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Day 16 - Carromancy

Day 16 - 9 rows on Sock A


Carromancy


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Carromancy is a form of divination involving candle wax.  The most common method is to heat the wax until molten.  The wax is then poured into cold water.  The shapes and movements of the wax is then read as a means to predict the future.  Another common method that is more widely practiced today is to study a burning candle.  The movements of the flame are read in order to predict the future.


Carromancy also has roots in ancient Celtic and perhaps later in Ancient Roman times.  According to scraps of knowledge salvaged from around the period CE 500, it appears that the candle burned during a druid's vigil was poured into a bowl and then into a clear pool of cold water. The signs for the future could then be read.


PROMPT


Grab a candle and light it.  Depending on your preference, either watch the flames or pour the molten wax into cold water. What do you see?  Did you experience any particular feelings?  


Using the color of your candle wax, or any color your carromancy might have inspired in you, knit the Day 16 CHART.  Pick a color that contrasts well for the second color.  

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