Post by Ang on Aug 19, 2005 22:13:19 GMT -5
********Alphabetical List Of Different Divination Methods********
AEROMANCY: Divination from the air and sky, particularly concentrating on cloud shapes, comets, and other phenomena not normally visible in the heavens.
ALCHEMY: The practice of transmutation of base metals into precious metals (e.g., gold or silver) with the aid of an esoteric substance called the "philosopher's stone".
ALECTRYOMANCY: Divination whereby a bird is allowed to pick corn grains from a circle of letters. A variation is to recite letters of the alphabet noting those at which a cock crows.
ALEUROMANCY: Divination using "fortune cookies"; answers to questions are rolled into balls of dough and once baked are chosen at random.
ALOMANCY: Divination by table salt.
ALPHITOMANCY: Uses special cakes that are digestible by persons with a clear conscience but are unpleasant to others.
ANTHROPOMANCY: The long-outlawed means of divination by human sacrifice.
APANTOMANCY: Divination through chance meetings with animals (e.g., a black cat), birds, and other creatures. Mexico City is said to have been founded where Aztec soothsayers saw an eagle flying from a cactus carrying a live snake.
ARITHMANCY or ARITHMOMANCY: An earlier form of NUMEROLOGY where divination is made through numbers and the number value of letters.
ASTRAGLOMANCY or ASTRAGYROMANCY: A form of divination by dice where the faces of the dice bear numbers and letters.
ASTROLOGY: Divination using celestial bodies: the sun, moon, planets, and stars.
AUGURY: The general term for the art of divination and is chiefly applied to interpretations of signs and omens.
AUSTROMANCY: Divination by the study of the winds.
AXIOMANCY: Divination through the observation of how an ax or hatchet quivers or points when driven into post.
BELOMANCY: An ancient form of divination performed by tossing or balancing arrows.
BIBLIOMANCY: Involves divination by books.
BOTANOMANCY: Divination from burning tree branches and leaves.
BUMPOLOGY: strictly a modern term, a popular nickname for PHRENOLOGY.
CAPNOMANCY: The study of smoke rising from a fire.
CARTOMANCY:Fortune telling using cards such as the Tarot.
CATOPTROMANCY: An early form of crystal gazing that utilizes a mirror turned to the moon to catch moonbeams.
CAUSIMOMANCY:Divination from behavior of objects placed in a fire.
CEPHALOMANCY: Refers to divination with the skull or head of a donkey or goat.
CERAUNOSCOPY: Seeks to draw omens from the study of thunder and lightning.
CEROSCOPY, CEROMANCY: A form of fortune telling in which melted wax is poured into cold water.
CHIROMANCY: Divination from the lines on people's hands.
CHIROGNOMY: The study of the general hand formation.
CLAIRAUDIENCE: Is "clear hearing" of divinatory information. Parapsychologist generally regard as a form of extrasensory perception.
CLAIRVOYANCE" Is "clear seeing" of divinatory information. Parapsychologist generally regard as a form of extrasensory perception.
CLEROMANCY: Divination by "casting lots", similar to dice but with objects such as pebbles or sea shells.
CLIDOMANCY or CLEIDOMANCY: Divination using a dangling key. see RADIESTHESIA.
COSCINOMANCY:Divination using a hanging sieve. see RADIESTHESIA.
CRITOMANCY:The study of barley cakes.
CROMNIOMANCY:Divination using onion sprouts.
CRYSTALLOMANCY:Divination through crystal gazing.
CYCLOMANCY:The practice of divination from a turning wheel.
DACTYLOMANCY:An early form of RADIESTHESIA using a dangling ring.
DAPHNOMANCY:Requires one to listen to laurel branches crackling in an open fire.
DEMONOMANCY:Divination with the aid of demons.
DENDROMANCY:Divination with either oak or mistletoe.
DOWSING or DIVINING RODS:Methods of divination where a forked stick is used to locate water or precious minerals.
GASTROMANCY:An ancient form of ventriloquism whereby the voice is lowered to a sepulchral tone and prophetic utterances are delivered in a trance state.
GELOSCOPY: Divination from the tone of someone's laughter.
GENETHLIALOGY:Divination by the influence of the stars at birth.
GEOMANCY:The study of figures on the ground and the influence of the Earth's "currents".
GRAPHOLOGY:The analysis of character through handwriting.
GYROMANCY:A divination procedure where a person walks in a circle marked with letters until they become dizzy and stumble at different points, thus spelling out a prophesy.
