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Ceromancy
This ancient form of divination derives its name from the Greek carro, meaning waxen, and manteia, meaning divination. Soothsayers would use melting wax to divine the future. Ceromancy is an ancient art, developed by the ancient Romans and Celts. It was once common in Britain, Sweden, and Lithuania. In its earliest form, wax was melted as the Druids kept watch. The resulting wax was cooled and studied for omens. In the most common form, the wax would be melted in a brass bowl. Once all of the wax had turned to liquid, it was slowly poured into another container filled with cold water. The hot wax cooled and hardened in the water, creating shapes and patterns, letters and numbers and symbols. The diviner would then interpret these symbols to foretell the future. Over time, these interpretations were compiled into larger volumes. Because of this, ceromancy is easier to learn than other systems. In an alternate version, the melted wax is poured into boiling water. The shapes are not read until the water cools. Still another method requires the diviner to watch the bubbles which are formed when the melted wax is poured into the water. Other practitioners believed that ceromancy … Continue reading Ceromancy →
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Richard Cassaro is a journalist, speaker and author of “Written In Stone: Decoding The Secret Masonic Religion Hidden In Gothic Cathedrals And World Architecture.” The book uncovers a lost Wisdom Tradition that was practiced globally in antiquity, found memorialized in pyramids, Triptychs, and identical images worldwide. The central tenets of this tradition have been perpetuated in Western Secret Societies. The most visible of these is the so-called “Masonic Fraternity,” an age-old chivalric Order whose ranks have included Europe’s Gothic cathedral builders and America’s Founding Fathers. Richard has two websites: www.DeeperTruth.com and www.RichardCassaro.com
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