Apantomancy
Apantomancy is divination through random encounters with objects, animals or people. Originally European folkloric: meeting a black cat, breaking a mirror, finding a coin in the street — each randomness becomes an omen. Closely linked to popular European superstition.
Classic omens
- Black cat — bad luck (Western tradition); good luck (British tradition).
- Coin found — financial gain coming.
- Broken mirror — 7 years of bad luck.
- Spider in the morning — sadness.