Home›Divinatory Implements›All Divinatory ImplementsBrowse ByAll Divinatory ImplementsTools used to seek knowledge of the future or of hidden causes: cast, read or otherwise consulted for guidance, rather than used in worship of a deity directly. Divination sits in an uneasy position across traditions, sanctioned as a formal practice in some and treated as marginal or forbidden in others, sometimes within the same tradition at different periods.FactsAll Divinatory ImplementsSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)FactsDirectoryCategoryWell-attestedSacred Objects & Ritual Items 1All Divinatory ImplementsFilter Results15 entriesPractice StatusAllHistorical; not practised continuously (2)In active religious use (6)Living tradition, practised today (1)Category of Sacred ObjectAllDivinatory implement (1)TraditionAllAncient Greek Religion (1)Chinese Folk Religion (1)Hermeticism (3)Judaism (1)Roman Religion (1)Shinto (1)Spiritualism (1)Sámi Religion (1)Tengrism (1)Yorùbá Religion (Ifá) (3)MaterialAllBlackened glass, obsidian, polished stone (1)glass (1)paper (1)ConsecrationAllConsecrated in a rite before use (1)Not consecrated; an instrument, not a consecrated object (13)Who May Handle ItAllAnyone; it is offered to the public (5)Clergy or ordained officiants only (1)Initiates only (1)Trained or authorised specialists only (8)Implement OfAllSeance (1)Originated InAllChina (1)Japan (1)North America (1)Yorubaland (2)Origin Period Start YearAll900 (1)1200 (1)1400 (1)1500 (1)Show ResultsBrowseCompareSelect all 15AstragaloiDivinatory ImplementsCowrie ShellsDivinatory ImplementsCrystal BallDivinatory ImplementsIkinDivinatory ImplementsLuopanDivinatory ImplementsOmikujiDivinatory ImplementsOpeleDivinatory ImplementsOpon IfaDivinatory ImplementsPendulumDivinatory ImplementsSámi DrumDivinatory ImplementsScrying MirrorDivinatory ImplementsShagaiDivinatory ImplementsTalking BoardDivinatory ImplementsUrim and ThummimDivinatory ImplementsZener CardsDivinatory ImplementsSources1. Divinity Atlas Directory Taxonomy, First Edition Category Treetier 1Divinity Atlas Directory Prose, First Edition Category Descriptionstier 1Comments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.