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Phytognomy is the practice of predicting medical powers of plants from their shape. Etymology Derived from the Greek phuton ('plant') and gnomonia ('interpretation') Methods The…

Psychognomy is a theory to describe human character defined by the Belgian Paul Bouts based on phrenology, combined with typology and graphology. Etymology Derived from…

Somatomancy is a form of divination by observing a body. Etymology Derived from the Greek sōma ('body') and manteia ('prophecy') SEE ALSO: Cephalomancy Cheiromancy Cheirognomy…

Videomancy is a divination by moving pictures, television, or movies. Etymology The word Videomancy is derived from the English video and Greek manteia ('prophecy') Methods…

Rumpology or bottom reading is a pseudoscience that pretend to read the lines, crevices, dimples, warts, moles and folds of a person's buttocks to divine…

Roadomancy (also called astromancy) is divination by observing stars, comets, and meteors. Roadomancy is a form of Aeromancy which in turn is also divided into…

Radiesthesia is dowsing by rods and pendulums in order to locate buried substances, diagnose illnesses, and the like. Etymology Derived from the Latin radius ('spoke')…

Pyromancy is the divination with flames or fire. The most basic form of pyromancy is that in which the diviner observes flames, from a sacrificial…

Pneumancy is the art of divination by means of blowing, air, wind, or from the lungs. It exists today in the act of blowing out…

In 1856, Abolitionist George Willison Adams built a mansion in Dresden, Ohio, that would ultimately serve as a safe haven for slaves travelling north along…