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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Catoptromancy. #161320 08/03/2006 12:21 AM Joined: Aug 2006 Posts: 631 Hydra addict Hydra addict Joined: Aug 2006 Posts: 631 Hi, I'm looking for the word for a method of divination by means of looking into the reflection of a mirror in the reflection of a well (as seen in the movie Cold Mountain). It's not catoptromancy, which is just "divination with a mirror." Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Catoptromancy. #161321 08/03/2006 3:41 PM Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 557 Dallas, TX Myridon addict Myridon addict Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 557 Dallas, TX From the link: Quote: Fortune-tellers and magicians would use such stones, or perhaps polished metal mirrors or reflections in bowls of water to answer questions or predict the future. I'm unclear on the difference between this and the word you're looking for. This seems to me to be exactly as you've described it. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Catoptromancy. #161322 08/04/2006 3:17 PM Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 11,613 Louisville, Kentucky Jackie Carpal Tunnel Jackie Carpal Tunnel Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 11,613 Louisville, Kentucky If I understood Hydra right, he or she was talking about looking into a reflection of a reflection. Hey--double catoptromancy? Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Catoptromancy. #161323 08/05/2006 11:43 AM Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 13,803 Faldage Carpal Tunnel Faldage Carpal Tunnel Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 13,803 I don't think the use of a mirror with the surface of water takes it outside the realm of catoptromancy. Some sources describe the technique of dangling a mirror over the surface of water in a well as a form of catoptromancy. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Catoptromancy. #161324 08/05/2006 3:28 PM Joined: Aug 2006 Posts: 631 Hydra addict Hydra addict Joined: Aug 2006 Posts: 631 That's all very helpful. Thank you. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. (have been... ------  Words from medicine  Beheading words  Meta-words  Words from classical mythology  Animal Safari  Words with unusual etymologies  Eponyms or words derived from p...  Loanwords from German  English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Threaded Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Website Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary

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