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Attempt to gain insight into a question or situation through magic or the supernatural
Divination is the attempt to gain insight into a question or situation by way of a magic ritual or practice. Using various methods, throughout history
Divination
Topics referred to by the same term
Look up divination in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Divination is the attempt to gain insight into a question or situation by way of an occultic ritual
Divination_(disambiguation)
Methods of divination can be found around the world, and many cultures practice the same methods under different names. During the Middle Ages, scholars
Methods_of_divination
Ancient Chinese divination text
is an ancient Chinese divination text that is among the oldest of the Chinese classics. The I Ching was originally a divination manual in the Western
I_Ching
Magic used for evil and selfish purposes
from 1200 to approximately 1500, (Latin: niger, black; Greek: μαντεία, divination), broadly "one skilled in the black arts". In a modern context, the line
Black_magic
Cards used for games or divination
a set of playing cards used in tarot games and in fortune-telling or divination. From at least the mid-15th century, the tarot was used to play trick-taking
Tarot
Yoruba divination practice
(Elaeis guineensis var. idolatrica) or kola nuts called Ikin, on the wooden divination tray called Ọpọ́n Ifá to mathematically calculate which Odu to use for
Ifá
Various forms of witchcraft and divination are mentioned in the Hebrew Bible (Tanakh or Old Testament), which are expressly forbidden. Laws prohibiting
Witchcraft and divination in the Hebrew Bible
Witchcraft_and_divination_in_the_Hebrew_Bible
Work by Cicero
De Divinatione (Latin, "Concerning Divination") is a philosophical dialogue about ancient Roman divination written in 44 BC by Marcus Tullius Cicero.
De_Divinatione
Form of Tibetian divination
Mo (Tibetan: མོ་, Wylie: mo), is a form of divination that is part of the culture and religion of Tibet. The Tibetan people consult Mo when making important
Mo_(divination)
Ancient Greek methods of consulting their gods
Greek divination is the divination practiced by ancient Greek culture as it is known from ancient Greek literature, supplemented by epigraphic and pictorial
Greek_divination
Method of divination that interprets markings on the ground
a compound of Greek roots denoting "earth divination", was originally used to mean methods of divination that interpret geographic features, markings
Geomancy
Cleromancy applied to the I Ching
I Ching divination is a form of cleromancy applied to the I Ching. The text of the I Ching consists of 64 hexagrams: six-line figures of yin (broken) or
I_Ching_divination
Diverse traditional beliefs and practices of African people
is sought by the believer also through consultation of divinities or divination. Traditional African religions embrace natural phenomena – ebb and tide
African_traditional_religions
2014 album by Winterfylleth
The Divination of Antiquity is the fourth studio album by the English black metal band Winterfylleth, released on 6 October 2014 through Candlelight Records
The_Divination_of_Antiquity
Divination is an attempt to form, and possess, an understanding of reality in the present and additionally, to predict events and reality of a future time
African_divination
Bones used in supernatural rituals
Divination bones (Sotho-Tswana languages: ditaola, isiZulu: amathambo) are pieces of bones and vertebrae, carved ivory dice and cowrie shells used for
Divination_bones
Using tarot cards to perform divination
authors on card divination. However, scholarly research reveals that there is no evidence of any significant use of tarot cards for divination until the late
Tarot_card_reading
Japanese fortune teller (1938–2021)
is central to Japanese identity. Hosoki was associated with Six-Star Divination, known in Japanese as Rokusei Senjutsu. Religious studies scholar Yoshihide
Kazuko_Hosoki
Traditional Japanese fortune-telling method
Tengenjutsu (Japanese: 天源術) is a Japanese fortune telling method. It is based on yin and yang and the five elements, and uses a person's birth date in
Tengenjutsu_(fortune_telling)
Divination within the Mesopotamian period
Mesopotamian divination was divination within the Mesopotamian period. Perceptual elements utilized in the practice of a divinatory technique included
Mesopotamian_divination
Shells and bones used for divination in ancient China
scapula and turtle plastron which were used in pyromancy – a form of divination – during the Late Shang period (c. 1250 – c. 1050 BCE) in ancient China
Oracle_bone
1998 concerto
Divination by Mirrors for Saw and Strings (1998) by Michael A. Levine is a concerto scored for two string groups tuned a quarter-step apart and placed
Divination by Mirrors for Saw and Strings
