Divination Methods

noun a spherical object made of crystal or glass, used in fortune-telling or divination

• The fortune teller gazed into her crystal ball to predict the future.
• I wish I had a crystal ball to see what will happen next.
• I can't predict the outcome, even with a crystal ball.
• Trying to predict the stock market is like looking into a cloudy crystal ball.

noun the practice of foretelling the future by supernatural means

• The accused was found guilty of using sortilege to manipulate the outcome of the election.
• I heard she's been dabbling in sortilege to improve her luck.
• I can't believe he actually believes in that sortilege nonsense.
• She used sortilege as a metaphor for the unpredictable nature of life.