What will happen to us next? Looking into the future has obsessed human beings since written records began. Join writer and art historian Christopher Dell (The Occult, Witchcraft & Magic) for an online talk about his upcoming book Prophecies, revealing the long history of prediction and fortune telling in every human society—from ancient Egyptian oracles, Roman augurs, and Aztec omens to Japanese divination and the active magic of Norse seers. It traces the parallels in different traditions and cultures, exploring the signs and images found in antique documents, rare books, imaginative projections, and divinatory paraphernalia.