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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Altamont Ravenard" data-source="post: 1242276" data-attributes="member: 14700">You can also check out THIS site: <a href="http://www.fargoth.com/downloads/divination_glossary.html" target="_blank">http://www.fargoth.com/downloads/divination_glossary.html</a>"Orinithomancy" would be the correct term to predict the future by observing the flight pattern of birds.ARabodement An omen; a foretelling. acultomancy Divination using needles. aeromancy Divination from the air, sky and weather, particularly concentrating on cloud shapes, comets, and other phenomena not normally visible in the heavens. ailuromancy Divination by watching cats’ movements. alectormancy Divination by sacrificing a rooster. alectryomancy Divination whereby a rooster is allowed to pick corn grains from a circle of letters. 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Generally regarded as a form of extrasensory perception. clairvoyance The "clear seeing" of divinatory information. Generally regarded as a form of extrasensory perception. cleidomancy or clidomancy Divination using a dangling key. cleromancy Divination by "casting lots", similar to dice but with objects such as pebbles or sea shells. conchomancy Divination using shells. coscinomancy Divination using a hanging sieve and shears. crithomancy Divination by strewing meal over sacrifices. critomancy The study of viands and barley cakes. cromniomancy or cromnyomancy Divination using onion sprouts. crystallomancy Divination through crystal, beryl or other clear object gazing. crystalomancy Divination using a crystal globe, or ball. cyclomancy The practice of divination from a turning wheel. dactyliomancy Divination by means of a finger. dactylomancy A form of radiesthesia using a dangling ring. daphnomancy Divination by listening to laurel branches crackling in an open fire. demonomancy Divination with the aid of demons. dendromancy Divination with either oak or mistletoe. divination The art of obtaining the knowledge of unknown things of the past, present, or future by supernatural revelation. A broad distinction may be made between artificial divination by haruspication, astrology, lots, the interpretation of prodigies, lightning, augury, and the like; and natural divination, by dreams and prophetic oracles, considered as the direct revelation of the divine will, or an inward intuition flashed with irresistible conviction. dowsing Divination where a forked stick or divining rods are used to locate water or precious minerals. draconomany Divination through observing the appearance or actions of a dragon. dririmancy Divination by observing dripping blood. enoptromancy Divination using mirrors. eromancy Divination using water vessels. extispicy Divination using entrails. fatidical Prophetic; having the power to foretell the future. foretoken An omen; a prediction; to predict. gastromancy A 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, or the art of casting horoscopes. geomancy Divination by casting earth onto a surface or the study of figures on the ground and the influence of the Earth's currents. grafology Divination by studying writing. graphology The analysis of a person's character through handwriting. graptomancy Divination by studying 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. hariolate To divine; to foretell. haruspication Fortune telling by means of inspecting the entrails of animals. haruspices Soothsayers or diviners who foretell future events from the inspection of the entrails of animals offered in sacrifice. They also take indications from earthquakes, lightning, and other extraordinary phenomena of nature called portenta. hematomancy Divination using blood. hepatoscopy Divination by examining animal livers. hieromancy or hierscopy Divination by observing objects offered in sacrifice. hippomancy A form of divination from the stamping and neighing of horses. horoscopy The practice of casting of astrological horoscopes. hydromancy Divination by water including the color, ebb and flow, or ripples produced by pebbles dropped in a pool. hypnomancy Divination using sleep or hypnosis. ichnomancy Divination using footprints. ichthyomancy Divination using fish or fish entrails. iconomancy Divination using icons. idolomancy Divination using idols. kephalonomancy Divination using a baked ass’s head. knissomancy Divination using burning incense. kottabos Discovering fortune in love by the particular splash made by wine thrown out of a cup into a metal basin. lampadomancy Divination using flame, lights or torches. lecanomancy Uses a basin or pool of water for divination. libanomancy The study of incense and its smoke. lithomancy Divination using precious stones of various colors, or meteorites. logomancy Divination using words. macromancy Divination using large objects. maculomancy Divination using spots. mantic Relating to divination; prophetic; divinely inspired. mantology Fortune-telling. margaritomancy The procedure of divination using bouncing pearls. mathemancy Divination by counting. meconomancy Divination using sleep. metagnomy Divination using visions received in a trance state. meteoromancy Divination by studying meteors. metopomancy Divination using the forehead or face. metoposcopy The reading of someone's character using the lines in their forehead. micromancy Divination using small objects. moleosophy The study of moles as indicators of a person's character and future indications. molybdomancy Draws mystic inferences from the hissing of molten lead. myomancy The study of the prophetic meaning in the behavior of rats and mice. nanomancy Divination by observing or consulting with dwarves. narcomancy Divination using sleep. necromancy The practice of communicating with the spirits of the dead in order to predict the