ...

It’s that time of year, folks. When December rolls around, the predictions for the coming year roll out at a fast and furious pace. The S&P 500 has notched 20%-plus returns in the past two years – a ...

If you had to imagine an object that could tell the future, you’d probably envision a crystal ball or a deck of Tarot cards—not a utensil. Nevertheless, experts on the Isle of Man have revealed an ...

Ancient ritual sees birds battered to death with a hammer then thrown out of the home; in offshoot custom, boiled egg yolk ...

Background: Chinese correlative cosmology -- The origin and evolution of Chinese divination -- The Zhouyi, or Zhou changes -- Fengshui, or tomb and residential site orientation -- Numerology, or ...

In this installment of Practical Magic, Lisa Stardust explains charm casting, the art of using jewelry in divination. Always remember that magic is for believers, but this column can also simply serve ...

Kitchen divination has a long, cross-cultural history. In some places, the art never went away; in others, it’s making a comeback through social platforms. For many cultures across the centuries, ...