In my search for other Books of Fate, I tracked-down a French book circa 1699-1700 C.E., titled ‘Pratique Curieuse’ by an M. Commiers. This book is essentially three separate Books of Fate under one title: Oracle of the Sibyls Part One, Oracle of the Sibyls Part Two, and The Fortune of Humans, Decided. Translation was time-consuming, but I finally got Oracle of the Sibyls Part One completed, hence why I haven’t posted anything in over a month. I intend to get all three parts of Pratique Curieuse translated over the course of a year, but I’ll get to the other two later.
To place it properly on the Book of Fate timeline, Pratique Curieuse comes after ‘The Dutch Fortune Teller’ and before ‘Napoleon’s Book of Fate’, although according to my pendulum investigation, Napoleon’s Book of Fate was originally created in Egypt sometime in the seventeenth century C.E., after The Dutch Fortune Teller and slightly before Oracles of the Sibyls. But Napoleon’s Book of Fate only became widely known in the early 1800s, so there it remains in the timeline.
Oracle of the Sibyls is an interesting document, reflecting the concerns of the (male-dominant) society from which it sprang. Questions such as, ‘does the lover love his mistress?’, ‘does the mistress love her lover?’, ‘is he cuckolded?’, and ‘whether the child belongs to him.’ With a little mental adjustment, some of the questions can be made to answer modern-day concerns. Take question number 29, ‘Should he attach himself to the Court?’ At the time of publication, France was still very much a monarchy. A modern day rendering of this question could be, ‘If I Run for Public Office, What would be the Likely Result?’ Other questions are the sort which will always be of concern to humans, such as, ‘Should I get married?’, ‘Will I be Rich?’, ‘Should I Move?’, and ‘Will My Fortunes Improve?’
Often Books of Fate include a list of days on which it is or is not to be consulted; these can be either days of the year or days of the week. I didn’t find any such restricted list of days with Oracles of the Sibyls, so consult it whenever you like.
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