CommonTypes of Divination
ASTROLOGY
is divination using celestial bodies: the sun, moon,planets, and stars.
CARTOMANCY
is fortune telling using cards such as the Tarot.
CLAIRAUDIENCE
is "clear hearing" of divinatory information.Parapsychologist generally regard as a form of extrasensory perception.
CLAIRVOYANCE
is "clear seeing" of divinatory information.Parapsychologist generally regard as a form of extrasensory perception.
CRYSTALLOMANCY
is divination through crystal gazing.
DOWSING or DIVINING RODS
are methods of divination where a forkedstick is used to locate water or precious minerals.
NUMEROLOGY
is the numerical interpretation of numbers, dates, and the numbervalue of letters.
OCULOMANCY
is divination from a person's eye.
PALMISTRY
is the broad field of divination and interpretation of the linesand structure of the hand.
PRECOGNITION
in an inner knowledge or sense of future events.
PSYCHOMETRY
is the faculty of gaining impressions from a physical object andits history.
SCIOMANCY
is divination using a spirit guide, a method generally employed bychanelers.
SCRYING
is a general term for divination using a crystal, mirrors, bowls ofwater, ink, or flames to induce visions.
TASSEOGRAPHY
is the reading of tea leaves that remain in a tea cup once thebeverage has been drunk.