Types of Divination Masterpost
Abacomancy: by dust or sand
Aeromancy: by atmospheric conditions
Agalmatomancy: by statues
Aichmomancy: by sharp objects
Alectormancy: by rooster sacrifice
Anthracomancy: by burning coals
Anthropomancy: by human sacrifice
Anthroposcopy: by physical appearance
Apantomancy: by chance encounters with animals
Archnomancy: by sacred relics
Arithmancy: by assigning numerical value to a word or phrase
Armomancy: by oneâs own shoulders
Aruspicina: by studying entrails
Aspidomancy: by sitting in a drawn circle
Astrapomancy: by lightning
Astrology: by celestial bodies
Beltonism: by water current
Botanomancy: by burning sage or figs
Bumpology: by bumps on the skin
Carromancy: by melting wax
Cephaleonomancy: by boiling a donkeyâs 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
- Bibliomancy: by the Bible
- 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
- Astragalomancy: by dice
- Domino Divination: by dominos
Cometomancy: by comet tails
Cottabomancy: by wine in a brass bowl
Cromnyomancy: by onion sprouts
Cycolicomancy: by swirling water in a cup
Dactyliomancy: by finger rings
Dactylomancy: by finger movements
Daphnomancy: by burning laurel wreaths
Dictiomancy: by randomly opening a dictionary
Dririmancy: by dripping blood
Drimimancy: by body fluids
Electromancy: by electricity
Eromancy: by water vessels exposed to air
Extispicy: by the remains of sacrificed animals
Gastromancy: by guttural sounds
Gematria: by the Hebrew alphabet
Genethlialogy: by birth date
Graphology: by studying handwriting
Hydratomancy: by rainwater
Ichthyomancy: by footprints
Lithomancy: by gems or stones
Logarithmancy: by logarithms
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
Metoposcopy: by forehead lines
Micromancy: by small objects
Molybdomancy: by molten metals
Moromancy: by foolishness
Necromancy: by speaking to the dead
Necyomancy: by summoning damned souls
Ololygmancy: by the howling of dogs
Onomancy: by letters in a name
Onychomancy: by fingernails or toenails
Palmistry: by the palms of hands
Papyromancy: by folding paper
Phobomancy: by feelings of fear
Photomancy: by fields of light
Phrenology: by the configuration of oneâs brain
- Sycomancy: by fig leaves
- Tasseography: by tea leaves
Phyllorhodomancy: by rose petals
Phytognomy: by the appearance of plants
Poe Divination: by throwing stones on the floor
Portenta: by natural phenomena
Pseudomancy: by false means
Retromancy: by looking over oneâs shoulder
Rhabdomancy: by rods or sticks
Roadomancy: by constellations
Scarpomancy: by old shoes
Sciomancy: by shadows or spirits
- Crystal gazing: by reflective objects
- Gastromancy: by crystal ball
- Catroptromancy: by mirrors
Shufflemancy: by electronic playlist
Sideromancy: by burning straw with an iron
Skatharomancy: by beetle tracks
Somatomancy: by the human form
- Cephalomancy: by skulls
- Podomancy: by the soleâs of oneâs feet
Spasmatomancy: by convulsions
- Libanomancy: by incense ash
- Tephramancy: by tree bark ash
Stareomancy: by the four elements
Stercomancy: by seeds in bird excrement
Styramancy: by patterns in chewing gum
Symbolomancy: by things found on the road
Technomancy: by technology
Theriomancy: by animal behaviors
Thumomancy: by oneâs own soul
Topomancy: by geography or geological formations
Transataomancy: by things accidentally seen of heard
Trochomancy: by wheel ruts
Turifumy: by shapes in smoke
Umbilicomancy: by umbilical cords
Urticariaomancy: by itches
Xylomancy: by the shape or texture of wood