Post by Rose on Sept 3, 2004 13:04:02 GMT -5
As you sit down in your seat and start talking to your friends Professor Daiz walks in carrying her two year old daughter and a hell hound was following her. She hears people gasp adn she turns to the class and smiles, 'Its alright. Killer wont hurt anyone inless Killer feels the need to protect me or Elizabeth...' She sits Eli down beside Killer who was curled up by Prof Daiz's desk. 'Ok, today seeing that some were a bit confused on the last lesson. I'm starting from the beginning and doing things with baby-ish steps...' Someone raised a hand. 'Yes?'
'I was wondering what you meant by baby-ish steps?' Daiz smiles and looks at the student. 'You'll see.' She hits the board and a lecture appears.
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The true dif of Divination is: successful conjecture by unusual insight or good luck; a prediction uttered under divine inspiration; the art or gift of prophecy (or the pretense of prophecy) by supernatural means.
Divination has been a part of human existence for ages. The writings by our ancestors of ancient civilizations show us that divination was very much a part of their culture. Ancient Egyptian texts reveal that astrology and dreams were used by their high priests. There is an authentic record of a Chinese monach in 1146 B.C consulting the soothsayers of his time. The Etruscans as far back as the 1st millenium BC, divined by observing bird behavior . The key-point in writings of the ancient Greek dramatist, Sophocles, was divination as in Oedipus Rex. The Babylonians, the Saimese and the Burmese practiced divination. We as human beings have utilized divination for a long time.
Assignment:
1. Give one dif of Divination.
2. What do Ancient Egyptian texts reveal to us?
3. Name 2 cultures that did divination.
4. Who observed bird behavior?
5. Who was Sophocles?
'I was wondering what you meant by baby-ish steps?' Daiz smiles and looks at the student. 'You'll see.' She hits the board and a lecture appears.
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The true dif of Divination is: successful conjecture by unusual insight or good luck; a prediction uttered under divine inspiration; the art or gift of prophecy (or the pretense of prophecy) by supernatural means.
Divination has been a part of human existence for ages. The writings by our ancestors of ancient civilizations show us that divination was very much a part of their culture. Ancient Egyptian texts reveal that astrology and dreams were used by their high priests. There is an authentic record of a Chinese monach in 1146 B.C consulting the soothsayers of his time. The Etruscans as far back as the 1st millenium BC, divined by observing bird behavior . The key-point in writings of the ancient Greek dramatist, Sophocles, was divination as in Oedipus Rex. The Babylonians, the Saimese and the Burmese practiced divination. We as human beings have utilized divination for a long time.
Assignment:
1. Give one dif of Divination.
2. What do Ancient Egyptian texts reveal to us?
3. Name 2 cultures that did divination.
4. Who observed bird behavior?
5. Who was Sophocles?