
imparting the means to foretell future eventsĮarly necromancy was related to shamanism, which calls upon spirits such as the ghosts of ancestors.

Necromancy is a form of magic involving communication with the deceased – either by summoning their spirit as an apparition or raising them bodily – for the purpose of: The art of raising the dead and controlling their spirits takes its name from Greek words meaning “dead” and “divination”.

The blackest of all the black arts is undoubtedly necromancy, the ancient method of communication with the dead.
