Occult lore
Astromancy
Direct answer
Astromancy is divination by stars or celestial signs.
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The story behind Astromancy
An older word used for divination by the stars, sometimes as a synonym for astrology and sometimes, in polemical writing, to mark the divinatory use a writer wished to condemn while keeping the calculated part.
Why Astromancy matters
Astromancy matters because it helps distinguish omen-based star divination from careful symbolic astrology.
Where readings of Astromancy go wrong
It is a mistake to use astromancy to make fatalistic claims.
Sources and editorial method
This entry summarizes the tradition in the Almanac's own words; where no source is listed, it is an editorial summary rather than a primary text, and symbolic readings are named as the tradition's, not as fact.
Recorded here as history and lore. No rite is taught on this page.
- Source
- The Great Almanac Dictionary
- Category
- Spells & Occult Terms
- Last updated
- 2026-09-26
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Common questions
What is astromancy?
Astromancy is divination by stars or celestial signs.
Where does astromancy come from?
An older word used for divination by the stars, sometimes as a synonym for astrology and sometimes, in polemical writing, to mark the divinatory use a writer wished to condemn while keeping the calculated part.
What do people get wrong about astromancy?
It is a mistake to use astromancy to make fatalistic claims.
