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Sortilegium
Spirits celestial influences and signs · A Chymical Dictionary
At a Glance
The word. Foretelling mediated by spirits.
In the book. Compare Pyromancy, classified through fire, and Somnia, explained through the action of stars during sleep.
A place to read. The historical definition below, 1650 dictionary, unnumbered definition page 43; facsimile PDF page 371.
Historical Definition
Sortilegium is a presage by spirits.
Meaning
The distinguishing feature is the agency attributed to spirits. The entry identifies a kind of presage, without saying what visible sign, instrument or verbal practice is involved.
Use in the Book
Compare Pyromancy, classified through fire, and Somnia, explained through the action of stars during sleep. The dictionary organizes these practices by different media or causes and does not reduce all of them to a single method.
Places to Read
Pyromancy. Divination through the signs of fire.
Somnia. Dreams explained through stellar operations in the sleeper.
Historical source: 1650 dictionary, unnumbered definition page 43; facsimile PDF page 371 — Facsimile