Category: Augury

Nephomancy Nephomancy is form of divination that involves observing and interpreting the colour, shape and position of clouds in the sky. Nephomancy can be categorized…

Brontomancy is the art of divination by interpreting thunder or thunderstorms. It is considered a branch of aeromancy. Etymology Derived from ancient Greek bronte, thunder.…

Cometomancy Cometomancy is the art of telling the future from the observation of comets in the sky. Methods Information can be gathered by observing the…

Ichnomancy Ichnomancy is a the art of divination by footprints Etymology Derived from the Greek ikhnos (‘track’) and manteia (‘prophecy’) Methods According to ichnomancy, the…

Hippomancy Hippomancy, a type of theriomancy, is divination from horses. Etymology Derived from the Greek hippos ('horse') and manteia ('prophecy') Origin This type of divination…

Anthomancy Anthomancy, floriography or floromancy is divination by flowers or plants, including their colours, petals, time of planting, and where planted. Etymology From Greek anthos,…

Choiramancy is a method of divination using a pig's bladder. Etymology From the Greek Choiros, a small pig. Method Sometimes, when the entrails foretold nothing…

Ceraunoscopy or keraunoscopy is the art of divination by observing thunder and lightning. Ceraunoscopy is branched into Brontoscopy (divination solely by thunder), and Ceraunomancy (divination…

[dropcap]A[/dropcap]lectryomancy (also called alectoromancy or alectromancy) is a form of divination in which the diviner observes a bird, several birds (or most preferably a white…

Ceraunomancy, a branch of Ceraunoscopy, is the art of divination by observing lightning. Methods Ancient Roman augurs believed that lightning bolts from the east were…