Augury is a class of divination that involves the interpretation of signs and events occurring in nature. Practitioners of augury believe that everything in the natural world has a divine spirit that can, and sometimes will, reveal the will of the divine regarding human matters, such as decisions and actions.Augurs carefully study and interpret natural phenomena, such as cloud formations, eclipses, weather conditions, the behavior of animals, the flight of birds, etc. In some rare cases, the behavior of people are also augured. The signs that allow practitioners of augury to gain insight into the will of the divine are called auspices. In simple terms, these auspices show the augur whether or not it is favorable to undertake some action...read more...