The use of dice for all manner of games dates back to ancient times and is one of the oldest known methods of divination.

The term for divination by casting dice or small objects as lots is cleromancy; the Greek term for divining by dice is astragalomancy, from the txGreek word for knucklebone.

In ancient Egypt, Greece, and the Far East cubes of wood, metal, or glass with their sides numbered from one to six were popular for gaming and also as a means of consultation.

Thoth, the Egyptian god, is said to have been the first to have used dice and to have won his game. You could if you wish, dedicate your dice to this god. Today, Indian Hindus still use an ancient divining science called Ramala; the dice used are very similar to standard dice except they are spun on a rod. Tibetan monks practice a dice divination technique called sho–Mo, using three ordinary standard spotted dice.

The opposite faces of a modern dice always add up to seven, a magical number of manifestations. There are in existence dice marked with mystic symbols specifically used for fortune telling and divining. For a spell worker, dice can be a quick method of answering a simple question.

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