Methods of divination

Methods of divination can be found around the world, and many cultures practice the same methods under different names. During the Middle Ages, scholars coined terms for many of these methods—some of which had hitherto been unnamed—in Medieval Latin, very often utilizing the suffix -mantia when the art seemed more mystical (ultimately from Ancient Greek, , 'prophecy' or 'the power to prophesy') and the suffix -scopia when the art seemed more scientific (ultimately from Greek , , 'to observe'). Names like drimimantia, nigromantia, and horoscopia arose, along with other pseudosciences such as phrenology and physiognomy.

Some forms of divination are much older than the Middle Ages, like haruspication, while others such as coffee-based tasseomancy originated in the 20th and 21st centuries.

The chapter "How Panurge consulteth with Herr Trippa" of Gargantua and Pantagruel, a parody on occult treatises of Heinrich Cornelius Agrippa, contains a list of over two dozen "mancies", described as "common knowledge".

A

 * abacomancy (also amathomancy): by dust (Hebrew ’ābāq, dust + Greek manteía, prophecy)
 * acultomancy (also acutomancy): by needles (from acutomancy below, influenced by Latin acus, needle, or, prickle or thorn)
 * acutomancy → see  (Latin acus [acut-], needle + Greek manteía, prophecy)
 * adromancy → see  (from idromancy below, influenced by alomancy)
 * adryomancy→ see (metathesis of hydromancy)
 * aeromancy : by atmospheric conditions (Greek āēr, air + manteía, prophecy)
 * agalmatomancy : by statues (Greek ágalma [], statue + manteía, prophecy)
 * aichmomancy : by sharp objects (Greek aikhmē, spearhead + manteía, prophecy)
 * ailuromancy/aeluromancy → see
 * aiomancy: By artificial intelligence
 * alectormancy/alectromancy : by rooster sacrifice (Greek alektor, rooster + manteía, prophecy)
 * alectryomancy/alectoromancy: by rooster divination → see
 * aleuromancy¹ : by flour; see also (Greek áleuron, meal + manteía, prophecy)
 * alomancy/Halomancy (also adromancy): by salt (Greek háls, salt + manteía, prophecy)
 * alphitomancy: by barley (Greek alphis [alphit-], barley + manteía, prophecy)
 * alveromancy : by sounds
 * amathomancy → see  by sand (Greek amathos, sandy soil + manteía, prophecy)
 * ambulomancy : by walking (Latin, to walk + Greek manteía, prophecy)
 * amniomancy : by placenta (Greek amniōn, amnion + manteía, prophecy)
 * anemoscopy/anemomancy : by wind (Greek anemos, wind + -skopiā, observation)
 * anthomancy : by flowers (Greek anthos, flower + manteía, prophecy)
 * anthracomancy : by burning coals (Greek anthrax [anthrak-], charcoal + manteía, prophecy)
 * anthropomancy : by human sacrifice (Greek anthrōpos, human being + manteía, prophecy)
 * anthroposcopy : by physical appearance (Greek anthrōpos, human being + -skopiā, observation)
 * apantomancy : by chance encounters with animals (Greek apantein, to encounter + manteía, prophecy)
 * arachnomancy : by spiders (Greek arakhnē, spider + manteía, prophecy)
 * archeomancy/archaeomancy : by sacred relics (Greek arkhaios, ancient + manteía, prophecy)
 * ariolation : by altars (Latin, , prophet)
 * arithmancy: assigning numerical value to a word or phrase
 * armomancy : by one's own shoulders (Latin, shoulder + Greek manteía, prophecy)
 * Årsgång, archaic form of Swedish divination
 * aruspicina: study of entrails
 * aspidomancy : by sitting in a drawn circle or on a shield (Greek aspis [{{transl|grc|aspid-], shield + manteía, prophecy)
 * astragalomancy/astragalamancy → see {{sm|cleromancy}}
 * astragyromancy → see {{sm|cleromancy}} (from astragalomancy above, perhaps influenced by Greek {{transl|grc|guros}}, spiral, circle, and therefore vertebra)
 * astrapomancy {{IPAc-en|ˈ|æ|s|t|r|ə|p|oʊ-|m|æ|n|s|i}}: by lightning (Greek {{transl|grc|astrapē}}, lightning flash + manteía, prophecy)
 * astrology/astromancy/ {{IPAc-en|ə|ˈ|s|t|r|ɒ|l|oʊ-|dʒ|i}}: by celestial bodies (Greek {{transl|grc|astron}}, star + {{transl|grc|-logiā}}, study). This method was widespread in medieval period, particularly in Mesopotamia.
 * augury {{IPAc-en|ˈ|ɔː|ɡ|jʊər|i}} → see
 * auramancy {{IPAc-en|ˈ|ɔː|r|əm|æ|n|s|i}}: by auras (Greek {{transl|grc|aurā}}, breath + manteía, prophecy)
 * auspicy/auspication → see (Latin {{wikt-lang|la|avis}}, bird + {{wikt-lang|la|specere}}, to look at)
 * austromancy → see {{sm|theriomancy}} {{IPAc-en|ˈ|ɔː|s|t|r|oʊ-|m|æ|n|s|i}}: by wind (Latin {{wikt-lang|la|auster}}, south wind + Greek manteía, prophecy)
 * avimancy → see {{sm|orniscopy}} (Latin {{wikt-lang|la|avis}}, bird + Greek manteía, prophecy)
 * axiomancy/axinomancy {{IPAc-en|ˈ|æ|k|s|i|oʊ-|m|æ|n|s|i}}: by axes (Latin {{wikt-lang|la|axis}}, axis + manteía, prophecy)

