Methods of divination..

[samvara]

Ahahaha, am easily distracted and reap the rewards.

I shall try one per day, am particularly taken with Batraquomancy, Tyromancy, Pegomancy, Omphilomancy, Geloscopy and Coscinomancy.

Alphabetical listing scabbed from a variety of sources
Acultomancy - divination using needles
Aeromancy - divination by the air and sky. The shapes of clouds, wind and other aerial formations are studied as signs of future events.
Ailuromancy - divination by watching cats' movements
Alectormancy - divination by sacrificing a rooster
Alectryomancy - divination by watching a rooster gather corn kernels
Aleuromancy - divination using flour or meal
Alomancy - divination using salt
Alphitomancy - divination using loaves of barley
Alveromancy - divination using sounds
Ambulomancy - divination by taking a walk
Amniomancy - divination by using the caul.
Anthomancy - divination using flowers
Anthracomancy - divination using burning coals
Anthropomancy - divination using human entrails
Anthroposcopy - divination by observing facial features.
Apantomancy - divination using objects at hand
Arithmancy - divination using numbers
Armomancy - divination by examining one's shoulders
Aspidomancy - divination by sitting and chanting within a circle
Astragalomancy - Using bones, dice, stones or small pieces of wood bearing symbols to divine answers through interpreting how the objects lie on the ground; or what symbols are facing upwards.
Astrology - divination using celestial bodies: the sun, moon, planets, and stars.
Astromancy - divination using stars
Augury - divination from the behaviour of birds.
Austromancy - divination using wind
Axinomancy - divination by a balanced axe or by a stone
Batraquomancy - divination using frogs
Belomancy - divination by means of arrows
Bibliomancy - divination by random passages in books. See Stichomancy.
Bletonism - divination by currents of water
Botanomancy - divination by herbs
Brontomancy - divination using thunder
Capnomancy - divination by means of smoke
Carromancy - by melting wax
Cartomancy - divination by using playing cards.
Catoptromancy - divination by examining mirror placed underwater
Causimancy - divination by means of fire
Ceneromancy - divination using ashes
Cephalonomancy - divination by boiling an ass head
Ceraunomancy - divination using thunderbolts
Ceraunoscopy - divination using lightning
Ceromancy - divination by molten wax dropped into water
Ceroscopy - divination using wax
Chaomancy - divination by examining phenomena of the air
Chiromancy - divination by means of palmistry
Chronomancy - divination by means of time
Clacking - divination by 'clacking' two stones together
Clairaudience - divination by hearing things inaudible normally
Clairvoyance is divination by "second sight"
Cledonomancy - divination by chance remarks or events
Cleidomancy - divination using keys
Cleromancy - by lots
Cleromancy - divination using dice
Conchomancy - divination using shells
Coscinomancy - divination using a sieve and a pair of shears
Critomancy - divination using viands and cakes
Cromnyomancy - divination using onions
Crystallomancy - divination by means of clear objects
Cubomancy - divination by throwing dice
Dactyliomancy - divination by using a finger ring (Or Pendulum)
Daphnomancy - divination using a laurel
Demonomancy - divination using demons
Dowsing - divination by using a forked stick or wires.
Dririmancy - divination by observing dripping blood
Eloromancy - belief that flowers have feelings
Enoptromancy - divination using mirrors
Eromancy - divination using water vessels
Extispicy - divination using entrails
Galactomancy - examining the shape of a puddle of milk after a cat has lapped it up
Gastromancy - by the sounds of the stomach
Geloscopy - fortune-telling by means of laughter
Genethlialogy - divination by the stars placement at one's birth
Geomancy - divination by examining dots on paper, dirt particles or marks on the earth
Grafology - divination by studying writing
Gyromancy - divination by whirling around until dizzy and falling
Halomancy - This covers the different methods of using salt to divinate. In some cases by random patterns. In anther case by throwing salt into a fire
Haruspicy - divination by examining the entrails of animals.
Hematomancy - divination using blood
Hepatoscopy - divination by examining the liver of an animal
Hieromancy - divination by studying objects offered in sacrifice
Hippomancy - the interpretation of the movements of horses
Horoscopy - divination by means of a horoscope
Hydromancy - This divination form, involves observance and interpretation of water or rain
Hypnomancy divination using sleep
I - Ching - This method is done by casting 50 yarrow sticks or three coins, six times. In order to make each line of a hexagram. Which is then interpreted according to the Book of Changes. Originaly this method was called "Turtle Oracle" It was developed from the verses penned by Fu Hsi (2953 - 2838 B.C.E.) I - Ching is considered to be an oracle type of divination
Ichnomancy - divination using footprints
Ichthyomancy - This divination involves doing a reading from fish entrails
Iconomancy - divination using icons
Idolomancy - divination using idols
Kephalonomancy - divination using a baked ass's head
Keraunoscopia - divination using thunder
Knissomancy - divination using burning incense
Labiomancy - lip reading
Lampadomancy - divination by observing the flame of a candle
Leconomancy - divination by observing the shape that oil poured on water makes
Libanomancy - Interpreting omens from smoke, for example, smoke from a camp fire
Lithomancy - divination by stones
Logarithmancy - divination by means of algorithms
Logomancy - divination using words
