Divination Dictionary
Aeromancy
- by atmospheric phenomena: weather predicting
Alectromancy
- by a cock picking up grain.
Amniomancy -
by a caul.
Anthroposcopy
- by facial features.
Arithmancy -
by numbers.
Astrology -
by planets and starts.
Augury - from
the behaviour of birds.
Austromancy
- by the winds.
Axinomancy -
by a balanced axe, or a stone on a red hot axe.
Belomancy -
by arrows.
Bibliomancy
- by random passages in books.
Bletonism -
by currents of water.
Botanomancy
- by herbs.
Capnomancy -
by smoke.
Cartomancy -
by cards.
Catoptromancy
- by mirrors.
Ceromancy -
by molten wax dropped in water.
Cheiromancy
- by the hands.
Clairaudience
- by hearing things inaudible to normal hearing.
Clairvoyance
- by seeing things invisible to normal sight; second sight.
Cledonomancy
- from chance remarks or events.
Coscinomancy
- by sieve and shears.
Crystallomancy
- by a crystal.
Dactyliomancy
- by a finger ring.
Dowsing - by
means of a divining rod.
Geloscopy -
by a person;s way of laughing.
Genethlialogy
- from the stars at birth.
Geomancy - by
dots on paper, marks on the earth or particles of earth.
Gyromancy -
by whirling around until dizziness causes a fall.
Halomancy -
by salt.
Haruspicy -
from the entails of animals.
Hepatoscopy
- from the liver of an animal.
Hieromancy -
by the observation of sacrificed things.
Horoscopy -
by the planets and stars.
Hydromancy -
by water.
Ichthyomancy
- by fishes.
Lampadomancy
- from the flame of a candle or torch.
Leconomancy
- from the shape taken by oil poured on water.
Lithomancy -
by stones.
Margaritomancy
- by pearls.
Moleosophy -
by the moles on the body.
Myomancy - from
themovements of mice.
Necromancy -
through the communication with the spirits of the dead.
Numerology -
by numbers and names.
Oenomancy -
from the appearance or wine poured in libation.
Oneiromancy
- by dreams.
Onomancy - by
the letters of a name.
Onychomancy
- by the fingernails.
Ophiomancy -
from the behaviour of snakes.
Ornithomancy
- by the flight of birds.
Palmistry -
by the hands.
Pegomancy -
by fountains.
Pessomancy -
by pebbles.
Phrenology -
by the head.
Physiognomy
- by the face.
Psychometry
- by handling an object.
Pyromancy -
by looking into a fire.
Rhabdomancy
- by a wand or divining rod.
Scapulomancy
- by the shoulder blades of animals.
Scatoscopy -
by the inspection of excrement.
Sciomancy -
by the shadows or ghosts.
Scrying - by
a crystal.
Sideromancy
- by the movements of straws placed on red hot iron.
Sortilege -
by drawing lots.
Spodomancy -
from ashes.
Stichomancy
- from random passages in books.
Tephromancy
- from sacrificial ashes.
Theomancy -
by oracles, and by persons inspired by a god.
Uromancy - by
urine.
Xylomancy -
by dry sticks.
Zoomancy - from
the behaviour of animals.
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