B

 * batraquomancy/batrachomancy : by frogs (Greek batrakhos, frog + manteía, prophecy)
 * belomancy/bolomancy : by arrows (from bolomancy below, influenced by Greek belemnon, javelin, or belonē, needle)
 * bibliomancy → see
 * biorhythmic divination: by biorhythms
 * bletonism/bletonomancy : by water current (named for Monsieur Bleton, a French bletonist)
 * bolomancy → see  (Greek bolē, arrow + manteía, prophecy)
 * bone-throwing the tossing of pieces of bone or wood practiced by various cultures
 * botanomancy : by burning sage or figs (Greek botanē, flora + manteía, prophecy)
 * brizomancy → see (Greek brizein, to be sleepy + manteía, prophecy)
 * brontomancy/brontoscopy : by thunder (Greek brontē, thunder + manteía, prophecy)
 * bumpology : by bumps on the skin (English bump + Greek -logiā, study)

C

 * cabala → see
 * canomancy or : by dogs (Latin, dog + Greek manteía, prophecy)
 * capnomancy : by smoke (Greek kapnos, smoke + manteía, prophecy)
 * libanomancy : by smoke or ash from incense (Greek libanos, frankincense + manteía, prophecy)
 * carromancy : by melting wax (Greek karrō, of wax + manteía, prophecy)
 * cartopedy → see (Latin, papyrus paper + pēs [pēd-], foot)
 * cartomancy → see
 * catoptromancy/captromancy → see
 * causimancy/causimomancy : by burning (Greek kaiein [kaus-], to burn + manteía, prophecy)
 * cephalomancy → see
 * cephaleonomancy/cephalonomancy: by boiling a donkey's head (Greek kephalaion, head [with meaning influenced by Greek onos, donkey] + manteía, prophecy)
 * ceraunoscopy : by thunder and lightning (Greek keraunos, thunderbolt + -skopiā, observation)
 * ceromancy/ceroscopy : by dripping wax in water (Greek kēros, wax + manteía, prophecy)
 * chalcomancy: by striking gongs or copper bowls (Greek khalkos, copper + manteía, prophecy)
 * chaomancy : by aerial visions (Greek khaos, primordial space + manteía, prophecy)
 * chartomancy : by things on paper (Greek khartēs, papyrus paper + manteía, prophecy)
 * cartomancy : by cards (Latin carta, papyrus paper + Greek manteía, prophecy)
 * taromancy/tarotmancy : by tarot (English tarot + Greek manteía, prophecy)
 * Parrot astrology: by parrots picking cards
 * stichomancy : by books or lines (Greek stikhos, line of verse + manteía, prophecy)
 * aleuromancy² : by fortune cookies (of the same origin as ¹)
 * bibliomancy : by the Bible (Greek biblion, book + manteía, prophecy)
 * I Ching divination: by the I Ching or the accompanying I Ching manual
 * stoicheomancy/stoichomancy: by the Iliad and the Odyssey or the Aeneid (Greek stoikheion, element + manteía, prophecy; to the Greeks, Homer's writings were held in similar esteem to the Christian Bible or the Muslim Quran, as were Virgil's writings to the Romans, making them the basic — or elementary — reading material in each culture)
 * cheiromancy/chiromancy→ see
 * cheirognomy/chirognomy → see
 * chien tung → see
 * choriomancy : by pig bladders (Greek khorion, placenta + mantiea, prophecy)
 * chresmomancy : by the ravings of lunatics (Greek khrēsmos, oracular utterance, chresm + manteía, prophecy)
 * chronomancy : by apt occasion (Greek khronos, time + manteía, prophecy)
 * cineromancy/ceneromancy → see  (Latin  [ciner-], ashes + Greek manteía, prophecy)
 * clamancy (see also Fāl-gūsh): by random shouts and cries heard in crowds, at night, etc. (Latin, to cry out + Greek manteía, prophecy)
