About this book
O Oraculo do Passado, do presente e do Futuro (2/7) Parte Segunda: O oraculo das Salas by Bento Serrano offers a beguiling doorway into nineteenth‑century parlour divination and the psychology of social ritual. In this second installment of a seven‑part compendium, Serrano — an astrologer rooted in 1883 Porto — assembles question‑and‑answer games, interpretations of sortes and riddles, and practical instructions for recreative fortune‑telling designed for soirées and intimate gatherings.
The audiobook reconstructs how Victorians and late‑Romantic Portuguese society used playful prognostication to navigate love, fate and interpersonal dynamics. Packed with ready‑to‑use slips, rules for balancing questioners and responders, and sample exchanges on romance and destiny, the text illuminates belief systems, performative etiquette, and the psychology behind communal games. Its historical context — an astrologer’s cave‑like study and the era’s fascination with the occult — gives listeners a textured sense of period attitudes toward prediction and entertainment.
Ideal for listeners interested in psychology, cultural history, parapsychology, astrology, or vintage party practices, this audiobook is perfect for anyone curious about how past societies read meaning into chance and ritual, or for those seeking evocative, historic listening material for social inspiration.