future. necyomancy Divination by summoning Satan. nemophilomancy Divination by sacrificing elves to observe their entrails. nomancy Divination by examining letters of name. numerology The divinatory interpretation of numbers, dates, and the number value of letters. oculomancy Divination from a person's eye. odontomancy Divination using teeth. oenomancy Divination by studying the appearance of wine. oinomancy Divination using wine. ololygmancy Fortune-telling by the howling of dogs. omen A phenomenon regarded as a portent of future good or evil. omoplatoscopy Divination by observing cracks in burning scapulae. omphalomancy Counting the number of knots in the umbilical cord to predict how many more children the mother will have. oneiromancy The interpretation of dreams and their prophetic nature. onomancy The study of the meaning of proper names; divination using a donkey or ass. onomantics The application of onomancy applied to personal names, particularly in the sense of occult interpretation. onychomancy Divination through the study of fingernails. oomancy and ooscopy Methods of divination using eggs. ophidiomancy Divination using snakes. ophiomancy Divination by watching serpents. oracle A means of revealing the will of the gods concerning specific human problems. orinithomancy Divination by observing the flight of birds. orniscopy The study of omens associated with birds. orophilomancy Divination by sacrificing dwarves to observe their entrails. oryctomancy Divination using excavated objects. ossomancy and osteomancy Divination using bones. ouranomancy Divination using the heavens. ovomancy A type of egg divination. palmistry The broad field of divination and interpretation of the lines and structure of the hand. pegomancy Concerns itself with spring water and bubbling fountains and the omens contained therein. pessomancy Divination using pebbles. phrenology The practiced study of head formations, especially in relation to determining one's character. phyllomancy Divination using leaves or tea leaves. phyllorhodomancy A means of divination whereby one slaps a rose petal against the hand and judges the favorability of the omen by the loudness of the sound. physiognomancy Divination by studying the face. physiognomy The study of character analysis through physical features. precognition An inner knowledge or sense of future events. prevoyant Having foresight. prognostication Predicting future events from current indications. prophecy The inspired written or spoken utterance of a prophet, viewed as a declaration of divine will. prophesy To predict by divine inspiration. psephomancy Divination by drawing lots or markers at random. psychography A form of mysterious writing having a divinatory nature. psychomancy Divination by means of spirits. psychometry The faculty of gaining impressions from a physical object and its history. pyromancy and pyroscopy Forms of divination by fire or flame, often assisted by substances thrown onto the flames. radiesthesia The general term for divination using a device such as a divining rod or pendulum. Other forms include table tipping, the Ouija board, automatic writing (or superconscious writing), and scrying. retromancy Divination by looking over one’s shoulder. rhabdomancy Divination using a stick or wand. These methods were forerunners of the divining rod. rhapsodomancy A means of divination using a book of poetry whereby the book is opened at random and a passage read. scapulomancy The method of divining by the cracks and lines made in a shoulder blade placed in a fire. scatomancy Divination by studying excrement. schematomancy Divination using the human form. sciomancy Divination using ghosts or a spirit guide, a method generally employed by channelers. scrying A general term for divination using a crystal, mirrors, bowls of water, ink, or flames to induce visions. selenomancy Divination by studying the moon. sideromancy The burning of straws with a hot iron, the resulting figures having divinatory properties. soothsaying The art or practice of foretelling events or predicting the future. sortilege The casting of lots with prayer and the assessment of omens indicated. spasmatomancy Divination by twitching or convulsions of the body. spelophilomancy Divination by sacrificing gnomes to observe their entrails. spheromancy Divination using a crystal ball. spodomancy Divination using ashes, cinders or soot. stercomancy Fortune-telling by studying seeds in dung. stichomancy A form of throwing open a book and selecting a random passage for the purpose of divination. stolisomancy Draws omens from the way people dress. sycomancy Performed by writing messages on fig leaves; the slower they dry, the more favorable the omen. A variation is to write on slips of paper (always including one blank) and rolling them up. They are then held in a strainer over a boiling pot; the first to unroll will be answered. tasseography The reading of tea leaves that remain in a tea cup once the beverage has been drunk. tephramancy or tephromancy Divination by ashes obtained from the burning of tree bark. thalassomancy Divination using the tides or seawater. theomancy Divination by means of oracles. theromancy Divination through the study of wild mammals. thrioboly Divination using pebbles. tiromancy or tyromancy Divination using cheese. topomancy Divination using landforms. trochomancy Divination by studying wheel tracks. uranomancy Divination by studying the heavens. urimancy Divination by observing urine. vatic Prophetic; oracular; inspired. vaticination The act of prophesying or an actual prediction or prophesy. xenomancy Divination using strangers. xylomancy Divination from pieces of wood, either from their shape when collected or their appearance while burning. zoomancy Divination by observing animals.</blockquote>

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