The following interpretations were gathered from several Bosnian diviners—three women in their forties and fifties, and two men, one aged 33 and the other 67 at the time of the interviews. I must admit that I thoroughly enjoyed my amateur research, which spanned almost twenty years. I believe that much of the material I recorded is valuable for publication, both for its educational purpose and as an excellent reflection of the Bosnian spirit, imagination, and harmony with the unseen forces of fate. Today, influenced by the New Age trend, it’s common to read that divination with playing cards requires brand-new cards, which should be purified with incense or kept in a special box, among other ritualistic rules. However, none of the individuals I spoke with were familiar with or practiced these customs. They often played card games with friends or family, using the same cards, and then interpreted the fate of the interested person. The cards they used were typically old and worn, s...
Prvi korak prema uništenju jednoga naroda jest brisanje njegova pamćenja. Uništi mu knjige, kulturu i historiju te onda nađi nekoga da napiše nove knjige, proizvede novu kulturu, izmisli novu historiju. Ta će nacija brzo početi zaboravljati što jest i što je bila. Arthur Schlesinger