| Types Of Divination Back to Communication with the Dead NECROMANCY: Consulting the dead to obtain secret knowledge. This is done usually through a medium who channels or contacts the spirit. RHABDOMANCY: The interpretation of the position of rods, arrows, or staffs for divination. AEROMANCY: Divination by the air and sky. The shapes of clouds, wind and other aerial formations are studied as signs of future events. ASTRAGALOMANCY: Using bones, dice, stones or small pieces of wood bearing symbols to divine answers through interpreting how the objects lie on the ground; or what symbols are facing upwards. PALMISTRY/CHIROMANCY: Studying the hand and its lines on the palm to determine character and the future. PYROMANCY: Fire divination. Things such as leaves, sticks, incense, etc., are thrown into fire. Color, shape and intensity of the flames are then interpreted. TASSEOGRAPHY: Divination by tea leaves. Tea is swirled around inside a cup. The cup is then turned upside down on a saucer. The diviner then interprets the pattern(s) of the leaves remaining inside the cup. CARTOMANCY: Cards used for divination. Tarot cards are the most commonly used. NUMEROLOGY: Divining by numbers. Numerical values are assigned to letters of the alphabet. Names can be interpreted by their numerical significance. BIBLIOMANCY: Using a book to divine answers. A book such as the bible is opened at random, while the diviner points to it while keeping his/her eyes closed. The phrase/paragraph that was selected is then interpreted as a significant message. Copyright 2005 AngelsGhosts.Com |