Macromancy - divination using large objects
Maculomancy - divination using spots
Margaritomancy - divination using pearls
Mathemancy - divination by counting
Mechaeromancy - First make a small circle and line the outer edge with the letters of the alphabet. And then take a charged "Athame" and spin it around in the circle. Whichever letter is pointed at, is used in the reading.
Meconomancy - divination using sleep
Meteoromancy - divination by studying meteors
Metopomancy - divination using the forehead or face
Micromancy - divination using small objects
Moleosophy - divination by moles on the body.
Myomancy - divination from the movements of mice
Myrmomancy - divination from the movements of ants.
Narcomancy - divination using sleep
Necromancy - This is divination by invoking the dead. Communicating with the dead.
Necyomancy -divination by summoning Satan
Nomancy - divination by examining letters of name
Numerology - numerical interpretation of numbers, dates, and the number value of letters.
Oculomancy - divination from a person's eye.
Odontomancy - divination using teeth
Oenomancy - divination by the appearance of wine poured in libation
Ololygmancy - fortune-telling by the howling of dogs
Omoplatoscopy - divination by observing cracks in burning scapulae
Omphalomancy - divination from the knots in the umbilical cord
Omphilomancy - This form of divination is done by interpreting the navel
Oneiromancy - divination by dreams
Onomancy - divination by the letters of a name
Onychomancy - divination by the fingernails
Oomancy - divination using eggs
Ophidiomancy - divination using snakes
Ornithomancy - divination by observing flight of birds
Oryctomancy - divination using excavated objects
Osteomancy - divination using bones
Ouranomancy - divination using the heavens
Palmistry - divination by reading the lines and aspects of the hand.
Pedomancy - This is a reading done on a person's footprint. Generally the person steps into a special clay
Pegomancy - This is the art of tossing a stone into the water and then interpreting the rings that are created
Pessomancy - divination using pebbles
Phrenology - divination by the bumps on the head (Retrophrenology - developing character traits by causing bumps on the head)
Phyllorhodomancy - The ancient Greeks would take the leaves from a rose and place them in their hands and slap them together. They would make a divination according to the sound given off
Physiognomancy - divination by studying the face
Podomancy - by the feet
Psephomancy - divination by drawing lots or markers at random
Psychomancy - This is a method of interpretation by contacting and asking the spirits a question
Psychometry - is divination by handling an object
Pyromancy - Fire divination; things such as leaves, sticks, incense, etc., are thrown into fire; color, shape and intensity of the flames are then interpreted
Retromancy - divination by looking over one's shoulder
Rhabdomancy - The interpretation of the position of rods, arrows, or staffs for divination
Rhapsodomancy - divination by opening works of poetry at random
Scalpulomancy - The Babylonians would offer a sacrifice by burning; then would do an interpretation on the burned shoulder blade; this was usually a sheep or goat
Scatomancy - divination by studying excrement
Schematomancy - divination using the human form
Sciomancy - divination by shadows or ghosts
Scrying - a general term for divination using a crystal, mirrors, bowls of water, ink, or flames to induce visions.
Selenomancy - divination by studying the moon
Sideromancy - divination by observing the movement of straws placed on a red hot iron
Solmancy - This is divination by interpreting the rays of the sun
Sortilege - divination by drawing lots
Spasmatomancy - divination by twitching or convulsions of the body
Spatalamancy - by skins, bones or excrement
Spheromancy - divination using a crystal ball
Spodomancy - divination by means of ashes
Stercomancy - fortune-telling by studying seeds in dung
Stichomancy - divination by picking passages from books at random
Stolisomancy - divination by observing how one dresses oneself
Sycomancy - divination using fig leaves
Tasseomancy - This divination is done by reading tea leaves. After the querent has drank a cup of unfiltered tea, the leaves remaining in the bottom of the cup are then interpreted according to the shapes taken by the tea leaves
Tephromancy - is divination by looking at ashes from sacrifices
Theomancy - This is the art of consulting an oracle that is inhabited by deity
Thrioboly - divination using pebbles
Thumomancy - divination by means of one's own soul
Topomancy - divination using landforms
Trochomancy - divination by studying wheel tracks
Tyromancy - by the coagulation of cheese
Uranomancy - divination by studying the heavens
Urimancy - divination by observing urine
Xenomancy - divination using strangers
Xylomancy - This method of divination involves interpreting the small dried pieces of wood that one found in their path while walking through the forest
Zoomancy - divination by observing the behaviour of animals

Comments

[ironed_orchid]

I think I might have to try Critomancy. A good enough excuse for making cake.

[maharetr.livejournal.com]

Stichomancy - divination by picking passages from books at random
I like that one, it's actually hell fun to do with a bible, if you have one :D

[researchgrrrl.livejournal.com]

Oh, this is totally awesome. What a wicked fun resource! Definitely memoried and definitely gonna give this a shout-out. This is a total hutch full of plot bunnies!

[black-samvara.livejournal.com]

Glad you like it!

I think it was Terry Pratchett who thought up Retrophrenology. It's such a perfect idea.