Editing Alomancy

{{Short description|Ancient form of divination}}
[[File:SeaSalt.JPG|thumb|Sea salt crystals which may be used in 'Alomancy']]
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'''Alomancy''', also called '''adromancy''', '''ydromancie''', '''idromancie''', and '''halomancy''', is an ancient form of [[divination]]. Similar to many other forms of divination, the diviner casts [[salt]] crystals into the air and interprets the patterns as it falls to the ground or travels through the air.<ref>{{cite news|author = Sara Sklaroff|title = Stolen babies, a lost ship and a new kind of alchemy. By Sara Sklaroff|newspaper = The Washington Post|date = July 30, 2006}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|author = Ron Wolfe|title = Entry-level instructions for wizards|publisher = Arkansas Democrat-Gazette|date = August 13, 2003}}</ref> The diviner can also interpret patterns that are formed from the residue of a salt [[solution (chemistry)|solution]] as it evaporates in the bowl. The exact interpretations are unknown, but it probably follows a similar method to [[aleuromancy]].{{citation needed|date=January 2011}}

Salt itself is often intertwined with [[luck]], and some of this ancient tradition can be seen in the [[superstition]]s, such as the perceived misfortune when the salt cellar is overturned, and the custom of throwing salt over the left shoulder for good luck.<ref name="book">{{Cite encyclopedia  | title = Alomancy  | encyclopedia = The Element Encyclopedia of the Psychic World  | pages = 17  | publisher = Harper Element  | year = 2006  }}</ref>

One form of alomancy consists of the casting of salt into a fire, which is considered a type of [[pyromancy]].

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