 * cledonism/cledonomancy : by chance events or overheard words (Greek klēdon, rumor)
 * cleidomancy/clidomancy : by keys (Greek kleis [kleid-], key + manteía, prophecy)
 * cleromancy : by casting (Greek klēros, lot + manteía, prophecy)
 * astragalomancy/astragalamancy (also cubomancy): by dice (Greek astragalos, vertebra + manteía, prophecy)
 * domino divination: by dominoes
 * favomancy : by beans (Latin, bean + Greek manteía, prophecy)
 * Ogham casting: by Ogham letters
 * runecasting/runic divination
 * cometomancy : by comet tails (Greek komētēs, comet + manteía, prophecy)
 * colormancy/coloromancy: by colors (English color + Greek manteía, prophecy)
 * conchomancy : by shells (Greek konkhē, mussel + manteía, prophecy)
 * cosquinomancy/coscinomancy : by hanging sieves (Greek koskinōn, sieve + manteía, prophecy)
 * cottabomancy/cottobomancy : by wine in a brass bowl (Greek kottabos, cottabus + manteía, prophecy)
 * craniognomy or  → see  (Greek krānion, skull + -gnōmoniā, interpretation)
 * the crawling baby: by a baby's crawling
 * crithomancy/critomancy : by barley cakes (Greek krithē, barley + manteía, prophecy)
 * cromnyomancy/cromniomancy : by onion sprouts (alteration of Greek krommuon, onion + manteía, prophecy)
 * cryptomancy : by omens (Greek kruptos, hidden + manteía, prophecy)
 * cryomancy : by ice (Greek kryo, ice )
 * crystal ball gazing → see
 * crystal gazing → see
 * crystallomancy → see  (Greek krustallos, crystal + manteía, prophecy)
 * cubomancy → see  (Greek kubos, cube + manteía, prophecy)
 * cyathomancy : by cups (Greek kuathos, cup + manteía, prophecy)
 * cybermancy : by computer oracles (English cyber(netics) + Greek manteía, prophecy)
 * cyclicomancy : by swirling water in a cup (Greek kuklikos, cyclical, circular + manteía, prophecy)
 * cyclomancy or : by wheels (Greek kuklos, circle + manteía, prophecy)

D

 * dactyliomancy : by finger rings (Greek daktulios, finger ring + manteía, prophecy)
 * dactylomancy : by means of finger movements (Greek daktulos, finger + manteía, prophecy)
 * daphnomancy : by burning laurel wreaths (Greek daphnē, laurel + manteía, prophecy)
 * demonomancy : by demons (Greek daimōn, divine power + manteía, prophecy)
 * dendromancy : by trees, especially oaks, yews, or mistletoe (Greek dendron, tree + manteía, prophecy)
 * deuteroscopy : by second glance or double take (Greek deuteros, secondary + -skopiā, observation)
 * dianomancy : by delivery, esp. by the randomly-generated words found on Whole Foods grocery bags to identify orders (Greek dianomí, delivery + manteía, prophecy)
 * dictiomancy : by randomly opening a dictionary (English dictio(nary) + Greek manteía, prophecy)
 * divining → see
 * djubed→ see
 * dōbutsu uranai: by animal horoscope (Japanese dōbutsu, animal + uranai, prognostication)
 * domino divination → see
 * dowsing (also divining, water witching): by a divining rod (of unknown origin)
 * dracomancy : by dragons (Greek drakōn, dragon + manteía, prophecy)
 * Dream interpretation
 * dream questions: by dreaming
 * dririmancy/driromancy : by dripping blood (alteration of drimimancy, influenced by Middle English drir, blood). Compare hemotomancy.
 * drimimancy/drymimancy : by bodily fluids (Greek drimus, pungent + manteía, prophecy)

