Ceromancy

Ceromancy is a form of divination where heated wax is used to tell fortunes.

Method

Traditionally a brass bowl is used in the ritual. Water is added to the bowl and then a candle is lit. The melted wax is then poured into the bowl and the subsequent shapes are intepreted by the reader.^[1] However, some practicioners also use the shapes wax forms as it drips down the candle to tell the future.^[2]

References

1. ^ Cheung, Theresa (2006). The Element Encyclopedia of the Psychic World. Harper Element. pp. 102. ISBN 13 978-0-00-721148-7. 
2. ^ "Is your belly on the button?". The Sun. December 14, 2010. http://www.lexisnexis.com.remote.slc.edu/lnacui2api/results/docview/docview.do?docLinkInd=true&risb=21_T12277357444&format=GNBFI&sort=RELEVANCE&startDocNo=1&resultsUrlKey=29_T12277357447&cisb=22_T12277357446&treeMax=true&treeWidth=0&csi=234674&docNo=5. Retrieved July 3, 2011. 

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