Divination_by_Mirrors_for_Saw_and_Strings
Ancient or modern magic performed with runes or runestones
contemporary adherents of Germanic Neopaganism. Modern systems of runic divination are based on Hermeticism, classical occultism, and the I Ching. Historically
Runic_magic
Kuba Divination is a form of divination used by the Kuba people of central Africa. Kuba divination is practiced by specialists called ngwoom. According
Kuba_divination
Types of magic
is the divination from a subject's palms as practiced by the Romani (at the time recently arrived in Europe), and scapulimancy is the divination from animal
Artes_prohibitae
Divination technique using bodily marks
Moleosophy or moleomancy is a technique of divination and fortune telling based upon the observation and interpretation of bodily marks—primarily those
Moleosophy
Augury Aura Auramancy, divination using the aura Austromancy, divination using the wind Automatic writing Avimancy, divination by birds Axinomancy Axiom
List_of_occult_terms
Divination, magic, and occultism in Islam
inscribed with Divine names of God, Quranic verses, and Arabic letters, and divination, to the performance of miracles and sorcery. Most Muslims also believe
Islam_and_magic
Traditional divination practice using sea shells
Cowrie-shell divination refers to several distinct forms of divination using cowrie shells that are part of the rituals and religious beliefs of certain
Cowrie-shell_divination
Tarot card of the Major Arcana
in tarot card games as well as in divination. The card typically depicts the Grim Reaper, and when used for divination is often interpreted as signifying
Death_(tarot_card)
Fictional school in ''Harry Potter''
Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry (/ˈhɒɡwɔːrts/) is a fictional boarding school of magic in the Harry Potter series by J. K. Rowling. It is the
Hogwarts
Japanese court diviner position
in ancient Japan, and was assigned as a technical officer in charge of divination and geomorphology based on the theory of the yin-and-yang five phases
Onmyōji
Aspect of Chinese history and culture
pinyin: Suànmìng; lit. 'fate calculating') has utilized many varying divination techniques throughout the dynastic periods. There are many methods still
Chinese_fortune_telling
Tarot card of the Major Arcana
most traditional tarot decks. It is used in game playing as well as in divination. A naked woman kneels by the water; one foot is in the water and one foot
The_Star_(tarot_card)
Use of books in divination
divination. The use of sacred books (especially specific words and verses) for "magical medicine", for removing negative entities, or for divination is
Bibliomancy
Pseudoscientific attempts to locate underground objects
Dowsing is a type of divination employed in attempts to locate many types of objects and materials without the use of technical equipment or a scientific
Dowsing
2012 album by In Hearts Wake
Divination is the debut studio album by Australian metalcore band In Hearts Wake. It was released on 31 August 2012 through UNFD and Rise Records. It was
Divination_(album)
Chinese wooden divination tools
(from Chinese: 桮; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: poe; as used in the term "poe divination"), are wooden divination tools originating from China, which are used in pairs and
Jiaobei
Trump cards of tarot decks
used by players and is typically associated exclusively with use for divination. The Major Arcana are complemented by the Minor Arcana—the 56 unnamed
Major_Arcana
Future-predicting phenomenon
7th century BC. Omens were interpreted by several methods—e.g., liver divination, lecanomancy, and libanomancy. Hepatoscopy—observing irregularities and
Omen
Method of divination using water
(Ancient Greek ὑδρομαντεία, water-divination, from ὕδωρ, water, and μαντεία, divination) is a method of divination by means of water, including the color
Hydromancy
Chinese dynasty (c. 1600 – c. 1046 BC)
earliest known examples of Chinese writing—a corpus primarily consisting of divination texts inscribed on oracle bones, which were usually either turtle shells
Shang_dynasty
Religious practice
spiritual energies into the physical world for the purpose of healing, divination, or to aid human beings in some other way. Beliefs and practices categorized
Shamanism
Divination method
Tasseography (also known as tasseomancy, tassology, or tasseology) is a divination or fortune-telling method that interprets patterns in tea leaves, coffee
Tasseography
Divination by casting of lots
Cleromancy is a form of divination, involving sortition (casting of lots), in which an outcome is determined by means that normally would be considered
Cleromancy
Central religious corpus of Yoruba religion
others Ọmọ Odu. It is closely associated with Ifá and it is used during divination. While the Odù Ifá is still majorly recited in its oral form, many written
