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Alectryomancy (by Rooster )

, see below)

Alomancy (by salt)

Alphitomancy (by barley)

Anemoscopy (by wind)

Anthropomancy (by human sacrifice)

Apantomancy (by seeing animals)

Arithmancy (by numerology)

Astragalomancy (by Dice ; see also Cleromancy )

Astrology (by celestial bodies)

Astromancy (by celestial bodies, aka Astrology ; ''antiquated term'')

Astro-Numerology (through an integration of Astrology and Numerology )

Astro-Tarot (through an integration of Astrology and Tarot )

Austromancy (by wind and clouds)

Axiomancy (by axes)

Belomancy (by arrows)

Bibliomancy (by books, especially the Bible; see also Stichomancy)

Biorhythms divination

Botanomancy (by burning plants)

Capnomancy (by smoke)

Cartomancy (by cards, e.g., playing cards, tarot cards, and non-tarot oracle cards; see also Taromancy)

Catoptromancy (by mirrors)

Causimomancy (by burning)

Cephalomancy (by skulls)

Ceraunoscopy (by thunder and lightning)

Ceromancy , or ceroscopy (by placing melted wax into cold water)

Chaomancy (by aerial visions)

Cheiromancy , or palmistry (by palms) where the grooves of the hand are interpreted as signs.

Chirognomy (by hands)

Cleromancy (by casting lots or by bones; including divination by use of Dice or Dominoes ; For divination by use of dice, see also Astragalomancy )

Clidomancy , or cleidomancy (by keys)

Cometomancy (by comet tails)

Coscinomancy (by hanging sieves)

Critomancy (by barley cakes)

Cromniomancy (by onion sprouts)

Crystallomancy / Scrying (by crystals or other reflecting objects)

Cybermancy (via computer oracles)

Cyclomancy (by wheels)

Daphnomancy (by burning laurel wreaths)

Demonomancy (by demons)

Dice divination (see also Astragalomancy and Cleromancy )

Dominoes divination (see also Cleromancy )

Dōbutsu Uranai (by one's animal horoscope)

Empyromancy (by burning)

Extispicy (from the exta of sacrificed animals)

Favomancy (by beans; a form of Cleromancy )

Floriography (the language of flowers)

Geomancy (by earth), includes Feng Shui divination

Geloscopy (by laughter)

Graphology (by handwriting)

Gyromancy (by dizziness)

Hepatoscopy , or haruspication or hepatomancy (by liver)

Hippomancy (by horses)

Hydromancy (by water)

/ Stichomancy )

Icthyomancy (by fish)

Lampadomancy (by light)

Lecanomancy (by a basin of water)

Libanomancy (by incense)

, Stichomancy )

Literomancy (by a letter in a given written language)

Lithomancy (by precious stones)

Mahjong divination (by Mahjong tiles)

Margaritomancy (by bouncing pearls)

Metagnomy (by visions)

Meteormancy (by meteors)

Metoposcopy (by foreheads)

Moleosophy (by blemishes)

Myomancy (by rodent behaviour)

Myrmomancy (by ant behaviour)

Nephomancy (by clouds)

Nggàm (by spiders or crabs)

Numerology (by numbers)

Oculomancy (by eyes)

Oinomancy (by wine)

Omphalomancy (by umbilical chords)

Oneiromancy (by Dreams )

Onomancy (by names)

Onychomancy (by fingernails)

Oomantia , or ooscopy or ovomancy (by eggs)

Ophiomancy (by snakes)

Oracle-books divination (e.g., Chinese: ): See also Stichomancy/Bibliomancy

Orniscopy , or orinthomancy (by birds of flight)

Ouija board divination

Palmistry (by palm inspection)

Pegomancy (by spring water)

Phrenology (by the shape of one's head)

Phyllorhodomancy (by rose petals)

Plastromancy (by cracks formed by heat on a turtle's Plastron )

Pyromancy , or pyroscopy (by fire)

Rhabdomancy (by rod or stick)

Rhapsodomancy (by poetry)

Runecasting (by Runes )

Scatomancy (by droppings, usually animal)

Scapulimancy (by bovine or caprid scapulae, i.e. shoulder bones)

Sciomancy (by spirits)

Sideromancy (by burning of straw)

Slinneanachd (by animals' shoulderblades)

Spodomancy (by ash)

, Libromancy )

Stolisomancy (by clothing)

; see also Cartomancy)

Tasseography (or Tasseomancy ) (by tea leaves or by coffee grounds): From French ''tasse'' which in turn derives from Arabic ''tassa'' [cup .

Tephramancy (by bark ashes)

Tiromancy (by cheese)

Xylomancy (by burning wood)