How many of these have you heard of or have tried yourself?
Divination Methods
Written by Bridgett G
Aeromancy- Divination through the interpretation of clouds, the paths of comets, the currents of wind, or other aerial occurrences.
Apantomancy- Observation of omens based on meetings with animals.
Astragalomancy-The throwing of like objects in similar size and interpretation of the future based on their landing.
Astrology- Character analysis and prediction of destiny based on the positions of planetary alignment at birth.
Augury- Divination through the flight, pecking, or call of birds.
Bibliomancy- Searching for insight, prescience, and wisdom by opening a random page to a religious or spiritual book, reading the first passage, and determining its relevance to the current issue and its deeper meaning.
Botanomancy- Burning Vervain and Brier braches in order to divine the future, past, and present.
Capnomancy- Interpreting the smoke rising from a fire after jasmine and poppy seeds has been added.
Cartomancy- The use of tarot cards to read the future, past, and present.
Ceraunoscopy- The use of the winds to determine the answer to a question. (Take a bowl with answers written on small pieces of paper placed faced down within it and let the wind turn over the answer.)
Ceromancy- Divination through the interpretation of melted wax pored into cold water slowly. Similar to tea leaf reading.
Cheromancy- Divination using lots of small flat objects with markings on them, which are thrown onto a surface. The pattern in which they land is then interpreted.
Chiromancy- The reading of the lines on the palm and wrist.
Critomancy- The practice of casting a hand full of barely flour or the flour from an offering cake on a flat surface for the purpose of divination.
Dactylomancy- Divination using a ring strung on thread, which is used in the same manner as a pendulum. Seven different rings are used according to the corresponding days of the week and/or nature of the question and the seven planetary associations.
Dowsing- Finding an object using a pendulum or forked divination stick.
Geomancy- The interpretation of the pattern in which soil falls after it is cast into a nine foot circle.
Haruspicey- The examination of the entrails of sacrificial animals in order to foresee future events.
Horoscopy- Omen observation using planetary alignment.
Hydromancy- The observation of running water in search of omens.
Leranomancy- Divination using the sounds a stone makes as it is dropped into water.
Lychomancy- Divination using candle flames.
Ovomancy- The divination using eggs. (Folk or Gypsy Tradition)
Pendulum- A weighted object attached to a string, which is used to find an object/person, or answer a “yes” or “no” question.
Pessomancy- Divination through the interpretation of stone or pebbles on a stream bed.
Pyromancy- Foretelling future, past, or present events using the quality, color, and strength of a fire burning on wood and by throwing twigs, incense, or dried herbs onto the flame. (Negative answers are dark and smoky, and the fire will be hard to light. If the answer is positive, the fire will be easy to ignite and burn in the form of a pyramid.)
Rune Casting- Casting stones with markings onto a flat surface in order to divine.
Scrying- Gazing into a black mirror, crystal ball, or bowl of water to divine the future.
Selenomancy- Folk divination using the shape, color, and phases of the moon.
Spodomancy- Interpreting what is seen in ambers or ashes of a fire.
Tasseography- Using a cup of tea drunken to divine the querent’s future.
Is the birth chart based on the lunar calendar?
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