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Methods of Predicting / Fortune Telling / Divination
Methods of Predicting / Fortune Telling / Divination
Ailuromancy: Reading omens involving cats.
Arachnomancy: Reading omens involving spiders.
Astragalomancy: Divination using two dice or astragals.
Astrology: Exploring the effect of the Sun, Moon and eight of the planets upon the earth
and it's inhabitants.
Candles: See Lychomancy and Lithomancy.
Cards: See Tarot and Cartomancy.
Cartomancy: Divination using standard cards.
Catoptromancy: Reading images in a mirror.
Ceromancy: Interpreting symbols from melted wax dripped into cold water.
Clairvoyance: Literally "clear" vision, analysing waking visions using extrasensory
perceptions.
Cleidomancy: Divination using a suspended key.
Coffee grounds: An agent for Divination, like tea leaves.
Cromniomancy: Using onions for Divination.
Crystallomancy: Divination by a Crystal Ball.
Dactylomancy: Divination by a suspended ring.
Dice: An agent of Divination, usually in the form of plastic cubes.
Dominoes: An agent of divination, usually small, oblong-shaped pieces of wood or plastic.
Dowsing: Using a stick, rod or pendulum to locate something hidden or buried..
Dreams: See Oneiromancy.
Fingerprints: See Palmistry.
Geomancy: Interpreting patterns in the earth, usually sand, dust or oil.
Hippomancy: Reading omens involving horses.
Itches: An agent of divination by omens.
Knives/scissors: An agent of omen divination.
Lampadomancy: Interpreting omens from oil lamps or torch flames.
Lamps: See Lampadomancy.
Lithomancy: Interpreting omens using precious stones and candles.
Lynchomancy: Interpreting omens from flames of three wax candles.
Mirrors: See Catopromancy.
Molybdomancy: Interpreting symbols from molten lead dripped into cold water.
Numerology: Divination or character analysis using numbers relating to personal events or names.
Omens: Signs from events or occurences of coming misfortune or good luck.
Oneiromancy: Interpretation of dreams.
Oriental Astrology: A form of Astrology (See Astrology) based on a 12-year animal cycle.
Palmistry: Divination studying hands.
Radiesthesia: Divination using a Pendulum.
Runes: Agents of Divination.
Scrying: Gazing into a reflective surface.
Superstitions: Beliefs and natural or supernatural phenomena portend future events. See Omens.
Tarot: Divination using cards in a Tarot Deck.
Tasseography: Reading tea-leaves.
Tea: See Tasseography.