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catoptromancy

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Ca`top´tro`man`cy
n.1.(Antiq.) A species of divination, which was performed by letting down a mirror into water, for a sick person to look at his face in it. If his countenance appeared distorted and ghastly, it was an ill omen; if fresh and healthy, it was favorable.
catoptromancy
a form of divination involving a crystal ball or mirrors.
See also: Divination
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While in catoptromancy visions can be seen that do not involve the agency of angels or other spirits, all known examples of crystallomancy do include the appearance of divine assistants such as Dee's angels.
Shows in the showstone: a theater of alchemy and apocalypse in the ... by Harkness, Deborah E. / Renaissance Quarterly
Tying mathematics to nature was the loose weave of practice and observation that Dee (following Thomas Norton) called "archemastrie," which included "the science Alnirangiat" (identified by Clulee as natural magic) as well as a divinatory ars sintrillia or catoptromancy.
John Dee's Natural Philosophy: Between Science and Religion by Copenhaver, Brian P. / Renaissance Quarterly
 
 
 
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