The Yoruba Domino Oracle

Students of divination will jump at the opportunity to get their hands on this little gem--the first book in English ever written on African domino oracles. The author is a longtime devotee of Santeria, a religion that grew out of the Yoruba tradition in Cuba. One of the more unique aspects of domino divination is its system of remedies. If a querent gets a negative reading (selecting a double-blank domino--really bad juju--for example), the practitioner gives the querent tasks to do to change their karma so the foretold event won't come to pass. Most remedies are prayers to the Orisha, the pantheon of Yoruban gods. However, if the querent isn't comfortable praying to Ibeji or Orula, the querent may substitute Greek, Norse, Hindu, or Celtic pantheons--whatever he or she prefers. The back of the book has a wonderful selection of prayers to Catholic saints, including prayers to St. Martha, St. Barbara, St. Expeditus, and St. Francis. Other remedies include holy offerings of cornmeal and bathing for purification. --P. Randall Cohan