geomancy /ˈdʒiːəʊˌmænsi/ noun2 •A method of divination using earth or the ground, such as interpreting markings on the ground or how handfuls of dirt land when tossed.In geomancy, the enquirer himself was asked to stab the earth at random with a pointed stick. The soothsayer then read the dots. — 1973 •feng shui; Chinese geomancy.There was [...] a striking similarity between Mesopotamian and Chinese thinking - if not method - in the concept of feng-shui, the Chinese system of geomancy, or divination by topographical features. — 1978 formsgeomancies
