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Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

  1. n. A kind of divination said to have been practised by walking round in a circle or ring until the performer fell from dizziness, the manner of his fall being interpreted with reference to characters or signs previously placed about the ring, or in some such way.

Wiktionary

  1. n. Divination where people walk on a circle of letters until dizzy, the letters they fall on are significant. Similar to Dervishing.
  2. n. Divination by whirling a coin on a circle of letters.

GNU Webster's 1913

  1. n. A kind of divination performed by drawing a ring or circle, and walking in or around it.

Etymologies

  1. gyro- + -mancy, from Ancient Greek gyros, a ring/circle/spiral. (Wiktionary)

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  • bilby Reminds a bit of cowpat bingo. But, ehrm, seriously, I think the Etruscans practiced a form of gyromancy with a game called cotabos. As it was explained to me at an archaeological museum in Italy, it involved walking around while spinning a plate balanced on a pole. Eventually the plate/walker would fall, and amid the mirth there was perceived to be a message in the location and manner of the fall. But a lot of what is 'known' about the Etruscans is conjecture and that applies to cotabos too. May 16, 2008

  • yarb Kudos! May 16, 2008

  • dontcry To me, it sounds like a literary genre that is described as romantic/fantasy tale about love in Greece.

    The flipside of this genre would be called falafelmancy. May 16, 2008

  • yarb It's not a real party until the gyromancy gets going. May 16, 2008

  • reesetee Hahaha! This will be great for my next party. May 16, 2008

  • whichbe Fortunetelling by walking in a circle until dizzy; the fortune is determined by where the person falls. May 16, 2008

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