Methods of divination can be found around the world, and many cultures practice the same methods under different names. During the

Middle Ages In the history of Europe, the Middle Ages or medieval period lasted approximately from the late 5th to the late 15th centuries, similar to the post-classical period of global history. It began with the fall of the Western Roman Empire ...

, scholars coined terms for many of these methods—some of which had hitherto been unnamed—in

Medieval Latin Medieval Latin was the form of Literary Latin used in Roman Catholic Western Europe during the Middle Ages. In this region it served as the primary written language, though local languages were also written to varying degrees. Latin functioned ...

, very often utilizing the

suffix In linguistics, a suffix is an affix which is placed after the stem of a word. Common examples are case endings, which indicate the grammatical case of nouns, adjectives, and verb endings, which form the conjugation of verbs. Suffixes can carr ...

when the art seemed more mystical (ultimately from

Ancient Greek Ancient Greek includes the forms of the Greek language used in ancient Greece and the ancient world from around 1500 BC to 300 BC. It is often roughly divided into the following periods: Mycenaean Greek (), Dark Ages (), the Archaic pe ...

, , 'prophecy' or 'the power to prophesy') and the suffix when the art seemed more scientific (ultimately from Greek , , 'to observe'). Names like '' drimimantia'', '' nigromantia'', and '' horoscopia'' arose, along with other

pseudosciences Pseudoscience consists of statements, beliefs, or practices that claim to be both scientific and factual but are incompatible with the scientific method. Pseudoscience is often characterized by contradictory, exaggerated or unfalsifiable claim ...

such as

phrenology Phrenology () is a pseudoscience which involves the measurement of bumps on the skull to predict mental traits.Wihe, J. V. (2002). "Science and Pseudoscience: A Primer in Critical Thinking." In ''Encyclopedia of Pseudoscience'', pp. 195–203. C ...

and

physiognomy Physiognomy (from the Greek , , meaning "nature", and , meaning "judge" or "interpreter") is the practice of assessing a person's character or personality from their outer appearance—especially the face. The term can also refer to the genera ...

. Some forms of divination are much older than the Middle Ages, like haruspication, while others (such as megapolisomancy or coffee-based tasseomancy) originated in the 20th and 21st centuries. The chapter "How Panurge consulteth with Herr Trippa" of ''

Gargantua and Pantagruel ''The Life of Gargantua and of Pantagruel'' (french: La vie de Gargantua et de Pantagruel) is a pentalogy of novels written in the 16th century by François Rabelais, telling the adventures of two giants, Gargantua ( , ) and his son Pantagruel ...

'', a parody on occult treatises of

Heinrich Cornelius Agrippa Heinrich Cornelius Agrippa von Nettesheim (; ; 14 September 1486 – 18 February 1535) was a German polymath, physician, legal scholar, soldier, theologian, and occult writer. Agrippa's '' Three Books of Occult Philosophy'' published in 1533 dre ...

, contains a list of over two dozen "mancies", described as "common knowledge".

A

abacomancy Abacomancy, also known as ''Amathomancy'' (from the Greek word "amathos" meaning sand) a form of divination based on the interpretation of the patterns in dust, dirt, silt, sand, or the ashes of the recently deceased. Reading the patterns is belie ...

(also amathomancy): by dust (

Hebrew Hebrew (; ; ) is a Northwest Semitic language of the Afroasiatic language family. Historically, it is one of the spoken languages of the Israelites and their longest-surviving descendants, the Jews and Samaritans. It was largely preserved ...

, dust +

Greek Greek may refer to: Greece Anything of, from, or related to Greece, a country in Southern Europe: *Greeks, an ethnic group. *Greek language, a branch of the Indo-European language family. **Proto-Greek language, the assumed last common ancestor ...

, prophecy) *

acultomancy Acultomancy (from acutomancy, the type of acultomancy described below, influenced by Latin acūleus, needle) is a form of divination that uses needles for readings. Using needles comes from the olden days where Romani people used to read peop ...

(also acutomancy): by needles (from ''acutomancy'' below, influenced by

Latin Latin (, or , ) is a classical language belonging to the Italic languages, Italic branch of the Indo-European languages. Latin was originally a dialect spoken in the lower Tiber area (then known as Latium) around present-day Rome, but through ...

, needle, or , prickle or thorn) * acutomancy → see (Latin [], needle + Greek , prophecy) * adromancy → see (from ''idromancy'' below, influenced by ''alomancy'') * adryomancy→ see (metathesis of ''hydromancy'') * aeromancy : by atmospheric conditions (Greek , air + , prophecy) * agalmatomancy : by statues (Greek [], statue + , prophecy) * aichmomancy : by sharp objects (Greek , spearhead + , prophecy) * ailuromancy/aeluromancy → see * alectormancy/alectromancy : by

rooster The chicken (''Gallus gallus domesticus'') is a domesticated junglefowl species, with attributes of wild species such as the grey and the Ceylon junglefowl that are originally from Southeastern Asia. Rooster or cock is a term for an adult m ...

sacrifice (Greek , rooster + , prophecy) *

alectryomancy Alectryomancy (also called alectoromancy or alectromancy; derivation comes from the and ) is a form of divination in which the diviner observes a bird, several birds, or most preferably a white rooster or cockerel pecking at grain (such as whea ...

/alectoromancy: by rooster divination → see *

aleuromancy Aleuromancy is the use of flour for divination. The word comes from the Greek ''aleuron'', meaning flour, and ''manteia'', meaning divination. Description Divination with flour is attested in cuneiform tablets from the 2nd millennium BCE. Flour ...

¹ : by flour; see also (Greek ,

meal A meal is an eating occasion that takes place at a certain time and includes consumption of food. The names used for specific meals in English vary, depending on the speaker's culture, the time of day, or the size of the meal. Although they c ...

+ , prophecy) *

alomancy Alomancy, also called adromancy, ydromancie, idromancie, and halomancy, is an ancient form of divination. Similar to many other forms of divination, the diviner casts salt crystals into the air and interprets the patterns as it falls to the groun ...

/Halomancy (also adromancy): by salt (Greek , salt + , prophecy) *

alphitomancy Alphitomancy (from , and ) is a form of divination involving barley cakes or loaves of barley bread. When someone in a group was suspected of a crime, the members of the group would be fed barley cakes or slices of barley bread. Supposedly, the ...

: by barley (Greek [], barley + , prophecy) * alveromancy : by sounds * amathomancy → see by sand (Greek , sandy soil + , prophecy) * ambulomancy : by walking (Latin , to walk + Greek , prophecy) *

amniomancy Amniomancy is a method of divination whereby the future life of a child is predicted from the caul covering their head at birth. The colour and consistency of the caul are used to interpret the future. A vivid colour is supposed to reflect a vivid ...

: by

placenta The placenta is a temporary embryonic and later fetal organ that begins developing from the blastocyst shortly after implantation. It plays critical roles in facilitating nutrient, gas and waste exchange between the physically separate mate ...

(Greek ,

amnion The amnion is a membrane that closely covers the human and various other embryos when first formed. It fills with amniotic fluid, which causes the amnion to expand and become the amniotic sac that provides a protective environment for the develo ...

+ , prophecy) *

anemoscopy Aeromancy (from Greek ἀήρ ''aḗr'', "air", and ''manteia'', "divination") is divination conducted by interpreting atmospheric conditions. Alternate spellings include arologie, aeriology and aërology. Practice Aeromancy uses cloud formation ...

/anemomancy : by wind (Greek , wind + , observation) * anthomancy : by flowers (Greek , flower + , prophecy) * anthracomancy : by burning coals (Greek [], charcoal + , prophecy) * anthropomancy : by human sacrifice (Greek , human being + , prophecy) * anthroposcopy : by physical appearance (Greek , human being + , observation) * apantomancy : by chance encounters with animals (Greek , to encounter + , prophecy) * arachnomancy : by spiders (Greek Arachne, , spider + , prophecy) * archeomancy/archaeomancy : by sacred relics (Greek , ancient + , prophecy) * ariolation : by altars (Latin , , prophet) *

arithmancy Numerology (also known as arithmancy) is the belief in an occult, divine or mystical relationship between a number and one or more coinciding events. It is also the study of the numerical value, via an alphanumeric system, of the letters in ...

: assigning numerical value to a word or phrase * armomancy : by one's own shoulders (Latin , shoulder + Greek , prophecy) * aruspicina: study of entrails * aspidomancy : by sitting in a drawn circle or on a shield (Greek grc, aspid- shield + {{transl, grc, manteía, prophecy) *

astragalomancy Astragalomancy, also known as astragyromancy, is a form of divination that uses dice specially marked with letters or numbers. Originally, as with dice games, the "dice" were knucklebones or other small bones of quadrupeds. Marked ''astragali'' ...

/astragalamancy → see {{sm,

cleromancy Cleromancy is a form of sortition (casting of lots) in which an outcome is determined by means that normally would be considered random, such as the rolling of dice, but that are sometimes believed to reveal the will of a deity. In classical ci ...

* astragyromancy → see {{sm,

(from ''astragalomancy'' above, perhaps influenced by Greek {{transl, grc, guros, spiral, circle, and therefore

vertebra The spinal column, a defining synapomorphy shared by nearly all vertebrates, Hagfish are believed to have secondarily lost their spinal column is a moderately flexible series of vertebrae (singular vertebra), each constituting a characteristi ...

) * astrapomancy {{IPAc-en, ˈ, æ, s, t, r, ə, p, oʊ-, m, æ, n, s, i: by lightning (Greek {{transl, grc, astrapē, lightning flash + {{transl, grc, manteía, prophecy) *

astrology Astrology is a range of divinatory practices, recognized as pseudoscientific since the 18th century, that claim to discern information about human affairs and terrestrial events by studying the apparent positions of celestial objects. Di ...

/ astromancy/ {{IPAc-en, ə, ˈ, s, t, r, ɒ, l, oʊ-, dʒ, i: by celestial bodies (Greek {{transl, grc, astron, star + {{transl, grc, -logiā, study). This method was widespread in medieval period, particularly in Mesopotamia. *

augury Augury is the practice from ancient Roman religion of interpreting omens from the observed behavior of birds. When the individual, known as the augur, interpreted these signs, it is referred to as "taking the auspices". "Auspices" (Latin ''aus ...

{{IPAc-en, ˈ, ɔː, ɡ, jʊər, i → see {{sm, theriomancy * auramancy {{IPAc-en, ˈ, ɔː, r, əm, æ, n, s, i: by

aura Aura most commonly refers to: * Aura (paranormal), a field of luminous multicolored radiation around a person or object * Aura (symptom), a symptom experienced before a migraine or seizure Aura may also refer to: Places Extraterrestrial * 1488 ...

s (Greek {{transl, grc, aurā, breath + {{transl, grc, manteía, prophecy) *

auspicy Augury is the practice from ancient Roman religion of interpreting omens from the observed behavior of birds. When the individual, known as the augur, interpreted these signs, it is referred to as "taking the auspices". "Auspices" (Latin ''a ...