E

 * electromancy: by lightning and electricity (Greek ilektros electric + manteía prophecy)
 * eleomancy/elaeomancy: by oil (Greek elaion, olive oil + manteía, prophecy)
 * emonomancy → see
 * empirimancy: by experiment/experience
 * empyromancy : by burning (Greek empurios, fiery + manteía, prophecy)
 * encromancy: by oil ink stains (Greek elaion oil ink + manteía prophecy)
 * enochian chess: by playing a four·handed variant of the game
 * enoptromancy → see  (Greek enoptron, looking glass + manteía, prophecy)
 * enthusiasm: speeches by those supposed to be possessed by a divine spirit
 * entomomancy/entomancy: by insects (Greek entomon, insect + manteía, prophecy)
 * eromancy : by water vessels exposed to air (Greek āēr, air + manteía, prophecy) — cf. aeromancy
 * extispicy/extispication : by the remains of sacrificed animals (Latin exta, entrails + specere, to look at)

F

 * favomancy → see
 * felidomancy → see (Latin  [fēlid-], cat + Greek manteía, prophecy)
 * feng shui → see
 * floriography/floromancy : by flowers' feelings (Latin flōs [flōr-], flower + Greek -graphiā, representation)
 * fractomancy : by fractals (English fract(al) + Greek manteía, prophecy)
 * fructomancy/fructimancy: by fruit (Latin, fruit + Greek manteía, prophecy)

G

 * galvanoscopy : by galvanism (English galvan(ism) + Greek -skopiā, observation)
 * gastromancy¹ → see
 * gastromancy² : by guttural sounds (Greek gastēr, belly + manteía, prophecy)
 * geomancy : by earth (Greek |, earth + manteía, prophecy)
 * feng Shui divination: by Feng Shui
 * geloscopy : by laughter (Greek gelōs, laughter + -skopiā, observation)
 * gematria: by the Hebrew alphabet (Greek gē, earth + -metriā, measurement)
 * genethlialogy: by birth dates (Greek genethlios, birthday + -logiā, study)
 * grammomancy : by writing individual letters (Greek gramma, letter + manteía, prophecy)
 * graphology (also graptomancy): by studying handwriting (Greek graphē, writing + -logiā, study)
 * graptomancy → see  (Greek graptos, written + manteía, prophecy)
 * gyromancy : by dizziness (Greek gūros, spiral + manteía, prophecy)

H

 * hagiomancy: by saints (Greek hagios, holy + manteía, prophecy)
 * halomancy → see
 * hakata: by bones or dice
 * haruspicy/haruspication → see  (Latin, entrails + , to look at)
 * hematomancy/haematomancy : by blood (Greek haima [haimat-], blood + manteía, prophecy)
 * hepatoscopy/hepatomancy (also haruspicy, haruspication): by liver (Greek hēpar [hēpat-], liver + -skopiā, observation)
 * hieromancy/hieroscopy : by studying sacrifices' entrails (Greek hieros, holy + manteía, prophecy)
 * hippomancy → see
 * horoscopy : aspect of the Stars at nativity (Greek hōrā, season + -skopiā, observation)
 * hydatomancy: by rainwater (Greek hudatis, raindrop + manteía, prophecy)
 * hydromancy/hydroscopy → see
 * hyomancy: by wild hogs (Greek hūs, swine + manteía, prophecy)
 * hypnomancy : by sleep (Greek hupnos, sleep + manteía, prophecy)

I

 * I Ching divination → see
 * ichnomancy : by footprints (Greek ikhnos, track + manteía, prophecy)
 * ichthyomancy → see
 * iconomancy : by icons (Greek eikōn, image + manteía, prophecy)
 * idolomancy : by idols (Greek eidōlon, phantom + manteía, prophecy)
 * idromancy → see (Greek idrōs, sweat + manteía, prophecy)
 * ifá: geomancy patterns generated with palm nuts, opele, cowrie shells, etc... that refer to Ifa divination texts; a collection of Odu Ifa verses
 * iridology: by eye color (Greek īris [īrid-], iris + -logiā, study)
 * isopsephy: by numbers and letters (Greek īsos, equal + psephos, pebble)

J

 * Jyotish Vedic system of astrology

K

 * kabbalah/qabalah/cabala: by the Kabbalah (Hebrew qabbālâ, tradition)
 * kau cim: by bamboo
 * kayu ura: by rice gruel
 * kephalonomancy → see
 * keraunomancy → see
 * knissomancy : by incense (Greek knisa [kniss-], vapor + manteía, prophecy)
 * kypomancy → see (akin to Greek kupellon, goblet + manteía, prophecy)

