The latest acquisition … modified cowrie shells for divining.

http://lettersnwords.blogspot.com An Oracle Bone. Source: lettersnwords.blogspot.com

Closeup of Oracle Bone.

fuckyeahdivination: Haruspicy, Hepatoscopy or Hepatomancy. Haruspicy is the inspection of the entrails of sacrificed animals, especially the livers of sacrificed sheep and poultry. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haruspex

Geomancy (Greek: γεωμαντεία, “earth divination”) is a method of divination that interprets markings on the ground or the patterns formed by tossed handfuls of soil, rocks, or sand. The most prevalent form of divinatory geomancy involves interpreting a series of 16 figures formed by a randomized process that involves recursion followed by analyzing them, often […]