/auspication → see {{sm, theriomancy (Latin {{wikt-lang, la, avis, bird + {{wikt-lang, la, specere, to look at) * austromancy → see {{sm, theriomancy {{IPAc-en, ˈ, ɔː, s, t, r, oʊ-, m, æ, n, s, i: by wind (Latin {{wikt-lang, la, auster, south wind + Greek {{transl, grc, manteía, prophecy) * avimancy → see {{sm, orniscopy (Latin {{wikt-lang, la, avis, bird + Greek {{transl, grc, manteía, prophecy) * axiomancy/

axinomancy Axinomancy is one of several obscure methods of divination using an axe, hatchet, or (rarely) a saw. Most of the methods involve throwing an axe into the ground, or swinging it into a tree, and interpreting the direction of the handle or the qu ...

{{IPAc-en, ˈ, æ, k, s, i, oʊ-, m, æ, n, s, i: by

axes Axes, plural of '' axe'' and of '' axis'', may refer to * ''Axes'' (album), a 2005 rock album by the British band Electrelane * a possibly still empty plot (graphics) See also * Axess (disambiguation) *Axxess (disambiguation) Axxess may refer to ...

(Latin {{wikt-lang, la, axis, axis + {{transl, grc, manteía, prophecy)

B

* batraquomancy/batrachomancy {{IPAc-en, b, ə, ˈ, t, r, æ, k, oʊ-, m, æ, n, s, i: by frogs (Greek {{transl, grc, batrakhos, frog + {{transl, grc, manteía, prophecy) *

belomancy Belomancy, also bolomancy, is the ancient art of divination by use of arrows. The word is built upon , and , , 'divination'. Belomancy was anciently practised at least by Babylonians, Greeks, Arabs and Scythians. The arrows were typically m ...

/bolomancy {{IPAc-en, ˈ, b, ɛ, l, oʊ-, m, æ, n, s, i: by arrows (from ''bolomancy'' below, influenced by Greek {{transl, grc, belemnon, javelin, or {{transl, grc, belonē, needle) * bibliomancy → see {{sm, chartomancy * biorhythmic divination: by biorhythms * bletonism/bletonomancy {{IPAc-en, ˈ, b, l, ɛ, t, ən, ɪ, z, əm}: by water current (named for ''Monsieur Bleton'', a French bletonist) * bolomancy {{IPAc-en, ˈ, b, ɒ, l, oʊ-, m, æ, n, s, i → see {{sm,

(Greek {{transl, grc, bolē, arrow + {{transl, grc, manteía, prophecy) * bone-throwing the tossing of pieces of bone or wood practiced by various cultures * botanomancy {{IPAc-en, b, oʊ-, ˈ, t, æ, n, oʊ-, m, æ, n, s, i: by burning sage or figs (Greek {{transl, grc, botanē,

flora Flora is all the plant life present in a particular region or time, generally the naturally occurring ( indigenous) native plants. Sometimes bacteria and fungi are also referred to as flora, as in the terms '' gut flora'' or '' skin flora''. ...

+ {{transl, grc, manteía, prophecy) * brizomancy → see {{sm,

oneiromancy Oneiromancy (from the , and ) is a form of divination based upon dreams, and also uses dreams to predict the future. Oneirogen plants may also be used to produce or enhance dream-like states of consciousness. Occasionally, the dreamer feels as if ...

(Greek {{transl, grc, brizein, to be sleepy + {{transl, grc, manteía, prophecy) * brontomancy/brontoscopy {{IPAc-en, ˈ, b, r, ɒ, n, t, oʊ-, m, æ, n, s, i: by thunder (Greek {{transl, grc, brontē, thunder + {{transl, grc, manteía, prophecy) * bumpology {{IPAc-en, b, ʌ, m, ˈ, p, ɒ, l, oʊ-, dʒ, i: by bumps on the skin (

English English usually refers to: * English language * English people English may also refer to: Peoples, culture, and language * ''English'', an adjective for something of, from, or related to England ** English national ...

''bump'' + Greek {{transl, grc, -logiā, study)

C

* cabala → see {{sm,

kabbalah Kabbalah ( he, קַבָּלָה ''Qabbālā'', literally "reception, tradition") is an esoteric method, discipline and Jewish theology, school of thought in Jewish mysticism. A traditional Kabbalist is called a Mekubbal ( ''Məqūbbāl'' "rece ...

* canomancy {{IPAc-en, ˈ, k, æ, n, oʊ-, m, æ, n, s, i or {{IPAc-en, ˈ, k, eɪ, n, oʊ-, m, æ, n, s, i: by dogs (Latin {{wikt-lang, la, canis, dog + Greek {{transl, grc, manteía, prophecy) *

capnomancy Capnomancy (otherwise known as ''libanomancy'') signifies a method of divination using smoke. This is done by looking at the movements of the smoke after a fire has been made. A thin, straight plume of smoke is thought to indicate a good omen where ...

{{IPAc-en, ˈ, k, æ, p, n, oʊ-, m, æ, n, s, i: by smoke (Greek {{transl, grc, kapnos, smoke + {{transl, grc, manteía, prophecy) ** libanomancy {{IPAc-en, l, aɪ, ˈ, b, æ, n, oʊ-, m, æ, n, s, i: by smoke or ash from incense (Greek {{transl, grc, libanos,

frankincense Frankincense (also known as olibanum) is an aromatic resin used in incense and perfumes, obtained from trees of the genus '' Boswellia'' in the family Burseraceae. The word is from Old French ('high-quality incense'). There are several species ...

+ {{transl, grc, manteía, prophecy) Del Rio, Martín Anton
''Investigations Into Magic.''
P.G. Maxwell-Stuart, trans. Reprint ed. Manchester, U.K.: Manchester University Press, 2000, p. 160 (originally published 1599-1600)Dunwich, Gerina. ''Candlelight Spells: The Modern Witch's Book of Spellcasting, Feasting, and Healing.'' Secaucus, N.J.: Citadel Press, 1988, p. 51. * carromancy {{IPAc-en, ˈ, k, æ, r, oʊ-, m, æ, n, s, i: by melting wax (Greek {{transl, grc, karrō, of wax + {{transl, grc, manteía, prophecy) * cartopedy → see {{sm, somatomancy (Latin {{wikt-lang, la, carta, papyrus paper + {{lang, la, pēs la, pēd- foot) *

cartomancy Cartomancy is fortune-telling or divination using a deck of cards. Forms of cartomancy appeared soon after playing cards were first introduced into Europe in the 14th century. Huson, Paul (2004). ''Mystical Origins of the Tarot: From Ancien ...

→ see {{sm, chartomancy * catoptromancy/captromancy → see {{sm,

scrying Scrying, also known by various names such as "seeing" or "peeping", is the practice of looking into a suitable medium in the hope of detecting significant messages or visions. The objective might be personal guidance, prophecy, revelation, or in ...

* causimancy/causimomancy {{IPAc-en, ˈ, k, ɔː, z, ᵻ, m, æ, n, s, i: by burning (Greek {{transl, grc, kaiein grc, kaus- to burn + {{transl, grc, manteía, prophecy) * cephalomancy → see {{sm, somatomancy * cephaleonomancy/ cephalonomancy{{IPAc-en, ˌ, s, ɛ, f, ə, l, i, ˈ, ɒ, n, oʊ-, m, æ, n, s, i: by boiling a donkey's head (Greek {{transl, grc, kephalaion, head grc, onos, donkey+ {{transl, grc, manteía, prophecy) * ceraunoscopy {{IPAc-en, ˌ, s, ɛ, r, ə, ˈ, n, ɒ, s, k, oʊ-, p, i: by thunder and lightning (Greek {{transl, grc, keraunos, thunderbolt + {{transl, grc, -skopiā, observation) *

ceromancy Carromancy (from Greek ''κηρός'', 'wax', and ''μαντεία'', 'divination'), otherwise known as ceromancy, is a form of divination involving wax. One of the most common methods of carromancy is to heat wax until molten, then to pour it dir ...

/ceroscopy {{IPAc-en, ˈ, s, ɛ, r, oʊ-, m, æ, n, s, i: by dripping wax in water (Greek {{transl, grc, kēros, wax + {{transl, grc, manteía, prophecy) * chalcomancy: by striking gongs or copper bowls (Greek {{transl, grc, khalkos, copper + {{transl, grc, manteía, prophecy) * chaomancy {{IPAc-en, ˈ, k, eɪ, oʊ-, m, æ, n, s, i: by aerial visions (Greek {{transl, grc, khaos, primordial space + {{transl, grc, manteía, prophecy) * chartomancy {{IPAc-en, ˈ, k, ɑːr, t, oʊ-, m, æ, n, s, i: by things on paper (Greek {{transl, grc, khartēs, papyrus paper + {{transl, grc, manteía, prophecy) **

{{IPAc-en, ˈ, k, ɑːr, t, oʊ-, m, æ, n, s, i: by cards (Latin {{lang, la, carta, papyrus paper + Greek {{transl, grc, manteía, prophecy) ***

taromancy Tarot card reading is a form of cartomancy whereby practitioners use tarot cards to purportedly gain insight into the past, present or future. They formulate a question, then draw cards to interpret them for this end. A traditional tarot deck con ...

/tarotmancy {{IPAc-en, ˈ, t, æ, r, oʊ-, m, æ, n, s, i: by

tarot The tarot (, first known as '' trionfi'' and later as ''tarocchi'' or ''tarocks'') is a pack of playing cards, used from at least the mid-15th century in various parts of Europe to play card games such as Tarocchini. From their Italian roots ...

(English ''tarot'' + Greek {{transl, grc, manteía, prophecy) *** Parrot astrology: by parrots picking cards ** stichomancy {{IPAc-en, ˈ, s, t, ɪ, k, oʊ-, m, æ, n, s, i: by books or lines (Greek {{transl, grc, stikhos, line of verse + {{transl, grc, manteía, prophecy) ***

² {{IPAc-en, ə, ˈ, lj, ʊər, oʊ-, m, æ, n, s, i: by

fortune cookie A fortune cookie is a crisp and sugary cookie wafer usually made from flour, sugar, vanilla, and sesame seed oil with a piece of paper inside, a "fortune", usually an aphorism, or a vague prophecy. The message inside may also include a Chine ...

s (of the same origin as {{sm,

¹) *** bibliomancy {{IPAc-en, ˈ, b, ɪ, b, l, i, oʊ-, m, æ, n, s, i: by the

Bible The Bible (from Koine Greek , , 'the books') is a collection of religious texts or scriptures that are held to be sacred in Christianity Christianity is an Abrahamic monotheistic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus ...

(Greek {{transl, grc, biblion, book + {{transl, grc, manteía, prophecy) ***

I Ching divination I Ching divination is a form of cleromancy applied to the '' I Ching''. The text of the ''I Ching'' consists of sixty-four hexagrams: six-line figures of '' yin'' (broken) or '' yang'' (solid) lines, and commentaries on them. There are two ma ...

: by the

I Ching The ''I Ching'' or ''Yi Jing'' (, ), usually translated ''Book of Changes'' or ''Classic of Changes'', is an ancient Chinese divination text that is among the oldest of the Chinese classics. Originally a divination manual in the Western Zh ...

or the accompanying I Ching manual *** stoicheomancy/stoichomancy: by the ''

Iliad The ''Iliad'' (; grc, Ἰλιάς, Iliás, ; "a poem about Ilium") is one of two major ancient Greek epic poems attributed to Homer. It is one of the oldest extant works of literature still widely read by modern audiences. As with the ''Ody ...

