Saturday, January 01, 2022

Prosit Neujahr

Apparently lead (actually perhaps tin) pouring augury is no longer permitted in Austria, but we found an old set. Turns out the practice has a long history in northern Europe, and a cool-sounding name: Molybdomancy. (It's been replaced in the EU with wax pouring, ceremancy.) As for what our shapes portend, it's hard to make out.