Omphalomancy

Omphalomancy is a method of divination used to determine an individual's character or fate by interpreting the size, shape and peculiarities of their navel (belly button).^[1]

Human female navel

In Buddhist tradition, the shape of the navel is classified and associated with certain types of behaviour. In ancient Chinese culture this was developed into a science.^[2]

Omphalomancy is also used to determine the number of future children a mother may have, based on the number of knots in a child's umbilical cord^[3] or the number of marks or bands on the navel.^[4]