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Divination
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Divination is the attempt to gain insight into a question or situation by way of a standardized process or ritual. Diviners ascertain their interpretations of how a querent should proceed by reading signs, events, or omens, or through alleged contact with a supernatural agency.
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| Acultomancy | | Using Needles |
| Aeromancy | | Means of Patterns in Clouds |
| Ailuromancy | | Watching Cats’ Movements |
| Alectormancy | | Sacrificing a Rooster |
| Alectryomancy | | Watching a Rooster Gather Corn Kernels |
| Aleuromancy | | Using Flour or Meal |
| Alomancy | | Using Salt |
| Alphitomancy | | Using Loaves of Barley |
| Alveromancy | | Using Sounds |
| Ambulomancy | | Taking a Walk |
| Amniomancy | | Examining Afterbirth |
| Anthomancy | | Using Flowers |
| Anthracomancy | | Using Burning Coals |
| Anthropomancy | | Using Human Entrails |
| Apantomancy | | Using Objects at Hand |
| Arithmancy | | Using Numbers |
| Armomancy | | Examining One’s Shoulders |
| Aspidomancy | | Sitting and Chanting Within a Circle |
| Astragalomancy | | Knucklebones of Animals |
| Astromancy | | Using Stars |
| Austromancy | | Using Wind |
| Axinomancy | | Using an Axe or Hatchet |
| Batraquomancy | | Using Frogs |
| Belomancy | | Means of Arrows |
| Bibliomancy | | Random Book Passages |
| Botanomancy | | Using Burning Branches or Plants |
| Brontomancy | | Using Thunder |
| Capnomancy | | Means of Smoke |
| Cartomancy | | Using Playing Cards |
| Catoptromancy | | Examining Mirror Placed Underwater |
| Ceneromancy | | Using Ashes |
| Cephalonomancy | | Boiling an Ass Head |
| Ceraunomancy | | Using Thunderbolts |
-- Usually livers.
| Ceraunoscopy | | Using Lightning |
| Ceromancy | | Means of Wax Drippings |
| Chaomancy | | Examining Phenomena of the Air |
| Cheiromancy | | Palms |
| Chirognomy | | Studying the Hands |
| Chronomancy | | Means of Time |
| Cleidomancy | | Using Keys |
| Cleromancy | | Using Dice |
| Conchomancy | | Using Shells |
| Coscinomancy | | Using a Sieve and a Pair of Shears |
| Crithomancy | | Strewing Meal over Sacrifices |
| Critomancy | | Using Barley Cakes |
| Cromnyomancy | | Using Onions |
| Crystallomancy | | Means of Clear Objects |
| Crystallomancy | | Using a Crystal Globe |
| Cybermancy | | Computers |
| Dactyliomancy | | Means of a Finger |
| Dactylomancy | | Using Rings |
| Daphnomancy | | Using a Laurel |
| Demonomancy | | Using Demons |
| Dririmancy | | Observing Dripping Blood |
| Enoptromancy | | Using Mirrors |
| Extispicy | | Using Entrails of Animals |
Usually sacrificed animals used in rituals.
| Floromancy | | Believing That Flowers Have Feelings |
| Gastromancy | | Sounds from the Belly |
| Geloscopy | | Means of Laughter |
| Geomancy | | Casting Earth Onto a Surface |
| Grammomancy | | Writing Individual Letters |
| Gyromancy | | Going Around in Circles |
The circumference of the circle is marked by letters.
