cleromancy
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Cleromancy is a form of divination that involves casting lots to predict the future. This practice uses objects like marked sticks or dice, which are thrown, and their landing positions or arrangements are interpreted for clues about future events.12
While the term "cleromancy" specifically refers to divination by lots, it falls under the broader category of interpretive divination. This type of divination often combines the use of nonhuman phenomena with human action, requiring a diviner's skill to interpret complex or subtle signs. Other related practices include geomancy, which involves divination through figures or patterns, often cast on the ground.34
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…(cartomancy), dice or lots (cleromancy), dots and other marks on paper (geomancy), fire and smoke (pyromancy), the shoulder blades of animals (scapulimancy), entrails of sacrificed animals (haruspicy), or their livers, which were considered to be the seat of life (hepatoscopy).
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…be grouped under the terms cleromancy, or divination by lots, and geomancy, which may involve the casting of objects upon a map or a figure drawn on the ground. Cleromantic practices in trans-Saharan Africa may rely on the supposedly magical—or indeed horrifying—qualities of objects in the diviner’s bag or basket.…
Read More…be grouped under the terms cleromancy, or divination by lots, and geomancy, which may involve the casting of objects upon a map or a figure drawn on the ground. Cleromantic practices in trans-Saharan Africa may rely on the supposedly magical—or indeed horrifying—qualities of objects in the diviner’s bag or basket.…
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