Hydromancy Instructional / Tarot, Astrology & Divination Posted by Cohradoesr on Aug 03, 2003 - 06:53 PM From the Greek Hudromanteia, it is also known as Ydromancy and Hydrascopy. This is a name given to various different methods of predicting the future by means of water or rain. One technique supposedly involved a basin full of water which, at the command of the diviner, is activated by spirits in order to vibrate to a point where it appears to boil and give off meaningful sounds. Methods of disturbing water (by means of suspended rings or by means of pebbles being dropped into the bowl) are also described as legitimate hydromantic techniques, and some diviners are supposed to read from the reflections on the surface or from the color of water, as well as from the movement of water in fountains or the pattern of ripples formed after an object is cast into the pool. Some of these techniques are Lecanomancy, Pegomancy, Eromanty and Castronomancy. Our modern "tea [1] leaf" and "coffee ground" psychic readings date from this ancient method of divination. This article is from WiccanWeb.ca   http://www.wiccanweb.ca/ The URL for this story is:   http://www.wiccanweb.ca/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=431 Links in this article   [1] http://www.herbalcraft.ca/index.php?productID=317