'' and the ''

Odyssey The ''Odyssey'' (; grc, Ὀδύσσεια, Odýsseia, ) is one of two major ancient Greek epic poems attributed to Homer. It is one of the oldest extant works of literature still widely read by modern audiences. As with the '' Iliad'', ...

'' or the ''

Aeneid The ''Aeneid'' ( ; la, Aenē̆is or ) is a Latin epic poem, written by Virgil between 29 and 19 BC, that tells the legendary story of Aeneas, a Trojan who fled the fall of Troy and travelled to Italy, where he became the ancestor of ...

'' (Greek {{transl, grc, stoikheion, element + {{transl, grc, manteía, prophecy; to the Greeks,

Homer Homer (; grc, Ὅμηρος , ''Hómēros'') (born ) was a Greek poet who is credited as the author of the ''Iliad'' and the ''Odyssey'', two epic poems that are foundational works of ancient Greek literature. Homer is considered one of the ...

's writings were held in similar esteem to the Christian

or the Muslim

Quran The Quran (, ; Standard Arabic: , Quranic Arabic: , , 'the recitation'), also romanized Qur'an or Koran, is the central religious text of Islam, believed by Muslims to be a revelation from God. It is organized in 114 chapters (pl.: , ...

, as were

Virgil Publius Vergilius Maro (; traditional dates 15 October 7021 September 19 BC), usually called Virgil or Vergil ( ) in English, was an ancient Roman poet of the Augustan period. He composed three of the most famous poems in Latin literature: th ...

's writings to the Romans, making them the basic — or elementary — reading material in each culture) * cheiromancy/chiromancy→ see {{sm, somatomancy * cheirognomy/chirognomy → see {{sm, somatomancy * {{transl, zh, chien tung, italic=unset → see {{transl, zh, {{sm,

kau cim ''Kau Chim'' or ''Kau Cim'', also known as Lottery poetry (), is a fortune telling practice that originated in China in which the querent (person asking the question) requests answers from a sacred oracle lot. The practice is often performed in ...

* choriomancy {{IPAc-en, ˈ, k, ɒr, i, oʊ-, m, æ, n, s, i: by

pig bladder Pig bladder (also pig's bladder) is the urinary bladder of a domestic pig, similar to the human urinary bladder. Today, this hollow organ has various applications in medicine, and in traditional cuisines and customs. Historically, the pig blad ...

s (Greek {{transl, grc, khorion,

+ ''mantiea'', prophecy) * chresmomancy {{IPAc-en, ˈ, k, r, ɛ, s, m, oʊ-, m, æ, n, s, i: by the ravings of lunatics (Greek {{transl, grc, khrēsmos, oracular utterance, chresm + {{transl, grc, manteía, prophecy) *

chronomancy Chronomancy is divination of the best time to do something, the determination of lucky and unlucky days, especially popular in ancient China. The term "chronomancy", stemming from the Greek word ''chronos'' (meaning ''time''), and the word ''mante ...

{{IPAc-en, ˈ, k, r, ɒ, n, oʊ-, m, æ, n, s, i: by apt occasion (Greek {{transl, grc, khronos, time + {{transl, grc, manteía, prophecy) * cineromancy/ceneromancy → see {{sm, spodomancy {{IPAc-en, ˈ, s, ɪ, n, ər, oʊ-, m, æ, n, s, i (Latin {{wikt-lang, la, cinis la, ciner- ashes + Greek {{transl, grc, manteía, prophecy) * clamancy (see also

Fāl-gūsh Fāl-gūsh ( fa, فالگوش) is the act of standing in a dark corner spot or behind a fence and listening to the conversations of passersby and trying to interpret their statements or the subject of their dialogue as an answer to one's questions ...

): by random shouts and cries heard in crowds, at night, etc. (Latin {{wikt-lang, la, clāmāre, to cry out + Greek {{transl, grc, manteía, prophecy) * cledonism/ cledonomancy {{IPAc-en, ˈ, k, l, ɛ, d, oʊ-, n, ɪ, z, əm}: by chance events or overheard words (Greek {{transl, grc, klēdon, rumor) * cleidomancy/clidomancy {{IPAc-en, ˈ, k, l, aɪ, d, oʊ-, m, æ, n, s, i: by keys (Greek {{transl, grc, kleis grc, kleid- key + {{transl, grc, manteía, prophecy) *

{{IPAc-en, ˈ, k, l, ɛ, r, oʊ-, m, æ, n, s, i: by casting (Greek {{transl, grc, klēros, lot + {{transl, grc, manteía, prophecy) **

/astragalamancy {{IPAc-en, ə, ˈ, s, t, r, æ, ɡ, ə, l, oʊ-, m, æ, n, s, i (also cubomancy): by

dice Dice (singular die or dice) are small, throwable objects with marked sides that can rest in multiple positions. They are used for generating random values, commonly as part of tabletop games, including dice games, board games, role-playing ...

(Greek {{transl, grc, astragalos,

+ {{transl, grc, manteía, prophecy) **

domino Dominoes is a family of tile-based games played with gaming pieces, commonly known as dominoes. Each domino is a rectangular tile, usually with a line dividing its face into two square ''ends''. Each end is marked with a number of spots (also c ...

divination: by dominoes ** favomancy {{IPAc-en, ˈ, f, æ, v, oʊ-, m, æ, n, s, i: by beans (Latin {{wikt-lang, la, faba, bean + Greek {{transl, grc, manteía, prophecy) **

Ogham Ogham ( Modern Irish: ; mga, ogum, ogom, later mga, ogam, label=none ) is an Early Medieval alphabet used primarily to write the early Irish language (in the "orthodox" inscriptions, 4th to 6th centuries AD), and later the Old Irish langu ...

casting: by Ogham letters ** runecasting/ runic divination * cometomancy {{IPAc-en, k, oʊ-, ˈ, m, ɛ, t, oʊ-, m, æ, n, s, i: by

comet A comet is an icy, small Solar System body that, when passing close to the Sun, warms and begins to release gases, a process that is called outgassing. This produces a visible atmosphere or coma, and sometimes also a tail. These phenomena ...

tails (Greek {{transl, grc, komētēs, comet + {{transl, grc, manteía, prophecy) * colormancy/coloromancy: by colors (English ''color'' + Greek {{transl, grc, manteía, prophecy) * conchomancy {{IPAc-en, ˈ, k, ɒ, ŋ, k, oʊ-, m, æ, n, s, i: by shells (Greek {{transl, grc, konkhē,

mussel Mussel () is the common name used for members of several families of bivalve molluscs, from saltwater and freshwater habitats. These groups have in common a shell whose outline is elongated and asymmetrical compared with other edible clams, which ...

+ {{transl, grc, manteía, prophecy) * cosquinomancy/coscinomancy {{IPAc-en, k, oʊ-, ˈ, s, ɪ, n, oʊ-, m, æ, n, s, i: by hanging sieves (Greek {{transl, grc, koskinōn, sieve + {{transl, grc, manteía, prophecy) * cottabomancy/cottobomancy {{IPAc-en, ˈ, k, ɒ, t, ə, b, oʊ-, m, æ, n, s, i: by wine in a brass bowl (Greek {{transl, grc, kottabos, cottabus + {{transl, grc, manteía, prophecy) * craniognomy {{IPAc-en, ˌ, k, r, eɪ, n, i, ˈ, ɒ, ɡ, n, oʊ-, m, i or {{IPAc-en, ˌ, k, r, eɪ, n, i, ˈ, ɒ, n, əm, i → see {{sm, somatomancy (Greek {{transl, grc, krānion, skull + {{transl, grc, -gnōmoniā, interpretation) * the crawling baby: by a baby's crawling *

crithomancy Crithomancy (also known as critomancy) is a form of divination by the study of barley cakes in hope of drawing omens from them. The paste of cakes which are offered in sacrifice is closely examined, and the sought-for answers are drawn from the f ...

/critomancy {{IPAc-en, ˈ, k, r, ɪ, θ, oʊ-, m, æ, n, s, i: by barley cakes (Greek {{transl, grc, krithē, barley + {{transl, grc, manteía, prophecy) * cromnyomancy/cromniomancy {{IPAc-en, ˈ, k, r, ɒ, m, n, i, oʊ-, m, æ, n, s, i: by onion sprouts (alteration of Greek {{transl, grc, krommuon, onion + {{transl, grc, manteía, prophecy) * cryptomancy {{IPAc-en, ˈ, k, r, ɪ, p, t, oʊ-, m, æ, n, s, i: by

omen An omen (also called ''portent'') is a phenomenon that is believed to foretell the future, often signifying the advent of change. It was commonly believed in ancient times, and still believed by some today, that omens bring divine messages fr ...

s (Greek {{transl, grc, kruptos, hidden + {{transl, grc, manteía, prophecy) * cryomancy {{IPAc-en, ˈ, k, r, aɪ, oʊ-, m, æ, n, s, i: by ice (Greek {{transl, grc, kryo, ice ) * crystal ball gazing → see {{sm,

crystal gazing Crystal-gazing (also known as crystal-seeing, crystallism, crystallomancy, and spheromancy) is a method for seeing visions achieved through trance induction by means of gazing at a crystal. Traditionally, it has been seen as a form of divinatio ...

→ see {{sm,

* crystallomancy {{IPAc-en, ˈ, k, r, ɪ, s, t, ə, l, oʊ-, m, æ, n, s, i → see {{sm,

(Greek {{transl, grc, krustallos, crystal + {{transl, grc, manteía, prophecy) * cubomancy {{IPAc-en, ˈ, k, juː, b, oʊ-, m, æ, n, s, i → see {{sm,

(Greek {{transl, grc, kubos, cube + {{transl, grc, manteía, prophecy) * cyathomancy {{IPAc-en, ˈ, s, aɪ, ə, θ, oʊ-, m, æ, n, s, i: by cups (Greek {{transl, grc, kuathos, cup + {{transl, grc, manteía, prophecy) * cybermancy {{IPAc-en, ˈ, s, aɪ, b, ər, m, æ, n, s, i: by computer oracles (English ''{{not a typo, cyber(netics)'' + Greek {{transl, grc, manteía, prophecy) * cyclicomancy {{IPAc-en, ˈ, s, ɪ, k, l, ᵻ, k, oʊ-, m, æ, n, s, i: by swirling water in a cup (Greek {{transl, grc, kuklikos, cyclical, circular + {{transl, grc, manteía, prophecy) *

cyclomancy Cyclomancy is a form of divination based on spinning an object and deriving predictions or conclusions from the object's final resting direction. In some traditions, a wheel or top is spun on a surface marked with letters or symbols, and those tha ...

