Ailuromancy

Ailuromancy

Ailuromancy

Method of divination using cats


Ailuromancy or aeluromancy (from Greek: αἴλουρος, romanized: aílouros, lit.'cat'), also known as felidomancy, is a form of theriomancy.[1] It is divination using cats' movements or jumps to predict future events, especially the weather.[2][3]

A curled up cat with its head touching the ground, for some, could portend storms

One of the most common methods of ailuromancy utilizes the movements and behaviours of a cat to predict upcoming weather patterns. For example, if the cat turns its tail to a fire or any substituting heat source, it foretells a possible change in weather, particularly the coming of heavy rain or hard frost. Another example is if a cat curls up with its forehead touching the ground, it indicates that storms will happen in the near future.


References

  1. "Aeromancy". The Element Encyclopedia of the Psychic World. Harper Element. 2006. p. 12.
  2. John McIntyre (October 22, 2008). "Examining the entrails". You Don't Say.
  3. Lloyd Dykk (December 22, 2005). "Floromancy". The Vancouver Sun.

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