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HAND SCALE / Lots, texts, names & numbers
Onomancy.
Symbolic readings of names, their letters, sounds or assigned numerical correspondences.
LEXICON / LANGUAGE & MEANING
Names in context.
- Onomancy
- Onomancia
Divinatory or symbolic interpretation of a name.
- Nomancy
- Nomancia
A historical alternative name for onomancy.
PROVENANCE & INTERPRETATIONA practice,
A practice,
a setting.
Historical lexical definitions connect onomancy with the letters of names. Actual methods vary by language and source, so a modern correspondence table should not be presented as universal.
FIELD NOTE / METHOD
Keep a record.
- State the language, spelling and rule set being used.
- Keep letter or sound observations separate from the symbolic interpretation.
- Compare alternative spellings openly rather than selecting only a preferred result.
POTPOURRI / PHOTO GUIDE
What to include.
- Send a clear written example and the correspondence table or source.
- Use an alias or initials if the question does not require a private legal name.
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.