Lampadomancy

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Lampadomancy

Form of divination based on reading the form, color, and movements of the flame of an oil lamp or a torch. A flame with a single point was believed to indicate good fortune, but two points signaled bad luck. A flame that bent might indicate illness. Sparks were said to indicate forthcoming news, and the sudden extinction of the flame portended disaster.

Sources:

Waite, Arthur Edward. The Occult Sciences. 1891. Reprint, Secaucus, N.J.: University Books, 1974.