Botanomancy From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Botanomancy is the art of divination by burning branches of trees or herbs.[1] The most common branches used are vervain and briar.[2] The fire and the smoke are both read to indicate which course of action should be taken.[2] References [1]Geoffrey Taylor (December 7, 1987). "Terms Of Reference: Why Pythagoras never had a theorem on brochomancy". The Guardian. [2]"Botanomancy". The Element Encyclopedia of the Psychic World. Harper Element. 2006. p. 84. This occult-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by adding missing information.vte Related Articles