How to see the future ( 26 Ways )

We all are curious about what the future holds. All of us want to find out where we will be, what we will do, and just want to have the closure of knowing what is to come. Well, here is a list of possible ways one can achieve this:

1. Aeromancy

Definition: divination based on the condition of the air or the composition of atmospheric substances.

Aeromancy necessitates keeping your gaze fixed on the sky. One has to keep an eye out for clouds, birds, and precipitation, among other things. This word may also be used to describe weather forecasting, however, we have yet to hear it used on the local weather broadcast.

2. Aleuromancy

Definition: divination using flour

Every time one breaks open the fortune, they indulge in a little aleuromancy. Messages used to be baked into little dough balls in the past.
Naturally, aleuro- implies "flour," but it's only used in scientific terms like aleuronat, which refers to a gluten-rich flour.

3. Anthropomancy

Definition: divination from the entrails of a human being

Eerily, anthropomancy is said to have been performed by a large number of ancient peoples over the planet. Anthropo is derived from the Greek anthrpos, which means "human being," via Latin.

4. Astragalomancy

Definition: divination utilizing small bones or dice

Small bones with markings etched into them were tossed and their placements utilized to forecast the future in early astragalomancy. Astragalus is derived from the Greek word astragalos, which means "neck vertebra" and "shaping." The term astragal can refer to a thin half-round molding or a protruding strip on the edge of a folding door in contemporary English.

5. Axinomancy

Definition: divination utilizing the movements of an ax placed on a post

An ax can only balance for so long on a post. According to axinomancy, as it moves, its movements reveal who is guilty and who is not. The Greek axin, which means "axhead" or "ax," is at the origin of the name.

6. Belomancy

Definition: divination by drawing arrows at random from a container

Messages are written on the most common arrows used in belomancy. The prefix belo- derives from the Greek word bélos, which means "missile, dart, or arrow." Bélos derives from the Greek word ballein, which means "to throw," and is the origin of terms like a dilemma, exaggeration, parable, and devil.

7. Bibliomancy

Definition: divination by books, especially the Bible

Instant bibliomancy: open any book to a random page and determine that the first thing your eyes rest on is a message about your future. Bibliomancy is most commonly associated with religious texts like the Bible, however, we like to utilize a dictionary.

8. Cartomancy

Definition: fortune-telling utilizing playing cards

Young ladies in the 18th century reportedly used cartomancy to learn the specifics of their weddings, including who their future spouses would be. The cart in cartomancy, of course, refers to a "card," and as the current idiom goes, "if it's in the cards, it'll happen."

9. Catoptromancy

Definition: divination by a mirror or by crystal gazing

The term "catoptromancy" refers to a wide range of divination techniques. If you want to be more particular, use enoptromancy for mirror divination, such as the one used by the wicked queen in Snow White, and crystallomancy for the rock crystal ball used by the Wicked Witch of the West in The Wizard of Oz.

10. Ceromancy

Definition: divination from figures formed by melted wax in water

When melted wax is poured into water, the shapes solidify, allowing you to predict the future. That is, according to ceromancy.

11. Chiromancy

Definition: divination by examination of the hand

Cheiromancy is another spelling of this term. It's also a synonym for the more well-known term palmistry. Over the millennia of its existence, chiromancy has been in and out of popularity. Those utilizing chiromancy to pursue witches searched for pigmentation patches on the hands, which indicated a bond with the Devil.

12. Cleromancy

Definition: divination using casting lots

When resolving an issue of chance, several things are employed as counters, such as marked sticks or dice. The lots are thrown in cleromancy, and where and how they land give indications about the future. If you employ dice, you might call your form of cleromancy cubomancy.

13. Dactyliomancy

Definition: divination employing finger rings

A ring is strung by a tiny thread above a round table marked with letters of the alphabet in one version of dactyliomancy. The ring rests temporarily over specific letters while dangling, spelling out a message. Dactyl is a Greek word that signifies "finger," "toe," or "digit."

14. Geomancy

Definition: divination utilizing figures or lines or geographic features

Make several dots on a sheet of paper with a pencil and a piece of paper. If you believe in geomancy, you can find that the configuration of those dots holds the answers to your queries and future prophecies. The phrase is often used to describe divination based on geographical elements.

15. Hydromancy

Definition: divination by water or other liquid (as by visions seen therein or the ebb and flow of tides)

Hydromancy can be comparable to catoptromancy—when the reader is interested in a reflection—or it can have to do with water movement, either the water's movement or the movement of items floating on it.

16. Lecanomancy

Definition: divination by inspection of water in a basin
Stones may have been thrown into the water during the lecanomancy inspection, or oil may have been put in. The name derives from the Greek word lekan, which means "basin."

17. Lithomancy

Definition: divination by stones or by charms or talismans of stone

The prefix lith- implies "stone." Lithomancy uses stones that have been carefully selected and are occasionally semi precious. In lithomancy, the stones' qualities, such as how light-reflective they are, are crucial.

18. Necromancy

Definition: conjuration of the spirits of the dead for purposes of magically revealing the future or influencing the course of events

Necromancy is the practice of using the dead to perform divination. The term is sometimes used to refer to magic or sorcery in general. "One who is dead" or "those who are dead" is what Necro- implies.
Sciomancy, or divination by consulting the spirits of the dead, should not be confused with necromancy.

19. Oneiromancy

Definition: divination using dreams

Dreams sometimes appear to be signals from another world, and oneiromancy claims that they are. Joseph's oneiromancy powers are described in the Bible's book of Genesis, where he reveals that Pharaoh's dreams of fat and lean oxen, as well as full and thin heads of grain, foretell years of abundance followed by years of famine.

20. Onomancy

Definition: divination from the letters of a name

In onomancy, letters are frequently ascribed numerical values. The term derives from the Greek word onoma-, which means "name." The terms anonymous and eponymous share the same origin.

21. Oomancy

Definition: divination utilizing eggs

The shape of an egg white as it boils is said to provide information about the future.

22. Ornithomancy

Definition: divination by observation of the flight of birds

Ornithomancy, often known as augury, necessitates paying attention to birds. The word is connected to ornithology, the area of zoology that deals with birds, as one might expect.

23. Phyllomancy

Definition: divination utilizing leaves

Phyllomancy is derived from the Greek word phyllo, which meaning "leaf." Phyllomancy techniques differ greatly. It might be the sound of falling leaves, the way leaves fall in the autumn, or even how leaves or a leaf reacts to being submerged in water.

24. Psephomancy

Definition: divination by pebbles

Although pebbles are little stones, psephomancy is not to be confused with lithomancy, which is the practice of divining with stones or specific items constructed of stones. Stones are frequently marked and pulled from a pile or container of pebbles in psephomancy.

25. Rhabdomancy

Definition: divination by rods or wands

Rhabdomancy encompasses both efforts to learn about the future and what is now more widely known as "dowsing," or the use of a divining rod to locate water. (A divining rod is a forked rod that, when held over a subterranean source, is said to reveal to the user where water or minerals may be discovered underground by dipping below.)

26. Theomancy

Definition: divination by the responses of oracles supposed to be divinely inspired
Theo- is the same as theo- in theology and theocentricity: it implies "god." The notion behind theomancy is that an oracle can tell you what a god has spoken, but you still have to interpret it.

27. Xylomancy

Definition: divination using pieces of wood

The wood used in xylomancy comes in a variety of shapes and sizes. They may be twigs, branches, or logs, and they may be ordered or fallen. The prefix xylo- is a root of the term xylophone, which means "wood."