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The Mantic
Arts have been practised in one form or another
by all cultures and civilizations throughout
history. Due to man's innate desire to discover
what the future holds and to gain access to the
supernatural he has devised a great number of
techniques,
some of which are briefly described
below:-
APANTOMANCY
- Forecasts made from chance meeting
with animals, the omen of a black cat
crossing one's path is still a popular
superstition
today.
ARITHMANCY - Another
name for Numerology and applies to
many other forms of divination using
dice, dominoes and number and letter
values.
CARTOPEDY - An old
method of predicting the future and
assessing a person's character using the
soles of the feet. Latter day therapists
have used the method for diagnosing and
treating illness. Now known as
Reflexology.
ONEIROMANCY - The
interpretation of
dreams.
ASTROLOGY, NUMEROLOGY,
TAROT, CHANNELING and similar old and
updated systems are simply sophisticated
developments of earlier attempts at
augury.
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