Lithomancy
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Lithomancy is a form of divination by which the future is told using stones or the reflected light from said stones. The practice is most popular in the British Isles.[1]
[edit] History
The earliest verified account of lithomancy comes from Photius, the patriarch of Constantinople, who describes using a stone called the baetulum to perform the ritual.[1] However, some writers also claim that Helenus predicted the destruction of Troy using the ritual.[2]
[edit] References
- ^ a b Cheung, Theresa (2006). The Element Encyclopedia of the Psychic World. Harper Element. pp. 401. ISBN 978-0-00-721148-7.
- ^ Elworthy, Frederick Thomas (2003). Evil Eye the Origins and Practices of Superstition. Kessinger Publishing. pp. 444–445. ISBN 9780766132429. http://books.google.com/books?id=zQRFFQuhLnYC&pg=PA444&dq=%22lithomancy%22&hl=en&ei=eQITTozdB86ChQfEm_H1DQ&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=4&ved=0CDkQ6AEwAzge#v=onepage&q=%22lithomancy%22&f=false.
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