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Glossary of Divinations
Lampadomancy: Divination by interpreting a candle or lamp, usually the flames. Lecanomancy: Divination by interpreting the sound or image of an object or substance falling into a body of water. Lesser Arcana: The 56 suit of cards in a Tarot deck that assist in fleshing out the situations indicated by the Trump cards (major arcana), or indicate smaller occurrences in our lives. Also known as the Minor Arcana. Libranomancy: Divination by interpreting smoke from incense. A form of capnomancy. Lithomancy: Divination using precious and semiprecious stones either by interpreting light reflected from stones, or casting them and interpreting the way they fall. Livanomancy: see libranomancy. Logarithmancy: Divination by interpreting logarithms. Lunomancy: Divination by interpreting moonlight on a person's face dusted with silver. Lychnomancy: Divination by interpreting the flames of three candles. Macharomancy: Divination by interpreting knives or swords. Major Arcana: The 22 trump cards depicting dominant occurrences in a Tarot deck. Margaritomancy: Divination using pearls and interpreting the light reflected or the way they fall. Metagnomy: Divination by interpreting visions received in a trance state. Meteoromancy: Divination by interpreting falling stars. Metoposcopy: Divination and character analysis through interpreting facial lines and wrinkles, especially of the forehead. Minor Arcana: see lesser arcana. Moleoscopy (moleosphy): Divination and character analysis by interpreting moles on the body. Molybdomancy: Divination by interpreting molten tin or lead. Myomancy: Divination by interpreting the appearance and behavior of mice. Myrmomancy: Divination by interpreting the appearance and behavior of ants. Necromancy: Divination through communication with ghosts or corpses. Not practiced in witchcraft or wicca. Specifically geared to summoning those spirits that are not existing in a "natural" state, and therefore they are assumed to be unhappy and/or malicious. Nephelomancy: Divination by watching clouds shapes and movements. Notarikon: Ta form of gematria in which the first and last letters of a word or phrase are put together to form a new word, or to turn a word into a phrase. A system of discovering truths and hidden meanings behind words. Numerology (numeromancy): The system of magick and divination developed by Pythagoras. Used to analyze a person's character, assess weaknesses, strengths and natural gifts, predict ones future and fate. Oomantia: Divination by interpreting the shape, color, and patterns (when dyed) of an egg. Ooscopy: Diviantion by nurturing and egg and observing the hatching of a chick. Often used to determine the sex of an expected child. Ophiomancy: Divination by observing the appearance and behavior of serpents. Oracle:A person who speaks directly to a Diety to divine or prohesize. Also known as a prophet, theomancer. Orniscopy (orinithomancy): Divination by interpreting the appearance and behavior of birds, especially their flight and song. Ouija, Ouija Board: A divination tool with the alphabet and numbers laid out on a board. (spirit board). Ovomancy: Divination by interpreting the yolk of an egg. Oculomancy: Divination by interpreting the eye. Oenomancy (Oinomancy): Divination by interpreting wine. Omen: A sign, preferably found in nature, that foretells either good or bad events. Omphalomancy (omphilomancy): Divination by interpreting the navel. Oneiromancy (oniromancy): Divination by interpreting dreams. Onomancy (onomomancy, ononmatomancy): Divination by interpreting names. Onychomancy: Divination by interpreting fingernails.
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