obtaining factual knowledge by magical means which have no apparent empirical connection to the information sought
To foretell the future or check on past or current circumstances by using one's connection to Spirit, one's mind, and a chosen tool (Tarot cards, scrying, I-Ching, runes, astrology, cowry shells, and so on )
The practice of discovering the unknown and foretelling events of the future by using such methods as Tarot, dice, runes, crystal balls etc
A method of inquiring into a situation through tools, some examples of divination are scrying, tarot and runes
The act of divining; a foreseeing or foretelling of future events; the pretended art discovering secret or future by preternatural means
Divination is the art or practice of discovering what will happen in the future using supernatural means. the ability to say what will happen in the future, or the act of doing this. Practice of discerning the hidden significance of events and foretelling the future. Divination is found in all societies, ancient and modern, though methods vary. In the West, psychics claim innate ability to predict the future, and horoscopes, palm reading, and tarot cards are popular methods of divination. Other methods involve or have involved interpreting dreams, discovering omens in natural events, reading the entrails of animals, casting lots, and consulting oracles. Divination has long been viewed as the province of specially gifted persons, such as prophets, shamans, and magicians. See also astrology
the practice of foretelling the future, or simply discerning answers to vital questions, through the observation of natural indicators or signs, or through some form of direct contact with natural and/or ancestral spirits Traditional examples would include the examination of the entrails of a sacrificed animal, or the "reading" of the cracks on a heated tortoise shell More contemporary examples would include the folk practice of swinging a weighted string over the womb of a pregnant woman (the path of the swing indicates the gender of the baby), or even the well-known "magic eight-ball "
The act of foretelling the past, present, future and spiritual truths by using psychic skills or other methods outside of the ordinary senses The term divination is most often confused with the actual tools used by the psychic: tarot, runes, pendulum and so on Yet, any psychic reading, regardless of the physical or mental tools is called Divination
the art or act of foretelling future events or revealing occult knowledge by means of augury or an alleged supernatural agency