A fifth method of floromancy is by making a pendulum out of herbs. Ideally, you should select your herb according to the subject matter your question relates to. Thus, the following is a guide to some herbs and what sort of questions they could be employed to answer:
- Basil – hatred.
- Bay Leaves – the outcome of a situation
- Dill – consolation, luck, money, or a strong attraction to someone
- Endive – frugality, money management, love or lust
- Mint – healing, virtue
- Oregano – birth, peace
- Parsley – celebration, gratitude, useful information
- Rosemary – remembrance, questions about (or addressed-to) the dead
- Sage – domestic matters, wisdom, esteem, new matters.
- Thyme – activity, courage, energy, health and healing, psychic powers, purification, sleep
These are herbs which can commonly be found in a supermarket or somebody’s garden, but any other herbs will suffice, of course. Lace up your sprig or bundle of herbs securely with a nice, long length of yarn or twine, leaving enough line for it to dangle freely. Then, holding the end of the yarn securely in your dominant hand, brace your elbow on the table and start asking questions. Toward you and away from you is commonly considered ‘yes’, while a left-to-right motion is considered ‘no.’ An angled swing from rear-left to front-right or rear-right to front-left is considered a ‘re-phrase your question’ indicator.
A sixth method of floromancy is a variation on the third. With this method, you go through the produce department, or if they have it, the floral department of your local supermarket or grocery store and noting whichever plant-life catches your eye. Then go home with your written list or gallery of photographs on your phone, and look up their meanings. If you could sum up their collective message in a sentence or paragraph, how would it read?