lithomancy
A person practices lithomancy by casting smooth stones onto a patterned cloth.
Noun: 1. A form of divination using stones: Lithomancy is the practice of seeking knowledge of the future or the unknown by interpreting the arrangement, casting, or appearance of stones or stone talismans.
Lithomancy is an uncountable noun used to name the practice or art itself. * Practitioners of lithomancy may use gemstones, ordinary stones, or specially marked stones. * Lithomancy was one of many forms of divination practiced in the ancient world.
- The ancient seer was skilled in , reading fortunes from a scattered handful of river pebbles.
- Her interest in esoteric arts led her to study and crystal healing.
- Unlike tarot reading, relies on the natural properties and positions of stones.
- "To practice lithomancy": To perform this specific type of divination.
- She learned to practice lithomancy from her grandmother.
- "A session of lithomancy": An instance of using this method.
- During the session of lithomancy, the patterns formed by the cast stones were interpreted.
- Lithomancer (noun): A person who practices lithomancy.
- The village lithomancer was consulted before the long journey.
- Lithomantic (adjective): Relating to or involving lithomancy.
- They followed the lithomantic tradition passed down through generations.
- Divination (general term): The practice of seeking knowledge of the future or the unknown by supernatural means.
- Sortilege: Divination by drawing lots.
- Cleromancy: Divination by casting lots, such as stones or dice.
Lithomancy specifically involves stones. It is distinct from other divinatory methods that use different tools, such as cartomancy (cards), pyromancy (fire), or hydromancy (water). The interpretation can be based on the types of stones chosen, how they fall, patterns they create, or their perceived energetic properties.
A person practices lithomancy by casting smooth stones onto a patterned cloth.
- divination by means of stones or stone talismans