divination

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An Aztec mirror displayed at the British Museum was used in the 16th century by John Dee, an adviser to Queen Elizabeth I, as a tool for divination.

From New York Times

Though each of Vietri’s orders possesses a theme — “oracles and divinations” or “animism and alchemy” — as a whole the books veer wildly from subject to subject.

From New York Times

As I look into the bottom of my glass, darkly, I realize my powers of divination are limited.

From Washington Post

To find that music box, Ms. Wong had to consult a device inspired by divination tools the couple had encountered at Buddhist temples in Asia.

From New York Times

The work of the illustrator is partly divination: conjuring a world into life from the letters on a page.

From The Guardian