A - Z Psychic Abilities Definitions Page
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Aeromancy - observes pictures and patterns in clouds as predictive omens. Alectromancy - uses letters inscribed in a circle, selected by rooster pecking grain. Aleuromancy - uses coins, tokens or random messages baked in dough. (Fortune Cookie) Amniomancy - is divination by using the membranous sac surrounding a newborn baby. Anthropomancy - examination of human remains (particularly vital organs) for prediction. Anthroposcopy - is divination by observing facial features. Apanto - (to meet) finds predictive omens by meeting certain animals ect. Apantomancy - (Babylon) by colors of dogs, wandering in palace or temple. as: Black Cat crossing path) Arithmancy - is divination by the formulations of numbers. Astragalomancy - interprets anklebones of sheep tossed on the ground. Astragyromancy - bone casting of 27 bones with symbols inscribed. Astrology - uses the placement of planets and stars at a persons time of birth and charts planetary movement throughout their lives for predictions. Atramentamancy - (Scrying) using Ink, in a bowl, or cupped in the hand for divination. Augury - general term for forms of divination using behavior of birds. Auspices the collections of symbols or signs examined in augury. Austromancy - is divination from sounds and patterns of wind. Autonography automatic writing, done using a sliding device or planchette. Axinomancy - balances an agate on a hot stone or axe head, divining from location it drops. B Bao - uses stopping point made during inquiry, of cylinders slid down a grooved wet board. Baru "seeing" comes from the seer "reaching hand into a sacrificial beast". Belomancy - is divination by observing placement of dropped sticks or arrows. Bibliomancy - is divination by turning to random book passages. Biorhythm - uses a chart based on cycles of fixed time periods of time from birth to demonstrate specific attributes of the individual for individual time constructs. Bisba - uses divinatory examination of female breasts. Bletonism - divines by observing swirling currents of water. Botanomancy - numerous kinds of divination by using (sometimes boiled) vegetation. Bya-rog-kyi-kad-tag-pa - (Tibet) studies direction & cawing of crows (divine messengers) C Capnomancy - uses the shapes and direction of smoke rising from burning cedar shavings. Captromancy - uses a poppy flowerbud burn on hot coals for predictions. Cartomancy - is divination by using ordinary playing cards. Catoptromancy - mirror scrying to bring divinatory visions. Causimomancy - divination using burned objects, particularly plants. Cephalomancy - Examines the boiled skull of an animal particularly goat or Donkey. Ceraunoscopy - study of patterns of lightning for predictions. Ceromancy - is divination by wax dropped into water, uses traditional red candle. Chaio-pai - tossing of Two curved bamboo blocks, for predictions. Chalcomancy - interpreting the sounds of striking metal (particularly copper or brass bowls. Chirognomy - is divination by the hands aspects (palmistry) following practitioner Cheiro. Clacking - is divination from the echos of "clacking" stones together. Clairaudience - is hearing outside the normal range (ultra frequency) sound. Clairvoyance - receives information from extra-sensory perception. Cledonomancy - is divination by chance remarks or events. Cleidomancy - divining using a key as a pendulum, generally lowered into glass. Cleromancy - future casting using dice (sometimes bones) 2-die system uses Y/N repetitions; and a 3-die system. Copromancy - divination using examination of feces. Coscinomancy - is divination from the residue of sieve or shears. Crithomancy - divination by scorching corn or barleycorn. Cromniomancy - divines using interpretation of the curved patterns found inside an onion. Crystallomancy - is divination using crystals, or a Crystal Ball. D Dactylomancy - is using a persons ring as a pendulum over an inscribed circle, water cup, or body part, for health/illness (or predicting a unborn baby's sex). Dahmo - uses arrows marked with cloths, and dropped for answering questions. Daphnomancy - divination by the crackle of burning laurel leaves. Dendromancy - uses the shapes and direction of smoke rising from burned oak or mistletoe. Dereu - divining by