L

 * labiomancy : by lips (Latin, lip + Greek manteía, prophecy)
 * lampadomancy : by flame (Greek lampas [lampad-], light + manteía, prophecy)
 * lecanomancy/lecanoscopy : by a basin of water (Greek lekanē, basin + manteía, prophecy)
 * letnomancy: by secrets (English let no (man see) + Greek manteía, prophecy)
 * libanomancy → see  and  (Greek libanos, frankincense + manteía, prophecy)
 * literomancy : by a letter in a written language (Latin, letter + Greek manteía, prophecy)
 * lithomancy : by gems or stones (Greek lithos, stone + manteía, prophecy)
 * logarithmancy : by logarithms (English logarithm + Greek manteía, prophecy)
 * logomancy : by words (Greek logos, word + manteía, prophecy)
 * lots: divination through chance, or the drawing or tossing of lots
 * lunamancy → see (Latin, moon + Greek manteía, prophecy)
 * lychnomancy : by candles (Greek lukhnos, lamp + manteía, prophecy)

M

 * macharomancy: by swords or knives (Greek makhaira, dirk + manteía, prophecy)
 * macromancy : by large objects (Greek makros, large + manteía, prophecy)
 * maculomancy : by spots on the skin (Latin, spot + manteía, prophecy)
 * mahjong divination: by Mahjong tiles
 * margaritomancy : by bouncing pearls (Greek margarītēs, pearl + manteía, prophecy)
 * mathemancy : by mathematics (English mathe(matics) + Greek manteía, prophecy)
 * mazomancy : by nursing (Greek mazos, breast + manteía, prophecy)
 * meconomancy : by sleeping (Greek mēkōn, poppy [i.e., an opiate] + manteía, prophecy)
 * megapolisomancy: by large cities (English megalopolis + Greek manteía, prophecy)
 * meilomancy: by moles
 * metagnomy or : by magic (Greek meta-, beside + -gnōmoniā, interpretation)
 * meteormancy : by meteors (English meteor + Greek manteía, prophecy)
 * meteoromancy : by thunder and lightning (Greek meteōron, heavenly phenomenon + manteía, prophecy)
 * metoposcopy/metopomancy : by the lines of the forehead (Greek metōpon, forehead + -skopiā, observation)
 * micromancy : by small objects (Greek mikros, small + manteía, prophecy)
 * moleosophy or : by blemishes (English mole + Greek sophiā, knowledge)
 * molybdomancy : by molten metal (Greek molubdos, lead + manteía, prophecy)
 * moromancy : by foolishness (Greek mōros, dull + manteía, prophecy)
 * myomancy → see
 * myrmomancy → see

N

 * narcomancy : by sleep (Greek narkē, numbness + manteía, prophecy)
 * natimancy → see (Latin, buttock + Greek manteía, prophecy)
 * necromancy¹ : by speaking to the dead, by corpses (Greek nekros, corpse + manteía, prophecy)
 * necyomancy : by summoning damned souls (Greek nekuiā, invocation + manteía, prophecy)
 * nephomancy : by clouds (Greek nephos, cloud + manteía, prophecy)
 * nigromancy : by black magic (Latin, black + Greek manteía, prophecy)
 * nomancy or  → see  (variant of onomancy, influenced by Latin, name)
 * notarikon/netrikon: by initials (Latin, in shorthand)
 * nggàm → see
 * numerology : by numbers (Latin, number + Greek -logia, branch of study)
 * numismatomancy: by coins (Greek nomisma [nomismat-], coin + manteía, prophecy)

O

 * oculomancy : by eyes (Latin, eye + Greek manteía, prophecy)
 * odontomancy : by teeth (Greek odous [odont-], tooth + manteía, prophecy)
 * oenomancy/oinomancy : by wine (Greek oinos, wine + manteía, prophecy)
 * ololygmancy : by the howling of dogs (Greek ololuzō [ololug-], howl + manteía, prophecy)
 * omoplatoscopy → see (Greek ōmoplatē, shoulder blade + -skopiā, observation)
 * omphalomancy : by navels (Greek omphalos, navel + manteía, prophecy)
 * oneiromancy/oneiroscopy : by dreams (Greek oneiros, dream + manteía, prophecy)
 * onimancy → see
 * onomancy/onomomancy/nomancy : by letters in a name (Greek onoma, name + manteía, prophecy)
 * onomomancy → see
 * onychomancy/onymancy/onimancy : by finger· and toenails (Greek onux [onukh-], nail + manteía, prophecy)
 * onymancy → see
 * oomancy/ooscopy (also ovomancy): by eggs (Greek ōion, egg + manteía, prophecy)
 * ophidiomancy/ophiomancy → see
 * ophthalmomancy → see (Greek ophthalmos, eye + manteía, prophecy)
 * organoscopy → see (Greek organon, organ + -skopiā, observation)
 * orniscopy/ornithomancy → see
 * oromancy: by mountains (Greek oros, mountain + manteía, prophecy)
 * oryctomancy: by minerals (Greek oruktos, dug + manteía, prophecy)
 * ossomancy → see (Latin  [oss-], bone + Greek manteía, prophecy)
 * osteomancy: by bones (Greek osteon, bone + manteía, prophecy)
 * Ouija/Ouije: by ouija board (French, yes + German , yes)
 * ouranomancy → see
 * ovomancy → see (Latin, egg + Greek manteía, prophecy)