| Halomancy | | Using Salt Crystals |
| Haruspicy | | Entrails of Sacrificed Animals |
| Hematomancy | | Blood Typing of Individuals |
| Hepatoscopy | | Examining Animal Livers |
| Hieromancy | | Observing Sacrificial Remains |
| Hieroscopy | | Using Entrails of Animals |
| Hippomancy | | Using Horses |
| Hydromancy | | Looking Into Still Water for Visions |
| Ichnomancy | | Using Footprints |
| Ichthyomancy | | Inspecting Fish Entrails |
| Iconomancy | | Using Icons |
| Idolomancy | | Using Idols |
| Kephalonomancy | | Using a Baked Donkey's Head |
| Keraunoscopia | | Using Thunder |
| Knissomancy | | Using Burning Incense |
| Labiomancy | | Lip Reading |
| Lampadomancy | | Flame of a Lamp or Candle |
| Lecanomancy | | Using Water in a Basin or Pool |
| Libanomancy | | Watching Incense Smoke |
| Lithomancy | | Stones |
| Logarithmancy | | Means of Algorithms |
| Logomancy | | Using Words |
| Macromancy | | Using Large Objects |
| Maculomancy | | Using Spots |
| Margaritomancy | | Using Pearls |
| Mathemancy | | Counting |
| Meilomancy | | Moles on Ones Body |
| Meteoromancy | | Studying Meteors |
| Metopomancy | | Using the Forehead or Face |
| Metoposcopy | | The Lines of the Forehead |
| Micromancy | | Using Small Objects |
| Myomancy | | The Movements of Mice |
| Narcomancy | | Using Sleep |
| Necromancy | | Spirits of the Recently Dead |
| Necyomancy | | Summoning Satan |
| Nephomancy | | Clouds |
| Nomancy | | Examining Letters of Name |
| Odontomancy | | Using Teeth |
| Oenomancy | | Studying Appearance of Wine |
| Oinomancy | | Using Wine |
| Ololygmancy | | Fortune-telling by the Howling of Dogs |
| Omoplatoscopy | | Observing Cracks in Burning Scapulae |
| Omphalomancy | | The Knots in the Umbilical Cord |
| Oneiromancy | | Dreams |
| Onomancy | | Using Proper Names |
| Onychomancy | | The Fingernails or Toenails |
| Oomancy | | Using Eggs |
| Ophidiomancy | | Using Snakes |
| Ophiomancy | | Watching Snakes |
| Ornithomancy | | Observing Flight of Birds |
| Oryctomancy | | Using Excavated Objects |
| Ouranomancy | | Studying the Heavens |
| Pedomancy | | Examining the Soles of the Feet |
| Pessomancy | | Using Pebbles |
| Phyllomancy | | Using Leaves or Tea Leaves |
| Physiognomancy | | Studying the Face |
| Psephomancy | | Drawing Lots or Markers at Random |
| Psychomancy | | Means of Spirits |
| Retromancy | | Looking over One’s Shoulder |
| Rhabdomancy | | Using a Rod or Stick |
| Rhapsodomancy | | Opening Works of Poetry at Random |
| Scapulomancy | | By Bovine Shoulder Blades |
| Scarpomancy | | Old Shoes |
| Scatomancy | | Studying Excrement |
| Schematomancy | | Using the Human Form |
| Sciomancy | | Using Ghosts |
| Scyphomancy | | Means of a Cup |
| Selenomancy | | Studying the Moon |
| Sideromancy | | Burning Straws |
| Spasmatomancy | | Twitching or Convulsions of the Body |
| Spodomancy | | Means of Ashes |
| Stercomancy | | Studying Seeds in Dung |
| Stichomancy | | Random Book Passages |
| Stolisomancy | | Observing How One Dresses Oneself |
| Sycomancy | | Using Fig Leaves |
| Taromancy | | Tarot Cards |
| Tasseomancy | | Coffee Grounds |
Also by tea leaves or wine sediments
| Theomancy | | Means of Oracles |
| Thrioboly | | Using Pebbles |
| Thumomancy | | Means of One's Own Soul |
| Tiromancy | | Using Cheese |
| Topomancy | | Using Landforms |
| Trochomancy | | Studying Wheel Tracks |
| Tyromancy | | Using Cheese Curds |
| Uranomancy | | Studying the Heavens |
| Uromancy | | Observing Urine |
| Xenomancy | | Interpreting Meetings With Strangers |
| Xylomancy | | Examining Wood Found in One’s Path |
| Zoomancy | | Observing Animals |
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