Have you ever wondered what the future holds? While many of us are familiar with basic palm reading or checking our daily horoscope, there are far more obscure methods out there. From the ancient practice of armomancy to even weirder techniques, humanity has always been obsessed with knowing what's next.
If you don’t believe in palm reading, looking into a crystal ball into the future, Tarot cards or even astrology—you wouldn’t believe some of the other quirky ways that people use to "predict the future"
Here’s the list as gathered by MentalFloss.com. You can check out their original research at MentalFloss:
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5. Gyromancy - Divination by Walking in a Circle until the Subject Falls over from Dizziness
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6. Myomancy - Divination by Movements of Mice
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7. Omphalomancy - Divination by Knots on the Umbilical Cord
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8. Onychomancy - Divination by Fingernails
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9. Rhapsodomancy - Divination by Random Selection of a Line of Poetry
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10. Tyromancy - Divination by Cheese
I myself am a fan of astrology; I have this e-mail alert which shows what my "Horoscope of the Day" is. However, I have learned not to take it too seriously; it should all be in the spirit of fun. For those who want to dive deeper, you might also be interested in learning to read Tarot cards.
Cleromancy: Divination by casting lots.
Zoomancy: Divination by observing animals.
Aeromancy: Divination by atmospheric conditions.
But using stomach noises to predict the future? Or tracking the movements of mice? Despite that adorable film "Ratatouille," I still have an aversion to these creepy rodents. How much worse will it be if they will be used to determine what will happen tomorrow?
Anyway, I bet that divination by means of cheese, umbilical cord movement or arrows are done all in the spirit of fun—otherwise, they could be part of a black witchcraft thing that most of us would surely want nothing to do with. You can find more about the history of divination on official sites like Merriam-Webster.
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