Terms for Methods of Divination

Alomancy: divination by salt

Anthropomancy: divination by human sacrifice

Astrology: divination by celestial bodies

Bibliomancy/Stichomancy: divination by books, especially the Bible

Biorhythms: divination by measurement of bodily rhythms

Cartomancy/Taromancy: divination by cards, e.g., playing cards, tarot cards, and non-tarot oracle cards

Catoptromancy: divination by mirrors

Ceraunoscopy: divination by thunder and lightning

Ceromancy/Ceroscopy: divination by placing melted wax into cold water

Cheiromancy/Palmistry: divination by palms, where the markings of the hand are interpreted as signs

Cleromancy/Astragalomancy: divination by casting lots or by bones; including divination by use of dice, dominoes, or Mah Jongg tiles

Crystallomancy: divination by crystals or other reflecting objects

Empyromancy: divination by burning

Extispicy/Augury: divination from the entrails of sacrificed animals

Hydromancy: divination by water

I Ching: ancient Chinese divination using Chinese coins and hexagrams

Lecanomancy: divination by a basin of water

Lithomancy: divination by precious stone

Nephomancy: divination by clouds

Numerology: divination by numbers

Oneiromancy: divination by dreams

Onomancy: divination by names

Orniscopy/Ornithomancy: divination by birds of flight

Phrenology: divination by the shape of one's head, particularly the bumps; popular in the 1800's.

Pyromancy/ Pyroscopy: divination by fire

Rhabdomancy/Dowsing: divination by rod or stick

Runecasting: divination by Runes

Tasseography/ Tasseomancy: divination by tea leaves or by coffee grounds

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