Divination Dr Max Nelson Classics The farther backward
Divination Dr. Max Nelson Classics “The farther backward you can look, the farther forward you are likely to see. ” Winston Churchill “It’s tough to make predictions, especially about the future. ” Yogi Berra
Divination Definition A preternatural or supernatural or occult means of gaining knowledge (of the past, present, or future) and also usually guidance. ____________________ The scientific method: a means of gaining knowledge based on observations of facts and patterns, the analysis of empirical data, the formation of hypotheses, testing, and debate. Creative speculation: a means of gaining knowledge based on extrapolating from known facts by means of the imagination.
Divination Today - Less widespread than in the past. - Fewer forms are in common use than in the past. - Many forms are highly simplified.
Divination Types 1) Inductive 2) Based on the observation of exterior signs which can indicate facts through a symbolic link, a sympathetic connection, or through divine intervention or miracle. 2) Intuitive Based on the interior apprehension, through a natural innate ability or divine aid, of facts.
Divination Inductive By Signs, Omens, and Prodigies
Divination Inductive By Examining Animal Entrails (Haruspicy)
Divination Inductive Through Physical Features (Physiognomy)
Divination Inductive Through the Stars (Astrology)
Divination Inductive Through Dreams (Oneiromancy)
Divination Intuitive Through Oracles or Prophets
Divination Intuitive By Staring at a Point (Scrying)
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