moon blocks: a ritual of divine guidance in chinese folk beliefs

iron wood art sand carving sculpture food soil geology metal leaf invertebrate produce hand moon blocks ritual divine guidance chinese beliefs divining gods instructions palm sized shaped pieces flat protruding center throwing oracle cups meaning shape direction tradition culture spiritual religion practice prayer worship belief ceremony ancient interpretation faith sacred message divination isolated brown ingredient macro old closeup vintage portrays use individuals seek typically two palmsized halfmoonshaped featuring involves interpreting 39aph39 messages based land