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Good Omens...And Bad: Prophecy in Theory and Practice, Class Six
Monday, October 9, First Period
Since it would be the first sign of the apocalypse if there wasn't a table laden with breakfast pastries and tea...there is indeed a table laden with breakfast pastries and tea. There is also a pile of review handouts for the students to pick up on their way in.
"Good morning everyone. I hope you all had an enjoyable time at the Homecoming festivities. Before we begin, I'd like to remind Miss Halliwell to please turn in your take-home test from the Lab." He smiled at Phoebe.
"Today we're going to have a review of the material we've covered in the first five weeks of class, followed by a test on that material. Your handouts should help you in reviewing, and this is the time to ask any questions you might have."
REVIEW:
Review of Class One: Definitions, categories of divination, prophecy in daily life
Review of Class Two: major historical figures
Review of Class Three: prophecy in legend and folklore
Review of Class Four: interpreting prophecy
Review of Class Five: dream symbolism
TEST:Test can be found in the OCD threads, handwavey or real answers as you like.
HOMEWORK:
"Your homework assignment is to consider how you would react to the following scenario: You have an acquaintance who is the subject of a personal prophecy. They are aware of this prophecy, and are unhappy with the predicted outcome. What sort of advice would you offer them, and how would you support them in their decision to either accept or reject their role in the prophecy? This assignment is only for personal contemplation, you are not required to submit any sort of written answers."
Syllabus
Class Roster
Classes Linkdrop
[ooc:Please wait for OCD threads are up and ready to be tagged!]
Since it would be the first sign of the apocalypse if there wasn't a table laden with breakfast pastries and tea...there is indeed a table laden with breakfast pastries and tea. There is also a pile of review handouts for the students to pick up on their way in.
"Good morning everyone. I hope you all had an enjoyable time at the Homecoming festivities. Before we begin, I'd like to remind Miss Halliwell to please turn in your take-home test from the Lab." He smiled at Phoebe.
"Today we're going to have a review of the material we've covered in the first five weeks of class, followed by a test on that material. Your handouts should help you in reviewing, and this is the time to ask any questions you might have."
REVIEW:
Review of Class One: Definitions, categories of divination, prophecy in daily life
Review of Class Two: major historical figures
Review of Class Three: prophecy in legend and folklore
Review of Class Four: interpreting prophecy
Review of Class Five: dream symbolism
TEST:
HOMEWORK:
"Your homework assignment is to consider how you would react to the following scenario: You have an acquaintance who is the subject of a personal prophecy. They are aware of this prophecy, and are unhappy with the predicted outcome. What sort of advice would you offer them, and how would you support them in their decision to either accept or reject their role in the prophecy? This assignment is only for personal contemplation, you are not required to submit any sort of written answers."
Syllabus
Class Roster
Classes Linkdrop
[ooc:
Re: Test!
2. The priestess who would breathe in natural gasses that came up through a crack in the earth at Delphi and answer questions about the future.
3. Accurate Prophecies of the Nice Witch Agnes Nutter
4. Falling, Naked, Test, Chase, and Teeth.
5.
- 1. Understand the point of prophesy. ((Pippi wasn't sure what that meant actually but she knew it was the right answer.
- 2. Remember the prophesy doesn't negate free will. When giving the prophesy, try to make sure your audience understands that as well.
- 3. Give careful consideration to the meaning of the words. As words are tricky things even when not dealing with prophesy.
- 4. Understand what kind of prophesy you're dealing with.
- 5. Is the prophesy concerned with long term or short term?
- 6. Keep in mind the source of the prophesy, as cultural influences may come into play.
- 7. Understanding the "voice" of the prophesy. Is it poetic, musical, rambling? Punctuation can make the words mean different things, is the way the words are parsed a result of what the prophesy is trying to say? Or because it's being made to fit a certain cadence? This goes back to #3.
- 8. Is the prophesy conditional? Despite #2, the prophesy may be telling you that you have a better chance of avoiding or bringing about an event if certain other events happen or do not happen.
- 9. Has the prophesy already been fulfilled? Is the prophesy about a recurring event?
- 10. Just because something important has happened, doesn't mean there was a prophesy about it. Some prophesies could be about events that would be insignificant to all but one or a few people.
- 11. Interpreting a prophesy is tricky, watch yourself.
6. I could not say that Nostradamus was a charlatan. Going by information we have about his work in other areas, such as medicine, and things written about him by his family and associates, he seems to have been an earnest fellow. The humility shown in the use of the word "by" rather then "of", while I suppose it could be false, is refreshing. I would call him a seer. Though I would not venture a guess as to if everything he saw was genuine.
7. In many ways, this is the question that prompted me to join this class. There is not room nor time for me to express my feelings, though they are somewhat clearer then they had been.