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The history of divination varies widely across cultures and time periods, with many regional variations and significant differences, to the point where it is easier to examine the origin or evolution of specific types of divination (i.e. [[Tarot]], [[Astrology]], [[Scrying]]) rather than the history of divination as a whole. | The history of divination varies widely across cultures and time periods, with many regional variations and significant differences, to the point where it is easier to examine the origin or evolution of specific types of divination (i.e. [[Tarot]], [[Astrology]], [[Scrying]]) rather than the history of divination as a whole. | ||
The oldest methods used by ''Homo sapiens'' to determine the future can likely never be conclusively known, as they would predate antiquity and the written word. However, by examining the oldest confirmed methods, it appears that [[geomancy]] (studying formations in soil), celestial events (such as | The oldest methods used by ''Homo sapiens'' to determine the future can likely never be conclusively known, as they would predate antiquity and the written word. However, by examining the oldest confirmed methods, it appears that [[geomancy]] (studying formations in soil), celestial events (such as a [[solar eclipse]], [[lunar eclipse]], or the appearance of a comet), and examining the entrails of sacrificial animals would be the earliest techniques. | ||
==Ancient Egypt== | ==Ancient Egypt== | ||