{{IPAc-en, ˈ, s, ɪ, k, l, oʊ-, m, æ, n, s, i or {{IPAc-en, ˈ, s, aɪ, k, l, oʊ-, m, æ, n, s, i: by wheels (Greek {{transl, grc, kuklos, circle + {{transl, grc, manteía, prophecy)

D

* dactyliomancy {{IPAc-en, d, æ, k, ˈ, t, ɪ, l, i, oʊ-, m, æ, n, s, i: by finger rings (Greek {{transl, grc, daktulios, finger ring + {{transl, grc, manteía, prophecy) * dactylomancy {{IPAc-en, ˈ, d, æ, k, t, ᵻ, l, oʊ-, m, æ, n, s, i: by means of finger movements (Greek {{transl, grc, daktulos, finger + {{transl, grc, manteía, prophecy) *

daphnomancy Daphnomancy is a form of pyromancy whereby the future is predicted by burning bay laurel leaves. A loud crackling from the fire is a positive omen, whereas silence is a negative one. History and etymology ''Daphno'' is thought to be a tribute to D ...

{{IPAc-en, ˈ, d, æ, f, n, oʊ-, m, æ, n, s, i: by burning laurel wreaths (Greek {{transl, grc, daphnē, laurel + {{transl, grc, manteía, prophecy) * demonomancy {{IPAc-en, d, ᵻ, ˈ, m, ɒ, n, oʊ-, m, æ, n, s, i: by demons (Greek {{transl, grc, daimōn, divine power + {{transl, grc, manteía, prophecy) * dendromancy {{IPAc-en, ˈ, d, ɛ, n, d, r, oʊ-, m, æ, n, s, i: by trees, especially oaks,

yew Yew is a common name given to various species of trees. It is most prominently given to any of various coniferous trees and shrubs in the genus ''Taxus'': * European yew or common yew (''Taxus baccata'') * Pacific yew or western yew (''Taxus br ...

s, or

mistletoe Mistletoe is the common name for obligate hemiparasitic plants in the order Santalales. They are attached to their host tree or shrub by a structure called the haustorium, through which they extract water and nutrients from the host plant. ...

(Greek {{transl, grc, dendron, tree + {{transl, grc, manteía, prophecy) * deuteroscopy {{IPAc-en, ˌ, dj, uː, t, ə, ˈ, r, ɒ, s, k, oʊ-, p, i: by second glance or double take (Greek {{transl, grc, deuteros, secondary + {{transl, grc, -skopiā, observation) * dianomancy {{IPAc-en, d, aɪ, ə, n, oʊ-, m, æ, n, s, i: by delivery, esp. by the randomly-generated words found on Whole Foods grocery bags to identify orders (Greek {{transl, grc, dianomí, delivery + {{transl, grc, manteía, prophecy) * dictiomancy {{IPAc-en, ˈ, d, ɪ, k, ʃ, oʊ-, m, æ, n, s, i: by randomly opening a dictionary (English ''{{not a typo, dictio(nary)'' + Greek {{transl, grc, manteía, prophecy) * divining → see {{sm,

dowsing Dowsing is a type of divination employed in attempts to locate ground water, buried metals or ores, gemstones, oil, claimed radiations ( radiesthesia),As translated from one preface of the Kassel experiments, "roughly 10,000 active dowsers in ...

* djubed{{Citation needed, reason=all search results appear to link to this page, date=April 2019→ see {{sm,

* {{transl, ja, dōbutsu uranai, italic=unset: by animal horoscope (

Japanese Japanese may refer to: * Something from or related to Japan, an island country in East Asia * Japanese language, spoken mainly in Japan * Japanese people, the ethnic group that identifies with Japan through ancestry or culture ** Japanese diaspor ...

{{transl, ja, dōbutsu, animal + {{transl, ja, uranai, prognostication) *

divination → see {{sm,

(also divining, water witching): by a

divining rod Dowsing is a type of divination employed in attempts to locate ground water, buried metals or ores, gemstones, oil, claimed radiations ( radiesthesia),As translated from one preface of the Kassel experiments, "roughly 10,000 active dowsers in ...

(of unknown origin) * dracomancy {{IPAc-en, ˈ, d, r, æ, k, oʊ-, m, æ, n, s, i: by

dragon A dragon is a reptilian legendary creature that appears in the folklore of many cultures worldwide. Beliefs about dragons vary considerably through regions, but dragons in western cultures since the High Middle Ages have often been depicted a ...

s (Greek {{transl, grc, drakōn, dragon + {{transl, grc, manteía, prophecy) *

dream question A dream question (Hebrew: 'She'elat Halom') is a practice of divination whereby a person attains a prophetic state while dreaming, receiving a divine answer to a question meditated on before sleep. According to Kabbalah, when the conscious mind is ...

s: by dreaming * dririmancy/driromancy {{IPAc-en, ˈ, d, r, ɪər, ᵻ, m, æ, n, s, i: by dripping blood (alteration of ''drimimancy'', influenced by Middle English {{lang, enm, drir, blood) * drimimancy/drymimancy {{IPAc-en, ˈ, d, r, ɪ, m, ᵻ, m, æ, n, s, i: by

bodily fluids Body fluids, bodily fluids, or biofluids, sometimes body liquids, are liquids within the human body. In lean healthy adult men, the total body water is about 60% (60–67%) of the total body weight; it is usually slightly lower in women (52-55%). ...

(Greek {{transl, grc, drimus, pungent + {{transl, grc, manteía, prophecy)

E

* electromancy: by lightning and electricity (Greek {{transl, grc, ilektros electric + {{transl, grc, manteía prophecy) * eleomancy/elaeomancy: by oil (Greek {{transl, grc, elaion, olive oil + {{transl, grc, manteía, prophecy) * emonomancy → see {{sm, demonomancy{{Citation needed, date=January 2008 * empirimancy: by experiment/experience * empyromancy {{IPAc-en, ɛ, m, ˈ, p, aɪr, oʊ-, m, æ, n, s, i: by burning (Greek {{transl, grc, empurios, fiery + {{transl, grc, manteía, prophecy) * encromancy: by oil ink stains (Greek {{transl, grc, elaion oil ink + {{transl, grc, manteía prophecy) *

enochian chess Enochian chess is a four-player chess variant, similar to chaturaji, associated with the Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn. The name comes from the Enochian system of magic of Dr. John Dee (magus and astrologer to Queen Elizabeth I), which was l ...

: by playing a four·handed variant of the game * enoptromancy {{IPAc-en, ɛ, ˈ, n, ɒ, p, t, r, oʊ-, m, æ, n, s, i → see {{sm,

(Greek {{transl, grc, enoptron, looking glass + {{transl, grc, manteía, prophecy) *

enthusiasm In modern usage, enthusiasm refers to intense enjoyment, interest, or approval expressed by a person. The term is related to playfulness, inventiveness, optimism and high energy. The word was originally used to refer to a person possessed by G ...

: speeches by those supposed to be possessed by a divine spirit * entomomancy/entomancy: by

insect Insects (from Latin ') are pancrustacean hexapod invertebrates of the class Insecta. They are the largest group within the arthropod phylum. Insects have a chitinous exoskeleton, a three-part body ( head, thorax and abdomen), three pa ...

s (Greek {{transl, grc, entomon, insect + {{transl, grc, manteía, prophecy) * eromancy {{IPAc-en, ˈ, ɛ, r, oʊ-, m, æ, n, s, i: by water vessels exposed to air (Greek {{transl, grc, āēr, air + {{transl, grc, manteía, prophecy) — ''cf.'' aeromancy * extispicy/extispication {{IPAc-en, ɛ, k, ˈ, s, t, ɪ, s, p, ᵻ, s, i: by the remains of sacrificed animals (Latin {{lang, la, exta, entrails + {{lang, la, specere, to look at)

F

* favomancy → see {{sm,

* felidomancy → see {{sm, theriomancy (Latin {{wikt-lang, la, fēlēs la, fēlid- cat + Greek {{transl, grc, manteía, prophecy) * feng shui → see {{sm,

geomancy Geomancy ( Greek: γεωμαντεία, "earth divination") is a method of divination that interprets markings on the ground or the patterns formed by tossed handfuls of soil, rocks, or sand. The most prevalent form of divinatory geomancy in ...

floriography Floriography (language of flowers) is a means of cryptological communication through the use or arrangement of flowers. Meaning has been attributed to flowers for thousands of years, and some form of floriography has been practiced in tradition ...

/floromancy {{IPAc-en, ˌ, f, l, ɔːr, i, ˈ, ɒ, ɡ, r, ə, f, i: by flowers' feelings (Latin {{lang, la, flōs 'flōr-'' flower + Greek {{transl, grc, -graphiā, representation) * fractomancy {{IPAc-en, ˈ, f, r, æ, k, t, oʊ-, m, æ, n, s, i: by

fractal In mathematics, a fractal is a geometric shape containing detailed structure at arbitrarily small scales, usually having a fractal dimension strictly exceeding the topological dimension. Many fractals appear similar at various scales, as ill ...

s (English ''{{not a typo, fract(al)'' + Greek {{transl, grc, manteía, prophecy) * fructomancy/fructimancy: by fruit (Latin {{wikt-lang, la, frūctus, fruit + Greek {{transl, grc, manteía, prophecy)

G

* galvanoscopy {{IPAc-en, ˌ, ɡ, æ, l, v, ə, ˈ, n, ɒ, s, k, oʊ-, p, i: by

galvanism Galvanism is a term invented by the late 18th-century physicist and chemist Alessandro Volta to refer to the generation of electric current by chemical action. The term also came to refer to the discoveries of its namesake, Luigi Galvani, specif ...

(English ''{{not a typo, galvan(ism)'' + Greek {{transl, grc, -skopiā, observation) * gastromancy¹ → see {{sm,

* gastromancy² {{IPAc-en, ˈ, ɡ, æ, s, t, r, oʊ-, m, æ, n, s, i: by guttural sounds (Greek {{transl, grc, gastēr, belly + {{transl, grc, manteía, prophecy) *

{{IPAc-en, ˈ, dʒ, iː, oʊ-, m, æ, n, s, i: by earth (Greek {{wikt-lang, grc, γαῖα, {{grc-transl, γαῖα , {{wikt-lang, grc, γῆ, {{grc-transl, γῆ , earth + {{transl, grc, manteía, prophecy) ** feng Shui divination: by Feng Shui * geloscopy {{IPAc-en, dʒ, ᵻ, ˈ, l, ɒ, s, k, oʊ-, p, i: by laughter (Greek {{transl, grc, gelōs, laughter + {{transl, grc, -skopiā, observation) *

gematria Gematria (; he, גמטריא or gimatria , plural or , ''gimatriot'') is the practice of assigning a numerical value to a name, word or phrase according to an alphanumerical cipher. A single word can yield several values depending on the cipher ...

: by the

Hebrew alphabet The Hebrew alphabet ( he, אָלֶף־בֵּית עִבְרִי, ), known variously by scholars as the Ktav Ashuri, Jewish script, square script and block script, is an abjad script used in the writing of the Hebrew language and other Jewi ...

(Greek {{transl, grc, gē, earth + {{transl, grc, -metriā, measurement) * genethlialogy: by birth dates (Greek {{transl, grc, genethlios,

birthday A birthday is the anniversary of the birth of a person, or figuratively of an institution. Birthdays of people are celebrated in numerous cultures, often with birthday gifts, birthday cards, a birthday party, or a rite of passage. Many re ...

+ {{transl, grc, -logiā, study) * grammomancy {{IPAc-en, ˈ, ɡ, r, æ, m, oʊ-, m, æ, n, s, i: by writing individual letters (Greek {{transl, grc, gramma, letter + {{transl, grc, manteía, prophecy) *

graphology Graphology is the analysis of handwriting with attempt to determine someone's personality traits. No scientific evidence exists to support graphology, and it is generally considered a pseudoscience or scientifically questionable practice. How ...

