Month: March 2010

Hydromancy (also known as Ydromancy and Hydrascopy) is a method of divination by means of water, including the colour, ebb and flow, or ripples produced…

Hakata is a South African form of divination that uses bones or dice. Methods African witch used pieces of bone, ivory or wood for divination.…

Gyromancy is a divination performed by walking in a circle until dizziness caused a person to fall and this was interpreted in various ways. Etymology…

Geomancy is a method of divination that interprets markings on the ground or the patterns formed by tossed handfuls of soil, rocks, or sand. Etymology…

Fractomancy: Etymology and Methods of Divination through Fractures Introduction Fractomancy is a rare and intriguing form of divination that involves interpreting patterns and symbols formed…

Favomancy, a type of cleromancy, is a form of divination that involves throwing beans on the ground and interpreting the patterns in which the beans…

Stercomancy is a divination by observing dung (birds excrements) or seeds found in dung. Etymology Derived from the Latin stercus (‘excrement ‘) and Greek manteia…