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Types of Divination Masterpost
A
Abacomancy: by dust or sand
Acultomancy: by needles
Aeromancy: by atmospheric conditions
Agalmatomancy: by statues
Aichmomancy: by sharp objects
Alectormancy: by rooster sacrifice
Aleuromancy: by flour
Alomancy: by salt
Alphitomancy: by barley
Alveromancy: by sound
Ambulomancy: by walking
Anemoscopy: by wind
Anthomancy: by flowers
Anthracomancy: by burning coals
Anthropomancy: by human sacrifice
Anthroposcopy: by physical appearance
Apantomancy: by chance encounters with animals
Arachomancy: by spiders
Archnomancy: by sacred relics
Ariolation: by altars
Arithmancy: by assigning numerical value to a word or phrase
Armomancy: by one’s own shoulders
Aruspicina: by studying entrails
Aspidomancy: by sitting in a drawn circle
Astrapomancy: by lightning
Astrology: by celestial bodies
Auramancy: by auras
Axiomancy: bu axes
B
Batraquomancy: by frogs
Belomancy: by arrows
Beltonism: by water current
Botanomancy: by burning sage or figs
Brontomancy: by thunder
Bumpology: by bumps on the skin
C
Canomancy: by dogs
Capnomancy: by smoke
Carromancy: by melting wax
Cephaleonomancy: by boiling a donkey’s head
Ceraunoscopy: by thunder and lightning
Ceromancy: by dripping wax in water
Chalcomancy: by striking gongs
Chaomancy: by aerial visions
Chartomancy: by things on paper
- Cartomancy: by cards
- Taromancy: by tarot
- Bibliomancy: by the Bible
- Stichomancy: by books
- Aleuromancy: by fortune cookies
- Stoicheomancy: by the Iliad and the Odyssey
Choriomancy: by pig bladders
Chresmomancy: by the ravings of lunatics
Clamancy: by cries heard in crowds or at night
Cledonism: by chance events or overheard words
Cleidomancy: by keys
Cleromancy: by casting
- Astragalomancy: by dice
- Domino Divination: by dominos
- Favomancy: by beans
- Runecasting: by runes
Cometomancy: by comet tails
Colormancy: by colors
Conchomancy: by shells
Cottabomancy: by wine in a brass bowl
Cromnyomancy: by onion sprouts
Cryptomancy: by omens
Cryomancy: by ice
Cyathomancy: by cups
Cycolicomancy: by swirling water in a cup
Cyclomancy: by wheels
D
Dactyliomancy: by finger rings
Dactylomancy: by finger movements
Daphnomancy: by burning laurel wreaths
Demonomancy: by demons
Dendromancy: by trees
Dictiomancy: by randomly opening a dictionary
Dowsing: by diving rod
Dracomancy: by dragons
Dririmancy: by dripping blood
Drimimancy: by body fluids
E
Electromancy: by electricity
Eleomancy: by oil
Entomomancy: by insects
Eromancy: by water vessels exposed to air
Extispicy: by the remains of sacrificed animals
F
Fructomancy: by fruits
G
Gastromancy: by guttural sounds
Geomancy: by earth
Geloscopy: by laughter
Gematria: by the Hebrew alphabet
Genethlialogy: by birth date
Graphology: by studying handwriting
Gyromancy: by dizziness
H
Hagiomancy: by saints
Hematomancy: by blood
Hepatoscopy: by liver
Hydratomancy: by rainwater
Hyomancy: by wild hogs
Hypnomancy: by sleep
I
Ichthyomancy: by footprints
Idolomancy: by idols
Iridology: by eye colors
K
Knissomancy: by incense
L
Labiomancy: by lips
Lampadomancy: by flame
Letnomancy: by secrets
Lithomancy: by gems or stones
Logarithmancy: by logarithms
Lychnomancy: by candles
M
Macharomancy: by swords or knives
Macromancy: by large objects
Maculomancy: by spots on the skin
Margaritomancy: by bouncing pearls
Mathemancy: by mathematics
Mazomancy: by breast feeding
Megapolisomancy: by large cities
Metagnomy: by magic
Meteormancy: by meteors
Metoposcopy: by forehead lines
Micromancy: by small objects
Molybdomancy: by molten metals
Moromancy: by foolishness
N
Necromancy: by speaking to the dead
Necyomancy: by summoning damned souls
Nephomancy: by clouds
Notarikon: by initials
Numerology: by numbers
Numismatomancy: by coins
O
Oculomancy: by eyes
Odontomancy: by teeth
Oenomancy: by wine
Ololygmancy: by the howling of dogs
Omphalomancy: by navels
Oneiromancy: by dreams
Onomancy: by letters in a name
Onychomancy: by fingernails or toenails
Oomancy: by eggs
Oromancy: by mountains
Oryctomancy: by minerals
Osteomancy: by bones
Ouija: by Ouija boards
P
Pallomancy: by pendulums
Palmistry: by the palms of hands
Papyromancy: by folding paper
Pegomancy: by fountains
Pessomancy: by pebbles
Phobomancy: by feelings of fear
Photomancy: by fields of light
Phrenology: by the configuration of one’s brain
Phyllomancy: by leaves
- Sycomancy: by fig leaves
- Tasseography: by tea leaves
Phyllorhodomancy: by rose petals
Physiognomy: by faces
Phytognomy: by the appearance of plants
Pneumancy: by blowing
Poe Divination: by throwing stones on the floor
Portenta: by natural phenomena
Pseudomancy: by false means
Ptarmoscopy: by sneezes
Pyromancy: by fire
R
Retromancy: by looking over one’s shoulder
Rhabdomancy: by rods or sticks
Rhapsodomancy: by poetry
Roadomancy: by constellations
S
Scarpomancy: by old shoes
Scatomancy: by excrement
Sciomancy: by shadows or spirits
Scrying: by gazing
- Crystal gazing: by reflective objects
- Gastromancy: by crystal ball
- Hydromancy: by water
- Catroptromancy: by mirrors
Selenomancy: by the moon
Shufflemancy: by electronic playlist
Sideromancy: by burning straw with an iron
Skatharomancy: by beetle tracks
Solaromancy: by the sun
Somatomancy: by the human form
- Cephalomancy: by skulls
- Podomancy: by the sole’s of one’s feet
- Rumpology: by buttocks
Spasmatomancy: by convulsions
Spodomancy: by soot
- Libanomancy: by incense ash
- Tephramancy: by tree bark ash
Stareomancy: by the four elements
Stercomancy: by seeds in bird excrement
Stolisomancy: by fashion
Styramancy: by patterns in chewing gum
Symbolomancy: by things found on the road
T
Technomancy: by technology
Theriomancy: by animal behaviors
Thumomancy: by one’s own soul
Topomancy: by geography or geological formations
Transataomancy: by things accidentally seen of heard
Trochomancy: by wheel ruts
Turifumy: by shapes in smoke
Tyromancy: by cheese
U
Umbilicomancy: by umbilical cords
Umbromancy: by shade
Uranomancy: by the sky
Uromancy: by urine
Urticariaomancy: by itches
V
Videomancy: by films
X
Xenomancy: by strangers
Xylomancy: by the shape or texture of wood
Z
Zygomancy: by weights