Amniomancy is a method of divination whereby the future life of a child is predicted from the caul covering their head at birth. [1] [2] The colour and consistency of the caul are used to interpret the future. [3] A vivid colour is supposed to reflect a vivid life whilst the opposite is also true. [3]
The word amniomancy comes from the Latin amnion, meaning membrane. [4] The French proverb Il est ne coiffe is thought to originate from this practice. [5]
Amniomancy is a method of divination whereby the future life of a child is predicted from the caul covering their head at birth. [1] [2] The colour and consistency of the caul are used to interpret the future. [3] A vivid colour is supposed to reflect a vivid life whilst the opposite is also true. [3]
The word amniomancy comes from the Latin amnion, meaning membrane. [4] The French proverb Il est ne coiffe is thought to originate from this practice. [5]