prophecy) arachnomancy : by spiders (Greek , spider + , prophecy) archeomancy/archaeomancy : by sacred relics (Greek , ancient + , prophecy) ariolation : by altars (Latin , , prophet) arithmancy: assigning numerical value to a word or phrase armomancy : by one's own shoulders (Latin , shoulder + Greek , prophecy) aruspicina: study of entrails aspidomancy : by sitting in a drawn circle or on a shield (Greek [{{transl|grc|aspid-], shield + , prophecy) astragalomancy/astragalamancy → see astragyromancy → see (from astragalomancy above, perhaps influenced by Greek , spiral, circle, and therefore vertebra) astrapomancy : by lightning (Greek , lightning flash + , prophecy) astrology/astromancy/ : by celestial bodies (Greek , star + , study). This method was widespread in medieval period, particularly in Mesopotamia. augury → see auramancy : by auras (Greek , breath + , prophecy) auspicy/auspication → see (Latin , bird + , to look at) austromancy → see : by wind (Latin , south wind + Greek , prophecy) avimancy → see (Latin , bird + Greek , prophecy) axiomancy/axinomancy : by axes (Latin , axis + , prophecy) B batraquomancy/batrachomancy : by frogs (Greek , frog + , prophecy) belomancy/bolomancy : by arrows (from bolomancy below, influenced by Greek , javelin, or , needle) bibliomancy → see biorhythmic divination: by biorhythms bletonism/bletonomancy : by water current (named for Monsieur Bleton, a French bletonist) bolomancy → see (Greek , arrow + , prophecy) bone-throwing the tossing of pieces of bone or wood practiced by various cultures botanomancy : by burning sage or figs (Greek , flora + , prophecy) brizomancy → see (Greek , to be sleepy + , prophecy) brontomancy/brontoscopy : by thunder (Greek , thunder + , prophecy) bumpology : by bumps on the skin (English bump + Greek , study) C cabala → see canomancy or : by dogs (Latin , dog + Greek , prophecy) capnomancy : by smoke (Greek , smoke + , prophecy) libanomancy : by smoke or ash from incense (Greek , frankincense + , prophecy) carromancy : by melting wax (Greek , of wax + , prophecy) cartopedy → see (Latin , papyrus paper + [], foot) cartomancy → see catoptromancy/captromancy → see causimancy/causimomancy : by burning (Greek [], to burn + , prophecy) cephalomancy → see cephaleonomancy/cephalonomancy: by boiling a donkey's head (Greek , head [with meaning influenced by Greek , donkey] + , prophecy) ceraunoscopy :