Many tribes across North America had spiritual leaders that used some form of divination to make predictions and provide a communication link between the divine and the general population. In the Incan culture, divination was an integral part of their religion. Although Divination is questioned as a legitimate practice by some today, the magic communities of the Incan empire used Divination to communicate with the unseen, spiritual forces. The Incans believed in many gods, and at times of crisis or uncertainty, the spiritual leaders consulted the gods for a variety of reasons: diagnosing illness, predicting future events such as battle outcomes, and determine the will of the gods in events such as criminal trials.

Divination is an old form of magic that has not changed much since the ancient times. The spiritual leaders in the Incan communities possessed the magical powers required to interpret and use Divination. They served as the cities' oracles and prophets. Divination practices used included interpreting the movement of spiders, reading cacao leaves similar to the way tea leaves are still read today, and even observing the markings of sacrificed llama's lungs. Hallucinogens were also consumed by the oracles so that they could make contact with the divine powers and envision the future. Flames from burning cacao leaves and fat were also observed.

These practices were conducted for reasons Divination is still practiced today; in an attempt to foresee events and predict the future. Although Divination in general is viewed as archaic and primitive by many witches and wizards today, the Incan empire relied on divination in order to communicate with the gods and foresee the future. The oracles of Incan cities may not have had crystal balls, but their skills in the art of divination rivaled their European counterparts, and was an important aspect of Incan society.