Etruscan Roman remains in popular tradition (1892)
Leland, Charles Godfrey, 1824-1903 · London, T. F. Unwin · leaf 378
or invocation. It isthe same in principle with the planchette, but requires onlj- one operator. It maybe observed that when the person who holds the thread is deeply in earnest, orbelieving, and has prepared himself to work the oracle by serious reflection, thereplies spelled out are often very… … AMULETS, OMENS AND SMALL SORCERIES. 363 one can always ascertain exactly what oclock it is when the edge of the cup isdivided in twelve parts. How would it be where the day is divided into twenty-four hours ? It would be just the same, and true answers would be often given,because the action is…
Folklore · Superstition
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