Germanic Lot Casting

This is a method of predicting the future used by the ancient Germans, as recorded by Tacitus. It was generally done by the state priest for public consultations, or the family patriarch for a private one. Tacitus, P. C., (98). Germania. Ch.10
== Method ==
# Break off the branch of a fruit tree and slice it into strips. 
# Mark these strips with runes (likely the Elder Futhark runes owing to the dating of this practice).
# Throw them onto a white cloth.
# Pray to the gods.
# Gaze intently at the sky.
# Pick up three of the strips, one at a time, and read their meaning from the runes on them. 
# If the runes forbid an enterprise, then the rite is ended and should not be repeated that day. If they allow it, the ritual can be repeated to get more information. 
== References ==
Category:Rituals
Category:Germania
Category:Divination