{{IPAc-en, ɡ, r, æ, ˈ, f, ɒ, l, oʊ-, dʒ, i (also graptomancy): by studying handwriting (Greek {{transl, grc, graphē, writing + {{transl, grc, -logiā, study) * graptomancy {{IPAc-en, ˈ, ɡ, r, æ, p, t, oʊ-, m, æ, n, s, i → see {{sm,

(Greek {{transl, grc, graptos, written + {{transl, grc, manteía, prophecy) * gyromancy {{IPAc-en, ˈ, dʒ, aɪr, oʊ-, m, æ, n, s, i: by dizziness (Greek {{transl, grc, gūros, spiral + {{transl, grc, manteía, prophecy)

H

* hagiomancy: by saints (Greek {{transl, grc, hagios, holy + {{transl, grc, manteía, prophecy) * halomancy {{IPAc-en, ˈ, h, æ, l, oʊ-, m, æ, n, s, i → see {{sm,

* {{transl, sn, hakata, italic=unset: by bones or dice *

haruspicy In the religion of ancient Rome, a haruspex (plural haruspices; also called aruspex) was a person trained to practise a form of divination called haruspicy (''haruspicina''), the inspection of the entrails (''exta''—hence also extispicy ( ...

/haruspication {{IPAc-en, h, ə, ˈ, r, ʌ, s, p, ᵻ, s, i → see {{sm,

hepatoscopy In the religion of ancient Rome, a haruspex (plural haruspices; also called aruspex) was a person trained to practise a form of divination called haruspicy (''haruspicina''), the inspection of the entrails (''exta''—hence also extispicy ...

(Latin {{wikt-lang, la, haruspex, haru-, entrails + {{wikt-lang, la, specere, to look at) * hematomancy/haematomancy {{IPAc-en, ˈ, h, ɛ, m, ə, t, oʊ-, m, æ, n, s, i, ,_, ˈ, h, iː, -: by blood (Greek {{transl, grc, haima grc, haimat- blood + {{transl, grc, manteía, prophecy) *

/hepatomancy {{IPAc-en, ˈ, h, ɛ, p, ə, t, oʊ-, m, æ, n, s, i (also haruspicy, haruspication): by liver (Greek {{transl, grc, hēpar grc, hēpat- liver + {{transl, grc, -skopiā, observation) * hieromancy/hieroscopy {{IPAc-en, ˈ, h, aɪər, oʊ-, m, æ, n, s, i: by studying sacrifices' entrails (Greek {{transl, grc, hieros, holy + {{transl, grc, manteía, prophecy) * hippomancy → see {{sm, theriomancy * horoscopy {{IPAc-en, h, oʊ-, ˈ, r, ɒ, s, k, oʊ-, p, i: aspect of the Stars at nativity (Greek {{transl, grc, hōrā, season + {{transl, grc, -skopiā, observation) * hydatomancy: by rainwater (Greek {{transl, grc, hudatis, raindrop + {{transl, grc, manteía, prophecy) * hydromancy/hydroscopy → see {{sm,

* hyomancy: by wild hogs (Greek {{transl, grc, hūs, swine + {{transl, grc, manteía, prophecy) * hypnomancy {{IPAc-en, ˈ, h, ɪ, p, n, oʊ-, m, æ, n, s, i: by sleep (Greek {{transl, grc, hupnos, sleep + {{transl, grc, manteía, prophecy)

I

→ see {{sm, chartomancy * ichnomancy {{IPAc-en, ˈ, ɪ, k, n, oʊ-, m, æ, n, s, i: by footprints (Greek {{transl, grc, ikhnos, track + {{transl, grc, manteía, prophecy) * ichthyomancy → see {{sm, theriomancy * iconomancy {{IPAc-en, aɪ, ˈ, k, ɒ, n, oʊ-, m, æ, n, s, i: by

icon An icon () is a religious work of art, most commonly a painting, in the cultures of the Eastern Orthodox, Oriental Orthodox, and Catholic churches. They are not simply artworks; "an icon is a sacred image used in religious devotion". The mos ...

s (Greek {{transl, grc, eikōn, image + {{transl, grc, manteía, prophecy) * idolomancy {{IPAc-en, aɪ, ˈ, d, ɒ, l, oʊ-, m, æ, n, s, i: by

idol Idol or Idols may refer to: Religion and philosophy * Cult image, a neutral term for a man-made object that is worshipped or venerated for the deity, spirit or demon that it embodies or represents * Murti, a point of focus for devotion or medit ...

s (Greek {{transl, grc, eidōlon, phantom + {{transl, grc, manteía, prophecy) * idromancy → see {{sm,

(Greek {{transl, grc, idrōs, sweat + {{transl, grc, manteía, prophecy) * {{lang, yo,

ifá Ifá is a Yoruba religion and system of divination. Its literary corpus is the ''Odu Ifá''. Orunmila is identified as the Grand Priest, as he revealed divinity and prophecy to the world. Babalawos or Iyanifas use either the divining chain k ...

, italic=unset: geomancy patterns generated with palm nuts, opele, cowrie shells, etc... that refer to {{lang, yo, Ifa divination texts; a collection of {{lang, yo, Odu Ifa verses * iridology: by eye color (Greek {{transl, grc, īris grc, īrid-

iris Iris most often refers to: *Iris (anatomy), part of the eye *Iris (mythology), a Greek goddess * ''Iris'' (plant), a genus of flowering plants * Iris (color), an ambiguous color term Iris or IRIS may also refer to: Arts and media Fictional ent ...

+ {{transl, grc, -logiā, study) *

isopsephy Isopsephy (; ''isos'' meaning "equal" and ''psephos'' meaning "pebble") or isopsephism is the practice of adding up the number values of the letters in a word to form a single number. The total number is then used as a metaphorical bridge to othe ...

: by numbers and letters (Greek {{transl, grc, īsos, equal + {{transl, grc, psephos, pebble)

J

* {{transl, hi, Jyotish, italic=unset Vedic system of astrology

K

/qabalah/cabala: by the

Kabbalah Kabbalah ( he, קַבָּלָה ''Qabbālā'', literally "reception, tradition") is an esoteric method, discipline and Jewish theology, school of thought in Jewish mysticism. A traditional Kabbalist is called a Mekubbal ( ''Məqūbbāl'' "rece ...

(Hebrew {{transl, he, qabbālâ, tradition) * {{transl, zh,

, italic=unset: by bamboo * {{transl, ja, kayu ura, italic=unset: by rice gruel * kephalonomancy {{IPAc-en, k, ə, ˈ, f, æ, l, ən, oʊ-, m, æ, n, s, i → see {{sm, cephaleonomancy * keraunomancy {{IPAc-en, k, ᵻ, ˈ, r, ɒ, n, oʊ-, m, æ, n, s, i → see {{sm, ceraunoscopy * knissomancy {{IPAc-en, ˈ, n, ɪ, s, oʊ-, m, æ, n, s, i: by incense (Greek {{transl, grc, knisa 'kniss-'' vapor + {{transl, grc, manteía, prophecy) * kypomancy → see {{sm, phyllomancy (akin to Greek {{transl, grc, kupellon, goblet + {{transl, grc, manteía, prophecy)

L

* labiomancy {{IPAc-en, ˈ, l, eɪ, b, i, oʊ-, m, æ, n, s, i: by lips (Latin {{wikt-lang, la, labium, lip + Greek {{transl, grc, manteía, prophecy) *

lampadomancy Lampadomancy is a form of divination using a single oil lamp or a torch flame. As with Lychnoscopy, the diviner reads presages from the movements of the flame. An alternate method is also practiced, consisting of reading the spots of carbon depo ...

{{IPAc-en, ˈ, l, æ, m, p, ə, d, oʊ-, m, æ, n, s, i: by flame (Greek {{transl, grc, lampas grc, lampad- light + {{transl, grc, manteía, prophecy) * lecanomancy/lecanoscopy {{IPAc-en, l, ᵻ, ˈ, k, æ, n, oʊ-, m, æ, n, s, i: by a basin of water (Greek {{transl, grc, lekanē, basin + {{transl, grc, manteía, prophecy) * letnomancy: by secrets (English ''let no (man see)'' + Greek {{transl, grc, manteía, prophecy) * libanomancy {{IPAc-en, l, aɪ, ˈ, b, æ, n, oʊ-, m, æ, n, s, i → see {{sm,

and {{sm, spodomancy (Greek {{transl, grc, libanos,

+ {{transl, grc, manteía, prophecy) * literomancy {{IPAc-en, ˈ, l, ɪ, t, ər, oʊ-, m, æ, n, s, i: by a letter in a written language (Latin {{wikt-lang, la, littera, lītera, letter + Greek {{transl, grc, manteía, prophecy) * lithomancy {{IPAc-en, ˈ, l, ɪ, θ, oʊ-, m, æ, n, s, i: by gems or stones (Greek {{transl, grc, lithos, stone + {{transl, grc, manteía, prophecy) * logarithmancy {{IPAc-en, ˌ, l, ɒ, ɡ, ə, ˈ, r, ɪ, θ, m, ən, s, i: by

logarithm In mathematics, the logarithm is the inverse function to exponentiation. That means the logarithm of a number to the base is the exponent to which must be raised, to produce . For example, since , the ''logarithm base'' 10 ...

s (English ''logarithm'' + Greek {{transl, grc, manteía, prophecy) * logomancy {{IPAc-en, ˈ, l, ɒ, ɡ, oʊ-, m, æ, n, s, i: by words (Greek {{transl, grc,

logos ''Logos'' (, ; grc, λόγος, lógos, lit=word, discourse, or reason) is a term used in Western philosophy, psychology and rhetoric and refers to the appeal to reason that relies on logic or reason, inductive and deductive reasoning. Aris ...

, word + {{transl, grc, manteía, prophecy) * lots: divination through chance, or the drawing or tossing of lots * lunamancy → see {{sm, selenomancy (Latin {{wikt-lang, la, luna, lūna, moon + Greek {{transl, grc, manteía, prophecy) * lychnomancy {{IPAc-en, ˈ, l, ɪ, k, n, oʊ-, m, æ, n, s, i: by candles (Greek {{transl, grc, lukhnos, lamp + {{transl, grc, manteía, prophecy)

M

macharomancy Macharomancy (Greek ''makhaira'', a short sword or a dagger, and ''manteia'', prophecy; alternative spellings are machæromancy, machairomancy) is a form of divination by interpreting knives, daggers or swords, one of many methods of divinatio ...

: by swords or knives (Greek {{transl, grc, makhaira,

dirk A dirk is a long bladed thrusting dagger.Chisholm, Hugh (ed.), ''Dagger'', The Encyclopædia Britannica, 11th ed., Vol. VII, New York, NY: Cambridge University Press (1910), p. 729 Historically, it gained its name from the Highland Dirk (Scot ...

