by Patricia Telesco
Alectromancy: observance of roosters eating grain
Axinomancy: scrutiny of a stone balanced on a red-hot axe
Cromniomancy: examination of growth in specially planted onions
Felidomancy: divination by watching cat behavior and actions
Futomani: Shinto tradition of divining from shoulder blade bone of a sacred deer
Gelomany: interpretation of hysterical laughter
Hippomancy: divination by watching the gait of horses during ceremonial processions
Ichthyomancy: examinations of fish
Kin: Hittite form of divination, which is similar to contemporary Ouija boards; having a board, fields, and symbols with a moving object as a medium
Libanomancy: Babylonian divination by smoke from cedar shavings or specially prepared incense
Margaritomancy: inspecting actions of a charmed pearl in a covered pot
Md-Mo: Tibetan divination by white and black arrows
Myomancy: omens interpreted by sounds and actions of suddenly appearing mice
Oenomancy: forecasts by color, appearance, and taste of a wine
Omphalomancy: contemplation of one’s navel
Phren-ba: Tibetan divination by rosary (mala) of 108 beads. Number of beads from random grasp fixes answer.
Podomancy: divination by foot soles
Sciomancy: prognostication by the size, shape, and changing appearance of shadows
Sycomancy: observations of drying fig leaves
Tyromancy: divination by cheese coagulation
Zoomancy: omens due to appearances of legendary beasts