Methods Review

You’ve studied many branches and methods of Divination over the years. In this task, you’ll be reviewing many of these methods. Please fill in the following table to demonstrate your understanding of the following methods, and then respond to the question that follows. You are encouraged to use your course textbook, the Year 1-4 assignments posted in the above menu, and any other relevant resources. You do not need to create a table when submitting your homework; you can just list and label your answers using the numbers/letters below. 1 point each; 30 total

Method Description Advantages & Benefits Limitations & Challenges Other Info
1 reading a person’s palm provides insight into strengths and weaknesses not direct fortune-telling use dominant hand
2 seeing by gazing into a medium informal; uses common objects open to interpretation includes crystal gazing
3 divination through numerology precise and measurable mainly focuses on people rather than events letters A-Z are assigned numbers 1-9
4 divination through animal behavior found in nature relies on animals includes ichthyomancy, myomancy, and ornithomancy
Tasseography 5A 5B 5C 5D
Astrology 6A 6B 6C 6D
Cartomancy 7A 7B 7C 7D
Cleromancy 8A 8B 8C 8D
9. Your choice! 9A 9B 9C 9D
10. Your choice! 10A 10B 10C 10D

As should be evident in your completed table, there are many methods of Divination, but not all are suitable for every situation. Some methods are more appropriate for answering a particular question, while others provide insight into a person’s personality traits, and others yet offer a vague foretelling of the future.

Select a suitable method for each of the following situations, and explain your choice. 5 points each

  1. Deciding whether to apply for a new job
  2. Choosing which classes to take next year
  3. Determining whether someone would make a good friend to you
  4. Scheduling a vacation
  5. Offering a friend advice about their future
  6. Selecting the next book you’ll read