+ {{transl, grc, manteía, prophecy) * macromancy {{IPAc-en, ˈ, m, æ, k, r, oʊ-, m, æ, n, s, i: by large objects (Greek {{transl, grc, makros, large + {{transl, grc, manteía, prophecy) * maculomancy {{IPAc-en, ˈ, m, æ, k, j, ʊ, l, oʊ-, m, æ, n, s, i: by spots on the skin (Latin {{wikt-lang, la, macula, spot + {{transl, grc, manteía, prophecy) *

mahjong Mahjong or mah-jongg (English pronunciation: ) is a tile-based game that was developed in the 19th century in China and has spread throughout the world since the early 20th century. It is commonly played by four players (with some three-pla ...

divination: by Mahjong tiles * margaritomancy {{IPAc-en, ˌ, m, ɑːr, ɡ, ə, ˈ, r, ɪ, t, oʊ-, m, æ, n, s, i: by bouncing pearls (Greek {{transl, grc, margarītēs, pearl + {{transl, grc, manteía, prophecy) * mathemancy {{IPAc-en, ˈ, m, æ, θ, ᵻ, m, æ, n, s, i: by

mathematics Mathematics is an area of knowledge that includes the topics of numbers, formulas and related structures, shapes and the spaces in which they are contained, and quantities and their changes. These topics are represented in modern mathematics ...

(English ''{{not a typo, mathe(matics)'' + Greek {{transl, grc, manteía, prophecy) * mazomancy {{IPAc-en, ˈ, m, æ, z, oʊ-, m, æ, n, s, i: by nursing (Greek {{transl, grc, mazos, breast + {{transl, grc, manteía, prophecy) * meconomancy {{IPAc-en, m, ᵻ, ˈ, k, oʊ, n, oʊ-, m, æ, n, s, i: by sleeping (Greek {{transl, grc, mēkōn, poppy .e.,_an_opiate.html" ;"title="opiate.html" ;"title=".e., an opiate">.e., an opiate">opiate.html" ;"title=".e., an opiate">.e., an opiate+ {{transl, grc, manteía, prophecy) * megapolisomancy: by large cities (English ''megalopolis (city type), megalopolis'' + Greek {{transl, grc, manteía, prophecy) * meilomancy: by moles * metagnomy {{IPAc-en, m, ᵻ, ˈ, t, æ, ɡ, n, oʊ-, m, i or {{IPAc-en, m, ᵻ, ˈ, t, æ, n, oʊ-, m, i: by magic (Greek {{transl, grc, meta-, beside + {{transl, grc, -gnōmoniā, interpretation) * meteormancy {{IPAc-en, ˈ, m, iː, t, i, oʊ-, r, m, æ, n, s, i: by

meteor A meteoroid () is a small rocky or metallic body in outer space. Meteoroids are defined as objects significantly smaller than asteroids, ranging in size from grains to objects up to a meter wide. Objects smaller than this are classified as mi ...

s (English ''meteor'' + Greek {{transl, grc, manteía, prophecy) * meteoromancy {{IPAc-en, ˌ, m, iː, t, i, ˈ, ɒr, oʊ-, m, æ, n, s, i: by thunder and lightning (Greek {{transl, grc, meteōron, heavenly phenomenon + {{transl, grc, manteía, prophecy) * metoposcopy/metopomancy {{IPAc-en, ˌ, m, ɛ, t, oʊ-, ˈ, p, ɒ, s, k, oʊ-, p, i: by the lines of the forehead (Greek {{transl, grc, metōpon, forehead + {{transl, grc, -skopiā, observation) * micromancy {{IPAc-en, ˈ, m, aɪ, k, r, oʊ-, m, æ, n, s, i: by small objects (Greek {{transl, grc, mikros, small + {{transl, grc, manteía, prophecy) * moleosophy {{IPAc-en, m, oʊ, ˈ, l, ɒ, s, oʊ-, f, i or {{IPAc-en, ˌ, m, oʊ, l, i, ˈ, ɒ, s, oʊ-, f, i: by blemishes (English '' mole'' + Greek {{transl, grc, sophiā, knowledge) *

molybdomancy Molybdomancy (from and -mancy) is a technique of divination using molten metal. Typically, molten lead or tin is dropped into water. It can be found as a tradition in various cultures, including Austria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Germa ...

{{IPAc-en, m, oʊ-, ˈ, l, ɪ, b, d, oʊ-, m, æ, n, s, i: by molten metal (Greek {{transl, grc, molubdos, lead + {{transl, grc, manteía, prophecy) * moromancy {{IPAc-en, ˈ, m, ɒr, oʊ-, m, æ, n, s, i: by foolishness (Greek {{transl, grc, mōros, dull + {{transl, grc, manteía, prophecy) * myomancy → see {{sm, theriomancy * myrmomancy → see {{sm, theriomancy

N

* narcomancy {{IPAc-en, ˈ, n, ɑːr, k, oʊ-, m, æ, n, s, i: by sleep (Greek {{transl, grc, narkē, numbness + {{transl, grc, manteía, prophecy) * natimancy → see {{sm, somatomancy (Latin {{wikt-lang, la, natis, buttock + Greek {{transl, grc, manteía, prophecy) *

necromancy Necromancy () is the practice of magic or black magic involving communication with the dead by summoning their spirits as apparitions or visions, or by resurrection for the purpose of divination; imparting the means to foretell future even ...

¹ {{IPAc-en, ˈ, n, ɛ, k, r, oʊ-, m, æ, n, s, i: by speaking to the dead, by corpses (Greek {{transl, grc, nekros, corpse + {{transl, grc, manteía, prophecy) * necyomancy {{IPAc-en, ˈ, n, iː, s, i, oʊ-, m, æ, n, s, i: by summoning damned souls (Greek {{transl, grc, nekuiā,

invocation An invocation (from the Latin verb ''invocare'' "to call on, invoke, to give") may take the form of: *Supplication, prayer or spell. *A form of possession. *Command or conjuration. * Self-identification with certain spirits. These forms ...

+ {{transl, grc, manteía, prophecy) * nephomancy {{IPAc-en, ˈ, n, ɛ, f, oʊ-, m, æ, n, s, i: by clouds (Greek {{transl, grc, nephos, cloud + {{transl, grc, manteía, prophecy) *

nigromancy Black magic, also known as dark magic, has traditionally referred to the use of supernatural powers or magic for evil and selfish purposes, specifically the seven magical arts prohibited by canon law, as expounded by Johannes Hartlieb in 145 ...

{{IPAc-en, ˈ, n, aɪ, ɡ, r, oʊ-, m, æ, n, s, i: by

black magic Black magic, also known as dark magic, has traditionally referred to the use of supernatural powers or magic for evil and selfish purposes, specifically the seven magical arts prohibited by canon law, as expounded by Johannes Hartlieb in 14 ...

(Latin {{wikt-lang, la, niger, black + Greek {{transl, grc, manteía, prophecy) * nomancy {{IPAc-en, ˈ, n, ɒ, m, ən, s, i or {{IPAc-en, ˈ, n, oʊ, m, ən, s, i → see {{sm,

onomancy Onomancy (or nomancy) is divination based on a subject's name. Onomancy was popular in Europe during the Late Middle Ages but is said to have originated with the Pythagoreans. Several methods of analyzing a name are possible, some of which are ...

(variant of ''onomancy'', influenced by Latin {{wikt-lang, la, nōmen, name) *

notarikon Notarikon ( he, נוטריקון ''Noṭriqōn'') is a Talmudic and Kabbalistic method of deriving a word, by using each of its initial (Hebrew: ) or final letters () to stand for another, to form a sentence or idea out of the words. Another var ...

/netrikon: by

initial In a written or published work, an initial capital, also referred to as a drop capital or simply an initial cap, initial, initcapital, initcap or init or a drop cap or drop, is a letter at the beginning of a word, a chapter, or a paragraph tha ...

s (Latin {{wikt-lang, la, noto, notāricus, in

shorthand Shorthand is an abbreviated symbolic writing method that increases speed and brevity of writing as compared to longhand, a more common method of writing a language. The process of writing in shorthand is called stenography, from the Greek ''s ...

) *

nggàm Nggam () is a type of divination found among many groups in western Cameroon. Among the best documented is its practice by the Mambila people of Cameroon and Nigeria, in which the actions of spiders or crabs are interpreted by the diviner. The f ...

→ see {{sm, theriomancy *

numerology Numerology (also known as arithmancy) is the belief in an occult, divine or mystical relationship between a number and one or more coinciding events. It is also the study of the numerical value, via an alphanumeric system, of the letters in ...

{{IPAc-en, ˌ, nj, uː, m, ə, ˈ, r, ɒ, l, oʊ-, dʒ, i: by numbers (Latin {{wikt-lang, la, numerus, number + Greek {{transl, grc, -logia, branch of study) * numismatomancy: by coins (Greek {{transl, grc, nomisma grc, nomismat- coin + {{transl, grc, manteía, prophecy)

O

* oculomancy {{IPAc-en, ˈ, ɒ, k, j, ʊ, l, oʊ-, m, æ, n, s, i: by eyes (Latin {{wikt-lang, la, oculus, eye + Greek {{transl, grc, manteía, prophecy) * odontomancy {{IPAc-en, oʊ, ˈ, d, ɒ, n, t, oʊ-, m, æ, n, s, i: by teeth (Greek {{transl, grc, odous grc, odont- tooth + {{transl, grc, manteía, prophecy) * oenomancy/oinomancy {{IPAc-en, ˈ, iː, n, oʊ-, m, æ, n, s, i: by wine (Greek {{transl, grc, oinos, wine + {{transl, grc, manteía, prophecy) * ololygmancy {{IPAc-en, oʊ-, ˈ, l, ɒ, l, ᵻ, ɡ, m, æ, n, s, i: by the howling of dogs (Greek {{transl, grc, ololuzō grc, ololug- howl + {{transl, grc, manteía, prophecy) * omoplatoscopy → see {{sm,

scapulimancy Scapulimancy (also spelled ''scapulomancy'' and ''scapulamancy'', also termed ''omoplatoscopy'' or ''speal bone reading'') is the practice of divination by use of scapulae or speal bones (shoulder blades). It is most widely practiced in China an ...

(Greek {{transl, grc, ōmoplatē, shoulder blade + {{transl, grc, -skopiā, observation) * omphalomancy {{IPAc-en, ˈ, ɒ, m, f, ə, l, oʊ-, m, æ, n, s, i: by navels (Greek {{transl, grc, omphalos, navel + {{transl, grc, manteía, prophecy) *

/oneiroscopy {{IPAc-en, oʊ-, ˈ, n, ɪər, oʊ-, m, æ, n, s, i: by

dream A dream is a succession of images, ideas, emotions, and sensations that usually occur involuntarily in the mind during certain stages of sleep. Humans spend about two hours dreaming per night, and each dream lasts around 5 to 20 minutes, althou ...

s (Greek {{transl, grc, oneiros, dream + {{transl, grc, manteía, prophecy) * onimancy {{IPAc-en, ˈ, ɒ, n, ᵻ, m, æ, n, s, i → see {{sm,

onychomancy Onychomancy or variously onuchomancy, onychomantia, onycomancy, onymancy (from Greek ''onychos'', 'fingernail', and ''manteia'', 'fortune-telling') is an ancient form of divination using fingernails as a "crystal ball" or " scrying mirror" and is ...

