Divination Glossary C CAPNOMANCY: Divination by interpreting smoke rising from a fire, especially sacred fires. A form of pyromancy. CARROMANCY: Divination by interpreting melting wax (usually poured into cold water). Also called Ceromancy, Ceroscopy. CARTOMANCY: Divination using modern playing cards. Some sources include Tarot and other Divinination cards in this category. CATOPTROMANCY, CATOXTROMANCY, CATTOBOMANCY:  Divination by interpreting images in a reflective or transparent object such as a mirror, crystal globe or pool of water. The earliest recorded form of catoptromancy turned a mirror toward the moon to catch moonbeams.  Also known as Crystallomancy, Crystalomancy, Dubjed, Enoptromancy, Scrying.  CAUSIMOMANCY, CAUSINOMANCY: Divination from observing the behavior or reaction of objects placed in a fire. It is a particularly good sign if combustible materials do not catch fire. CEPHALOMANCY: Divination interpreting the skull or head of a donkey or goat. Also known as Kephalonomancy. CERAUNOSCOPY: Divination by interpreting thunder and lightning. A form of Aeromancy. CEROMANCY, CEROSCOPY: See Carromancy. CHAOMANCY: Divination by interpreting aerial visions. A form of Aeromancy CHARTOMANCY: Divination using writing paper. CHEIROMANCY, CHIROGNOMY, CHIROLOGY, CHIROMANCY: Divination through analysis of hand shape, fingers, fingernails and the palms.  According to legend, it is one of the oldest Witch skills, taught to mortals by Aradia, daughter of Lucifer and Diana. Also known as  Palmistry. CLAIRAUDIENCE:  Divination through hearing the future. Clairaudience is often categorized under the broader heading of Clairvoyance.  CLAIRVOYANCE: Divination through seeing the future.  Clairvoyance specifically refers to the visual image of future events, but other forms of "seeing" the future are commonly called clairvoyance including:  Clairaudience (hearing);  Metagnomy (induced through hypnotic trance);  Precognition (inner knowing); and   Psychometry (induced through contact with a physical object). CLAIRVOYANT: See Ariolater. CLEDOMANCY, CLEDONOMANCY: Divination by interpreting random events or statements. CLEIDOMANCY: A form of radiesthesia (divination using a pendulum) using a suspended key as the pendulum. Also known as Clidomancy. CLEROMANCY:  Divination by sortilege with dice. It is sometimes used synonymously with Sortilege (divination by casting or drawing lots).  CLIDOMANCY:  See Cleidomancy. COSCINOMANCY, COSKIOMANCY:  A form of radiesthesia (divination using a pendulum) using a sieve which was sometimes suspended from tongs or shears.  CRANIOSCOPY: Divination and character analysis by studying the shape and structure of the human skull. Also known as Phrenology. CRITHOMANCY, CRITOMANCY: Divination by interpreting food, usually cakes and breads, that are offered in sacrifice.  CROMNIOMANCY: Divination by interpreting onions or onion sprouts. CRYSTAL BALL: A crystal sphere used for divination, especially for  scrying. Also called a Showstone. CRYSTALLOMANCY, CRYSTALOMANCY: See Catoptromancy. Scrying.  CURSED BREAD: See Alphitomancy.  CYCLOMANCY: Divination by interpreting revolving wheels. D DACTYLIOMANCY, DACTYLOMANCY: Divination using rings. Most frequently dactylomancy is done in the form of radiesthesia (divination using a pendulum) and the ring is suspended over various objects. One form uses rings of various metals placed on the fingernails in patterns in conjunction with the planets. Sources indicate it is often used for dowsing. DAPHNOMANCY: Divination by interpreting a burning laurel branch. If the fire crackles it is a positive sign. A form of pyromancy. DEMONOMANCY: Divination by evoking demons to reveal information. DENDROMANCY: Divination interpreting trees, especially oak or mistletoe. DERVISHING: The practice of whirling into a state of ecstacy. Sometimes cited as a form of Gyromancy (divination by interpreting the fall of a person who whirls until they are dizzy and fall down). DIRECT WRITING: Term for a spirit writing without human or mechanical assistance. Distinct from Autography, Automatic Writing and Psychography which are done through human beings. DIVINATION: The art of using magickal tools and symbols to gather information from the Collective unconscious on the nature of people. places, things, and events in the past, present and future. Also known as Dukkerin, Dukkering. DIVINER: See Ariolater. DIVINING ROD: A forked rod or branched which is used to for dowsing (locating things underground). Also known as Dowsing Rod. DOWSING: Divination to find a person, place, thing or element in buried in the earth. Dowsing will often involve using a pendulum (radiesthesia) or divining rod (rhabdomancy). DOWSING ROD: A forked rod or branched which is used to for dowsing (locating things underground). Also known as Divining Rod. DUBJED: Tibetan term for Catoptromancy. DUKKERIN, DUKKERING: Romany term for Divination. E ENOPTROMANCY: See Catoptromancy.  ENTOMANCY: Divination interpreting the appearance and behavior  of insects. A form of augury. EXTISPICIUM:   See Aruspicy.  A tool used in the practice of exitispicium, exitispicy, aruspicy, haruspicy. EXTISPICY: See Aruspicy.   NEXT