Molybdomancy

A molybdomancy kit includes a set of shaped lead ingots, to be melted over a candle flame in a spoon.
A piece of molten lead after immersion in cold water

Molybdomancy (from Ancient Greek: μόλυβδος, romanized: molybdos, lit. 'lead'[1] and -mancy) is a technique of divination using molten metal. Typically, molten lead or tin is dropped into water. It can be found as a tradition in various cultures, including Austria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Germany, Finland, Estonia, Latvia, Switzerland, the Czech Republic, and Turkey.[2] Some versions have been found to have potentially harmful effects on human health.

  1. ^ μόλυβδος Archived 28 April 2021 at the Wayback Machine, Henry George Liddell, Robert Scott, A Greek-English Lexicon, on Perseus
  2. ^ "Molybdomancy: A New Year's Eve Tradition". ULUKAYIN. 26 December 2021. Archived from the original on 28 December 2021. Retrieved 28 December 2021.