/onomomancy/nomancy {{IPAc-en, ˈ, ɒ, n, oʊ-, m, æ, n, s, i: by letters in a name (Greek {{transl, grc, onoma, name + {{transl, grc, manteía, prophecy) * onomomancy {{IPAc-en, oʊ-, ˈ, n, oʊ, m, oʊ-, m, æ, n, s, i → see {{sm,

/onymancy/onimancy {{IPAc-en, oʊ-, ˈ, n, ɪ, k, oʊ-, m, æ, n, s, i: by finger· and toenails (Greek {{transl, grc, onux grc, onukh- nail + {{transl, grc, manteía, prophecy) * onymancy {{IPAc-en, ˈ, ɒ, n, ᵻ, m, æ, n, s, i → see {{sm,

oomancy Oomancy (sometimes called ovomancy, ooscopy, oomancia, oomantia, ooscopia, or ovamancy) refers to divination by eggs. There are several methods to how this can be done, but an example would be the oracular reading (i.e., scrying) of the shapes ...

/ooscopy {{IPAc-en, ˈ, oʊ, oʊ-, m, æ, n, s, i (also ovomancy): by eggs (Greek {{transl, grc, ōion, egg + {{transl, grc, manteía, prophecy) * ophidiomancy/ophiomancy → see {{sm, theriomancy * ophthalmomancy → see {{sm, oculomancy (Greek {{transl, grc, ophthalmos, eye + {{transl, grc, manteía, prophecy) * organoscopy → see {{sm,

(Greek {{transl, grc, organon,

organ Organ may refer to: Biology * Organ (biology), a part of an organism Musical instruments * Organ (music), a family of keyboard musical instruments characterized by sustained tone ** Electronic organ, an electronic keyboard instrument ** Hammond ...

+ {{transl, grc, -skopiā, observation) * orniscopy/ornithomancy → see {{sm, theriomancy * oromancy: by mountains (Greek {{transl, grc, oros, mountain + {{transl, grc, manteía, prophecy) * oryctomancy: by minerals (Greek {{transl, grc, oruktos, dug + {{transl, grc, manteía, prophecy) * ossomancy → see {{sm, osteomancy (Latin {{wikt-lang, la, os la, oss- bone + Greek {{transl, grc, manteía, prophecy) * osteomancy: by bones (Greek {{transl, grc, osteon, bone + {{transl, grc, manteía, prophecy) *

Ouija The ouija ( , ), also known as a spirit board or talking board, is a flat board marked with the letters of the Latin alphabet, the numbers 0–9, the words "yes", "no", occasionally "hello" and "goodbye", along with various symbols and gra ...

/Ouije: by

ouija board The ouija ( , ), also known as a spirit board or talking board, is a flat board marked with the letters of the Latin alphabet, the numbers 0–9, the words "yes", "no", occasionally "hello" and "goodbye", along with various symbols and grap ...

(

French French (french: français(e), link=no) may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to France ** French language, which originated in France, and its various dialects and accents ** French people, a nation and ethnic group identified with Franc ...

{{wikt-lang, fr, oui, yes +

German German(s) may refer to: * Germany (of or related to) **Germania (historical use) * Germans, citizens of Germany, people of German ancestry, or native speakers of the German language ** For citizens of Germany, see also German nationality law **Ge ...

{{wikt-lang, de, ja, yes) * ouranomancy → see {{sm, uranomancy * ovomancy → see {{sm,

(Latin {{wikt-lang, la, ōvum, egg + Greek {{transl, grc, manteía, prophecy)

P

* pallomancy: by

pendulum A pendulum is a weight suspended from a pivot so that it can swing freely. When a pendulum is displaced sideways from its resting, equilibrium position, it is subject to a restoring force due to gravity that will accelerate it back toward th ...

s (Greek {{transl, grc, pallein, to sway + {{transl, grc, manteía, prophecy) * palmistry/palm reading → see {{sm, somatomancy (Latin {{wikt-lang, la, palma, palm) *

papyromancy Papyromancy is a way of divination through folding paper. Some say a true papyromancer can crumple up any piece of paper, unfold it, and predict the future from the creased lines reading the creased paper the way that a palm reader would read a pers ...

: by folding paper, especially

paper money A banknote—also called a bill (North American English), paper money, or simply a note—is a type of negotiable promissory note, made by a bank or other licensed authority, payable to the bearer on demand. Banknotes were originally issued ...

(Greek {{transl, grc, papūros, papyrus paper + {{transl, grc, manteía, prophecy) * pedomancy → see {{sm, somatomancy (from ''podomancy'', influenced by Latin {{wikt-lang, la, pēs la, pēd- foot) * pegomancy: by fountains (Greek {{transl, grc, pēgē, spring + {{transl, grc, manteía, prophecy) * pessomancy: by pebbles (Greek {{transl, grc, pessos, oval pebble + {{transl, grc, manteía, prophecy) * pecthimancy/petchimancy: by brushed cloth (possibly akin to Greek {{transl, grc, pekein, to card wool, or {{transl, grc, pēktē, netting + {{transl, grc, manteía, prophecy) * phallomancy: by swing of the phallus (Greek {{transl, grc, phallus, phallus + {{transl, grc, manteía, prophecy) * phobomancy: by feelings of fear (Greek {{transl, grc, phobos, fear + {{transl, grc, manteía, prophecy) * photomancy: by fields of light (Greek {{transl, grc, phōs 'phōt-'' light + {{transl, grc, manteía, prophecy) *

(also organoscopy): by the configuration of one's brain (Greek {{transl, grc, phrēn, mind + {{transl, grc, -logiā, study) * phyllomancy: by leaves (Greek {{transl, grc, phullon, leaf + {{transl, grc, manteía, prophecy) ** sycomancy: by fig leaves (Greek {{transl, grc, sūkon, fig + {{transl, grc, manteía, prophecy) **

tasseography Tasseography (also known as tasseomancy, tassology, or tasseology) is a divination or fortune-telling method that interprets patterns in tea leaves, coffee grounds, or wine sediments. The terms derive from the French word ''tasse'' (cup), w ...

/ tasseomancy (also kypomancy): by tea leaves or coffee grounds (French ''{{lang, fr,

tasse ''For the piece of medieval armor, see tassets'' ''You might also mean tasse à café A ''tasse à café'' (, ''coffee cup'') is a cup, generally of white porcelain and of around 120 ml (4 fl oz), in which coffee is served. It ...

'', cup + Greek {{transl, grc, -graphiā, representation) * phyllorhodomancy: by rose petals (Greek {{transl, grc, phullon, leaf + {{transl, grc, rhodon, rose + {{transl, grc, manteía, prophecy) *

/physiognomancy: by faces (Greek {{transl, grc, phusis, nature + {{transl, grc, -gnōmoniā, interpretation) * phytognomy: by the appearance of plants (Greek {{transl, grc, phuton, plant + {{transl, grc, -gnōmoniā, interpretation) *

plastromancy Oracle bones () are pieces of ox scapula and turtle plastron, which were used for pyromancy – a form of divination – in ancient China, mainly during the late Shang dynasty. ''Scapulimancy'' is the correct term if ox scapulae were used for th ...

: by cracks formed by heat on a turtle's plastron (English '' plastron'' + {{transl, grc, manteía, prophecy) * pilimancy: by observing the patterns produced by a collection of human hair * plumbomancy: by observing shapes molten lead makes when poured in water (Latin {{wikt-lang, la, plumbum, lead + Greek {{transl, grc, manteía, prophecy) * pneumancy: by blowing (Greek {{transl, grc, pneuma, breath + {{transl, grc, manteía, prophecy) *

podomancy Podomancy (also known as solistry) is a divination by examining the lines of soles. Similar to palmistry, where the divination is based on the person's palm shape and lines, podomancy is based on the belief that a person's feet represent the symb ...

/pedomancy → see {{sm, somatomancy * poe divination: by throwing stones on the floor, practised at Taoist temples * Glossary of ancient Roman religion#portentum, {{lang, la, italic=unset, portenta, cat=no (also Glossary of ancient Roman religion#ostentum, {{lang, la, italic=unset, ostenta, cat=no): study of natural phenomena * psephomancy: by lots or ballots (Greek {{transl, grc, psephos, pebble + {{transl, grc, manteía, prophecy) * pseudomancy: by false means, such a
Peter Answers
(Greek {{transl, grc, pseudēs, false + {{transl, grc, manteía, prophecy) * psychognomy: by phrenology, phrenological notations (Greek {{transl, grc, psūkhē, soul + {{transl, grc, -gnōmoniā, observation) * psychomancy → see {{sm, #N, necromancy¹ (Greek {{transl, grc, psūkhē, soul + {{transl, grc, manteía, prophecy) * ptarmoscopy/ptarmoscopie: from ancient Greek the interpretation of sneezes * pyromancy/pyroscopy: by fire (Greek {{transl, grc, pūr, fire + {{transl, grc, manteía, prophecy)

Q

* {{transl, he, italic=unset, qabalah → see {{sm,

R

* radiesthesia: by rods,

s, or other cylindrical tools (Latin {{wikt-lang, la, radius, spoke + Greek {{transl, grc, -aisthēsiā, sensing) * retromancy: by looking over one's shoulder (Latin {{wikt-lang, la, retro, retrō, behind + Greek {{transl, grc, manteía, prophecy) * rhabdomancy/rabdomancy: by rods, sticks, or wands (Greek {{transl, grc, rhabdos, rod + {{transl, grc, manteía, prophecy) * rhapsodomancy: by poetry (Greek {{transl, grc, rhapsōidiā, verse + {{transl, grc, manteía, prophecy) * roadomancy: by constellations (apparently from Old English {{lang, ang, rodor, firmament + Greek {{transl, grc, manteía, prophecy) * rumpology → see {{sm, somatomancy * runecasting → see {{sm,

S

* scapulimancy/scapulomancy (also spatulamancy, omoplatoscopy): by bovine or caprid shoulder blades (Latin {{wikt-lang, la, scapula, shoulder blade + Greek {{transl, grc, manteía, prophecy) * scarpomancy: by old shoes (Italian language, Italian {{lang, it, scarpa, shoe + Greek {{transl, grc, manteía, prophecy) * scatomancy: by excrement (Greek {{transl, grc, skōr [{{transl, grc, skat-], excrement + {{transl, grc, manteía, prophecy) * schematomancy → see {{sm, somatomancy * sciomancy¹ (also shadowmancy): by shadows (Greek {{transl, grc, skiā, shadow + {{transl, grc, manteía, prophecy) * sciomancy²: by spirits (of the same origin as ''sciomancy¹'') * scrying: by gazing (shortened from wikt:Descry, descrying) **

