1. Sortilege – The casting or placement of randomized tool sets or “lots” and the assessment of resulting relationships.  Relies heavily on randomization, synchronicity and the spatial arrangement of the tools in a casting.  There are two general types, though these types can function together within the same tool set.

• Glyphic  – The tools are carved or colored with symbolic pictures, phrases, numbers, letters or other characters that indicate or influence the interpretation of the relationships between tools.  Ex: dice, runes, tarot, poetry (Rhapsodomancy), books (Stichomancy), fortune cookies (Aleuromancy).
• Morphic – The symbolic meaning of the tools are indicated by size and shape or some other inherent characteristic of each tool in the set.  Ex: wands, drawing straws, pebbles and seashells (Cleromancy).

2. Scrying (“Gazing”) – The use of tools specified to induce visions or subconscious mental images that have interpretive meaning.  Requires that the medium be in some level of a meditative state to access psychic abilities.

• Static-field – The medium stares into a field -- solid and free of imperfections (usually black) -- views the images that     appear over this field like a movie, and interprets the literal or symbolic images.  Ex: crystal ball gazing (Crystallomancy), mirror     gazing (Catoptromancy), water bowl gazing (Lecanomancy).
• Dynamic-field – The medium stares into a field of shifting color or density and interprets the literal or symbolic images that appear.  Ex: smoke (Libanomancy), oil-water patterns, fire (Pyromancy).

3. Augury – observation and interpretation of naturally occurring phenomena.  The events of this type of divination are known as “omens.”  Augury does not require meditative or trance states, only prior knowledge of symbolic representations.

• Synchronous – Events that are entirely natural in their occurrence and require no preparation on the part of the observer.  These events are not considered accidental because they are thought to be intentionally revealed by the universe or its agents. The majority of these images are usually dynamic.  Ex: animal appearances (Apantomancy), Palmistry (Chiomancy + Chirognomy), cloud patterns (Aeromancy), dreams (Oneiromancy).
• Ceremonial – Natural events that come about as a result of previously designed preparations by the observer.  These images are usually static. Ex: tea-leaves (Tasseography), cinders and ashes (Tephramancy),

4. Radiesthesia – The use of a device that can point to real or symbolic pictures or glyphs to indicate unknown information.  Resulting information can be interpretive or literal.  Ex: water pointer (Dowsing), pendulum, darts and map, Ouija.