“Ailuromancy”的意思、由来-开放百科全书

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Ailuromancy

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{{redirect|Aeluromancy|flour divination|Aleuromancy}}Ailuromancy or aeluromancy (from Greek αἴλουρος aílouros meaning "cat"), also known as felidomancy, is a form of theriomancy.^[1] It is divination using cats' movements or jumps to predict future events, especially the weather.^[2]^[3]

One of the most common methods of ailuromancy utilizes the movements and behaviours of a cat to predict upcoming weather patterns. For example, if the cat turns its tail to a fire or any substituting heat source, it foretells a possible change in weather, particularly the coming of heavy rain or hard frost. Another example is if a cat curls up with its forehead touching the ground, it indicates that storms will happen in the near future.

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1. ^{{cite encyclopedia |title=Aeromancy |encyclopedia=The Element Encyclopedia of the Psychic World |volume= |pages=12 |publisher=Harper Element |year=2006 |id=}}
2. ^{{cite news |author=John McIntyre |title=Examining the entrails |quote= |publisher=You Don't Say |date=October 22, 2008 |url=}}
3. ^{{cite news |author=Lloyd Dykk |title=Floromancy |quote= |publisher=The Vancouver Sun |date=December 22, 2005 |url=}}

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