Methods of Divination

 

Aeromancy (divination by atmospheric conditions)

Alectryomancy (divination by rooster)

Aleuromancy (divination by flour, including fortune cookies)

Alomancy (divination by salt)

Alphitomancy (divination by barley)

Anemoscopy (divination by wind)

Anthropomancy (divination by human sacrifice)

Apantomancy (divination by seeing animals)

Astragalomancy (divination by dice)

Astrology (divination by stars)

Austromancy (divination by wind and clouds)

Axiomancy (divination by axes)

Belomancy (divination by arrows)

Bibliomancy (divination by books, especially the Bible)

Botanomancy (divination by burning plants)

Capnomancy (divination by smoke)

Cartomancy (divination by cards)

Captopromancy (divination by mirrors)

Causimomancy (divination by burning)

Cephalomancy (divination by skulls)

Ceraunoscopy (divination by thunder and lightning)

Ceromancy (Ceroscopy; divination by placing melted wax into cold water)

Chaomancy (divination by aerial visions)

Cheiromancy (or Palmistry; divination by palms) where the markings of the hand are interpreted as signs.

Chirognomy (divination by hands)

Clairaudience (divination by psychic hearing)

Cleromancy (divination by casting lots)

Clidomancy (or Cleidomancy; divination by keys)

Cometomancy (divination by comet tails)

Coscinomancy (divination by hanging sieves)

Critomancy (divination by barley cakes)

Cromniomancy (divination by onion sprouts)

Crystallomancy (divination by crystals or other reflecting objects)

Cyclomancy (divination by wheels)

Daphnomancy (divination by burning laurel wreaths)

Demonomancy (divination by demons)

Empyromancy (divination by burning)

Extispicy (divination from the exta of sacrificed animals)

Geomancy (divination by earth)

Geloscopy (divination by laughter)

Graphology (divination by handwriting)

Gyromancy (divination by dizziness)

Hepatoscopy (also haruspication; divination by liver)

Hippomancy (divination by horses)

Hydromancy (divination by water)

Icthyomancy (divination by fish)

Lampadomancy (divination by light)

Lecanomancy (divination by a basin of water)

Libanomancy (divination by incense)

Lithomancy (divination by precious stones)

Margaritomancy (divination by bouncing pearls)

Metagnomy (divination by visions)

Meteormancy (divination by meteors)

Metoposcopy (divination by foreheads)

Moleosophy (divination by blemishes)

Myomancy (divination by rodent behavior)

Nephomancy (divination by clouds)

Numerology (divination by numbers)

Oculomancy (divination by eyes)

Oinomancy (divination by wine)

Omphalomancy (divination by umbilical chords)

Oneiromancy (divination by dreams)

Onomancy (divination by names)

Onychomancy (divination by fingernails)

Oomantia (or Ooscopy, Ovomancy; divination by eggs)

Ophiomancy (divination by snakes)

Orniscopy (or Ornithomancy; divination by birds of flight)

Ouija (divination by use of Ouija boards)

Pegomancy (divination by spring water)

Phrenology (divination by the shape of one's head)

Phyllorhodomancy (divination by rose petals)

Pyromancy (or Pyroscopy; divination by fire)

Rhabdomancy (divination by rod or stick)

Rhapsodomancy (divination by poetry)

Rumpology (divination by buttocks)  

Scatomancy (divination by droppings, usually animal)

Scapulimancy (divination by bovine or caprid scapulae)

Sciomancy (divination by spirits)

Sideromancy (divination by burning of straw)

Spodomancy (divination by ash)

Stichomancy (divination by books)

Stolisomancy (divination by clothing)

Tasseography (divination by tea leaves)

Tephramancy (divination by bark ashes)

Tiromancy (divination by cheese)

Xylomancy (divination by burning wood)

 

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