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MATTER / Reflective surfaces, fire & forms
Capnomancy.
The symbolic interpretation of smoke, its direction, density or changing forms.
LEXICON / LANGUAGE & MEANING
Names in context.
- Capnomancy
- Capnomancia
Divination by the appearance, movement or ascent of smoke.
PROVENANCE & INTERPRETATIONA practice,
A practice,
a setting.
The historical name concerns smoke as an omen. Air movement and the source material affect a smoke plume, so the environmental record accompanies any reading of its forms.
FIELD NOTE / METHOD
Keep a record.
- Identify the existing smoke source or archived recording.
- Note airflow, background and the time sequence of visible forms.
- Keep a literal plume description alongside the proposed interpretation.
POTPOURRI / PHOTO GUIDE
What to include.
- Use a contrasting background and include enough of the source to explain the plume.
- Send a sequence or time marks when a changing shape is the subject.
POTPOURRI / PERSONAL INTERPRETATION
Photo instructions & submission ↗Share a photograph or a record.
A photograph, drawing or dated record can be sent privately for a personal reading. Include the procedure and the question.