pessomancy (apparent misspelling of psephomancy) Divination with pebbles or beans marked with symbols and colors relating to health, communications, success, travel, etc. The stones were either thrown out after mixing in a bag or drawn out at random. The same system may be used with colored marbles, giving each type a special interpretation... Found on http://www.wordinfo.info/words/index/info/view_unit/2725/12