num_pages: 72
description: Chance the great beloved of gamblers lovers generals and kings has long held sway over mortal affairs. Whether assuming the form of the goddess Fortuna and her ever-turning Wheel or the abstract mathematic of 'randomness' Her favor is universally sought and Her displeasure feared. To the devotee of Chance Divination may be regarded as Her secret liturgy providing glimpses of the unknown to those she esteems. Into the retort of the alchemist-poet Pendell compounds portent omen oracle and the art of prediction to distill The Language of Birds a reverie upon the nature of the Goddess of Fortune and the sacred function of Chance.Dale Pendell is the author of the Pharmako triad of books (Pharmako/Poeia Pharmako/Dynamis Pharmako/Gnosis) exploring the mystical poesis of psychotropic plants and the Poison Path.
language: English
title: The Language of Birds: Some Notes on Chance and Divination
publisher: Three Hands Press