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Zenermancy by Doug Dyment
A Monograph on Divination
Using Zener (“ESP”) Symbols
Tarot cards dominate today's divination landscape: a visitor to a typical “psychic fair” will find more than 80% of its readers using them. And this presents one of the reasons why tarot may not be the best choice for those who wish to do readings commercially: it’s a crowded, highly competitive field, making it difficult to differentiate oneself. Another reason is tarot’s strong identification with the occult: many people are quite frightened of these cards, and/or ascribe to beliefs that prohibit their use.
One option, of course, is for the reader to return to traditional (pre-tarot) playing cards. In addition to being a more historically accurate approach, this can be an effective solution, especially when using cards featuring older designs. Another is to seek out cards with different symbolism altogether; various types of special “fortune-telling” decks are manufactured for this purpose, though a preferable choice is one with a real-world history, yet still containing effective symbolism.
This monograph proposes instead the use of popularly-titled “ESP testing cards” (actually, Zener symbol cards) for this purpose: they carry an interesting “scientific” cachet, embody an anthropologically rich set of symbology, and can be framed in the context of a divinatory system that is steeped in both complexity and historical accuracy (dating back thousands of years). Even Hollywood has portrayed Zener symbol cards as divination tools (in the star-studded 2000 filmThe Gift, starring Cate Blanchett as a psychic reader).
Zenermancy offers a solid foundation for the understanding and interpretation of Zener symbolism and its use in divination. It provides not only a broad, detailed exploration of these topics, but a variety of reading methods and much helpful information for both nascent and experienced cold readers. The volume comes packaged with a set of business-card-sized Zener “flash cards”, to be used as a learning tool while mastering the system, and subsequently to deliver basic “symbological readings” (replacement sets of these colour-printed cards are available for gifting to high-value clients as a souvenir of the experience).
The book is organized as follows:
Introduction
Symbols: Introduction
Symbols: Interpretation
The Circle
The Cross
The Wavy Lines
The Square
The Star
Transitions: Introduction
Transitions: Interpretation
A Reader Prepares
First Steps: A Simple “Symbological Reading”
Mnemonic Aids for the Symbological Reading
Encouraging Dialogue
Sample Symbological Readings
Reading Dynamics
Ritual
Suggested Card Spreads (Layouts)
A Cleromantic Alternative
Reading Styles
The Extended Reading
A Sample Extended Reading
On The Validity of Readings
On Being a Perpetual Student
Some Supportive Tools
An Abecedarian Adjunct
Coloured Symbols
Bibliography
Even non-readers will find value here, in the form of rich patter material to inform Zener-symbol-based presentations.
Some readers’ comments:
“I loved it.” —Larry Becker [USA]
“I absolutely love it. I’ve read through Zenermancy three times and buzzed with excitement each time. It has tremendous value for me as a performer/reader (far more than the monetary one placed on it).” —Dan Dent [Switzerland]
“As usual with a Doug Dyment book, it is meticulously researched to give the correct credits of those that went before. It is a very innovative read, and provides the psychic with quite a new arsenal of bullet points in a reading. At last, something very well worth buying. Highly recommended!” —Roger Ferriby [UK]
“Zenermancy is outstanding! I have studied/adapted for myself several reading systems; only a few end up as part of my personal collection. Zenermancy has just made it to the top of my list. It is truly incredible; rarely have I seen a system that allows you to go so deep with so little effort. I’m excited to be using this. Thank you for releasing this remarkable, breathtaking product!” —Michael Geddert [Germany]
“I find Zenermancy to be a very inspiring book and an impressively deep system as well. Still being a nascent cold reader, I appreciate especially that [Doug has made his] concepts and ideas attainable without sacrificing complexity.
The mnemonics [provided] are excellent and enabled me to give a meaningful symbological reading within a few days of receiving the book. The business-sized cards are very useful indeed and have become constant companions.
There is still a long way to go until I will be able to give full length readings with one of the more complex layouts and the Wu Xing meanings, but I feel confident that [Doug’s] concise explanations will guide me along the way. Most importantly, I realized that this is just the right system for me, as it feels less occult than, say, Rune Stones or the Tarot.” —SJ [Germany]
“I received Zenermancy yesterday and love it! This material goes far deeper into not only the symbolism but applications for readings than would be reasonable to expect for the price and the page count (and yes, I am very thankful for strong content that doesn’t waste words).” —Sean Kearney [USA]
“This is fantastic! I searched in vain for decades for a system to read ESP symbol cards that I liked — [Doug has] delivered beyond my wildest dreams! The underlying thinking is priceless for all mentalists and readers!” —Millard Longman[USA]
“I love all the thought [Doug] put in to this … with terms and mnemonics that I could understand.” —Scott Martise [USA]
“This book is really good … better than mine. I like it a lot!” —Gene Nielsen [USA]
“If you are into doing readings, I would highly recommend Doug Dyment’sZenermancy. He manages to delightfully incorporate the five symbols to work nicely into the Chinese five elements … he has put a lot of thought into it …” —Alain Nu [USA]
“It is great! Thorough and well thought out, Zenermancy takes Zener card readings not just to a new level, but light years ahead of any other system with Zener cards. Zenermancy has my highest recommendation!” —Tony Razzano[USA]
“Utterly brilliant! The amount of work [Doug has] done to bring everything together … the link between the symbols and the Wu Xing … the excellent mnemonics … really a superb job.
In a day when people get one half-baked idea, embellish it poorly, then publish a semi-illiterate e-book, with raves from their friends (god help us if everyone took the reviews on the Magic Café as the truth), a book like [Doug’s] (in fact, like all of his), really stands out.” —Robin Robertson [USA]
“Zenermancy was everything I was looking for and will be given many more readings; so well presented and much food for thought … Thanks again for an excellent job.” —Terry Scantori [UK]
“Got to say that Zenermancy is the best reading system using Zener cards that I have seen. This book goes into full details, from history through a short easy reading to an extended/lengthy one. And the great thing is that the short reading can use five small business cards that you will always have in your wallet. Anywhere, anytime — can’t beat that. I recommend this one very highly: just love it.” —Neal Scryer [USA]
“To date, Doug Dyment’s material for mystery performers has been uniformly brilliant, practical, and tailored for real-world performers and paying venues. But am I allowed to have a favorite? Zenermancy is mine. For the working reader, it transforms the ESP cards associated with J.B. Rhine
