Arithmomancy
Arithmomancy Arithmancy is the art of divination by means of numbers and a precursor to numerology. Etymology Sometimes wrongly called Arithmomancy, it is a simplified…
Arithmomancy Arithmancy is the art of divination by means of numbers and a precursor to numerology. Etymology Sometimes wrongly called Arithmomancy, it is a simplified…
Armomancy Armomancy (also scapulimancy, scapulomancy, omoplatoscopy) is the art of divination through inspecting one's shoulders or the shoulder blades of sacrificed animals . Etymology From…
Anthropomancy Anthropomancy or hepatoscopy is a method of divination by the entrails, particularly the intestines, of dead or dying men or women, often virgin female…
Origins of Arithmancy Arithmancy is an ancient form of divination that relies on mathematics. Unlike other forms of divination that rely on the subjective interpretation…
Fructomancy is the art of divination by reading things into the size, colour, and/or freshness fruit in someone's house. Etymology From Latin fructus, fruit SEE…
Galvanoscopy Galvanoscopy is a divination by means of galvanism or contraction of a muscle that is stimulated by an electric current. History The effect was…
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