thumb|right|A golden ring. Associated with Sunday in dactylomancy practices of the Middle Ages.
Dactylomancy, from the Greek word for finger, is a term used by proponents to define a form of divination using rings.
Modern dactylomancy
In some traditions of dactylomancy, a ring is suspended like a pendulum above a surface that is marked with letters or symbols. The direction of the swing indicates which symbols are to be consulted, or which letter are to be formed into a message, in answer to a specific question. Another tradition follows the same pattern as Séance table-rapping. In it a ring is suspended from a tumbler so that it may touch the sides if swung and a code is agreed upon (e.g., 1 for yes, 2 for no). A question is then posed and the number of the times that the ring strikes the side of the tumbler is interpreted as being an answer.
Modern dactylomancy is usually associated with spiritualism and new age beliefs, rather Parapsychology.
See also
- Methods of divination