Celtic Ornithomancy (Bird Divination)
Ornithomancy is the practice of divination through the observation of birds. This includes the simple appearance of specific birds, bird flights, and/or the listening of bird song. There are many different aspects to how this works, which we will explore here. I will also give my own personal ornithomancy method, which is based in Gaelic (mostly Irish, of course) mythology and folklore. Even if my method doesn't connect with you, hopefully you can glean enough information to perhaps craft your own method, or at least feel that you understand the Gaelic view of ornithomancy better than before. Druidic Knowledge? We unfortunately don't know much from ancient sources on how exactly the Druids practiced ornithomancy, we only know that they did. It does seem that it was a deeply significant practice for them, as St. Columncille wrote: "I do not hold to the voice of birds, or any luck on the earthly world, or chance or son or woman. Christ the son of God is my Druid."(3). T...