Odu_Ifa
made up of a standard Qur'an with a divination chart, also referred to as a divination grid, at the end. The divination charts found in fal-i Qur'ans consist
Fal-i_Qur'an
Tarot card of the Major Arcana
most traditional tarot decks. It is used in game playing as well as in divination. The Rider–Waite version of the card shows an old hermit, standing on
The_Hermit_(tarot_card)
Practice of predicting information about a person's life
telling is in principle identical with the practice of divination. The difference is that divination is the term used for predictions considered part of
Fortune-telling
Pseudoscientific divination based on the movements of the stars
became established as the scientific term, with astrology referring to divinations and schemes for predicting human affairs. Many cultures have attached
Astrology
Divination that is conducted by interpreting atmospheric conditions
Aeromancy (from Greek ἀήρ aḗr, "air", and manteia, "divination") is divination that is conducted by interpreting atmospheric conditions. Alternate terms
Aeromancy
Theme in Tolkien's fantasy
Divination, the attempt to foretell future events, appears in J. R. R. Tolkien's epic fantasy novel The Lord of the Rings mainly in the form of the use
Divination in The Lord of the Rings
Divination_in_The_Lord_of_the_Rings
Mesopotamian form of divination
a form of divination based on hepatoscopy, reading of omens from a liver of a sacrificial animal, known as bārûtu. Baru began the divination ceremony by
Bārû
Chinese character radical
Radical 89 or radical double x (爻部) meaning "trigrams" is one of the 34 Kangxi radicals (214 radicals in total) composed of 4 strokes. In the Kangxi Dictionary
Radical_89
Divination by examining the lines of soles
Podomancy (also known as solistry) is a divination by examining the lines of soles. Similar to palmistry, where the divination is based on the person's palm shape
Podomancy
Divination by means of fire
Pyromancy (Ancient Greek ἐμπυρία (empyria), divination by fire) is the art of divination by means of fire or flames. The word pyromancy is adapted from
Pyromancy
Person trained to practise a form of divination
A haruspex was a person trained to practise divination by the inspection of the entrails of sacrificed animals, especially the livers of sacrificed sheep
Haruspex
Gaelic festival marking the start of winter
have been a way of imitating and disguising oneself from the aos sí. Divination was also a big part of the festival and often involved nuts and apples
Samhain
Religious and philosophical tradition
the practice of divination. There are many methods used by Chinese Taoists, including I Ching divination, Chinese astrological divination, feng shui (geomantic
Taoism
Tarot card of the Major Arcana
It has been used in tarot cards since the 15th century as well as in divination since the mid-19th century. This card follows immediately after The Devil
The_Tower_(tarot_card)
Yoruba traditional priest
spiritual title that denotes a high priest of the Ifá oracle. Ifá is a divination system that represents the teachings of the òrìṣà Ọrunmila, the òrìṣà
Babalawo
Arcana card in most tarot decks. It is used in game playing as well as in divination. The card pictured is the Wheel Of Fortune card from the Rider–Waite tarot
Wheel_of_Fortune_(tarot_card)
Tarot card of the Minor Arcana
Knight of Wands or Knight of Batons is used in Latin-suited playing cards including tarot decks. It is part of what tarot card readers call the Minor Arcana
Knight_of_Wands
Divination by onions
is divination by onions. It is usually done by interpreting their sprouting behavior, after some kind of ritual to state the topic of the divination. This
Cromniomancy
with links to articles on major topics such as priesthoods, forms of divination, and rituals. For theonyms, or the names and epithets of gods, see List
Glossary of ancient Roman religion
Glossary_of_ancient_Roman_religion
Chinese form of divination
Shù; trans. "iron plate spiritual numerology") is an ancient form of divination from China, which is still in use in mainland China, Taiwan, Singapore
Tieban_shenshu
Tarot card of the Major Arcana
most traditional tarot decks. It is used in game playing as well as in divination. It depicts a pittura infamante (pronounced [pitˈtuːra iɱfaˈmante]), an
The_Hanged_Man_(tarot_card)
American musician (born 1955)
Thaemlitz. The label also released albums by Painkiller, Praxis, and Divination, an ambient dub project by Laswell. A sub-label called Strata was created
Bill_Laswell
Method of divination using cheese
Tyromancy is a method of divination or fortune-telling using cheese. Written accounts of the practice date from the 2nd century AD, with it reaching the
Tyromancy
Chinese astrological and calendrical destiny calculation system
