Alomancy (from Greek halo, `salt`, and manteia, divination), also called Adromancy, ydromancie, idromancie, and halomancy, is an ancient form of divination. Similar to many other forms of divination, the diviner casts salt crystals into the air and interprets the patterns as it falls to the ground or travels through the air. The diviner can also.....
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divination using salt
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• (n.) Divination by means of salt.
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Al'o·man`cy noun [ Greek ..., salt +
- mancy : confer French
alomancie ,
halomancie .] Divination by means of salt. [ Spelt also
halomancy .]
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alomancy Divination by means of salt; today, some people still respond to spilt salt on the table by throwing some over the left shoulder so bad luck will go away (a variant of halomancy); the diviner interprets future events from the patterns made from the sprinkled salt. The use of salt in various divinations, probably dated from its ancient use ...
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