A form of divination using small statues or idols. These were often on altars or attached to walls. It was believed that these household deities could speak to you and give advice.
Readers, please enjoy this guest blog post by Alice Markham-Cantor, author of the new Once & Future Witch Hunt.
My 9x-great-grandmother, Martha Carrier, was hanged in the Salem witch trials. She wasn't a witch. She wasn't an herbalist or a...