using druid sticks, marked with dots to form runic symbol, or Y/N. Diwa - divines by use of reactions of boards rubbed together during the inquiry. Dogon - scatters nuts on pattern in ground and examines paw prints of jackals eating them. Dorze - throws fowl entrails on the ground to examine patterns for prediction. Dowsing - is uses a forked instrument or stick to find water or lost objects. E Ekwele - uses patterns and up sides of 8 tortoise shell disks loweredby chain to the ground. Extispicy - (Commanche) water is poured into cut open animal, before viscera is examined. F Furcula - answering or receiving a wish by pulling apart the "wishbone of roasted fowl. Futomani - (scapulimancy) uses a shoulder bone of a deer +456 G Gelomancy - interpretation of the sounds of laughter. Genethlialogy - uses the precise placement of stars at birth, to predict destiny. Geomancy(1) - is examines earth (dirt) trickled from the hand to a surface. Geomancy(2) - also used to examine topographical or other of Earth features for prediction. Graphology - handwriting analysis, for character and predictions. Gyromancy - (to circle) is uses whirling (like dervish) uses falling location. H Halomancy - is divination using salt crystals scattered on a surface for interpretation. Haruspexopy - is divination by examining the entrails of sheep, swine & oxen. (Note: Caesar's death was predicted using Bull entrails) Hemomancy - (scrying) looking into a drop of blood. Hemotomancy - divination using blood typing of individuals. Hepatoscopy - is divination by examining the liver of an animal. Hieromancy - divines observing sacrificial remains. Hippomancy - examines the patterns of horses hooves. Horoscopy - is divination using a horoscope chart. Hydatoscopy - is (scrying) using a natural body of water. Hydromancy - uses dropping stones into a container of water and studying the ripples; and/or (scrying) looking into the still water for visions. |
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I-Ching - divination using TriGrams & HexGrams, constructed from tosses of sticks, each constructed symbol has a specific divinatory meaning. Ichthyomancy - is divination using insides of fish. Inaugurate - favorable divination from augury. K Kabbalistic Numbers - derives "hidden truths" in numeric equivalents of Hebrew language. Kuei-pu - (plastromancy) divination using cracks in tortoise shell after roasting. L Lampadomancy - divination from looking into: the light of a lamp, or flame of a candle. Leconomancy - is divination by observing the shapes made by oil poured on water. Libanomancy - interprets shapes and directions from burning incense for predictions. Lithomancy(1) - divines using the formulations made by casting stones. Lithomancy(2) divines by (scrying), looking into jewels or polished stones. M Maculamancy - examines Blemish, or physical features compares to standards for character readings. Margaritomancy - is divination observing a pearl in the oyster, or by casting pearls. Mar-me-tag-pa - flame of a lamp made from ( a Yew tree set in butter) is examined on certain days of the month for predictions. Marmotomancy - Diving the weather from the day of appearance of a Woodchuck (Groundhog Day). Ma-yee-shang-fa - (physiognomy) divinatory Chinese face reading. Mikuji - (god lot) uses first stick shaken from cylinder; which has a number corresponding to written message. Note: results can be avoided by tacking message to a tree. Moleosophy - is divination using the shapes of moles on the body. Molybdomancy - drips molten lead into cold water to form patterns for divining. Myomancy - is divination by observing the movement patterns of mice. N Necromancy - is divining through (various forms of) communication with the dead. Nephlomancy - (aeromancy) divining using pictures in clouds as omens. Niso - (Japanese) (Physiognomy) divination using "the person aspect". Numbers - uses chance occurance of numbers; as having certain focus or characteristics. Numerology - uses NAMES, birth date & time, reduced to equivalent numbers. O Oenomancy - is divination by the appearance of poured wine. Ogham Sticks - (marked on each side) are tossed several times to construct a rune symbol. Oinomancy - divines using the sediment left in cups of wine. Oinotomancy - Examines the skull of an animal particularly goat after it was