Questions About Divination

This article examines necromancy as a historical and cross-cultural practice of contacting the dead for counsel or assistance, tracing its etymological origins and terminological variations across traditions.

This article examines the historical development and contemporary practice of mediumship, defined as the claimed ability to facilitate communication between the material world and spiritual entities.

This article provides an introduction to lithomancy, a divination practice utilizing stones to gain insight into temporal dimensions of human experience.

This article introduces Lenormand as a cartomancy system historically attributed to Marie Anne Lenormand, distinguishing between the 36-card Petit Jeu and the 54-card Grand Jeu decks while examining their respective symbolic frameworks and interpretive approaches.

This article provides an overview of the scrying glass, a reflective tool used within divinatory traditions to facilitate scrying and encourage clairvoyant perception. The text describes the various forms such mirrors may take—including black mirrors, polished metals, and obsidian surfaces—and outlines the experiential methodology practitioners employ, which involves focused gazing and light meditative states to receive visual and occasionally multisensory information.

This article provides an overview of scrying as a divination practice involving the use of reflective or translucent surfaces—such as crystal balls, mirrors, and pools—to induce trance states and receive spiritual visions.