oneiromancy

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Recent Examples of oneiromancy The more obvious ones include oneiromancy, as in divination by dreams; arithmancy, which uses numbers for predictive purposes; chiromancy, for reading the future through palm lines; and ceromancy, which bases its predictions on wax poured into water. Andrew Cockburn, Harper’s Magazine , 6 Jan. 2023
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Noun
  • After the episode aired on July 17, the TikToker (and an avid astrology believer) tells PEOPLE that fans were quick to look skyward to reason why the duo had such a natural rapport.
    Zoey Lyttle, People.com, 4 Nov. 2024
  • Mars signifies rulership in ancient astrology, while Pluto represents the life cycle and rebirth.
    Olivia Munson, USA TODAY, 23 Oct. 2024
Noun
  • Different geomancy masters may interpret the data differently, but there is usually a consensus on what the year means for each zodiac animal based on the positions of the stars.
    CNN.com Wire Service, The Mercury News, 8 Feb. 2024
  • Some refer to it as Chinese geomancy; others pass it off as early Taoist ideology.
    Rachel Silva, ELLE Decor, 8 Mar. 2023
Noun
  • So yellow is yellow was was air and Lilia divination trial, and orange was Alice in the fire trial.
    Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 25 Oct. 2024
  • Once again, the breakdown goes as follows: Lilia (Patti Lupone) wants to regain her divination skills, Alice (Ali Ahn) wants to find out what happened to her mother, and Jennifer (Sasheer Zamata) wants to reclaim her magic, which has been bound for some as of yet untold reason.
    Caroline Framke, Vulture, 25 Sep. 2024

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