Divination Class Schedule

Week 1

 * What does the class know?
 * What is Divination?
 * Why is it important?
 * Can you name some types of Divination?

Week 2

 * Going into depth on the different types of Divination
 * Why are there so many methods to see into the future?
 * What are the earliest methods?
 * Where do certain methods originate from?

Week 3

 * Superstitions
 * A superstition written on the board; ask the class what it is to start out.
 * What are superstitions?
 * How are superstitions formed?
 * What are some common superstitions? (In the wizarding world)

Week 4

 * Omens
 * What is an omen and how does it correlate with Divination?
 * What differentiates omens from superstitions?
 * What are some examples of good omens?
 * What are some examples of bad omens?

Week 5

 * Tessomancy - Lesson 1
 * What is Tessomancy?
 * https://holadvanceddivination.weebly.com/lesson-one.html
 * What are other names that this type of Divination goes by?
 * Where did this type of Divination originate from?
 * Where was it first practiced?
 * What are places around the world were known for practicing Tessomancy?

Week 6

 * Tessomancy - Lesson 2
 * On each student's desk lies a full tea cup, tea leaves lying on the bottom.
 * After each student consumes the cup of tea, they should stir the cup a few times (recommend 3) until a pattern is formed.
 * The student should look for images and symbols in their tea leaves, and the teacher will ask them to interpret them in best they can.
 * The teacher might interpret the symbols of a few symbols as well.
 * The teacher should recommend the class to take notes.

Week 7

 * Palmistry
 * What is Palmistry?
 * The teacher should ask the students to open the palm of their preferred hand and hold it out.
 * They should take notes to the lines, regions, hand shapes, thumb shapes, finger-nail shapes, and finger-nail bed shapes.
 * https://www.instructables.com/id/How-To-Read-Palms-Chiromancy/

Week 8

 * The Beginnings of Xylomancy (Full Large Lesson in Fourth Year)
 * What is Xylomancy?
 * How has Xylomancy changes over time when being practiced?
 * How is Xylomancy practiced?

Week 1

 * What does the class know?
 * What is Divination?
 * Why is it important?
 * Can you name some types of Divination?

Week 2

 * Human Divination
 * What are seers?
 * What are prophecies?

Week 3

 * Centaur Divination
 * What are ways of divination that centaurs commonly are known for using?
 * How do centaurs use astrology in divination?
 * How does divination within centaurs differentiate from divination within humans?

Week 4

 * Astrology - Lesson 1
 * What is astrology?
 * How is it used in divination?
 * What is a birth chart?
 * What is a horoscope?

Week 5

 * Astrology - Lesson 2
 * Other than humans, what is another species that is known to also practice Divination? (Hint back to earlier class: Week 3)
 * How does the divination in astrology with centaurs differentiate from divination in astrology with humans?

Week 6

 * Astrology - Lesson 3
 * The class will meet on the Astronomy tower.
 * This will be a camp-like field trip that has to do with Astrology, since that's what the lessons have been on.
 * There will be telescopes scattered around the tower, and the teacher should encourage the students to use them and find constellations.
 * The teacher should also ask questions on Astrology, since it still has to be class.

Week 7

 * Xylomancy - Lesson 1
 * What is Xylomancy?
 * https://holadvanceddivination.weebly.com/lesson-one.html
 * http://www.hogwartsishere.com/library/book/985/chapter/1/
 * How has the practice of Xylomancy changed over time?
 * What are the few ways Xylomancy is practiced?

Week 8

 * Xylomancy - Lesson 2
 * What is taken in consideration when practicing Xylomancy?
 * Why twigs?
 * Why trees?
 * What do they symbolize?
 * Going off topic, what other examples may there be in Divination, using objects - like a mirror or crystal ball - that also may symbolize something? How are objects decided to be used? Why do you think people started this practice using these certain objects?

Week 1

 * What does the class know?
 * What is Divination?
 * Why is it important?
 * Can you name some types of Divination?

Week 2

 * Crystal Ball Gazing - Lesson 1
 * What is scrying?
 * What is a crystal ball?
 * How do the crystal balls work?

Week 3

 * Crystal Ball Gazing - Lesson 2
 * Each student will have a crystal ball on their desk.
 * Each student should look into the crystal ball and try and see if they see anything.
 * Teacher will ask if the students would like to share their observations.

Week 4

 * Cartomancy - Lesson 1 (What is Cartomancy)
 * What is Cartomancy?
 * What is the history behind Cartomancy?
 * What are the different types of cards used for Cartomancy?

Week 5

 * Cartomancy - Lesson 2 (Playing Cards)
 * Each student will have a pack of playing cards on their desk.
 * The teacher will explain how it works. (Note to self: research that)
 * The students will all pick out 3 cards
 * The teacher will help decipher what they mean

Week 6

 * Cartomancy - Lesson 3 (Tarot Cards)
 * What are tarot cards?
 * What do they represent?
 * How do tarot cards work?
 * If there is time; do an activity of sorts with tarot cards.

Week 7

 * Dream Interpretation - Lesson 1
 * What is Dream Interpretation?
 * Why do we dream?
 * How can our dreams correlate with Divination?
 * What are dream journals?

Week 8

 * Dream Interpretation - Lesson 2
 * An activity of some sort???
 * What activities have to do with dreams???
 * Have students some dreams of theirs out loud, if they want to.
 * The students can try to interpret their dreams if they want, and the teacher can give input too.

