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Belomancy
Belomancy, also bolomancy, is the ancient art of divination by use of arrows. Belomancy was anciently practised at least by Babylonians, Greeks, Arabs and Scythians.
The arrows were typically marked with occult symbols and had to have feathers for every method. In one method, different possible answers to a given question were written and tied to each arrow. The arrow that flew the furthest indicated the answer. Another method involves the same thing, but without shooting the arrows. They would simply be shuffled in the quiver, worn preferrably on the back, and the first arrow to be drawn indicated the answer. A lost traveller might also use belomancy to find his way, by tossing the arrow into the air, and letting its angle show him the way.
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