AEROMANCY: Divination from the air and sky, particularly concentrating on cloud shapes, comets, and other phenomena not normally visible in the heavens.
ALCHEMY: The practice of transmutation of base metals into precious metals (e.g., gold or silver) with the aid of an esoteric substance called the "philosopher's stone".
ALECTRYOMANCY: Divination whereby a bird is allowed to pick corn grains from a circle of letters. A variation is to recite letters of the alphabet noting those at which a cock crows.
ALEUROMANCY: Divination using "fortune cookies"; answers to questions are rolled into balls of dough and once baked are chosen at random.
ALOMANCY: Divination by table salt.
ALPHITOMANCY: Uses special cakes that are digestible by persons with a clear conscience but are unpleasant to others.
ANTHROPOMANCY: The long-outlawed means of divination by human sacrifice.
APANTOMANCY: Divination through chance meetings with animals (e.g., a black cat), birds, and other creatures. Mexico City is said to have been founded where Aztec soothsayers saw an eagle flying from a cactus carrying a live snake.
ARITHMANCY or ARITHMOMANCY: An earlier form of NUMEROLOGY where divination is made through numbers and the number value of letters.
ASTRAGLOMANCY or ASTRAGYROMANCY: A form of divination by dice where the faces of the dice bear numbers and letters.
ASTROLOGY: Divination using celestial bodies: the sun, moon, planets, and stars.
AUGURY: The general term for the art of divination and is chiefly applied to interpretations of signs and omens.
AUSTROMANCY: Divination by the study of the winds.
AXIOMANCY: Divination through the observation of how an ax or hatchet quivers or points when driven into post.
BELOMANCY: An ancient form of divination performed by tossing or balancing arrows.
BIBLIOMANCY: Involves divination by books.
BOTANOMANCY: Divination from burning tree branches and leaves.
BUMPOLOGY: strictly a modern term, a popular nickname for PHRENOLOGY.
CAPNOMANCY: The study of smoke rising from a fire.
CARTOMANCY:Fortune telling using cards such as the Tarot.
CATOPTROMANCY: An early form of crystal gazing that utilizes a mirror turned to the moon to catch moonbeams.
CAUSIMOMANCY:Divination from behavior of objects placed in a fire.
CEPHALOMANCY: Refers to divination with the skull or head of a donkey or goat.
CERAUNOSCOPY: Seeks to draw omens from the study of thunder and lightning.
CEROSCOPY, CEROMANCY: A form of fortune telling in which melted wax is poured into cold water.
CHIROMANCY: Divination from the lines on people's hands.
CHIROGNOMY: The study of the general hand formation.
CLAIRAUDIENCE: Is "clear hearing" of divinatory information. Parapsychologist generally regard as a form of extrasensory perception.
CLAIRVOYANCE" Is "clear seeing" of divinatory information. Parapsychologist generally regard as a form of extrasensory perception.
CLEROMANCY: Divination by "casting lots", similar to dice but with objects such as pebbles or sea shells.
CLIDOMANCY or CLEIDOMANCY: Divination using a dangling key. see RADIESTHESIA.
COSCINOMANCY:Divination using a hanging sieve. see RADIESTHESIA.
CRITOMANCY:The study of barley cakes.
CROMNIOMANCY:Divination using onion sprouts.
CRYSTALLOMANCY:Divination through crystal gazing.
CYCLOMANCY:The practice of divination from a turning wheel.
DACTYLOMANCY:An early form of RADIESTHESIA using a dangling ring.
DAPHNOMANCY:Requires one to listen to laurel branches crackling in an open fire.
DEMONOMANCY:Divination with the aid of demons.
DENDROMANCY:Divination with either oak or mistletoe.
DOWSING or DIVINING RODS:Methods of divination where a forked stick is used to locate water or precious minerals.
GASTROMANCY:An ancient form of ventriloquism whereby the voice is lowered to a sepulchral tone and prophetic utterances are delivered in a trance state.
GELOSCOPY: Divination from the tone of someone's laughter.
GENETHLIALOGY:Divination by the influence of the stars at birth.
GEOMANCY:The study of figures on the ground and the influence of the Earth's "currents".
GRAPHOLOGY:The analysis of character through handwriting.
GYROMANCY:A divination procedure where a person walks in a circle marked with letters until they become dizzy and stumble at different points, thus spelling out a prophesy.