Week 1

 * What does the class know?
 * What is Divination?
 * Why is it important?
 * Can you name some types of Divination?

Week 2

 * Fire-omens - Lesson 1
 * What does the practice of divination also go by, besides fire-omen?
 * Why fire-omen?
 * What is an omen?
 * Why Pyromancy?
 * What is the etymology?
 * What is Pyromancy?
 * What is an omen?
 * How is Pyromancy performed?
 * There are several variations of Pyromancy. What are they?

Week 3

 * Fire-omens - Lesson 2
 * On each desk holds a plate with sage and mallowsweet, where students should be ready to burn when the teacher gives them permission.
 * Once the herbs start burning and smoking is rising, students should look into the smoke and observe, trying to see if they can see any images.
 * The students should share the symbols they observe in the smoke.
 * What do these mean?
 * What do they symbolize?
 * Are these omens?

Week 4

 * Chinese Fortune Sticks - Lesson 1
 * What form of Divination is known for being one of the most ancient forms of divination?
 * Chinese fortune sticks or kau cim both work for correct answers.
 * How was this method of Divination performed?
 * How has Divination grown and changed since ancient times?

Week 5

 * Chinese Fortune Sticks - Lesson 2
 * Each student will have a pack of Chinese fortune sticks on their desk.
 * The teacher will explain how this method of Divination works and what the student should do.
 * They will take a few sticks out (3?) and use the paper next to them to see that meaning.
 * What are the students predictions?

Week 6

 * Heptomology
 * What is Heptomology?
 * Why the number seven?
 * What does it mean when finding the number seven throughout ordinary things in our life?
 * spiritual meaning
 * intuition
 * completion
 * understanding and knowledge
 * ahead of the times
 * What are some examples of the number seven in our life? (Ask students to share examples: 7th born sibling, 7 years at Hogwarts, born on the 7th month, etc)

Week 7

 * Ovomancy - Lesson 1
 * What is Ovomancy?
 * Where was Ovomancy first practiced?
 * Ancient Greece & Rome
 * Why did they practice this type of Divination first?
 * Where else has Ovomancy been practiced?
 * How is Ovomancy practiced?
 * What are the few different methods?

Week 8

 * Ovomancy - Lesson 2
 * On each desk lies a bowl of cold water and an egg lying right next to it.
 * The teacher will explain that the students will be practicing Ovomancy and explain how to perform it.
 * https://holadvanceddivination.weebly.com/lesson-two.html
 * 1. Crack the egg open and separate the yolk from the white part of the egg.
 * 2. Pour the white part of the egg into the water and the students should observe to see what shapes it forms.
 * 3. The students should interpret what they see and what they mean, but the teacher may also add something as well.
 * Keep extra eggs for the kids who may struggle some.

Week 1

 * What does the class know?
 * What is Divination?
 * Why is it important?
 * Can you name some types of Divination?

Week 2

 * Catoptromancy - Lesson 1
 * What is Catoptromancy?
 * What certain things are necessary in Catoptromancy?
 * What is a scrying mirror?
 * What is a psychomanteum?

Week 3

 * Catoptromancy - Lesson 2
 * What are the different methods of performing Catoptromancy?
 * Why is Catoptromancy seen to be one of the most difficult practices of Divination?
 * "Catoptromancy or scrying is often considered the most difficult method of divination for several reasons. Unlike more well known methods of divination such as Tarot or runes, scrying can often be much more symbolic and somewhat more difficult to interpret. Most often the answer to intepretation lies within you."
 * How may Catoptromancy differ from another type of Divination like Cartomancy, where answers may be more shown through the cards?

Week 4

 * Ornithomancy - Lesson 1
 * What is Ornithomancy?
 * What is the mythology?
 * How is Ornithomancy practiced?
 * Where was Ornithomancy practiced?

Week 5

 * Ornithomancy - Lesson 2
 * The class will meet outside for this period, somewhere on the grounds and near the forests. A spot where birds can be found.
 * The teacher will ask the students to try and look for birds and to try to take note of their flight patterns, colors, and even see if they can tell the species of bird.
 * https://exemplore.com/fortune-divination/Ornithomancy-Divination-from-the-Flight-and-Cries-of-Birds
 * If the class needs more activity, the teacher should ask questions about Ornithomancy while the students do their observing.
 * What is Ornithomancy?
 * Where does Ornithomancy originate from?
 * https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ornithomancy

Week 6

 * Ichthyomancy
 * What is Ichthyomancy?
 * How is Ichthyomancy performed?
 * What are the few different ways it is practiced?
 * Why fish?
 * What do fish symbolize?

Week 7

 * Myomancy - Lesson 1
 * What is Myomancy?
 * http://futurescopes.com/divination/myomancy/2286/myomancy-observing-rats-predict-future
 * How is Myomancy practiced?
 * What are the few different ways Myomancy is practiced?
 * Why rats and mice?
 * What do they symbolize?

Week 8

 * Myomancy - Lesson 2
 * Each student will have a mouse/rat and a small but complicated square-shaped maze with exits on each side.
 * The teacher should explain to the students to release the mouse/rat in the middle and take observation on the path it takes.
 * The teacher should heavily warn the students to not try to use any magic on the mouse/rat or harm it anyway unless they want a few weeks worth of detention.