List of Divination Techniques
Divination is the practice of revealing a hidden truth. Divination techniques are ways to uncover the hidden significance of something, determine the cause of an event, or foretell the future. Divination techniques can employ supernatural, natural, or psychological means.
Common Divination Techniques
Here are 23 divination techniques that have been used worldwide throughout the ages:Anthroposcopy Judging someone's character by how they look
Belomancy Prediction using arrows of a bow
Bletonism Finding subterraneous water (water divining)
Capnomancy Studying the passage of smoke
Augury Studying the behaviour of birds
Pyromancy Divination by studying fire or flames
Leconomancy Interpreting oil poured on, or items dropped in, water
Haruspicy Studying the entrails of animals
Sciomancy Examination of shadows or ghosts
Spodomancy Examination of ashes
Osteomancy Studying bones
Arithmancy Analysis of numbers
Bibliomancy Interpretation of texts (often biblical)
Gyromancy Spinning, becoming dizzy and falling outside a lettered circle
Pegomancy Looking at fountains and springs
Sortilege Randomly drawing lots
Lampadomancy Observations of lights or candles
Geloscopy Interpretation of laughter
Sideromancy Burning straw on hot iron
Pessomancy Analysis of pebbles
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