AEROMANCY: a means of divination through the interpretation of atmospheric phenomena such as cloud formations, wind currents, rain, fog, lightning, thunder, cosmological events, and positions favourable or unfavourable to the planet.
CARTOMANCY: a form of divination where you use cards to get the answer to your questions. There are different forms of cartomancy like playing cards, tarot, lenormand and oracle cards.
OSTEOMANCY (OR BONE THROWING): an ancient form of divination used by many cultures. This method consist of throwing the bones and then interpret the results and pattern.
PENDULUM: this method consist of observing the subtle movements of the pendulum to gain information about a question, object, or situation.
SCRYING: divination by seeking a vision while gazing into a transparent, translucent, or reflective object and it’s often done by crystal ball gazing, fire scrying, water scrying, mirror scrying, etc.
ASTROLOGY: this type of divination interpret movements and relative positions of celestial bodies, and how they influence us. Astrology gives an understanding of situations in our lives, based on our individual astrological birth chart.
LITHOMANCY: also known as stone divination, is a form of divination that uses stones or crystals to gain insight into an individual’s future or to provide guidance on a specific issue.
NECROMANCY: divination through communication with the dead. In this method the practitioner summons or communicate with spirits of the dead in order to gain wisdom.
CEROMANCY: the practice of reading the flames and wax of a candle. The candle is lit and the flame examined for clues to the mood and energy surrounding the situation and then the wax is allowed to drip into a bowl of cold water or sometimes onto a piece of paper. The practitioner examines the shapes formed by the melted wax and makes predictions based on his or her interpretation of the shapes.
TASSEOGRAPHY: a method of divination where you read pattern and symbols from tea leaves or coffee grounds sediments.
ARITHMANCY / NUMEROLOGY: known as divination using numbers, while numerology is divination through using dates and words turned to numbers. Numerology doesn’t require any psychic abilities, instead the method use calculations involving name and birth date numbers.
PALMISTRY: also referred to as palm reading, and is divination through reading and interpreting the lines and structure of the hand. It is common to read the dominant hand as a characterization and also predicting the future.
BIBLIOMANCY: the divination by randomly chosen passages in books, often religious books or Grimoires. This method consist of picking a random passage from a book to answer a question.
CONCHOMANCY: a form of divination using sea shells. Placing a seashell on your ear and analyzing the sound counts as Conchomancy. You can also use seashells in Casting divination.
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