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Comparative Horoscopy

Analysing planetary alignments at birth to predict fate/personality; Basis for modern astrology.

Haruspicy

Examining the entrails of sacrificed animals, especially livers, for omens.

Ornithomancy

Interpreting bird flight patterns and behaviors as signs of the future.

Alectryomancy

Using a rooster’s pecking patterns on grain to divine answers.

Pyro-Osteomancy

Burning animal bones and interpreting their cracks.

Oneiromancy

Dream interpretation to predict the future; Common in psychology and mysticism.

Bibliomancy

Selecting random Bible or literary passages for guidance.

Hydromancy

Using water movement, color, or ripples to divine messages.

Astragalomancy

Casting dice or knucklebones and interpreting patterns.

Scyphomancy

Reading patterns in liquids inside a cup.

Astrology

Studying celestial bodies to predict personal and world events.

Palmistry

Reading palm lines to predict the future.

Physiognomy

Predicting personalities based on facial features.

Ceromancy

Dripping melted wax into water and interpreting shapes.

Tasseography

Reading tea leaves or coffee grounds for fortune.

Cartomancy

Using tarot or playing cards for divination.

Fortune Teller

General term for someone who claims to predict the future.

Oracle

Person who provides prophecies through a spiritual connection to deities.

Soothsayer

Person who foresees the future using omens and other mystical means.

Shaman

Spiritual guide or healer in indigenous and tribal cultures.

Witch

Practitioner of magic, associated with spells and potions.

Clairvoyant

Person who claims to have the ability to perceive events.

Ifá (Yoruba)

West African System based on interpreting signs from a divining chain or palm nuts.

Jyotish (Indian Astrology)

Hindu Astrological System that predicts a person's fate based on celestial alignment at birth.

I Ching (Chinese Divination)

Ancient Chinese system of casting hexagrams and interpreting them for guidance.

Bazi (Chinese Four Pillars of Destiny)

Chinese astrological method that determines fate using birthday and time.

Jiaobei

Chinese moon blocks used to receive divine answers.

Omikuji

Randomized fortunes drawn at Japanese shrines.

Ouija Board

Used to communicate with spirits.

Crystal Ball Gazing

Scrying into a crystal ball to receive visions.

Fortune Cookies

A small, wedge-shaped wafer containing a piece of paper that dictates a fortune.

Horoscopes

A chart in astrology representing the positions of the Sun, Moon, planets, and other astronomical features.