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A to Z Divination:
Lesser Known Forms of Divination
Aeromancy - divination from the air and sky, particularly concentrating on cloud shapes, comets, and other phenomena not normally visible in the heavens.
Alectryomancy - a bird picks corn grains from a circle of letters.
Alomancy - using table salt.
Austromancy - studying of the winds.
Axiomancy - the observation of how an ax or hatchet quivers or points when driven into post.
Belomancy - performed by tossing or balancing arrows.
Botanomancy - burning tree branches and leaves.
Capnomancy - the study of smoke rising from a fire.
Catoptromancy - an early form of crystal gazing with a mirror turned to the moon to catch its light.
Causimomancy - the behavior of objects placed in a fire.
Cephalomancy - using the skull or head of a donkey or goat.
Ceraunoscopy - draw omens from the study of thunder and lightning.
Ceromancy - melted lead was is poured into cold water.
Chirognomy - the study of the general hand formation.
Cleromancy - casting lots, similar to using dice but with more natural objects such as pebbles or sea shells.
Cleidomancy - using a dangling key.
Critomancy - the study of barley cakes.
Cromniomancy - using onion sprouts.
Cyclomancy - finding omens from a turning wheel.
Dactylomancy - using a dangling ring.
Daphnomancy - listening to laurel branches crackling and spitting in an open fire.
Dendromancy - using either oak or mistletoe.
Geomancy - the study of figures on the ground and the influence of the Earth's movements.
Gyromancy - a person walks in a circle marked with letters until they become dizzy and stumble at different points, thus spelling out a prophesy.
Haruspication - inspecting the entrails of animals, popular with the priests in ancient Rome.
Hippomancy - the stamping and neighing of horses.
Hydromancy - with water including the color, ebb and flow, or ripples produced by pebbles dropped in a pool.
Ichthyomancy - using fish.
Libanomancy - the study of incense and its smoke.
Lithomancy - using precious stones of various colors.
Margaritomancy - using bouncing pearls.
Molybdomancy - the hissing of molten lead.
Myomancy - the study of the prophetic meaning of behavior of rats and mice.
Pegomancy - spring water and bubbling fountains.
Phyllorhodomancy - slapping a rose petal against ones hand and finding an omen by the sound.
Pyromancy - any form of divination with fire or flame, often assisted by substances thrown onto the flames.
Radiesthesia - using a dangling tool such as a bob or pendulum.
Rhapsodomancy - using a book of poetry whereby the book is opened at random and a passage read.
Sideromancy - burning of straws with hot metal, the resulting burn marks having divinatory properties.
Spodomancy - using cinders or soot.
Stichomancy - throwing open any book and selecting a random passage.
Tephramancy - using tree bark ashes.
Tiromancy - using cheese.
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