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Online Press Kit and Contact Information

Thank you for your interest in the work of Paul O’Brien and the Divination Foundation. Paul is the author of Visionary I Ching and Divination: Sacred Tools for Reading the Mind of God. He was also founder of Tarot.com, which became the world’s largest astrology and divination website. He is a charismatic interview subject available for telephone, in person or print interviews. This page includes press materials and other resources that will be useful for book reviewers and various interview programs.

• Paul O’Brien’s Biography
• Paul O’Brien’s Speaker Profile
• Excerpt from the book Divination (PDF – 684 KB)
• Divination Foundation logo (web resolution- contact us for a high-resolution logo for print publications)

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Book Reviewers and Interviewers

Thank you for your interest in the book, Divination: Sacred Tools for Reading the Mind of God.

Divination explains how divination systems work, what they are good for, what they are not good for (i.e. fortune telling, psychic mind-reading), their origins, history of ongoing persecution by religions, and practical stories of how they are more popular than ever and still helping people to make better decisions, better relationships and less stress.

Paul O’Brien is a pioneer of computer-assisted classical divination systems, founder of Tarot.com — one of the largest astrology and divination websites in the world — and creator of The Manifestation Process he has been teaching for 20 years.

If you are an interviewer, reviewer or member of the press, please contact us via email or call 503-246-8598 for a review copy of the book to be sent to you for review.

Interview Themes

• The Critical Importance of Intuitive Decision Making
• The “Conscious Decision Making” system (new book “Great Decisions, Perfect Timing”)
• How Divination systems work (archetypes and synchronicity team up to stimulate intuition)
• Divination vs. Fortune-Telling … Modern Applications of Divination
• Spiritual Technologies–Where Software and Spirituality Converge
• O’Brien’s Invention of Divination Software (1989)

Sample Interview Questions about the book “Divination”

• The first book you wrote was a modern version of the I Ching itself. Why did you feel it necessary to later write a book about Divination in general?
• Your book is entitled Divination. What does the word “divination” mean?
• How you were introduced to the world of divination systems?
• The subtitle of the book is Reading the Mind of God. What do you mean by that?
• You are known as “the father of divination software” – how did you happen to invent divination software in 1989?
• What is a divination system? How is it different than psychic readings or fortune telling?
• Your Divination book puts the use of divination systems into perspective. Can you summarize the benefits and pitfalls? What is divination best used for?
• Why do you feel that, in this information age, there is a critical need for better decision-making?
• Why do you think divination’s popularity has continued to increase so much in the last 50 years?
• In Divination, you offer an explanation of how divination systems work. Can you explain the concepts of archetypes and synchronicity?
• In what ways has computer technology changed the experience of divination?
• The role of religion in supporting, and then later persecuting, divination is a subject of your book; what does the Bible have to say about divination?
• What kinds of questions do you recommend putting to a divination system like I-Ching or Tarot?
• How do destiny and fate factor into the equation? (creativity and karma)
• You explain in your book the old adage “timing is everything” ???
• How does one distinguish between authentic divination and all the scams out there?

Sample Questions about the work of the Divination Foundation (DF)

• Why did you found it and what is the mission of the Divination Foundation?
• Your first book was a modern version of the I Ching … how is this related to the DF?
• You seem to be focused on decision making … why do you consider it so important?
• What kinds of decisions are you focused on helping people with?
• Why do you think it is that people are generally so bad at making strategic decisions in their lives?
• Why do you think this constitutes a crisis for society?
• Tell us about the new book you are writing Great Decisions, Perfect Timing
• Why is it said that “life is the sum of your choices?”
• You have created an approach you call “Conscious Decision Making” … why do you refer to this as “human life’s master skill”?
• You claim that anyone can learn to improve their decision making … how?
• Please explain the Conscious Decision Making pyramid
• What are the benefits of Conscious Decision Making? How difficult is it?
• You talk about “going direct” for wisdom or guidance and state that this is a liberating, almost revolutionary, approach to spirituality … how so?
• Why is CDM a “holistic” approach to decision making?
• You give talks on entrepreneurial success? What are the 3 most important personal factors?
• How do you define “success?”
• You offer an interesting technique for the logical side of decision making …
• How would you define Intuition?
• In the Conscious Decision Making system, how do logic and intuition work together?
• Why do you feel intuition should actually lead logic in decision making?
• What do you mean by the influence of Wisdom, the spiritual aspect of decision making?
• Your background is in the area of divination systems … what part can these play with regard to intuitive decision making?
• Tell us about your Manifestation Process.
• Let’s talk about the nature and benefits of good timing.
• Why do you say that great timing is the “holy grail” of success and happiness?
• How can we improve on our sense of timing?