P

 * Pagtatawas by reading melted alum
 * pallomancy: by pendulums (Greek pallein, to sway + manteía, prophecy)
 * palmistry/palm reading → see (Latin, palm)
 * papyromancy: by folding paper, especially paper money (Greek papūros, papyrus paper + manteía, prophecy)
 * pedomancy → see (from podomancy, influenced by Latin  [pēd-], foot)
 * pegomancy: by fountains (Greek pēgē, spring + manteía, prophecy)
 * pessomancy: by pebbles (Greek pessos, oval pebble + manteía, prophecy)
 * pecthimancy/petchimancy: by brushed cloth (possibly akin to Greek pekein, to card wool, or pēktē, netting + manteía, prophecy)
 * phallomancy: by swing of the phallus (Greek phallus, phallus + manteía, prophecy)
 * phobomancy: by feelings of fear (Greek phobos, fear + manteía, prophecy)
 * photomancy: by fields of light (Greek phōs [phōt-], light + manteía, prophecy)
 * phrenology (also organoscopy): by the configuration of one's brain (Greek phrēn, mind + -logiā, study)
 * phyllomancy: by leaves (Greek phullon, leaf + manteía, prophecy)
 * sycomancy: by fig leaves (Greek sūkon, fig + manteía, prophecy)
 * tasseography/tasseomancy (also kypomancy): by tea leaves or coffee grounds (French tasse, cup + Greek -graphiā, representation)
 * phyllorhodomancy: by rose petals (Greek phullon, leaf + rhodon, rose + manteía, prophecy)
 * physiognomy/physiognomancy: by faces (Greek phusis, nature + -gnōmoniā, interpretation)
 * phytognomy: by the appearance of plants (Greek phuton, plant + -gnōmoniā, interpretation)
 * plastromancy: by cracks formed by heat on a turtle's plastron (English plastron + manteía, prophecy)
 * pilimancy: by observing the patterns produced by a collection of human hair
 * plumbomancy: by observing shapes molten lead makes when poured in water (Latin, lead + Greek manteía, prophecy)
 * pneumancy: by blowing (Greek pneuma, breath + manteía, prophecy)
 * podomancy/pedomancy → see
 * poe divination: by throwing stones on the floor, practised at Taoist temples
 * portenta (also ostenta): study of natural phenomena
 * psephomancy: by lots or ballots (Greek psephos, pebble + manteía, prophecy)
 * pseudomancy: by false means, such as Peter Answers (Greek pseudēs, false + manteía, prophecy)
 * psychognomy: by phrenological notations (Greek psūkhē, soul + -gnōmoniā, observation)
 * psychomancy → see ¹ (Greek psūkhē, soul + manteía, prophecy)
 * ptarmoscopy/ptarmoscopie: from ancient Greek the interpretation of sneezes
 * pyromancy/pyroscopy: by fire (Greek pūr, fire + manteía, prophecy)

Q

 * qabalah → see

R

 * radiesthesia: by rods, pendulums, or other cylindrical tools (Latin, spoke + Greek -aisthēsiā, sensing)
 * retromancy: by looking over one's shoulder (Latin, behind + Greek manteía, prophecy)
 * rhabdomancy/rabdomancy: by rods, sticks, or wands (Greek rhabdos, rod + manteía, prophecy)
 * rhapsodomancy: by poetry (Greek rhapsōidiā, verse + manteía, prophecy)
 * roadomancy: by constellations (apparently from Old English rodor, firmament + Greek manteía, prophecy)
 * rumpology → see
 * runecasting → see

