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Ailuromancy
From the Greek ailouros, for cat, it is the art of foretelling future events by the
observation of cats, their actions, behavior and/or movements, specially the
way they jump and where they land.
A form of Zoomancy,
Ailuromancy is also known
as Felidomancy.
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Since ancient times the mysterious cat has been associated
with witches, the occult, and many superstitions, so it is not surprising
that
diviners
used them to search for clues to the future.
The Egyptians were practitioners of this type of
divination. One of
their methods involved placing inside a recently deceased black cat's mouth
a magical tablet, in which the inquirer
had written, using a
solution of
myrrh, the name of the deity who would help bring about a
prophetic
dream.
One of the oldest and most common method of ailuromancy uses
the behavior of a cat to predict the weather. If it turns its tail to the
fire, it foretells a change of weather, particularly
rain or hard frost. If the cat lies curled up with its forehead touching the
ground, it means that stormy weather is in its way.
Fortunetelling methods using cats evolved
to many widespread superstitions around the world: a cat washing its face or ears means rain
is coming soon; a cat following you, means money coming your way.
A cat
washing one ear three times, expect visitors from the direction in which the
cat is looking. If a grooming cat puts its paw around its right ear, it was
said to mean that a gentleman will soon come to visit; around the left ear,
it meant a lady. If a strange black cat suddenly enters your house, it is a
omen of good fortune. However, do not try to chase it away or harm it in any
way, because bad luck will then befall you.
If a cat sneezes the day before a
wedding, in the USA it means bad luck, but elsewhere it is supposed to mean
the marriage will be a happy one. If a black cat crosses your path, it is
considered bad luck in the USA and some European countries, but a stroke of
luck in Great Britain.
If a white cat crosses your path, you are
a very lucky individual. Meeting three black cats in succession it is also
good luck, as well if a gray cat crosses your path. But if a black cat walks
under a ladder, it means the next person who climbs it will have ill luck.
See
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Supplies.
Sources: (1)
Dunwich, Gerina,
A Wiccan's Guide to Prophecy
and Divination, Carol Publishing Group; (2) Davies,
Thomas W.,
Magic, Divination, and
Demonology among the Hebrews and their Neighbors, Kessinger
Publishing; (3) Johnstone, Jane, and Pilkington, Maya (editors),
The Little Giant Encyclopedia of
Fortune Telling, Sterling.
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