This year’s first issue of the International Journal of Divination and Prognostication has been published on July 18, 2025 and can be accessed online at https://brill.com/view/journals/ijdp/6/1/ijdp.6.issue-1.xml.
This special issue, edited by our guest editor Stéphanie Homola, is dedicated to the subject of Online Divination Ethnographies: The Transformative Impact of Digital Technology and Social Media on Divination Practices and contains a wealth of captivating content that reflects the latest advancements in the field:
- Stéphanie Homola. Editorial: “Online Divination Ethnographies: The Transformative Impact of Digital Technology and Social Media on Divination Practices.”
- Lothar von Falkenhausen. Obituary: Lawrence Scott Davis (1951–2024).
- Zuohong Elaine Zhuang. “An Art of Storytelling: Online Tarot Divination in Contemporary China.”
- Dorothy Kalita. “Pick a Card, Press ‘Play’: Understanding Digital Divination through Tarot Readings on YouTube.”
- Stéphanie Homola. “Now You Can Find It All on the Internet: Spelling Out Secret Knowledge in China and the Challenge of Complexity.”
- Lai Hung Yu. “Determination over Predetermination: Feng Shui Divination as an Effective Means to Change One’s Destiny in Contemporary Hong Kong.”
- Michael R. Matthews. Laws of the Land: Fengshui and the State in Qing Dynasty China, written by Tristan G. Brown.
- Esther-Maria Guggenmos. The Art of Fate Calculation: Practicing Divination in Taipei, Beijing, and Kaifeng, written by Stéphanie Homola.
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