Five ways to predict the future from around the world - from spider divination to bibliomancy

[Still Waters]

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Some questions are hard to answer and always have been. Does my beloved love me back? Should my country go to war? Who stole my goats?

Questions like these have been asked of diviners around the world throughout history – and still are today. From astrology and tarot to reading entrails, divination comes in a wide variety of forms.

Yet they all address the same human needs. They promise to tame uncertainty, help us make decisions or simply satisfy our desire to understand.

Anthropologists and historians like us study divination because it sheds light on the fears and anxieties of particular cultures, many of which are universal.

Here are five examples of divination techniques different cultures have developed to cope with life’s uncertainties.

https://theconversation.com/five-ways-to-predict-the-future-from-around-the-world-from-spider-divination-to-bibliomancy-244007?

[Abramelin]

6. Al Raml in many parts of Africa/ geomancy in Europe

7. Playing cards (later, Tarot)

8. I Ching

9. Mah Yong

10. Flight of birds

11. Dreams

 

 

Edited January 5 by Abramelin

[Alchopwn]

There are literally hundreds of forms of divination, each with a specialized area of expertise.

Behold, the list of Mancies: wiki link

[Hankenhunter]

12. Ouija board.

[Alchopwn]

5 minutes ago, Hankenhunter said:

12. Ouija board.

C'mon, that isn't a legitimate form of divination.  You only use a Weegee board if you want to get possessed by the devil so you can vomit on your local catholic priest for molesting you.  That's just common knowledge.

Edited January 6 by Alchopwn