10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «GASTROMANCY»
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gastromancy in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
gastromancy and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
5 GASTROMANCY l This method of scrying should not be confused with another
method of divination with the same name but of a very different kind.
Gastromancy (yao-ryjp, belly + pavrtla) was originally a method of divination from
the marks ...
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The Fortune-Telling Book: The Encyclopedia of Divination and ...
Gastromancy is defined as “divination by the belly.” It seems there were two types
of this form of divination. The first was aligned with ventriloquism, indicating that
in some way rumblings coming from the belly might be taken for words.
Origins. Originally, ventriloquism was a religious practice. The name comes from
the Latin for to speak from the stomach, i.e. venter (belly) and loqui (speak).88
The Greeks called this gastromancy (Greek: εγγαστριμυθία). The noises
produced ...
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Gobbledygook: A Dictionary That's 2/3 Accurate, 1/3 Nonsense ...
The Fine Art of Gastromancy Nowadays, “ventriloquism” calls to mind wiseass
blocks of wood with human features who let fly a string of stinging comebacks for
the enjoyment of an audience. Once upon a time, however, ventriloquism was a ...
5
Prophecies and Soothsayers
predictions of, 8, 59–61 Galileo, astrology and, 19 as psychic doctor, 58–59
gastromancy, 6 Centuries (Nostradamus), 41, 45–48, 52–54 gods and
goddesses Chavigny, 42, 43, 45, 50 China, ancient, 8 Christian Church
interpretation of ...
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Encyclopædia metropolitana; or, System of universal knowledge
Some crystal-seers can discover nothing unless certain magical words are
pronounced by the operator. [E. E.] GASTROMANCY, Or divination from the belly,
is now generally explained by ventriloquism, the voice in both cases sounding
low ...
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Robertson's Words for a Modern Age: A Cross Reference of ...
... Emperor Augustus believed a military revolt was predicted on a particular
morning of the occurrence because his attendant (valet) had buckled the
emperor's right sandal on his left foot. stranger, xenomancy stomach sounds,
gastromancy, ...
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An Encyclopaedia of Occultism
Another method of practising the ancient gastromancy connects it with crystal-
seeing, as vessels of glass, round, and fall of clear water, were used, which were
placed before several lighted candles. In this case, a young boy or girl was ...
Would you sacrifice your soul to save mankind?
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ENCYCLOPAEDIA BRITANNICA; Or, A DICTIONARY of Arts and ...
GASTROCNEMIUS, in anatomy. See AHATOKY, . 20 . GIs-ragcnamus is also the
name of one of the extensor-muscles of the foot. GASTROMANCY. a method of
divination by water, practised by the ancient Greeks. GASTRORAPHY, in surgery
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5 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «GASTROMANCY»
Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term
gastromancy is used in the context of the following news items.
Steve beaten by voice from a stomach
The ancient Greeks, though, called it “gastromancy”, and it was all the rage at the Delphic Oracle where sounds produced deep within one's ... «Independent Online, Nov 14»
Why do we think the 'Ouija' movie and other toys in horror are so evil?
This was linked to gastromancy or the method of predicting the future through spirits in the stomach of the prophet. From then on, ventriloquism ... «Tech Times, Oct 14»
Why Has It Taken So Long For Someone To Invent Edible Cupcake …
In what did you receive your doctorate, Oetker–gastromancy? The wafer cases are will run you just over $4 for a pack of six, and come in ... «The Mary Sue, Jun 14»
Sarah Angliss and Her Disembodied Ventriloquist Robot Dummy …
It harks back to early notions of "gastromancy" (spirits speaking from the stomach) as anyone who was a fan of the late, great Ken Campbell will ... «Noisey, Dec 13»
Quite interesting
Also called gastromancy, it was used for divination rather than entertainment. Spirits were sucked up the gastromancer's bottom and then spoke ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Oct 08»
