Month: June 2017

Dracomancy Dracomancy (also known as 'Dragon magick') is a divination by dragons. Etymology Derived from the Greek drakon ('dragon') and manteia ('prophecy') Methods Dragons have…

Dactylomancy or dactyliomancy is a form of divination using a suspended ring. Etymology Derived from reek daktylios, a finger-ring. Methods In some traditions of dactylomancy,…

System of divination using a suspended door key. It was to be performed when the sun or moon was in Virgo. The name of the…

Sternomancy is a form of divination that involves reading the markings or bumps on the chest or breast bone (the area “from the breast to…

Spatilomancy (also known as Spatalamancy or Spatalomancy) is a form of divination involving the examination of animal feces, or their skins and bones. Etymology Derived…

Spasmatomancy is a form of divination by observing the spasmodic or involuntary movement, as of muscles, features, or limbs a person's body. This method was…

Entomomancy Entomomancy is the art of divination by the appearance of actions of insects. Etymology From Greek entomos, an insect. History The ancient Greeks had…

Extispicy (also Splanchomancy, Haruspicy, Aruspicy, Hieroscopia, and Hieroscopy) is the practice of using anomalies in animal entrails to predict or divine future events. Etymology From…

Gematria Gematria is a system by which hidden truths and meanings are discovered within words in Hebrew or Greek. Methods In both Hebrew and Greek…

Enochian chess Enochian chess is a four-player chess variant that is linked to the Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn. History Enochian chess is similar…