Divinatory methods are divination systems, known as oracles or mancies (examples palmistry, aeromancy,
arithmancy).
The most
well-known are probably the tarot, the pendulum, the shell oracle, the crystal
ball, the runes.
Divination
seeks to determine the meaning or occult causes of events, predicting other
people's thoughts or feelings, future changes in their lives, through varied
practices of consulting oracles.
Not wanting
to generalize or abbreviate, some of these oracles are more than mere oracles,
Runes for example also serve as a protective amulet and can be used in magic, the
crystal ball or dark mirrors are also used for "scrying" to obtain visions, inspirations in an altered state
of consciousness.
The pendulum belongs to the activity of dowsing (radiesthesia), besides
being able to be used to obtain answers, it serves for many more things; how
to measure energy of places and people, detect presence of entities, locate
lost objects, etc.
I will list
here some divinatory methods out of curiosity, it does not mean that I believe
in the effectiveness of all, some are ancestral methods from ancient times when
the superstitions and superstitions were different.
Some methods
I won't even mention, because they are absent and others involved necromancy and
dark stuff.
Cartomancy:
Most people
are familiar with this name, it consists of divination by dek of cards. It is
believed that nomadic gypsies brought this divination to Europe.
Actinomancy:
Divination by
the radiations of the stars.
Acutomancy:
Divination by
the shapes or drawings of needles or pins thrown in water. In this method,
25 needles are placed in a dish and then a little water is poured over them. The
needles that cross will indicate the number of people that will disturb the
querent during a certain period.
Aeromancy:
Consult the
signs or shapes of the clouds, or by the winds. Variant: Nephelomancy.
Ailuromancy:
It was a
method of divination that was based on observing the behavior of cats, also
known as felidomancy.
Aelectromancy:
Art of
guessing by means of a Rooster. The operation was carried out in this
way: A circle is drawn with charcoal, dividing it into four portions, with
the alphabet around it, in each letter a grain of wheat or corn is placed. Only the
rooster in the center is released and the letter that he eats the corn is
forming words.
Anthracomancy:
Divination
using burning coal.
Apantomancy:
Through chance encounters with
animals. This ranges from normal superstitions about black cats, finding
an eagle or butterfly is a sign of luck, entering a white dove at home was a
sign that someone would die, etc.
Arachnomancy:
Divination
through the silk web that the spider weaves.
Arithmancy:
Consult the
numbers corresponding to the letters of the alphabet. An old form of
Numerology. Invented by the Chaldeans who passed it on to the Greeks.
Astragalomancy:
Oracle
through matches or dice thrown into the air and the way they fall.
Astromancy:
Ancient name
that means the same as Astrology.
Augury:
Interpret the
flight of birds. Another name: Heteromancy. I confess that the term
Augury is misapplied, in Wikipedia they associate with divination related to
birds, however the Auguries would be signs related to more things (be it signs
in the sky, lightning, a cat that crosses our path etc).
Bibliomancy:
Biblio does
not always mean Bible, the term means set of books. Divination by
interpreting words or phrases in a book open at random.
Brontomancy:
Brontomancy is the art of divination by interpreting thunder or
thunderstorms. It is considered a branch of aeromancy.
Captromancy:
Using
mirrors, and through a ritual and invocation to a god or goddess, visions were
obtained in the mirror.
Cafeomancy:
By
interpreting the coffee grounds in a coffee cup or dish.
Ceromancy:
Interpreting
figures that the drops of wax from a candle formed when dripping into the
water. Or even interpret a flame of the candle.
Crystallomancy:
Through crystal
gazing, e.g. the crystal ball.
Cleromancy:
Divination by
throwing dice and interpreting the results. Variant: Lacomancy.
Dactyliomancy:
Oracle
through a gold ring suspended on a wire (mimics the operation of a pendulum), ancient
Roman divination method.
Dominomancy:
Consultation with
pieces of a domino, with objective answers as yes or no.
Scapulomancy:
Oracle for
the interpretation of animal bones (bone reading). Another name:
Osteomancy. The ancient Egyptians and Greeks threw the fingers and
vertebrae of sheep carefully marked.
Eromancy:
Very common
method among the Persians, which should be done in the following way: the
asker holds a bowl of water in his hand as slap his face with a cloth. Then
ask a question and watch the water. If it have bubbles, the answer will be
positive.
Halomancy:
Oracle
observing the design of spilled salt on a smooth surface.
Iridomancy:
Consultation
by observing the iris of the eyes. There is also iridology.
Lecanomancy:
Lecanomancy,
it is a form of hydromancy developed by the ancient Assyrians consisting of
divination by interpreting the patterns and ripples left on the surface of
water from a basin when precious stones are dropped in. The sound of the
dropping stones along with the ripples formed are interpreted.
Libanomancy:
Interpret the
smoke patterns produced by incense, or magical herbs to burn.
Nominomancy:
Query by the
first letter of someone's name, cabbalistic gematria..
Numerology:
Query by
numbers (another older name or method would be arithmancy.)
Onichomancy:
Divinatory
art in which the consultant's fingernails are observed.
Ophiomancy:
System in
which the movements of snakes are interpreted.
Oniromancy:
Interpretation
of dreams. The old name for this method was Brizomancy.
Ouija
Famous spirit
board consisting of a clipboard with the alphabet and other symbols. Used
to keep in touch with spirits.
There is a
board game registered with the Department of Commerce of the United States of
America with the name of Ouija, in French Oui
is yes, in German Ja is yes.
The principle
on which the Ouija board is based became known after 1848, the year in which two
American sisters, Kate and Margaret Fox.
A "cup
game" method is also used with pieces of paper with letters written
around a glass, this method can be called psychomancy.
Pyromancy:
Interpret the
flames of a fire. You can also interpret the shape of a candle flame.
Psychomancy:
Consulting
the discarnate spirits (eg with Ouija
board or cup game).
Palmistry /Chiromancy:
Interpret the
lines of the hand to predict the future. Another variant is Chirology but
this focuses on talking about the person's personality and life.
Rabdomancy /Dowsing:
Consultation
using a pendulum or metallic rod. This term Rabdomancy was the old name
for Radiesthesia/ dowsing.
Runemal:
Consult of the
runes. Runemal was the art of using the runic alphabet to get
answers.
Selenomancy:
Consult the
movements and the state of the moon.
Tarology:
Divination using
tarot cards.
Theimancy /or
Tasseomancy:
Interpreting
tea leaves originated in ancient China and the emperors used this
method to make predictions of future events. Similar to cafeomancy,
the remains of tea leaves in the cup are interpreted. The spread of this
practice went through Turkey, Russia and, later, Europe.
Asamod
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