Witchcraft

Types of Divination

There are many types of divination. 🔮

Here's just a few types. ❤️

Aeromancy: Divination through interpreting atmospheric conditions, divided into several subtypes.

Austomancy (wind)

Ceraunoscopy/Keraunomancy (Thunder & lightning)

Chaomancy (Aerial visions)

Meteromancy (Meteors, Shooting Stars)

Apantomancy: Divination through interpreting objects or beings encountered in a "chance meeting", for instance, a black cat crossing your path.

Arithmancy: Divination using numbers

Numerology: Divination through using dates and words turned to numbers (i.e. C=3), often birthdates and names.

Astragalamancy/Astragalomancy/Astragyromancy/Cleromancy: Divination through dice, originally done with sheep bones.

Astrology: Divination by the positions of the planets, the sun and the moon

Genethlialogy/Natal Astrology: Divination of the influence of the stars on birth.

Autography/Automatic Writing/Psychography: Written communication with a spirit done unconsciously by a person in a trance or semi-conscious state.

Brontoscopy: Interpreting the sound of thunder

Carromancy: Divination by observing melting wax

Cartomancy: Divination by using a deck of cards

Taromancy: Divination by using a deck of Tarot Cards

Ceromancy/Ceroscopy: Divination through pouring melted wax into water

Palmistry/Palm Reading: Divination through reading and interpreting the lines and structure of the hand.

Clairsentience: Any form of paranormal sensing ability.

Clairvoyance: Also called "second sight", the ability to interpret or foretell the unseen

Clairaudience: An auditory form of clairvoyance

Precognition: Divination through the psychic ability to "see" the future.

Psychometry: Divination through touching or handling an object

Cledomancy: Divination through interpreting random events or statements.

Cybermancy: Divination through computer

Demonomancy: Divination by summoning demons to reveal the future.

Dendromancy: Divination using either oak or mistletoe

Futurology: Prediction of the future based on existing conditions.

Geomancy: Divination by interpreting the lines and figures traced in the earth, either by reading the lines and figures in cast pebbles, dirt, or sand or interpretation of those already existing in the earth's natural formations.

Graphology: Divination through the interpretation of handwriting.

Gyromancy: Divination by walking or twirling around a circle marked with letters until dizzy and, using the letters at the point where the person falls or stumbles to spell out a prophecy

Hydromancy/Ydromancy: Divination by interpretation of water, including its color, ripples, ebb and flow.

Hydatoscopy: Divination by interpreting rainwater.

Lecanomancy: Divination through interpreting the sounds or the ripples made by stones dropped into water.

Pegomancy: Divination through the interpretation of sacred waters such as springs, pools, wells, or fountains