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Hydromancy.
Symbolic or divinatory interpretation of water, its surface, reflections or movement.
LEXICON / LANGUAGE & MEANING
Names in context.
- Hydromancy
- Hidromancia
A reading of water or phenomena observed in it, interpreted within a divinatory framework.
PROVENANCE & INTERPRETATIONA practice,
A practice,
a setting.
Historical accounts describe more than one water-reading procedure. Reflections, ripples, vessel shape and light are physical observations that can be documented alongside a particular symbolic reading.
FIELD NOTE / METHOD
Keep a record.
- Describe the water, vessel or outdoor setting before observing.
- Record visible motion and lighting without moving the setup during the record.
- Add the interpretive framework after preserving the observation.
POTPOURRI / PHOTO GUIDE
What to include.
- Include an overview showing the vessel or shoreline and a close view of the water.
- State whether the water was still or moving and record the viewing direction and light.
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.