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Objects of Wonder, Instruments of Prophecy: The Mystical Life of Curiosity Cabinets
Sibyl discusses the relationship between cabinets of curiosities and divination practices, a fascinating intersection of Renaissance knowledge-seeking and mystical tradition. These collections, which flourished from the 16th through 18th centuries, functioned as sophisticated instruments for understanding the hidden connections between all things, serving as both repositories of wonder and mechanisms for glimpsing divine will through…
Sibyl's Lab of Cartomantics 