Research Index
Demon Glossary
Biblical entities, Ars Goetia names, occult doorways, divination methods, and signs of spiritual oppression — drawn from Scripture, Second Temple sources, and published ministry research.
This glossary is the reference index behind every demon, fallen spirit, and occult practice discussed across CKQBooks — organized for lookup rather than narrative reading. Each entry below cites its Scripture, Second Temple, or scholarly source, and cross-links out to the articles and posts that discuss it in depth. Start with a tab below, or browse everything tagged Demons across the whole site.
Disclaimer
This reflects a pastoral, faith-based understanding of spiritual oppression, drawn from the author's ministry experience and published work. It is not a medical or psychological diagnosis. Conditions such as depression, anxiety, OCD, psychosis, dissociation, autism, ADHD, and other neurological or mental health conditions are not the same thing as spiritual oppression, and should be evaluated by a qualified medical or mental health professional. Deliverance ministry, where practiced, should never replace medical or psychiatric care, particularly for children or anyone in acute crisis.
Divination Methods in the Bible and the Occult
A glossary of divination methods (from necromancy and astrology to modern practices) with definitions and biblical references.
Named methods of divination — the attempt to gain hidden knowledge through occult means — documented across ancient and modern traditions. All are treated in this pastoral framework as forms of spiritual doorway.
Alectromancy
Gaining insight from the pecking pattern of a rooster at scattered grain.
Astromancy
Gaining insight from the positions and movement of the stars, distinct from horoscope-based astrology.
Augury
Gaining insight from the flight patterns of birds, an ancient Roman state practice.
Bibliomancy
Gaining insight by opening a book at random, frequently a religious text, and reading the passage landed upon as guidance.
Cartomancy
Gaining insight through playing cards, tarot cards, or oracle cards.
Cheiromancy
· PalmistryGaining insight from the shape of the hands and the lines of the palm.
Clairvoyance
Gaining insight through claimed spiritual vision or inner sight.
Cleromancy
Gaining insight from the casting of lots, bones, or stones.
Crystallomancy
· Crystal gazingGaining insight by staring into a crystal ball.
Dowsing
· Water witchingThe use of a Y- or L-shaped rod to locate groundwater, buried metal, or gemstones without instruments.
Extispicy
Gaining insight from the entrails of a sacrificed animal, an ancient Mesopotamian and Roman practice.
Face Reading
· PhysiognomyGaining insight from variations in facial and head shape.
Feng Shui
Gaining insight and harmony by arranging a space according to the flow of unseen environmental energy.
Geomancy
Gaining insight from markings made in earth, sand, or soil.
Hydromancy
Gaining insight from the movement or appearance of water.
I Ching Divination
Gaining insight through cast yarrow stalks or coins interpreted against the hexagrams of the Chinese I Ching.
Lithomancy
Gaining insight from stones or gemstones.
Necromancy
Gaining insight through contact with the dead or with spirits, the practice most explicitly condemned by name in the Torah.
Numerology
Gaining insight from the hidden significance believed to reside in numbers.
Oneiromancy
Gaining insight through the interpretation of dreams.
Pendulum Reading
Gaining insight from the movement of a suspended object such as a weighted pendant.
Pyromancy
Gaining insight by gazing into fire.
Runecasting
· Runic divinationGaining insight from cast or drawn runes.
Scrying
Gaining insight by gazing into a reflective surface such as still water, glass, or a mirror.
Spirit Board
· Ouija board, talking boardA board and planchette used to spell out claimed spirit communication, closely associated with the risk of demonic possession.
Taromancy
A more specific term for tarot-card cartomancy.
Tasseography
· TasseomancyGaining insight from the patterns left by tea leaves or coffee grounds in the bottom of a cup.
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Disclaimer
This reflects a pastoral, faith-based understanding of spiritual oppression, drawn from the author's ministry experience and published work. It is not a medical or psychological diagnosis. Conditions such as depression, anxiety, OCD, psychosis, dissociation, autism, ADHD, and other neurological or mental health conditions are not the same thing as spiritual oppression, and should be evaluated by a qualified medical or mental health professional. Deliverance ministry, where practiced, should never replace medical or psychiatric care, particularly for children or anyone in acute crisis.