Divination - Revision history

Ash at 16:06, 10 April 2005

2005-04-10T16:06:46Z

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'''Divination''' is the practice of ascertaining information by supernatural means. If a distinction is to be made with fortune-telling, divination has a formal or ritual and often social character, usually in a religious context; while fortune-telling is a more everyday practice for personal (or commercial) purposes. Divination is often dismissed by skeptics as being mere superstition. However, advocates say there is plenty of anecdotal evidence for the efficacy of divination. Divination is a universal cultural phenomenon which anthropologists have observed as being present in many religions and cultures in all ages up to the present day.

Beyond mere explanations for anecdoctal evidence, there are some serious theories of how divination might work. One such theory is rooted in the nature of the unconscious mind, a theory which has some empirical scientific basis. Based on this theory, divination is the process by which messages from the unconscious mind are decoded. The belief in a supernatural agency or [[occult]] force as the source of these messages is what distinguishes this theory from a scientific explanation.

==Some Popular and Arcane Methods of Divination==

* [[Astrology]] (divination by stars)
* [[Bibliomancy]] (divination by pointing randomly into a book)
* [[Cartomancy]] (divination by cards such as [[tarot]] cards)
* [[I Ching]] (ancient Chinese system of cosmology and philosophy)
* [[Geomancy]] (interpreting a series of marks made on the ground)
* '''Catoptromancy''' (seeing visions in mirrors)
* '''Crystallomancy''' (seeing visions in crystals)
* [[Scrying]] (a generic term for visionary divination)
* '''Haruspicy''' (reading the entrails of a sacrifice)
* '''Tasseomancy''' (reading tea leaves)
* '''Kledomancy''' (oracular interpretation of stray remarks)

==References==
*Wikipedia. (2004). ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Divination Divination]''. Retrieved Sept. 23, 2004.
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Ash at 10:05, 27 September 2004

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Popular and Arcane Methods of Divination

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	Beyond mere explanations for anecdoctal evidence, there are some serious theories of how divination might work. One such theory is rooted in the nature of the unconscious mind, a theory which has some empirical scientific basis. Based on this theory, divination is the process by which messages from the unconscious mind are decoded. The belief in a supernatural agency or [[occult]] force as the source of these messages is what distinguishes this theory from a scientific explanation.		Beyond mere explanations for anecdoctal evidence, there are some serious theories of how divination might work. One such theory is rooted in the nature of the unconscious mind, a theory which has some empirical scientific basis. Based on this theory, divination is the process by which messages from the unconscious mind are decoded. The belief in a supernatural agency or [[occult]] force as the source of these messages is what distinguishes this theory from a scientific explanation.

	==Popular Methods of Divination==		==Some Popular and Arcane Methods of Divination==

	* [[Astrology]] (divination by stars)		* [[Astrology]] (divination by stars)
	* [[Bibliomancy]] (divination by ~~books~~)		* [[Bibliomancy]] (divination by pointing randomly into a book)
	* [[Cartomancy]] (divination by cards such as [[tarot]] cards)		* [[Cartomancy]] (divination by cards such as [[tarot]] cards)
	* [[I Ching]] (ancient Chinese system of cosmology and philosophy)		* [[I Ching]] (ancient Chinese system of cosmology and philosophy)
	* [[Scrying]] (~~Looking into shiny objects~~)		* [[Geomancy]] (interpreting a series of marks made on the ground)
			* '''Catoptromancy''' (seeing visions in mirrors)
			* '''Crystallomancy''' (seeing visions in crystals)
			* [[Scrying]] (a generic term for visionary divination)
			* '''Haruspicy''' (reading the entrails of a sacrifice)
			* '''Tasseomancy''' (reading tea leaves)
			* '''Kledomancy''' (oracular interpretation of stray remarks)

	==References==		==References==

	*Large portions of this text were originally taken from: Wikipedia. (2004). ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Divination Divination]''. Retrieved Sept. 23, 2004.		*Large portions of this text were originally taken from: Wikipedia. (2004). ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Divination Divination]''. Retrieved Sept. 23, 2004.

