HOW TO PRACTICE CAPNOMANCY
In his Fortune-Telling Book, author Raymond Buckland noted that books from the seventeenth through nineteenth century mention the art of capnomancy, but none of these books gave any precise details about how it’s practiced. Buckland theorized the following:
“It seems probable the smoke would be interpreted according to volume, density, and the way in which it ascended. The direction in which it moves would be important, as would the consistency of it. Broiling, swirling, thick smoke might indicate troubles and problems. Thin, whispy, sporadic smoke could mean something too. (Editorial Note: thin whispy sporadic smoke sounds like it carries the message, ‘your plan/wish/desire is weak sauce, the energy simply isn’t there, and barring a miracle, it isn’t likely to be fulfilled.’).…Straight smoke could indicate slight activity of an inconsequential nature. If the smoke assumed unusual shapes, this too would be significant.” (Editorial Note: smoke assuming unusual shapes sounds like ‘there are strange energies at work surrounding the matter in question, and the result may surprise everybody).
All things worth keeping in mind. And while book-learning is good and helpful for learning divination methods, there comes a time when you need to actually practice in order to learn further, especially for something as insubstantial as smoke divination. Which brings us to the next page…