different types of divination

List of Divination Methods
From The Complete List of Divination Methods (Ancient & Modern) - Occultist

1. Astrology: Interpreting celestial bodies’ movements for divination.
2. Augury: Predicting the future by observing birds.
3. Cleromancy: Casting lots or dice for divination.
4. Extispicy: Examining the entrails of sacrificed animals.
5. Haruspicy: Specifically focusing on the liver for divination.
6. Omens: Interpreting natural phenomena as signs.
7. Oracles: Consulting divine intermediaries for guidance.
8. Palmistry: Reading the lines on a person’s hand.
9. Runes: Using inscribed stones or pieces of wood.
10. Scrying: Using reflective surfaces for visionary insights.
11. I Ching (Yi Jing): Ancient Chinese coin or yarrow stick divination.
12. Tasseography: Interpreting patterns in tea leaves.
13. Bibliomancy: Using random book passages for divination.
14. Pyromancy: Divination by interpreting fire.
15. Alectryomancy: Using a rooster to select grains.
16. Omphalomancy: Predicting the number of children by the umbilical cord.
17. Rhapsodomancy: Divination through random poetic verses.
18. Belomancy: Divination through the use of arrows.
19. Ifá: Yoruba divination using objects to create patterns.
20. Geomancy: Interpreting marks on the ground or patterns in dust.
21. Hydromancy: Water divination techniques.
22. Necromancy: Communicating with the dead for divination.
23. Moleosophy: Interpreting the significance of body moles.
24. Myomancy: Divination by interpreting the behavior of rats or mice.
25. Oinomancy: Divination by observing patterns in wine.
26. Ornithomancy: Divination by the flight patterns of birds, similar to augury.
27. Phrenology: Analyzing skull shape to predict personality traits and future.
28. Plastromancy: Turtle shell divination, especially in ancient China.
29. Psychometry: Gaining insights by touching objects.
30. Rhabdomancy: Using rods or sticks for divination, including dowsing.
31. Spatilomancy: Divination by animal droppings.
32. Stichomancy: Divination by randomly selecting text, similar to bibliomancy.
33. Theriomancy: Divination through the behavior of wild animals.
34. Alchemy: Seeking divine truths or predicting the future through chemical experiments.
35. Astrological Geomancy: Combining astrology and geomancy.
36. Chiromancy: Detailed palm reading, focusing on line interpretations.
37. Dactylomancy: Using a ring suspended over a board for divination.
38. Demonology: Gaining knowledge from demons or spirits.
39. Dream Interpretation: Analyzing dreams for messages or predictions.
40. Kau Cim: Chinese fortune telling using bamboo sticks.
41. Lithomancy: Using stones or gems for divination.
42. Numerology: The significance of numbers in predicting future events.
43. Oneiromancy: A form of dream interpretation, prevalent in medieval times.
44. Tarot Reading: Using tarot cards for insight and predictions.
45. Urim and Thummim: Priestly divination in ancient Hebrew culture.
46. Xylomancy: Interpreting fallen wood patterns.
47. Anthropomancy: Reading human entrails, now obsolete and condemned.
48. Astragalomancy: Using knucklebones or dice for divination.
49. Axinomancy: Using an axe head for divination.
50. Catoptromancy: Mirror divination, a form of scrying.
51. Ceromancy: Wax divination, interpreting the melted wax in water.
52. Cromniomancy: Divination using onion sprouts.
53. Daphnomancy: Burning laurel leaves to listen for crackling as a sign.
54. Gastromancy: Ancient voice divination, often through trance states.
55. Ichthyomancy: Using fish entrails or behavior for predictions.
56. Lampadomancy: Divining by interpreting the sound or pattern of pebbles dropped into a water-filled basin.
57. Margaritomancy: Divination using pearls.
58. Metoposcopy: Analyzing the lines and wrinkles on the forehead.
59. Oculomancy: Divination based on the appearance of the eyes.
60. Onychomancy: Reflecting sunlight off the fingernails to observe prophetic symbols.
61. Oomancy: Divination by observing eggs, especially the whites dropped in water.
62. Papyromancy: Folding paper into shapes, then interpreting the forms and shadows created.
63. Pedomancy: Reading footsteps or tracking for signs and omens.
64. Pegomancy: Interpreting the bubbles and sounds made by a spring or fountain.
65. Phyllorhodomancy: Divination by the sound of rose petals clapped in the hand.
66. Aura Reading: Interpreting the colors and shapes of a person’s energy field.
67. Automatic Writing: Writing produced without conscious thought, believed to be spiritual or psychic in origin.
68. Channeling: Mediums communicate with spirits to convey messages or predict future events.
69. Crystal Gazing: A form of scrying using a crystal ball.
70. Energetic Healing: Divining information about a person’s physical or emotional state through their energy.
71. Feng Shui: Using the layout and design of spaces to affect the energy and fortune of those spaces.
72. Graphology: Analyzing handwriting to determine character or predict future outcomes.
73. Horary Astrology: Creating and interpreting a chart for the moment a question is asked.
74. Iridology: Examining the iris to predict health issues.
75. Numerology: The study of numbers to determine their mystical or divine significance.
76. Psychic Surgery: Claimed medical healing that involves the psychic removal of diseased body tissue.
77. Remote Viewing: Psychically perceiving a distant or unseen target.
78. Spirit Board: Using a board marked with letters, numbers, and other symbols to communicate with spirits.
79. Taromancy: A broader term for divination using cards, including tarot.
80. Technomancy: Using technology as a medium for divination.
81. Telepathy: Transferring thoughts or feelings between people without the traditional senses.
82. Thermography: Interpreting patterns in heat or energy as a form of psychic insight.
83. Astrocartography: Analyzing how planetary positions at the time of birth influence one’s life path across different geographic locations.
84. Biorythm: Tracking physiological cycles to predict personal effectiveness, compatibility, and the future.
85. Chakra Reading: Assessing the state of the chakras, or energy centers, for insights into physical and emotional wellbeing.
86. Digital Divination: Using algorithms and software to interpret random digital output for divinatory purposes.
87. Face Reading: Analyzing facial features to predict character and destiny.
88. Gyromancy: Walking in a circle until dizzy, then interpreting the resulting fall or patterns.
89. Heliomancy: Divination by interpreting the sun’s reflection, particularly its movements and the shapes of the reflected light.
90. Intuitive Counseling: Offering guidance based on intuitive feelings rather than traditional counseling methods.
91. Kinetography: Interpreting motion or activity for divinatory insights.
92. Lucid Dreaming: Controlling dreams to receive messages or solve problems.
93. Morphic Resonance: Using the concept of collective memory and patterns from the past to predict future patterns.
94. Numeroscopic Readings: Combining numerology with personal energy readings for a holistic divinatory approach.
95. Photoreading: Claimed process of absorbing information from written materials at a glance.
96. Quantum Healing: Using the concepts of quantum mechanics to diagnose and heal, often revealing life paths or destinies.
97. Radiesthesia: Using pendulums or dowsing rods for divination, including health diagnoses.
98. Synchronicity Exploration: Interpreting meaningful coincidences for guidance or prediction.
99. Voice Vibrational Analysis: Analyzing vocal tones and frequencies for psychic insights or to predict future events.
 

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