Botanomancy is the art of
divination by burning branches of trees or herbs.
The most common branches used are
vervain
''Verbena'' (), also known as vervain or verveine, is a genus in the family Verbenaceae. It contains about 150 species of annual and perennial herbaceous or semi-woody flowering plants. The majority of the species are native to the Americas a ...
and
briar
Briar, Briars, Brier, or Briers may refer to:
* Briar, or brier, common name for a number of unrelated thorny plants that form thicket
People
* Brier (surname)
* Briers, a surname
* Briars (surname)
Places
* Briar, Missouri, U.S.
* Bria ...
.
The fire and the smoke are both read to indicate which course of action should be taken.
References
Divination
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