Paradoxosalpha at 14:42, 26 September 2004

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	'''Divination''' is the ~~occultic~~ practice of ascertaining information by supernatural means. If a distinction is to be made with fortune-telling, divination has a formal or ritual and often social character, usually in a religious context; while fortune-telling is a more everyday practice for personal purposes. Divination is often dismissed by skeptics as being mere superstition. However, advocates say there is plenty of anecdotal evidence for the efficacy of divination. Divination is a universal cultural phenomenon which anthropologists have observed as being present in many religions and cultures in all ages up to the present day~~. However, the Judeo-Christian Bible states that divination is strictly forbidden by God~~.		'''Divination''' is the practice of ascertaining information by supernatural means. If a distinction is to be made with fortune-telling, divination has a formal or ritual and often social character, usually in a religious context; while fortune-telling is a more everyday practice for personal (or commercial) purposes. Divination is often dismissed by skeptics as being mere superstition. However, advocates say there is plenty of anecdotal evidence for the efficacy of divination. Divination is a universal cultural phenomenon which anthropologists have observed as being present in many religions and cultures in all ages up to the present day.

	Beyond mere explanations for anecdoctal evidence, there are some serious theories of how divination might work. One such theory is rooted in the nature of the unconscious mind, a theory which has some empirical scientific basis. Based on this theory, divination is the process by which messages from the unconscious mind are decoded. The belief in a supernatural agency or [[occult]] force as the source of these messages is what distinguishes this theory from a scientific explanation.		Beyond mere explanations for anecdoctal evidence, there are some serious theories of how divination might work. One such theory is rooted in the nature of the unconscious mind, a theory which has some empirical scientific basis. Based on this theory, divination is the process by which messages from the unconscious mind are decoded. The belief in a supernatural agency or [[occult]] force as the source of these messages is what distinguishes this theory from a scientific explanation.
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	==References==		==References==

	*Large portions of this text ~~was~~ originally taken from: Wikipedia. (2004). ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Divination Divination]''. Retrieved Sept. 23, 2004.		*Large portions of this text were originally taken from: Wikipedia. (2004). ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Divination Divination]''. Retrieved Sept. 23, 2004.

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			'''Divination''' is the occultic practice of ascertaining information by supernatural means. If a distinction is to be made with fortune-telling, divination has a formal or ritual and often social character, usually in a religious context; while fortune-telling is a more everyday practice for personal purposes. Divination is often dismissed by skeptics as being mere superstition. However, advocates say there is plenty of anecdotal evidence for the efficacy of divination. Divination is a universal cultural phenomenon which anthropologists have observed as being present in many religions and cultures in all ages up to the present day. However, the Judeo-Christian Bible states that divination is strictly forbidden by God.

			Beyond mere explanations for anecdoctal evidence, there are some serious theories of how divination might work. One such theory is rooted in the nature of the unconscious mind, a theory which has some empirical scientific basis. Based on this theory, divination is the process by which messages from the unconscious mind are decoded. The belief in a supernatural agency or [[occult]] force as the source of these messages is what distinguishes this theory from a scientific explanation.

			==Popular Methods of Divination==

			* [[Astrology]] (divination by stars)
			* [[Bibliomancy]] (divination by books)
			* [[Cartomancy]] (divination by cards such as [[tarot]] cards)
			* [[I Ching]] (ancient Chinese system of cosmology and philosophy)
			* [[Scrying]] (Looking into shiny objects)

			==References==

			*Large portions of this text was originally taken from: Wikipedia. (2004). ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Divination Divination]''. Retrieved Sept. 23, 2004.

Frater C.U.G. at 14:53, 25 September 2004

2004-09-25T14:53:59Z

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