S

 * scapulimancy/scapulomancy (also spatulamancy, omoplatoscopy): by bovine or caprid shoulder blades (Latin, shoulder blade + Greek manteía, prophecy)
 * scarpomancy: by old shoes (Italian scarpa, shoe + Greek manteía, prophecy)
 * scatomancy: by excrement (Greek skōr [skat-], excrement + manteía, prophecy)
 * schematomancy → see
 * sciomancy¹ (also shadowmancy): by shadows (Greek skiā, shadow + manteía, prophecy)
 * sciomancy²: by spirits (of the same origin as sciomancy¹)
 * scrying: by gazing (shortened from descrying)
 * crystal gazing: by reflective objects
 * catoptromancy/captromancy (also enoptromancy, djubed): by mirrors (Greek katoptron, mirror + manteía, prophecy)
 * gastromancy¹ (also crystallomancy, spheromancy, crystal ball gazing): by crystal ball (Greek gastēr, belly [i.e., round object] + manteía, prophecy)
 * hydromancy (also ydromancy): by water (Greek hudōr, water + manteía, prophecy)
 * selenomancy: by the moon (Greek selēnē, moon + manteía, prophecy)
 * shadowmancy → see ¹ (English shadow + Greek manteía, prophecy)
 * Shufflemancy: by the use of an electronic media player such as an electronic playlist, iPod, or other medium wherein one skips a certain number of songs and the lyrics and/or tune of the song is the answer to the divinatory question
 * sideromancy: by burning straw with an iron (Greek sidēros, iron + manteía, prophecy)
 * sikidy: by drawing sixteen lines in sand (perhaps a Malagasy transliteration of English sixteen)
 * skatharomancy: by beetle tracks (Greek skatharōn, spot + manteía, prophecy)
 * slinneanachd/slinnanacht: by animal shoulder blades (Scottish Gaelic slinnean, shoulder blade)
 * solaromancy: by the sun (Latin [{{wikt-lang|la|sōlāris|sōlār-], sun + Greek manteía, prophecy)
 * somatomancy: by the human form (Greek {{transl|grc|sōma}} [{{transl|grc|sōmat-}}], body + manteía, prophecy)
 * cephalomancy (also craniognomy): by skulls (Greek {{transl|grc|kephalē}}, head + manteía, prophecy)
 * cheiromancy/chiromancy {{IPAc-en|k|aɪ|ˈ|r|ɒ|m|æ|n|s|i}} (also palmistry, palm reading): by palms (Greek {{transl|grc|kheir}}, hand + manteía, prophecy)
 * cheirognomy/chirognomy {{IPAc-en|k|aɪ|ˈ|r|ɒ|(|ɡ|)|n|oʊ-|m|i}}: by hands (Greek {{transl|grc|kheir}}, hand + {{transl|grc|-gnōmoniā}}, interpretation)
 * podomancy/pedomancy (also cartopedy): by the soles of one's feet (Greek {{transl|grc|pous}} [{{transl|grc|pod-}}], foot + manteía, prophecy)
 * rumpology (also natimancy): by buttocks (English rump + Greek {{transl|grc|-logiā}}, study)
 * schematomancy: by the face (Greek {{transl|grc|skhēma}} [{{transl|grc|skhēmat-}}], figure + manteía, prophecy)
 * sortilege: by the casting of lots, or sortes
 * sortes virgilianae: by Vergil's Aeneid
 * spasmatomancy: by convulsions (alteration of spasmodomancy, from Greek {{transl|grc|spasmos}} [{{transl|grc|spasmōd-}}], spasm + manteía, prophecy)
 * spatilomancy: by animal excrement (Greek {{transl|grc|spatilē}}, excrement + manteía, prophecy)
 * spatulamancy → see {{sm|scapulimancy}} (from scapulimancy, influenced by Latin {{wikt-lang|la|spatula}}, splint)
 * spheromancy → see {{sm|scrying}} (Greek {{transl|grc|sphaira}}, sphere + manteía, prophecy)
 * sphondulomancy: by spindles (Greek {{transl|grc|sphondulos}}, spindle + manteía, prophecy)
 * splanchnomancy → see {{sm|anthropomancy}} (Greek {{transl|grc|splankhna}}, innards + manteía, prophecy)
 * spodomancy: by soot (Greek {{transl|grc|spodos}}, wood ashes + {{transl|grc|manteía}}, prophecy)
 * cineromancy/ceneromancy: by the ashes of a specifically sacrificial or ritual fire
 * libanomancy {{IPAc-en|l|aɪ|ˈ|b|æ|n|oʊ-|m|æ|n|s|i}}: by smoke or ash from incense (Greek {{transl|grc|libanos}}, frankincense + {{transl|grc|manteía}}, prophecy)
 * tephramancy/tephromancy: by tree bark ashes, by sacrificial or ritual fire ashes, or human sacrificial victim ashes (Greek {{transl|grc|tephrā}}, ash + {{transl|grc|manteía}}, prophecy)
 * stareomancy: by the four elements (Greek {{transl|grc|stais}} [{{transl|grc|stair-}}], dough + {{transl|grc|manteía}}, prophecy)
 * stercomancy: by seeds in bird excrement (Latin {{wikt-lang|la|stercus}}, excrement + Greek {{transl|grc|manteía}}, prophecy)
 * sternomancy: by ridges on the breastbone (Greek {{transl|grc|sternon}}, breastbone + {{transl|grc|manteía}}, prophecy)
 * stichomancy → see {{sm|chartomancy}}
 * stigonomancy: by burning writing onto bark (Greek {{transl|grc|stizein}} [{{transl|grc|stigōn-}}], to brand + {{transl|grc|manteía}}, prophecy)
 * stoicheomancy/stoichomancy → see {{sm|chartomancy}}
 * stolisomancy: by fashion (Greek {{transl|grc|stolis}}, garment + {{transl|grc|manteía}}, prophecy)
 * styramancy: by observing patterns produced by chewing gum, gum wax, or products produced by the L. styraciflua tree
 * sycomancy → see {{sm|phyllomancy}}
 * symbolomancy: by things found on the road (Greek {{transl|grc|sumbolon}}, sign + {{transl|grc|manteía}}, prophecy)

