#abacomancy

ABACOMANCY - the practice of divination by reading omens in patterns of dust (particularly the ashes of the dead)

ALEUROMANCY - the practice of divination by messages baked inside special cakes which are then selected at random

ALOMANCY - the practice of divination by interpreting the symbolic patterns made by sprinkling salt. Another method involves casting a handful of salt into a fire and then interpreting the omens that may appear in the flames

ART OF THE LITTLE DOTS - a relatively modern form of geomancy. It is performed in the following way: hold a pen or pencil in your non-writing hand over a blank piece of paper. Close your eyes, clear your mind, and then quickly tap the tip of the pen on the paper one hundred times. Open your eyes and focus on the dot pattern until you are able to interpret its meaning

AUGURY - the practice of divination by the flight patterns or songs of birds. This was a common practice in ancient Rome where appointed religious officials known as "augurs" foretold future events by observing and interpreting many bird omens, which ranged from the type of bird seen to the direction of its flight.

BIBLIOMANCY - the practice of divination by means of opening a book at random and then interpreting in prophetic fashion the first words or sentences read

CATTABOMANCY - the practice of divination by vessels made of brass. Perfumed water, oil, ink, or some other liquid is poured into the vessel and the diviner gazes into the liquid without blinking, until they enter a trancelike state and is able to experience prophetic visions.

CERAUNOSCOPY - the practice of divination by the interpretation of thunder and lightning.

If I mess up the defintion  please comment and I’ll fix it, but please be polite. 

Methods Of Divination pt.1

Cartomancy- fortune telling with cards etc. tarot cards, rune cards, cartouche, playing cards, karma cards, medicine cards

Crystal Gazing- also known as Scrying. Uses a crystal ball, bowl of inked water, or magic mirror. 

Dowsing- divination by the use of a pendulum, forked stick, or metal rod. Great for yes or no questions. Can be used with your own designed charts for anwers and is a very flexible tool. 

Numerology- the use of numbers and calculations therof. Anything from your birthday to dream analysis can be used. 

Palmistry- divination based on the study of the lines and symbols on hands. 

Runes- use of stones or ceramic sqaures inscribed with the magical alphabet of Germanic, Scandinavian, or Norse symbols. Excellent for dream analysis, spells, talismans, and general divination. 

Graphology- study of an indidual’s handwritng. 

Geomancy- use of the marks on the Earth. Astrological Geomancy combines astrology and inner consiousness, wherein a set of random dots are correlated to a type of astological chart. 

Tarot- reading of cards with specific meanings and layouts 

Abacomancy- form of divination based on the interpretation of the patterns in dust, dirt, silt, sand, or the ashes of the recently deceased 

Aeromancy- divination conducted by interpreting atomosphric conditions

Apantomancy- divination using articles at hand or things that present themselves by chance 

Arithmancy- divination based on asigning nuerical value to a word or phrase 

Astrology- divination based on the correlation between natural phenomena such as tides, weather, seismic activity and soilunar and planetary cycles and sunspots

Augury- interpretaion of omens 

Automatic Writing- writing said to be produced by spiritual, magic energies, r subconcious agency rather than the conscious intention of the writer 

Belomancy(Arrow Devination)- devinaion using arrows 

Bibliomancy- foretelling the future by interpreting a randomly chosen passage from a book 

Osteomancy(Bone Reading)- divination by examinaion of bones

Brontomancy- divination by thunder 

Capnomancy- divination using smoak 

Ceromancy- divination using a candle 

Chirognomy- judging a persons by examining the lines and other features of the hand 

Chiromancy- palmistry, palm reading 

Cledonism- divination based on the chance events or encounters, such as words occasionally uttered 

Conchomancy- messages from the sea 

Elony stared down at the pale, green puddle that remained at the bottom of her cup. Small, dark flecks—tea dust that had escaped the bag—floated in the shallow pool. She twisted the cup in her hands, sending the dust spinning in the swirling liquid. She watched the miniscule movements as the leaf fragments settled again. Try as she might, Elony could not find a pattern, let alone meaning, in the suspended particles. The clatter of porcelain against metal shattered the silence as she dropped the cup back to the table, inadvertently knocking her spoon to the floor. She paused to glare at the raucous utensil before finally bending to pluck it off the cold tiles. After gingerly setting the spoon next to the cup, Elony slumped back into her reading chair. Across from her, the unreadable teacup sat complaintlessly, though part of its remaining contents had splashed onto the table in Elony’s frustrated outburst.

Not-so-absentmindedly, Elony lifted her hand from her lap, turning her palm towards her to reveal the angry, red welt at the base of her thumb. Even this burn took no shape for her, though it certainly had meaning, even if she couldn’t yet decipher it.

Ever since the painful mark had appeared—nearly two weeks ago now—Elony had been unable to read. The dust motes sparkling in the sunlight no longer shared their secrets with her. Leaves sent spiraling in a sudden breeze now danced wordlessly, as they did for everyone else.

Elony could not be certain it was the cause, but everything seemed to lead back to that mark. She had awoken in the middle of the night from another of her fiery nightmares, screaming in pain, only to find an actual burn on her hand. She remembered very little of the dreams themselves, which were now occurring with concerning frequency. She had had them every couple of years as a child, but ever since her thirteenth birthday she’d been waking up drenched in sweat, the ghostly heat of flames still licking at her limbs, more and more. Now it seemed that the spectral fires had caught a foothold in the material world.

Elony chewed on her lip like the idea bouncing around in her head. She had refused to let it plant itself firmly in her brain by giving it a body in fully formed thought. But after yet another failed reading, her mind faltered.

It could be a brand.

It's no wonder

I can see without eyes

That feels like cheating to me, however, Divination was never one of my stronger areas of study; perhaps they’re supposed to collect dust.