Oracles

Through omens, oracles, divination, soothsaying, magic, ordeals, and astrology, the intentions of spirits were believed to be revealed, all part of a scheme to placate and satisfy them through disguised bribery. 87:5.9

The Greeks believed in oracular advice, the Chinese used magic as protection against demons, shamanism flourished in India, and it still openly persists in central Asia. 90:2.8

In crisis, Latin peoples consulted oracles for optimism, embodying their deeply rooted religious practices. 98:3.4