Botanomancy A method of divination by means of the burning of leaves, herbs and tree branches.
Botanomancy A method of divination by burning branches of vervein and briar upon which questions of the practitioners have been carved. The fire and smoke indicate the course of future action to be pursued.
BOTANOMANCY is divination from burning tree branches and leaves. BUMPOLOGY strictly a modern term, a popular nickname for PHRENOLOGY CAPNOMANCY is the study of smoke rising from a fire.
See also: Divination, Alchemy, Palmistry, Philo, Dowsing
 
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