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Good Omens...And Bad: Prophecy in Theory and Practice, Lab Five

Friday, October 6, Second Period

The room is arranged in a combined of big, extremely comfortable looking armchairs and piles of large, also comfortable looking cushions and pillows. The lights are dimmer than usual, there is the faintest hint of a scent, as if of fresh spring air, and very soft music is playing.

"First off, I want to remind everyone to hand in your take-home test from last week. And in honor of Homecoming, there will be no homework today.

We're veering from the printed syllabus a bit for today's class, because I want to match our labs a little better to the class lectures. On Monday, we discussed dream interpretation. Today, we're going to experiment a bit with our dreams.

Before we begin, I want to stress two things to you. First: this lab exercise is entirely voluntary. Anyone who feels uncomfortable participating need only speak up, and I will assign a different exercise. Second: you are completely safe. This room is protected from any outside interference, and the only...energies, so to speak, that will be able to access it are those that are connected to you personally. The source of your own sight, your own prophetic abilities. Nothing can hurt you, and I will be keeping a close watch on everyone.

Now, the exercise. I want you to get comfortable. Curl up in one of the chairs, find a place on the cushions, whatever you prefer. Count to one hundred, or recite Latin verbs, or whatever it is you usual do to calm your mind so that you can sleep. I'll help you along, so that once you're in a relaxed state, you'll be sure to fall asleep. You may not reach a dream state, but if you do, once you awaken I'd like you to write down anything you recall about the dreams you had in your journal. You won't be sharing these with the class, although you are more than welcome to come and see me next week if you have anything you'd like to talk about with me."

Anyone who decides to participate in the lab will find that the atmosphere of the room is incredibly relaxing, and very conducive to sleep. The naps will actually only last about twenty minutes, leaving plenty of class time afterwards for writing down notes or chatting with the other students.

[ooc: As the professor says, this is an entirely voluntary lab exercise. If your character is absolutely dead set against trying it, just let him know. Anyone not participating might be asked to help monitor the others. If you do dream, and you want something to happen, please ping me in the OOC thread so I know to keep watch on your character specifically. Please wait for OCD threads are up. Have at!]

Syllabus
Class Roster
Classes Linkdrop
Lab Partner List

Re: Sign In

[identity profile] lilpunkinbelly.livejournal.com 2006-10-06 03:45 am (UTC)(link)
Dawn Summers
nadiathesaint: (zombie ooc)

Re: OOC

[personal profile] nadiathesaint 2006-10-06 03:53 am (UTC)(link)
Oh hell yeah. I've been waiting for this.

Er, is it alright if Nadia has a super-cracktastic dream involving horrible things happening to her and her friends (from canon, no less), combined with scribbling random things into a notebook while she does it?

*flutters eyelashes innocently*

Re: Sign In

[identity profile] strongestgirl.livejournal.com 2006-10-06 04:11 am (UTC)(link)
Pippi Longstocking

Re: Sign In

[identity profile] singasoloduet.livejournal.com 2006-10-06 04:12 am (UTC)(link)
Agnes Nitt

Re: Hand In Your Homework

[identity profile] strongestgirl.livejournal.com 2006-10-06 05:03 am (UTC)(link)
1. You should always borrow a friends supplies when performing divination.

FALSE

2. Chiromancy (or chieromancy) is the art of divination by the bumps on a person's head.

FALSE

3. The line on the palm known as the Life Line is an accurate way of telling how long a person is going to live.

FALSE

4. The Head Line indicates a person's tendency toward either creative or analytical thinking.

TRUE

Short Answer

5. What preparations and/or precautions should you take before beginning an attempt at divination?

THE PERSON DOING DIVINATION SHOULD MAKE SURE THEY ARE IN A SAFE AND COMFORTABLE PLACE. THEIR EQUIPMENT SHOULD BE CLEAN AND WELL TAKEN CARE OF.

6. Explain why a person might want to know the future?

MOST OFTEN PEOPLE WANT TO KNOW THE FUTURE FOR PERSONAL GAIN. THE DESIRE TO AVERT DISASTER IS ALSO POPULAR.

Bonus Question: What is Gyromancy?
GAINING HIDDEN KNOWLEDGE THROUGH DELIGHTFUL GREEK FOOD MADE WITH LAMB.

Re: Lab Exercise

[identity profile] strongestgirl.livejournal.com 2006-10-06 05:05 am (UTC)(link)
Pippi finds a comfy place to sit and waits to see if her lab partner would like her to sit with him while he tries to have a dream.
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Re: Sign In

[personal profile] nadiathesaint 2006-10-06 05:11 am (UTC)(link)
Nadia Santos
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Re: Hand In Your Homework

[personal profile] nadiathesaint 2006-10-06 05:12 am (UTC)(link)
Nadia totally handwavily as her mun is focused on crazy dream writing turned in the assignment.
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Re: Lab Exercise

[personal profile] nadiathesaint 2006-10-06 05:14 am (UTC)(link)
Nadia stretched out on a big nest pile of cushions, setting her dream journal down well within easy reach.

Was she a bit nervous?

Well, yes. But Mr. Aziraphale promised there would be no outside influences or anything.

She wondered if Rambaldi counted.
demonbelthazor: (Belthazor)

Re: Sign In

[personal profile] demonbelthazor 2006-10-06 11:58 am (UTC)(link)
Belthazor
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Re: Lab Exercise

[personal profile] demonbelthazor 2006-10-06 12:00 pm (UTC)(link)
Bel refused to participate.
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Re: Hand In Your Homework

[personal profile] demonbelthazor 2006-10-06 12:04 pm (UTC)(link)
1. False.

2. False.

3. False.

4. True.

Short Answer

5. You should make yourself feel safe and comfortable.

6. So they can change it.

Bonus Question: Gyromancy involves writing the alphabet on the ground in a largish circle around the diviner. From there, the diviner will spin on their feet until they stop and stumble upon a letter, which then is recorded.
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Re: Sign In

[personal profile] sensethevisions 2006-10-06 12:13 pm (UTC)(link)
Phoebe Halliwell
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Re: Lab Exercise

[personal profile] sensethevisions 2006-10-06 12:14 pm (UTC)(link)
Phoebe settled down near Nadia and got comfortable with her dream journal close by.
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Re: Hand In Your Homework

[personal profile] sensethevisions 2006-10-06 12:15 pm (UTC)(link)
Alas, as Phoebe wasn't in Fandom last week, she knows nothing of this test...
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Re: Hand In Your Homework

[personal profile] sensethevisions 2006-10-06 01:34 pm (UTC)(link)
Phoebe is happy to take the test home to do and turn in on Monday.

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