Omphalomancy

Omphalomancy is a method of divination used to determine an individual's character or fate by interpreting the size, shape and peculiarities of their navel.[1]

In Buddhist tradition, the shape of the navel is classified and associated with certain types of behaviour. In ancient Chinese culture this was developed into a science.[2]

Omphalomancy is also used to determine the number of future children a mother may have, based on the number of knots in a child's umbilical cord[3] or the number of marks or bands on the navel.[4]

References
  1. Dunwich, Gerina (2018). The Wiccan's Dictionary of Prophecy and Omens. Citadel Press. p. 88. ISBN 9780806539669.
  2. Murillo, William L., ed. (2018). Omphaloplasty: A Surgical Guide of the Umbilicus. Springer. p. 142. ISBN 9783319643137.
  3. Buckland, Raymond (2003). The Fortune-Telling Book: The Encyclopedia of Divination and Soothsaying. Visible Ink Press. p. 344. ISBN 9781578597932.
  4. "Omphalomancy". www.encyclopedia.com. Retrieved 2023-12-08.


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