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Nabs · 09-04-2007, 06:37 PM

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Originally Posted by Linda Black

Excelsior took a breath. "Sortilage, or cleromancy, consists of the casting of lots whether with sticks, stones, bones, beans, or some other item. Modern playing cards and board games developed from this type of divination.

Augury is Divination that ranks a set of given possibilities. It can be qualitative (such as shapes, proximities, etc.): for example, dowsing (a form of rhabdomancy) developed from this type of divination. The Romans in classical times used Etruscan methods of augury such as hepatoscopy (actually a form of extispicy). Haruspices examined the livers of sacrificed animals.

Spontaneous is an unconstrained form of divination, free from any particular medium, and actually a generalization of all types of divination. The answer comes from whatever object the diviner happens to see or hear. Some Christians and members of other religions use a form of bibliomancy: they ask a question, riffle the pages of their holy book, and take as their answer the first passage their eyes light upon. The Bible itself expresses mixed opinions on divination; see e.g. Cleromancy.

Other forms of spontaneous divination include reading auras and New Age methods of Feng Shui such as "intuitive" and Fuzion."

Excelsior finished, relieved to have finished that mouthful.

Quote:

Originally Posted by kami12

"Sortilege (cleromancy). This consists of the casting of lots whether with sticks, stones, bones, beans, or some other item. Modern playing cards and board games developed from this type of divination.
Augury. Divination that ranks a set of given possibilities. It can be qualitative (such as shapes, proximities, etc.): for example, dowsing (a form of rhabdomancy) developed from this type of divination. The Romans in classical times used Etruscan methods of augury such as hepatoscopy (actually a form of extispicy). Haruspices examined the livers of sacrificed animals.
Spontaneous. An unconstrained form of divination, free from any particular medium, and actually a generalization of all types of divination. The answer comes from whatever object the diviner happens to see or hear. Some Christians and members of other religions use a form of bibliomancy."Ray explained.

Finally a real smile was seen on the Professor's face at the student's keen answers. "Indeed! Take 2 points each, dearies and with that...you've brought us to the next part of our lesson."

"We will be studying Bibliomancy today. I remember teaching this method a few years ago, and the students had quite a lot of fun with it. Mr. Black has already mentioned what Bibliomancy is, but allow me to repeat it."

She cleared her throat a bit, wishing that she had a cup of tea but not daring to conjure one up. Not after what had happened during the last lesson.

"Bibliomancy is the use of books for divination. It's often lumped together with Stichomancy and Libromancy, which is a form of divination that seeks to know the future by randomly selecting a passage from a text."

09-04-2007, 06:37 PM	#39 (permalink)
Nabs Sphinx Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: GMT +8 Posts: 48,776	Nabs!Ama \| \| The Happy Hufflepuff Quote: Originally Posted by Linda Black Excelsior took a breath. "Sortilage, or cleromancy, consists of the casting of lots whether with sticks, stones, bones, beans, or some other item. Modern playing cards and board games developed from this type of divination. Augury is Divination that ranks a set of given possibilities. It can be qualitative (such as shapes, proximities, etc.): for example, dowsing (a form of rhabdomancy) developed from this type of divination. The Romans in classical times used Etruscan methods of augury such as hepatoscopy (actually a form of extispicy). Haruspices examined the livers of sacrificed animals. Spontaneous is an unconstrained form of divination, free from any particular medium, and actually a generalization of all types of divination. The answer comes from whatever object the diviner happens to see or hear. Some Christians and members of other religions use a form of bibliomancy: they ask a question, riffle the pages of their holy book, and take as their answer the first passage their eyes light upon. The Bible itself expresses mixed opinions on divination; see e.g. Cleromancy. Other forms of spontaneous divination include reading auras and New Age methods of Feng Shui such as "intuitive" and Fuzion." Excelsior finished, relieved to have finished that mouthful. Quote: Originally Posted by kami12 "Sortilege (cleromancy). This consists of the casting of lots whether with sticks, stones, bones, beans, or some other item. Modern playing cards and board games developed from this type of divination. Augury. Divination that ranks a set of given possibilities. It can be qualitative (such as shapes, proximities, etc.): for example, dowsing (a form of rhabdomancy) developed from this type of divination. The Romans in classical times used Etruscan methods of augury such as hepatoscopy (actually a form of extispicy). Haruspices examined the livers of sacrificed animals. Spontaneous. An unconstrained form of divination, free from any particular medium, and actually a generalization of all types of divination. The answer comes from whatever object the diviner happens to see or hear. Some Christians and members of other religions use a form of bibliomancy."Ray explained. Finally a real smile was seen on the Professor's face at the student's keen answers. "Indeed! Take 2 points each, dearies and with that...you've brought us to the next part of our lesson." "We will be studying Bibliomancy today. I remember teaching this method a few years ago, and the students had quite a lot of fun with it. Mr. Black has already mentioned what Bibliomancy is, but allow me to repeat it." She cleared her throat a bit, wishing that she had a cup of tea but not daring to conjure one up. Not after what had happened during the last lesson. "Bibliomancy is the use of books for divination. It's often lumped together with Stichomancy and Libromancy, which is a form of divination that seeks to know the future by randomly selecting a passage from a text." __________________ • Nikolai Vannacutt • • RP Character Biographies • • Ellebug Baking Blog •