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Gyromancy (Divination)

Gyromancy was a form of divination practiced by walking in a circle or spinning around a circle marked with letters on its circumference. The practitioner would continue until they became dizzy and fell. The letters near where they fell were then interpreted to form predictions about the future. Gyromancy is related to other forms of … Read more