officials of the Qintianjian (欽天監, Imperial Astronomical Bureau) for court divination, including the selection of auspicious dates for state ceremonies and
Four_Pillars_of_Destiny
Provider of prophecies or insights
inspired by deities. If done through occultic means, it is a form of divination. The word oracle comes from the Latin verb ōrāre, "to speak" and properly
Oracle
Group of fraternal organizations
Mysticism Occult Tantra Traditionalism Rites Astral projection Body of light Divination Evocation Exorcism Initiation Invocation Meditation Propitiation Rite
Freemasonry
Type of healer in many traditional medicine systems
practitioner, primarily in African indigenous societies, who employs divination, rituals, and herbal concoctions to identify supernatural causes of illness
Witch_doctor
Country in East Asia
Erligang culture. The historicity of the Late Shang is attested through divinational writings in the oracle bone script. These are the earliest known form
China
Tarot card of the Major Arcana
most traditional tarot decks. It is used in game playing as well as in divination. According to A. E. Waite's 1910 book, The Pictorial Key to the Tarot
The_Devil_(tarot_card)
Tarot card of the Minor Arcana
sometimes Disks. This card is used in game playing as well as in divination. In divination, it is considered part of the Minor Arcana. The coins in the front
Ten_of_Coins
Divination using a mirror
katoptron, "mirror," and μαντεία manteia, "divination"), also known as captromancy or enoptromancy, is divination using a mirror. Pausanias, an ancient Greek
Catoptromancy
Chinese traditional practice
unearthed from tombs that date between 278 BC and 209 BC. Along with divination for Da Liu Ren the boards were commonly used to chart the motion of Taiyi
Feng_shui
Pre-Islamic Arabian god
Mecca. The god's icon was a human figure believed to control acts of divination, which was performed by tossing arrows before the statue. The direction
Hubal
Magic involving communication with the deceased
summoning their spirits as apparitions or visions for the purpose of divination; imparting the means to foretell future events and discover hidden knowledge
Necromancy
Tarot card of the Minor Arcana
The Knight of Coins is a card used in Latin-suited playing cards which include tarot decks. It is part of what tarot card readers call the "Minor Arcana"
Knight_of_Coins
Annual celebration held on 31 October
pumpkins or turnips into jack-o'-lanterns, lighting bonfires, apple bobbing, divination games, playing pranks, visiting haunted attractions, telling frightening
Halloween
Fortune-telling with a flame
Lampadomancy is a form of divination using an oil lamp or candle. It was used in ancient Egypt. Buckland, Raymond (2003). The fortune-telling book: the
Lampadomancy
Major deity in the Yoruba religion
as the Orisha of wisdom, knowledge, fate, prophecy, enlightenment, and divination. He is believed to be the creator of the Ifá system. Following the categories
Ọrunmila
Tarot card of the Major Arcana
card in traditional tarot decks. It is used in card games as well as divination. The Empress card in tarot is rich with symbolism and imagery that convey
The_Empress_(tarot_card)
Divination by eggs
ovomancy, ooscopy, oomancia, oomantia, ooscopia, or ovamancy) refers to divination by eggs. There are several methods to how this can be done, but an example
Oomancy
Ancient Chinese cosmological divination system
qíméndùnjiǎ; lit. 'mysterious gates', 'hidden Jia') is an ancient Chinese divination and cosmological calculation system. It is one of the Three Styles (三式;
Qimen_Dunjia
Chinese calendrical astrology
divination, along with Qi Men Dun Jia (奇門遁甲) and Taiyi (太乙). Li Yang describes Da Liu Ren as the highest form of divination in China. This divination
Daliuren
Tarot card of the Minor Arcana
Two of Cups is a Minor Arcana tarot card. Tarot cards are used throughout much of Europe to play tarot card games. In English-speaking countries, where
Two_of_Cups
English writer and philologist (1892–1973)
Architecture Company of the Ring Death and immortality Decline and fall Divination Dreams and visions Economy England Environmentalism Evil Feudal allegiance
J._R._R._Tolkien
9th-century manuscript book on divination
known as the Book of Omens or Book of Divination in English, is a 9th-century manuscript book on divination that was discovered in the "Library Cave"
Irk_Bitig
Form of divination
Astragalomancy, also known as cubomancy or astragyromancy, is a form of divination that uses dice specially marked with letters or numbers. Historically
Astragalomancy
Early Chinese religious history
headed by the high god Di. Methods of communication with spirits included divinations written on oracle bones and sacrifice of living beings. Much of what
Religion_of_the_Shang_dynasty
Women's society of the Senufo people, who practice divination
