Types of Divination
(Links to more information to be added gradually.)
Aeromancy: by air
Alectryomancy: by hens and cockerels
Aleuromancy: by eating bread and cheese.
Alphitomancy: by barley meal.
Anthropomancy: by the entrails of a human being.
Arithmancy: by numbers.
Astrology: by the stars.
Belomancy: by marked arrows.
Bibliomancy: by the Bible (open- ing the book at random).
Botanomancy: by plants and leaves.
Capnomancy: by the movement and density of smoke.
Catoptromancy: by mirror.
Cartomancy: by cards.
Ceromancy: by melted wax dropped in water.
Cephalonomancy: By bringing a donkey to coals.
Chiromancy: by the hands.
Cleromancy: by lots (ie. dice, bones).
Cledonismancy: by first words uttered after salutation.
Coscinomancy: By sieve.
Dactylomancy: by finger-rings.
Demonomancy: by evil spirits.
Gastromancy: by sounds or signs appearing to be uttered from the belly.
Geomancy: by earth.
Gyromancy: by a nicked coin and circle of letters.
Horuspication: by the entrails of animals, usually birds.
Hydromancy, by water.
Ichthyomancy, by fishes.
Idolomancy: by consulting idols.
Libanomancy: by pouring out liquids.
Lithomancy: by stones, particularly siderite.
Myomancy: by rats
Molybdomancy: by molten lead.
Necromancy: by communication with the dead.
Onciromancy: by dreams.
Onomancy: by names.
Oomancy: by eggs.
Omithomancy: by birds.
Orphiomancy: by serpents.
Onychomancy: by fingernails of an unpolluted boy.
Palmistry: by the lines of the palm of the hand.
Pedomancy: by the feet.
Pharmacy: by medicated drugs.
Psychomancy: by souls, minds, and wills.
Pyromancy: by fire.
Rhabdomancy: by a staff.
Scapulamancy: - by the cracks on a sheep's shoulder blade.
Sciomancy: by shadows.
Scyphomancy: by dropping oil in a cup of water.
Sideromancy: by hot iron and straws.
Stareomancy: by the elements.
Tasseomancy: by tea leaves, coffee grounds, or wine sediments.
Theomancy: by Scripture.
Theriomancy: by the lower animals.
Tephomancy: by ashes and wind.
Misc:
Divining Rods
Crystal Gazing
Augury of Albertus Magnus
