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Apantomancy is a form of divination using articles at hand or things that present themselves by chance.cite-ref-book-1-0[1] The diviner works him/herself into a state of trance until an object or event is perceived and a divination worked out. This form of divination was used in ancient Rome by the augurs.cite-ref-buckland2003-2-0[2] There is no set of standard interpretations in apantomancy, with the interpretations of events depending on the background of the seer.cite-ref-buckland2003-2-1[2]

A branch of apantomancy places special significance on chance meetings of animals.cite-ref-mccoy2004-3-0[3]cite-ref-buckland2003-2-2[2] The superstition regarding black cats crossing your path comes from this form of divination.cite-ref-book-1-1[1] Other common superstitions based on apantomancy are the belief that seeing a buzzard is an omen of death.cite-ref-mcquillar2003-4-0[4]

cite-note-book-11. ↑ "Apantomancy". The Element Encyclopedia of the Psychic World. Harper Element. 2006. p. 26.

cite-note-buckland2003-22. ↑ citerefraymond-buckland2003Raymond Buckland (1 August 2003). The Fortune-Telling Book: The Encyclopedia of Divination and Soothsaying. Visible Ink Press. p. 18. ISBN 978-1-57859-147-3. Retrieved 29 January 2011.

cite-note-mccoy2004-33. ↑ citerefedain-mccoy2004Edain McCoy (2004). Advanced witchcraft: go deeper, reach further, fly higher. Llewellyn Worldwide. p. 170. ISBN 978-0-7387-0513-2.

cite-note-mcquillar2003-44. ↑ citereftayannah-lee-mcquillar2003Tayannah Lee McQuillar (2003). Rootwork: using the folk magick of Black America for love, money, and success. Simon and Schuster. p. 54. ISBN 978-0-7432-3534-1.