
lecanomency

lecanomency (graa. λεκάνη, "vibhavam, paan" + αντεία, "pravachanam") oru vibhavam upayogikkunna oru pravachana roopamaanu, saadhaaranayaayi jalathinte, ithu pala purathana roopangalilulla pravachanangaleppole onniladhikam roopangalundu.
oru paatatthil maathrame paraamarshichittulloovelle, lecanomansiyude aadyakaala roopam purathana babyloniayil ninnaan vannathennu thonnunnu. avide polum rund tharatthilulla pravachanangal upayogichirunnu. chila kottara maanthrikar bhaviyekkurichu pravachikkaan mantricano purohitano vellathinullile ennayude paattenukal nireekshikkunna inductive lecanomency upayogikkum. ennirunnaalum, avabodhajanyamaaya lecanomani ithil ninnu vikasichathayi karuthappedunnu, ithu dhyaanathiloode vellathile tharamgangale vyaakhyaanikkaan maanthrikane aavashyappedunnu.
mesopotemiyakkaar chilappol ennaykku pakaram maav upayogichirunnuvenkilum inductive lecanomani upayogichathayi reportukalundu.
pazhaya niyamathil eejiptil josaf lecanomansiyude oru roopam upayogichirunnu (uthppathi 44:5, "ithu ente yajamanan kudikkunna kapp allah, pravachanathinum upayogikkunnathaano? ithu ningal cheytha oru dushtakaaryamaanu.) 
kaattaavba janangal thikachum vyathyasthamaaya oru pravachana samvidaanam upayogichu, athu ippozhum lecanomani ennu tharamthirickunnu, athil oru paathram vellam marichayaalude thalayil sthaapikkunnu. paathram undaayirunna moonnaam divasam, marichayaalude kudumbam aaa paathram tharamgangalkkaayi nireekshikkukayum marichayaalude aathmaav evideyaanennu nirnnayikkaan iva vyaakhyaanikkukayum cheyyum.
madhyakala europil, bhaviye nirnnayikkaan vyakthamaaya glass paathrangalil vellam niraykkunnathayi lecanomancy visheshippichirunnu. kaliman paathrangalo thadangalo upayogichirunna munkaala pravachana roopangalil ninnu ithu thikachum vyathyasthamaan.
charithrathiludaneelamulla lecanomansiyude mattu roopangalil vellathil oru paara veezhunnathum vellathile tharamgangale vyakhyaanikkunnathum ulppedunnu. mattoru roopathil, tharamgangal vyaakhyaanikkappedunna bhoothangal vellathil praveshikkumennu karuthappedukayum scrier chodyangalkku utharam nalkaan nirbandhitharaakukayum cheythu.