Molybdomancy
Molybdomancy
A system of divination based on the shapes produced by dropping melted lead or tin into water. Interpretations depended upon the psychic ability of the diviner, much as in tasseography (divination by tea leaves ). A related system of divination was ceroscopy (or ceromancy), in which molten wax was dripped into water and interpreted in a similar way.
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