Other divinatory arts
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DivinationPalmistry: reading the lines of the handPalmistry reads the shape of the hand, its lines and its mounts. Indian and European origins, 19th-century authors, the scientific view, and how to practise without overdoing it.DivinationThe main lines of the handThe life, head, heart and fate lines, the mounts and the secondary lines in traditional palmistry. Position, symbolism and warnings, with no prediction.DivinationTasseography: coffee grounds and tea leavesTasseography reads the shapes left by coffee grounds or tea leaves at the bottom of a cup. History, a simple method, the role of imagination, and precautions.DivinationBibliomancy: consulting a bookBibliomancy means opening a book at random and reading a passage as an answer. From the Sortes Virgilianae to Hafez: history, a simple method and warnings.DivinationHistory of CartomancyPlaying cards reached Europe around 1370, the tarot emerged as a game in 1440, and cartomancy appeared in the 18th century. Etteilla, Court de Gébelin, Lenormand: sourced landmarks.DivinationThe Belline Oracle: History and UseThe Belline oracle is a French 53-card deck published in 1960–1961. Its history, the disputed attribution to “Mage Edmond”, its images, and how to approach it with perspective.DivinationAngel Oracles: What to ExpectAngel oracles are modern card decks with benevolent messages, born in the late 1990s. What they contain, their limits, the view of religions, and how to choose one.DivinationAstragalomancy: The KnucklebonesAstragalomancy reads the results of knucklebones thrown like dice. Greek oracles, inscriptions from Asia Minor, Tibetan and African traditions, and a modern version without bones.DivinationScapulomancy: Oracle BonesScapulomancy reads the cracks of a heated shoulder blade. Shang oracle bones, the earliest Chinese texts, practices of other peoples, and what can be retained today.DivinationDreams and Their Symbolism: An IntroductionFrom ancient dream books to Freud, Jung and neuroscience: a history of dream interpretation, what we know about sleep, and how to keep a dream journal without a fixed dictionary.DivinationMirrors and Crystal Balls in HistoryWater mirrors, bowls, beryl, John Dee's obsidian mirror, crystal balls: a history of divinatory gazing (scrying) and current explanations.DivinationRhabdomancy: Divining Rods and DowsersRhabdomancy seeks water, metals or answers with a rod or forked branch. History, vocabulary (dowser, radiesthesia), the ideomotor effect and the results of controlled tests.
The meanings mentioned belong to tradition and symbolism. They are neither promises of results nor medical advice.