Methods of divination can be found around the world, and many cultures practice the same methods under different names. During the Middle Ages, scholars coined terms for many of these methods—some of
An arithmancer from Atalanta Fugiens (1618), by Michael Maier
The Fortune Teller, by Enrique Simonet (1899; canvas; Museo de Málaga), depicting a palm reading
Russian peasant girls using chicken for divination. A 19th·century lubok.
Sikidy is a form of algebraic geomancy practiced by Malagasy peoples in Madagascar. It involves algorithmic operations performed on random data generated from tree seeds, which are ritually arranged i
An mpisikidy practices sikidy in 1900
An mpisikidy practices sikidy in 1895
15th century Arabic classification of the geomantic figures