T

 * taromancy → see
 * tasseography/tasseomancy → see
 * technomancy: by technology (English techno(logy) + Greek manteía, prophecy)
 * temurah: → see
 * tephramancy/tephromancy: → see (Greek tephrā, ash + manteía, prophecy)
 * theomancy: foretelling events, prophecy (Greek theos, god + manteía, prophecy)
 * theriomancy : (also zoomancy): by animal behavior (Greek thēr, wild animal + manteía, prophecy)ChickenDivination.jpg peasant girls using chicken for divination. A 19th·century lubok.]]
 * ailuromancy/aeluromancy (also felidomancy): by cats (Greek ailouros, cat + manteía, prophecy)
 * alectryomancy/alectoromancy : by rooster behavior (Greek alektruōn, cockerel + manteía, prophecy)
 * augury: by bird formations (Latin, diviner)
 * hippomancy : by horse behavior (Greek hippos, horse + manteía, prophecy)
 * ichthyomancy : by fish behavior (Greek ikhthūs, fish + manteía, prophecy)
 * myomancy : by rodent behavior (Greek mūs, mouse + manteía, prophecy)
 * myrmomancy : by ant behavior (Greek murmēx, ant + manteía, prophecy)
 * nggàm: by spider or crab behavior (Mambila nggàm, divination)
 * ophidiomancy/ophiomancy: by snakes behavior (Greek ophis [ophid-], snake + manteía, prophecy)
 * orniscopy/ornithomancy (also auspicy/auspication, avimancy): by bird migration (Greek ornīs [ornīth-], bird + -skopiā, observation)
 * thumomancy : by one's own soul, presage (Greek thūmos, soul + manteía, prophecy)
 * topomancy : by geography and geological formations (Greek topos, place + manteía, prophecy)
 * transataumancy: by things accidentally seen or heard
 * trochomancy : by wheel ruts (Greek trokhos, wheel + manteía, prophecy)
 * turifumy: by shapes in smoke (Latin [tūr-], incense +, vapor)
 * tyromancy/tiromancy : by cheese (Greek tūros, cheese + manteía, prophecy)

U

 * umbilicomancy: by umbilical cords (English umbilic(al cord) + Greek manteía, prophecy)
 * umbromancy: by shade (Latin, shadow + Greek manteía, prophecy)
 * uranomancy/ouranomancy: by the sky (Greek ouranos, firmament + manteía, prophecy)
 * uromancy/urimancy: by urine (Greek ouron, urine + manteía, prophecy)
 * urticariaomancy: by itches (Neo-Latin, hives + Greek manteía, prophecy)

V

 * Vastu shastra East Indian version of feng shui geomancy
 * videomancy: by films (English video + Greek manteía, prophecy)

W

 * water witching → see
 * wishbone → see

X

 * xenomancy: by strangers (Greek xenos, stranger + manteía, prophecy)
 * xylomancy: by the shape or texture of wood, or the appearance of burning wood (Greek xulon, wood + manteía, prophecy)

Y

 * ydromancy¹ → see
 * ydromancy² → see (from idromancy above, influenced by alomancy)
 * Yes No Oracle
 * Answering Oracle: Full responses to more detailed questions

Z

 * zoomancy → see (Greek zōion, being + manteía, prophecy)
 * zygomancy: by weights (Greek zugon, yoke, balance + manteía, prophecy)
 * Zeteomancy: By seeking out knowledge.