[Divination](divination.md) # Germanic Divination • They had a high regard for auspices and lot casting Method 1. Break off a branch of a fruit tree 2. Slice it into strips and carve runes (notis) on them 3. Throw them randomly onto a white cloth 4. Priest/father of the household, would first pray to the gods and gaze heavenward 5. He would pick 3, one at a time, and read their meaning a. If the lots forbid the enterprise, no more consultation that day b. If the lots allow it, further confirmation is required