: by reflective objects *** catoptromancy/captromancy (also enoptromancy, djubed{{Citation needed, reason=all search results appear to link to this page, date=April 2019): by mirrors (Greek {{transl, grc, katoptron, mirror + {{transl, grc, manteía, prophecy) *** crystal gazing, gastromancy¹ (also crystallomancy, spheromancy, crystal ball gazing): by crystal ball (Greek {{transl, grc, gastēr, belly [i.e., round object] + {{transl, grc, manteía, prophecy) *** hydromancy (also ydromancy): by water (Greek {{transl, grc, hudōr, water + {{transl, grc, manteía, prophecy) * selenomancy: by the moon (Greek {{transl, grc, selēnē, moon + {{transl, grc, manteía, prophecy) * shadowmancy → see {{sm, #S, sciomancy¹ (English ''shadow'' + Greek {{transl, grc, manteía, prophecy) * Shufflemancy: by the use of an electronic media player such as an electronic playlist, iPod, or other medium wherein one skips a certain number of songs and the lyrics and/or tune of the song is the answer to the divinatory question * sideromancy: by burning straw with an iron (Greek {{transl, grc, sidēros, ironing, iron + {{transl, grc, manteía, prophecy) * {{not a typo, sikidy: by drawing sixteen lines in sand (perhaps a Malagasy language, Malagasy transliteration of English ''sixteen'') * skatharomancy: by beetle tracks (Greek {{transl, grc, skatharōn, spot + {{transl, grc, manteía, prophecy) * {{lang, gd, slinneanachd, italic=unset/{{lang, gd, slinnanacht, italic=unset: by animal shoulder blades (Scottish Gaelic {{lang, gd, slinnean, shoulder blade) * solaromancy: by the sun (Latin {{wikt-lang, la, sol, sōl [{{wikt-lang, la, sōlāris, sōlār-], sun + Greek {{transl, grc, manteía, prophecy) * somatomancy: by the human form (Greek {{transl, grc, sōma [{{transl, grc, sōmat-], body + {{transl, grc, manteía, prophecy) ** cephalomancy (also craniognomy): by skulls (Greek {{transl, grc, kephalē, head + {{transl, grc, manteía, prophecy) ** cheiromancy/chiromancy {{IPAc-en, k, aɪ, ˈ, r, ɒ, m, æ, n, s, i (also palmistry, palm reading): by palms (Greek {{transl, grc, kheir, hand + {{transl, grc, manteía, prophecy) ** cheirognomy/chirognomy {{IPAc-en, k, aɪ, ˈ, r, ɒ, (, ɡ, ), n, oʊ-, m, i: by hands (Greek {{transl, grc, kheir, hand + {{transl, grc, -gnōmoniā, interpretation) **

/pedomancy (also cartopedy): by the soles of one's feet (Greek {{transl, grc, pous [{{transl, grc, pod-], foot + {{transl, grc, manteía, prophecy) ** rumpology (also natimancy): by buttocks (English ''rump'' + Greek {{transl, grc, -logiā, study) ** schematomancy: by the face (Greek {{transl, grc, skhēma [{{transl, grc, skhēmat-], figure + {{transl, grc, manteía, prophecy) * sortilege: by the casting of lots, or ''Sortes (ancient Rome), sortes'' ** sortes virgilianae: by Vergil's ''

'' * spasmatomancy: by convulsions (alteration of ''spasmodomancy'', from Greek {{transl, grc, spasmos [{{transl, grc, spasmōd-], spasm + {{transl, grc, manteía, prophecy) * spatilomancy: by animal excrement (Greek {{transl, grc, spatilē, excrement + {{transl, grc, manteía, prophecy) * spatulamancy → see {{sm,

(from ''scapulimancy'', influenced by Latin {{wikt-lang, la, spatula, splint (medicine), splint) * spheromancy → see {{sm,

(Greek {{transl, grc, sphaira, sphere + {{transl, grc, manteía, prophecy) * sphondulomancy: by spindle (textiles), spindles (Greek {{transl, grc, sphondulos, spindle + {{transl, grc, manteía, prophecy) * splanchnomancy → see {{sm, #A, anthropomancy (Greek {{transl, grc, splankhna, innards + {{transl, grc, manteía, prophecy) * spodomancy: by soot (Greek {{transl, grc, spodos, wood ashes + {{transl, grc, manteía, prophecy) ** cineromancy/ceneromancy: by the ashes of a specifically sacrificial or ritual fire ** libanomancy {{IPAc-en, l, aɪ, ˈ, b, æ, n, oʊ-, m, æ, n, s, i: by smoke or ash from incense (Greek {{transl, grc, libanos,

+ {{transl, grc, manteía, prophecy) ** tephramancy/tephromancy: by tree Bark (botany), bark ashes, by sacrificial or ritual fire ashes, or human sacrificial victim ashes (Greek {{transl, grc, tephrā, ash + {{transl, grc, manteía, prophecy) * stareomancy: by the classical element, four elements (Greek {{transl, grc, stais [{{transl, grc, stair-], dough + {{transl, grc, manteía, prophecy) * stercomancy: by seeds in bird excrement (Latin {{wikt-lang, la, stercus, excrement + Greek {{transl, grc, manteía, prophecy) * sternomancy: by ridges on the breastbone (Greek {{transl, grc, sternon, breastbone + {{transl, grc, manteía, prophecy) * stichomancy → see {{sm, chartomancy * stigonomancy: by burning writing onto bark (Greek {{transl, grc, stizein [{{transl, grc, stigōn-], to brand + {{transl, grc, manteía, prophecy) * stoicheomancy/stoichomancy → see {{sm, chartomancy * stolisomancy: by fashion (Greek {{transl, grc, stolis, garment + {{transl, grc, manteía, prophecy) * styramancy: by observing patterns produced by chewing gum, gum wax, or products produced by the L. styraciflua tree * sycomancy → see {{sm, phyllomancy * symbolomancy: by things found on the road (Greek {{transl, grc, sumbolon, sign + {{transl, grc, manteía, prophecy)

T

→ see {{sm, chartomancy *

/ tasseomancy → see {{sm, phyllomancy * technomancy: by technology (English ''{{not a typo, techno(logy)'' + Greek {{transl, grc, manteía, prophecy) * Temurah (Kabbalah), temurah: → see {{sm,

* tephramancy/tephromancy: → see {{sm, spodomancy (Greek {{transl, grc, tephrā, ash + {{transl, grc, manteía, prophecy) * theomancy: foretelling events, prophecy (Greek {{transl, grc, theos, god + {{transl, grc, manteía, prophecy) * theriomancy {{IPAc-en, ˈ, θ, ɪər, i, oʊ-, m, æ, n, s, i: (also zoomancy): by animal behavior (Greek {{transl, grc, thēr, wild animal + {{transl, grc, manteía, prophecy) ChickenDivination

** ailuromancy/aeluromancy {{IPAc-en, aɪ, ˈ, l, ʊər, oʊ-, m, æ, n, s, i (also felidomancy): by cats (Greek {{transl, grc, ailouros, cat + {{transl, grc, manteía, prophecy) **

/alectoromancy {{IPAc-en, ə, ˈ, l, ɛ, k, t, ər, i, oʊ-, m, æ, n, s, i: by rooster behavior (Greek {{transl, grc, alektruōn, cockerel + {{transl, grc, manteía, prophecy) ** augury: by bird formations (Latin {{wikt-lang, la, augur, diviner) ** hippomancy {{IPAc-en, ˈ, h, ɪ, p, oʊ-, m, æ, n, s, i: by horse behavior (Greek {{transl, grc, hippos, horse + {{transl, grc, manteía, prophecy) ** ichthyomancy {{IPAc-en, ˈ, ɪ, k, θ, i, oʊ-, m, æ, n, s, i: by fish behavior (Greek {{transl, grc, ikhthūs, fish + {{transl, grc, manteía, prophecy) ** myomancy {{IPAc-en, ˈ, m, aɪ, oʊ-, m, æ, n, s, i: by rodent behavior (Greek {{transl, grc, mūs, mouse + {{transl, grc, manteía, prophecy) ** myrmomancy {{IPAc-en, ˈ, m, ɜːr, m, oʊ-, m, æ, n, s, i: by ant behavior (Greek {{transl, grc, murmēx, ant + {{transl, grc, manteía, prophecy) **

: by spider or crab behavior (Mambila {{lang, mcu, nggàm, divination) ** ophidiomancy/ophiomancy: by snakes behavior (Greek {{transl, grc, ophis [{{transl, grc, ophid-], snake + {{transl, grc, manteía, prophecy) ** orniscopy/ornithomancy (also auspicy/auspication, avimancy): by bird migration (Greek {{transl, grc, ornīs [{{transl, grc, ornīth-], bird + {{transl, grc, -skopiā, observation) * thumomancy {{IPAc-en, ˈ, θj, uː, m, oʊ-, m, æ, n, s, i: by one's own soul, presage (Greek {{transl, grc, thūmos, soul + {{transl, grc, manteía, prophecy) * topomancy {{IPAc-en, ˈ, t, ɒ, p, oʊ-, m, æ, n, s, i: by geography and geological formations (Greek {{transl, grc, topos, place + {{transl, grc, manteía, prophecy) * transataumancy: by things accidentally seen or heard * trochomancy {{IPAc-en, ˈ, t, r, ɒ, k, oʊ-, m, æ, n, s, i: by rut (roads), wheel ruts (Greek {{transl, grc, trokhos, wheel + {{transl, grc, manteía, prophecy) * turifumy: by shapes in smoke (Latin {{wikt-lang, la, tus, tūs [{{lang, la, tūr-], incense + {{wikt-lang, la, fumus, fūmus, vapor) * tyromancy/tiromancy {{IPAc-en, ˈ, t, aɪr, oʊ-, m, æ, n, s, i: by cheese (Greek {{transl, grc, tūros, cheese + {{transl, grc, manteía, prophecy)

U

* umbilicomancy: by umbilical cords (English ''{{not a typo, umbilical cord, umbilic(al cord)'' + Greek {{transl, grc, manteía, prophecy) * umbromancy: by shade (Latin {{wikt-lang, la, umbra, shadow + Greek {{transl, grc, manteía, prophecy) * uranomancy/ouranomancy: by the sky (Greek {{transl, grc, ouranos, firmament + {{transl, grc, manteía, prophecy) * uromancy/urimancy: by urine (Greek {{transl, grc, ouron, urine + {{transl, grc, manteía, prophecy) * urticariaomancy: by itches (New Latin {{wikt-lang, la, urticaria, urticāria, urticaria, hives + Greek {{transl, grc, manteía, prophecy)

V

* videomancy: by films (English ''video'' + Greek {{transl, grc, manteía, prophecy)

W

* water witching → see {{sm,

* wishbone → see {{sm, furcula#In folklore, furcula

X

* xenomancy: by strangers (Greek {{transl, grc, xenos, stranger + {{transl, grc, manteía, prophecy) * xylomancy: by the shape or texture of wood, or the appearance of burning wood (Greek {{transl, grc, xulon, wood + {{transl, grc, manteía, prophecy)Pickover, Clifford A. ''Dreaming the Future: The Fantastic Story of Prediction.'' Amherst, N.Y.: Prometheus Books, 2001, p. 137.

Y

* ydromancy¹ → see {{sm,

* ydromancy² → see {{sm,

(from ''idromancy'' above, influenced by ''alomancy'') * Yes No Oracle * Answering Oracle: Full responses to more detailed questions

Z

* zoomancy → see {{sm, theriomancy (Greek {{transl, grc, zōion, being + {{transl, grc, manteía, prophecy) * zygomancy: by weights (Greek {{transl, grc, zugon, yoke, balance + {{transl, grc, manteía, prophecy)

References

{{Reflist {{Divination Divination,