A gruesome ancient Roman form of divination through human sacrifice. Although most commonly used to describe the interpretation of the entrails, especially the intestines, of a sacrificed man, woman or child, it also refers to interpreting screams and death spasms of the sacrificial victim.
Readers, please enjoy this guest blog post by Sandra Kynes, author of several books, including The Herb Gardener's Essential Guide, Plant Magic, and the new Witches' Encyclopedia of Magical Plants, among many others.
Although a few old books...