an authoritative women's society of the Senufo people, who practice divination. The Senufo inhabit the savannas and tropical rain forests of northern
Sandobele
African diasporic religion from Cuba
one of their members and thus communicate with them. Several forms of divination are used, including Ifá, to decipher messages from the oricha. Offerings
Santería
Tarot card of the Minor Arcana
The Six of Cups is a Minor Arcana tarot card. Tarot cards are used throughout much of Europe to play tarot card games. In English-speaking countries, where
Six_of_Cups
Tarot card of the Minor Arcana
The Nine of Cups is a card used in Latin-suited playing cards which include tarot decks. It is part of what tarot card readers call the "Minor Arcana"
Nine_of_Cups
2001–2003 films by Peter Jackson
Architecture Company of the Ring Death and immortality Decline and fall Divination Dreams and visions Economy England Environmentalism Evil Feudal allegiance
The Lord of the Rings (film series)
The_Lord_of_the_Rings_(film_series)
Divination using a cup or goblet
Scyphomancy (Greek skýphos, cup, or drinking bowl, and manteia, divination) is divination using a cup or goblet. This may involve forecasting or representing
Scyphomancy
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Related with Lord Shiva
Surname or Lastname
English
English : of uncertain origin. It may be a nickname for a beggar, from an agent derivative of maund ‘beg’ (probably from Old French mendier, Late Latin mendicare); this word is not attested before the 16th century, but may well have been in use earlier. Alternatively it may be an occupational name for a maker of baskets, from an agent derivative of Middle English maund ‘basket’ (Old French mande, of Germanic origin); or perhaps for someone in some position of authority, from a shortened form of Middle English coma(u)nder (from coma(u)nden ‘to command’).German : habitational name from places called Mandern, in Hesse and the Rhineland.Belgian (van der Mander) : habitational name from a place called Ter Mandere or Mandel, in West Flanders, derived from the river name Mandel.Indian (Panjab) : Sikh (Dogar, Jat) name of unknown meaning, based on the names of clans in these communities.
Boy/Male
Assamese, Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Telugu
Moon
Boy/Male
Egyptian
Hope.
Boy/Male
Swedish
Christian.
Girl/Female
Latin
Of the sea.
Girl/Female
Muslim/Islamic
Nice Heart
Boy/Male
Indian, Punjabi, Sikh
Supreme Soul
Girl/Female
Assamese, Bengali, Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Tamil, Telugu
Young Crescent
Boy/Male
Indian
Advisor
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Divination by means of shadows.
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The act or art of divination.
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Of or pertaining to divination by water.
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Divination by writing on the bark of a tree.
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Divination by burning straws on red-hot iron, and noting the manner of their burning.
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Divination by inspecting the liver of animals.
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Divination by the ashes of the altar on which a victim had been consumed in sacrifice.
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A kind of divination drawn from the responses of oracles among heathen nations.
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The act or practice of drawing lots; divination by drawing lots.
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Divination by lines, or passages of books, taken at hazard.
v.
Versed in art or science; skillful; dexterous; specifically, skilled in divination.
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Divination by observing the objects offered in sacrifice.
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Divination by the heads or the entrails of fishes.
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Divination by means of ashes.
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A species of divination by meteors, chiefly by thunder and lightning, which was held in high estimation by the Romans.
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Divination by means of water, -- practiced by the ancients.
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A lot; also, a kind of divination by means of lots.
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Divination by the assistance, or supposed assistance, of evil spirits, or the power of commanding evil spirits; magic; necromancy; witchcraft; enchantment.
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Divination by inspection of entrails of victims offered in sacrifice.
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Relating to spodomancy, or divination by means of ashes.