Stichomancy: A form of divination by randomly choosing a word or verse and interpreting an oracular meaning from it to answer an inquirer’s question usually concerning a course for future action.

I was inspired by Caterina. Decided to go see what the books had to tell me today.

Today’s reading

After a few moments of shame, a strange idea comes to console him: it’s true he is ridiculous; but there is nothing negative, nothing shameful or disagreeable, in that; the ridiculousness that has befallen him intensifies still more the inherent melancholy of his life, renders his destiny still sadder, and hence still grander and more beautiful. –Milan Kundera, Slowness, page 67.