Like all of Mr. DuQuette's books, this one gives important information on a serious subject without being solemn. His writing style is light and humorous and is a refreshing change from the boring, high minded writings on occultism that you usually see. If you are interested in a quick and dirty guide to divination, both in theory and practice, this is it. In fact, it can even ideas for making your own system. I particularly like the emphasis of getting the right question in the first place. Once you have a basic idea from this book, you can, of course go deeper into the I Ching (although his version is much more fun), tarot, fire gazing or sheep's livers (this last being too messy for me). Personal stories of working with the oracles described make the book a fun read and give you an idea of what really working with an oracle can be like, both the good and the bad. Not only should you read this book, you should use it.

Lon Milo DuQuette's Book of Ordinary Oracles is no ordinary book on oracles! It is engaging, humorous, and a spellbinding book -- one that cuts through the routine and often superficial information frequently given in books published on this subject. Lon DuQuette gets to the heart of what divination by an oracle is and why it works. He then offers the reader his many unique ways of consulting the oracles, and, after consulting them, he most importantly reveals exactly how to use that information to answer our most personal questions. Lon's gifts to his readers are a keen sense of humor, years of experience, and his ability to make complicated and difficult information easy to understand. Lon Milo DuQuette takes the occult, hidden world of "telling fortunes" , and makes it accessible to all through ordinary, every day items. I highly recommend this book to all future soothsayers and other questing people. It will certainly occupy a prominent place among my many books on divination.