The word is a combination of Urticāria from new Latin and manteia from Greek. The first means nettle and the second fortune-telling. Should not be taken literally t ego significance, because divination technique is not based on the nettle, and itching feeling in specific parts of the body.
Probably many of us have met this method without even knowing that it is divination. It is most popular to read the itching of the left ear as stalking by someone. Below is the full list of interpretations at rticariaomancy :
Left ear, Left cheek – someone is talking badly about you.
Right ear, right cheek – someone speaks well of you.
Head – Promotion in position and general happiness.
Right eye or eyebrow – Meeting with an old friend
Left eye or eyebrow – Big disappointment.
Nose (inside) – Problems and sadness.
Nose (outside) – you’ll be kissed.
Lips – someone talks about you without respect.
Neck – illness of a family member.
Right arm – Heritage.
Left arm – sadness.
Right Elbow – Pleasant and exciting news.
Left Elbow – Bad News.
Right hand – a lot of money.
Left hand – you’ll have to pay the debt.
Spine – disappointments.
Stomach – dinner invitation.
Thighs – change of residence.
Right knee – happy journey.
Left knee – A journey plagued by unhappiness.
Shin – an unpleasant surprise.
Right dice – receiving money
Feet – a difficult journey
All over the body – business trouble usually caused by enemies.
Like most divination techniques, it originates from distant times.