KAMALA / HOME
HAND SCALE / Branches of arts already present
Rhabdomancy & rod methods.
Readings or searches made with rods or wands whose movement is interpreted by the practitioner.
LEXICON / LANGUAGE & MEANING
Names in context.
- Rhabdomancy
- Rabdomancia
Divination with rods or wands.
- Rod methods
- Métodos con varillas
Procedures using rods as indicators; the setup and interpretive rule should be specified.
PROVENANCE & INTERPRETATIONA practice,
A practice,
a setting.
Rhabdomancy is a historical rod-divination term and overlaps with some modern dowsing practices. The rod motion, handling conditions and proposed meaning can be recorded separately.
FIELD NOTE / METHOD
Keep a record.
- Describe the rod shape, grip, target and interpretation rule.
- Record a complete pass or trial before revealing any concealed target.
- Retain movement observations and all comparisons, including nonresponses.
POTPOURRI / PHOTO GUIDE
What to include.
- Show the full rod and grip from the side without obscuring the tips.
- Add a plan of the trial area with the direction of movement and concealed target reveal kept separate.
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.