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Divination (from
Latin divinare 'to foresee, foretell, predict, prophesy, etc.') is the
attempt to gain
insight into a
question or
situation by way of...
- Look up
divination in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.
Divination is the
attempt to gain
insight into a
question or
situation by way of an occultic, standardized...
- is an
ancient Chinese divination text that is
among the
oldest of the
Chinese classics. The I
Ching was
originally a
divination manual in the Western...
- from 1200 to
approximately 1500, (Latin: niger, black; Gr****: μαντεία,
divination),
broadly "one
skilled in the
black arts". In a
modern context, the line...
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Various forms of
witchcraft and
divination are
mentioned in the
Hebrew Bible (Tanakh or Old Testament),
which are
expressly forbidden. Laws prohibiting...
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Geomancy translates literally to "earth
divination," and the term was
originally used to mean
methods of
divination that
interpret geographic features, markings...
- Ifá is a
divination system originating among the
Yoruba people of West Africa. It
plays an
important role in
Yoruba religion and
certain African diasporic...
- is
sought by the
believer also
through consultation of
divinities or
divination.
Traditional African religions embrace natural phenomena – ebb and tide...
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Divination in
Sleep (or On
Prophesying by Dreams; Gr****: Περὶ τῆς καθ᾽ ὕπνον μαντικῆς; Latin: De
divinatione per somnum) is a text by
Aristotle in which...
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Methods of
divination can be
found around the world, and many
cultures practice the same
methods under different names.
During the
Middle Ages, scholars...