boiled in wine. Oish - uses (7) sticks, with symbols tossed in circle for predictions Ololygnomancy - divining examining the howling of dogs. Oneiromancy - the oldest form of divination: by interpreting dreams. Onomancy - causal associations with chance words, random quotations, excited utterances. Onychomancy(1) - (palmistry) reads character ect. by examining the fingernails. Onychomancy(2) (scrying) uses a thumbnail, coated with dark oil or colour. Ophiomancy - divination by observing the movement and patterns of snakes. Oniscopy - general term for divination using behavior of specific birds for prediction. Ornithomancy - is divination by observing the flight patterns of birds. Ouija - Board inscribed with letters and/or symbols uses slider that moves around the board. Can also be used with a pendulum for divining. Ovomancy - 3 drops in water from a pierced egg give patterns for divination. P Palmistry - reads character, and divines, reading the lines and mounds of the hand. Pegomancy - is (scrying) looking into a well, or sometimes fountains. Pessomancy - is (geomancy) divination by examining tosses of small pebbles. Phrenology - is divination (examining the brain) represented by the bumps on the skull. Phyllomancy - divining using the shapes and lines of leaves. Phyllorhodomancy - querant places a concave rose petal in their palm and "claps" petal; results answer positive or negative questions. Physiognomy - is divination by the physical characteristics, particularly facial. Plastromancy - divining using markings, cracks of turtle shell (representing the universe) Podomancy - divines using the lines shape and mounds of the foot (as in palmistry). Psammomancy - examines sand trickled from the hand onto a surface. Psychometry - uses extra-sensory perception from vibrations found handling an object. Pyroscopy - uses specific analysis of the shape of the flames. Pyromancy - is divination by looking for shapes and pictures in a fire. Pythagorean Numbers - determines prediction of all things by their numerical equations. R Rhabdomancy - is uses a wand or divining rod, to find lost objects or point to answers. Runes - use casting or blindly selecting objects, with divining symbols, which are interpreted. S Scapulimancy - is various divination, examining roasted shoulder blades of animals. Scatoscopy - is divination by the examination of excrement. Sciomancy - is a psychic interpretation from "shadows" of the deceased, or ghosts. Scrying - is divination by looking into, water, or a mirrored or black reflective surface. Sho-mo - (Tibet) tossing of 3 bone die, tossed into a circle from a cup. Sideromancy - is divination by observing twisting gyrations of straw (or peas) on hot flatiron. Sikidy - interprets patterns of handfuls of acacia seeds tossed into 9 overlapping circles. Skanda - divination by physiognomy of hands combined with Astrology. Sortilege - is general term for divination through selection of items. Speculomancy - scrying using glass or glass mirrors, )looking glass). Spodomancy - is divination by looking at cinders from burning wood. Squdilatc - (NativeAm) uses symbols on a board with slider selecting messages. Stichomancy - is divination selecting random passages in books. Sycomancy - question written on fig leaf; is divined by shape, discoloration & time drying. T Tarot - uses different layouts of various playing cards; specifically designed for divination. Tasseography - examines tea leaves after drinking to read shapes and patterns. Tephromancy - is divination by looking at remains of burned tree bark Theomancy - is divination by the predictions of oracles. Tirah - (Bedouin) divination using patterns of bird flight. Tring-ba - uses counting from random points on a108 bead "rosary", gives divination number. Tympana - uses a drum or tamborine wherein the vibration causes objects(beans, or rings) to settle on marked areas of circles, or symbolic pictures. Tyromancy - uses the coagulation patterns of spoiled cheese. U Uromancy - examines urine and also divines using the direction and spray from urination. X Xylomancy - is divination by tossing bundles of dry sticks, observing the fallen patterns . Z Zande - Leaves inserted in ant hill and which side is eaten first, determines Y/N answer. Zoomancy - is divination by observing the movement and behavior of animals. |