How To Read Bones Like A Scapulimancer Culture
The Shang kings of ancient China sought guidance from the gods by inscribing questions on the shoulder-bones of oxen. They would crack the inscribed bones with hot irons and divine the gods’ answers from the shapes of the cracks. “The pantheon they addressed included nature powers, predynastic powers, a supreme power called Di, and the legendary ancestor Ku, one of whose consorts gave birth to the founder of the dynasty after swallowing an egg left by a dark bird.” (1,500 words)
