Alex Vizcroft·3d agoWere ancient divination methods the precursor to modern computing?The Algorithm as Magic SystemThe Algorithm as Magic System
Alex Vizcroft·Sep 10Whare Ra: House of the Sun — New Zealand’s Forgotten Golden Dawn TempleIn a quiet Hawke’s Bay town, a purpose-built Golden Dawn temple operated for more than sixty years. Its members included bishops, doctors…
Alex Vizcroft·Aug 29Fire, Shell, and Stalk: A History of Chinese DivinationA history of Chinese divination from the earliest attestation to the present day
Alex Vizcroft·Aug 5Why TikTok and the I Ching Run on the Exact Same EngineSometime last year I asked the I Ching whether to abandon a project I had been working on for months. I cast the coins, built the hexagram…
Alex Vizcroft·Aug 3The Oracle of Shiraz: What the West Missed About HafezLook in any bookstore. You’ll find Rumi. You won’t find Hafez. In Iran, it’s the other way around.
