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scapulomancy
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A particular form of pyroscopy where the
shoulder blades of the burnt victims are
inspected and interpreted.
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scatoscopy
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A type of divination that examines excrement.
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sciomancy
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A form of divination where shadows or
ghosts or alternatively a spirit guide
is used. This practice is common in shamanism.
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scrying
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A general term for the divinatory method
whereby the individual stares or gazes
at an object or substance with a reflective
surface; i.e., crystals, mirrors, water,
ink, even flames. The answer or fortune
is then revealed to the scryer. An updated
method is to fill a cauldron with its
interior painted black with water and
gaze into its depth on a moonlit night.
The well-known seer, Nostradamus made
his prediction using a bowl full of water
placed on a brass tripod.
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sideromancy*
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Divination of a straw's reaction as it
is placed on a red hot iron.
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skatharomancy*
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Insect divination where the tracks of
a beetle crawling over the grave of a
murder victim are interpreted.
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sortilege
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This is term used for the portents or
omens resulting from the drawing or casting
of lots.
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spell
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A specifically written prayer or verse,
accompanied by a specific action, is performed
to alter a future event.
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splanchnomancy
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A variation of hepatoscopy where readings
are made from cut sections of a goat liver.
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spodomancy
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A form of divination that examines ashes.
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stichomancy
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See bibliomancy and rhapsodmancy.
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stolisomancy
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In this method, omens are determined by
the person's dress or appearance.
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sycomancy
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A form of botanomancy where messages are
written on leaves. In the West Indies,
there is variation where the name of your
love is written on a leaf from a particular
plant called, amazingly enough, "the
love plant". The leaves of this plant
have roots that sprout from the leaf itself.
If the inscribed leaf takes root -so shall
your love and if it doesn't -the love
will wither away.
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tarot
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A specific type of cartomancy where a
deck of seventy eight cards, each representing
a specific concept, are laid out in a
pattern and "read".
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tasseography
tasseomancy
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Divination by reading of tea leaves or
coffee ground patterns. Tea is poured
into a cup without using a strainer; after
the tea is consumed by inquirer the pattern
left behind on the bottom of the cup is
read. Alternatively, place the saucer
on top of the cup and flip the cup upside
down. The pattern is then read off the
saucer (this only works if there is some
moisture left in the cup). The shapes
are read as symbolism and the time constraints
are determined by proximity to rim of
the cup. The bottom of the cup is the
past and the rim is the immediate future.
ceroscopy
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tephramancy
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Divination by ashes obtained from the
burning of tree bark.
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tephromancy
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Divination by looking at ashes from burned
sacrifices.
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theomancy
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This is found in every religion; it is
divination by oracles (god's messengers).
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tiromancy*
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Divination that use cheese by interpreting
their holes or mold.
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Ask a question. Holding a rosary consisting
of 108 beads, randomly select a bead in
each hand, making sure to leave sufficient
beads between them. Then with the fingers
of each hand move four to right and four
to the left towards the center until either
1,2 3 or 4 remains in the center. The
procedure is repeated four times each
having a specific purpose. The outcome
of the divination depends on the number
of beads left. One is good luck; two is
bad luck; three is whatever the current
situation is, it will happen rapidly;
and finally four, good luck but with some
problems. Mala
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urim v'tumim
Urim and Thumum
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Reading of oracles from the twelve sacred
stones that were attached to the breastplate
of the high priest in ancient Judaism.
(Exodus 28:30)
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uromancy*
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Divination is performed by reading bubbles
made by urinating in a pot.
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xylomancy*
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Divination from pieces of wood, either
from their shape or their appearance while
they burn.
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zodiac
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An aspect to divination where the apparent
circular path of the sun, as it traverses
the heavens , is recorded as symbols.
These symbols are then used in horoscopes
and astrology. Two common zodiac forms
are the Western zodic, which uses twelve
pictographs, known as signs and the Eastern
(Chinese) zodiac, which uses twelve animals.
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Zoomancy
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A broad term for the practice of divination
that observes the behavior of animals.
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