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  1. enoptromancynoun

    Divination by means of a mirror or other reflective surfaces.

  2. Etymology: enoptron, "mirror".

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  1. enoptromancy

    Catoptromancy (Gk. κάτοπτρον, katoptron, "mirror," and μαντεία, manteia, "divination"), also known as captromancy or enoptromancy, is divination using a mirror. Pausanias, an ancient Greek traveler, described as follows: Before the Temple of Ceres at Patras, there was a fountain, separated from the temple by a wall, and there was an oracle, very truthful, not for all events, but for the sick only. The sick person let down a mirror, suspended by a thread till its base touched the surface of the water, having first prayed to the goddess and offered incense. Then; looking into the mirror, he saw the presage of death or recovery, according as the face appeared fresh and healthy, or of a ghastly aspect. In Ancient Rome, the priests who used catoptromancy were called specularii.

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of enoptromancy in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of enoptromancy in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6


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