Pyromancy, also called fire divination or lamp divination, is a form of divination that includes scrying in a candle, lamp, or other flame, but also observing how objects behave when they are burned, such as how they sizzle or crack in an altar fire.

 

Lamps

Lamps in pyromancy are shallow dishes with a spout into which a linen wick was laid. The lamp is filled with olive oil and the wick, and once wet, is then lit.

Requirements:

• A Lamp (It is recommended the lamp isn’t red, as a brightly coloured lamp will not work as well as a dull-colored one.)
• Particular types of wicks
• Particular mixtures of oil

 

Bibliography

Dervenis, Kostas. Oracle bones divination: the Greek I Ching. Rochester, VT: Destiny Books, 2014.

Dunn, Patrick. The practical art of divine magic: contemporary & ancient techniques of Theurgy. Woodbury, MN: Llewellyn Worldwide, Ltd, 2015.

Opsopaus, John. The oracles of Apollo: practical ancient Greek divination for today. Woodbury: Llewellyn Worldwide, Ltd, 2017.