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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
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)
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
set of playing cards used in Tarot card games and fortune-telling or divination. From at least the mid-15th century, the tarot was used to play trick-taking
Tarot
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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)
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
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
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
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)
Roman religious practice
empire, the definition of augury broadened to include other forms of divination. Haruspicy—the examination of animal entrails—was learned from the Etruscans
Augury
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
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)
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
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)
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
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 Igbo divination system
Afa (also rendered as Igba Afa or Afa Ugiri) is the traditional divination system of the Igbo people of southern Nigeria. It is a central practice within
Afa_(Igbo_divination)
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
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)
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
Odù_Ifá
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
Yoruba system of divination
Obi divination is a system of divination used in the traditional Yoruba religion and in Yoruba-derived Afro-American religions. In Yorubaland, it uses
Obi_divination
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
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
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
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)
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)
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
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
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
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
1998 studio album by Divination
album by American composer Bill Laswell to be issued under the moniker Divination. It was released on October 13, 1998, by Meta Records. Adapted from the
Sacrifice_(Divination_album)
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
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
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
Group of fraternal organizations
Mysticism Occult Tantra Traditionalism Rites Astral projection Body of light Divination Evocation Exorcism Initiation Invocation Meditation Propitiation Rite
Freemasonry
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
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
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
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
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 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
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
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
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
Tarot card of the Minor Arcana
Page of Coins (or jack or knave of coins or pentacles) is a card used in Latin-suited playing cards which include tarot decks. It is part of what tarot
Page_of_Coins
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
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
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)
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
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
Wooden horse in Greek mythology
Arotoi Hieroi Astragalomancy Baptes Cult of Artemis at Brauron Daduchos Divination Funeral and burial practices Funeral oration Greco-Roman mysteries Hero
Trojan_Horse
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)
Painting by Konstantin Makovsky
Christmastide Divination (Russian: "Святочное гадание") is a painting by Russian artist Konstantin Makovsky from around 1905. The painting shows a moonlit
Christmastide_Divination
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
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)
Ancient art of divination by use of arrows
of divination by use of arrows. The word is built upon Ancient Greek: βέλος, romanized: belos, lit. 'arrow, dart', and μαντεία, manteia, 'divination'.
Belomancy
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
American fantasy television series
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: The Rings of Power
The_Lord_of_the_Rings:_The_Rings_of_Power
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
Swiss psychiatrist and psychotherapist (1875–1961)
Mysticism Occult Tantra Traditionalism Rites Astral projection Body of light Divination Evocation Exorcism Initiation Invocation Meditation Propitiation Rite
Carl_Jung
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
Ancient Greek god
of the Syrian Goddess contained a robed and bearded image of Apollo. Divination was based on spontaneous movements of this image. At Patara, in Lycia
Apollo
Greek and Roman mythological creature
having healing properties; other divine powers of the nymphs included divination and shapeshifting. In spite of their divine nature, they were not immortal
Nymph
American artist and writer (born 1947)
artist and writer known for his work on Tarot history, symbolism, and divination. Place has worked since the 1970s as a sculptor, jeweler and illustrator
Robert_M._Place
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
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
Etruscan artifact
The Liver of Piacenza is an Etruscan artifact found in a field on September 26, 1877, near Gossolengo, in the province of Piacenza, Italy, now kept in
Liver_of_Piacenza
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
Ancient Germanic letters
describes the Germanic peoples as utilizing a divination practice involving rune-like inscriptions: For divination and casting lots they have the highest possible
Runes
Tarot card of the Minor Arcana
The Queen of Wands is a court card in the Minor Arcana set of the tarot. Tarot cards are used throughout much of Europe to play tarot card games. In English-speaking
Queen_of_Wands
1993 studio album by Divination
album by American composer Bill Laswell to be issued under the moniker Divination. It was released on October 8, 1993, by Subharmonic. All music is composed
Ambient_Dub_Volume_I
Minor Arcana tarot card
The King of Swords 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"
King_of_Swords
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
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 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
DIVINATION
DIVINATION
DIVINATION
Girl/Female
Arabic, British, French
Good
Boy/Male
Arabic, Bengali, Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Marathi, Muslim, Sanskrit
Name of a Star; A Token; Stars
Girl/Female
Muslim
Blessing, Loan, Favor
Female
English
Pet form of English Elizabeth, BETSY means "God is my oath."
Girl/Female
Indian, Telugu
Leader
Boy/Male
African, Arabic
Confident; Generous
Surname or Lastname
Dutch and Scandinavian
Dutch and Scandinavian : from a short form of the personal name Lambrecht or Lempert (see Lambert).English : probably a variant of Lim (see Lui).Southeast Asian : unexplained.
Boy/Male
Indian, Punjabi, Sikh
Love of Humanity
Boy/Male
English American
Manly. Masculine. From the hero's meadow.
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian, Sanskrit, Traditional
Mastered his Senses
DIVINATION
DIVINATION
DIVINATION
DIVINATION
DIVINATION
n.
Divination by means of water, -- practiced by the ancients.
n.
Divination by means of shadows.
n.
Divination by writing on the bark of a tree.
a.
Relating to spodomancy, or divination by means of ashes.
a.
Of or pertaining to divination by water.
n.
Divination by inspection of entrails of victims offered in sacrifice.
n.
The act or practice of drawing lots; divination by drawing lots.
n.
A kind of divination drawn from the responses of oracles among heathen nations.
n.
Divination by lines, or passages of books, taken at hazard.
n.
A species of divination by meteors, chiefly by thunder and lightning, which was held in high estimation by the Romans.
n.
A lot; also, a kind of divination by means of lots.
n.
The act or art of divination.
n.
Divination by inspecting the liver of animals.
n.
Divination by burning straws on red-hot iron, and noting the manner of their burning.
n.
Divination by the heads or the entrails of fishes.
n.
Divination by the ashes of the altar on which a victim had been consumed in sacrifice.
v.
Versed in art or science; skillful; dexterous; specifically, skilled in divination.
n.
Divination by observing the objects offered in sacrifice.
n.
Divination by means of ashes.
n.
Divination by the assistance, or supposed assistance, of evil spirits, or the power of commanding evil spirits; magic; necromancy; witchcraft; enchantment.