Good Omens...And Bad: Prophecy in Theory and Practice, Class Six

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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."

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Here's the place to ask any questions you might have during the test review.

Test!

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SHORT ANSWER
1. Define prophecy.

2. What was the Delphic Sibyl?

3. Describe one work of written literature that contains prophetic work.

4. There are six dream types that nearly everyone experiences at some point. One of these is Flying. What are the other five?

SHORT ESSAY
5. Explain three of the eleven Principles of Interpreting Prophecy that were discussed in class.

6. Michel de Nostradamus never accepted the title of Prophet, and was considered by many of his peers to be incompetent in the field of astrology. His written prophecies are filled with references to earlier literary works. In fact, the work that he is most famous for is titled The Prophecies by M. Michel Nostradamus, not The Prophecies of M. Michel Nostradamus. Despite all of this, he continues to be revered as one of the foremost prophetic figures in Earth history. In your opinion, should Nostradamus be considered a seer, a charlatan, or something in between. Explain.


7. BONUS: Do you feel that the subject of a prophecy should be informed of what that prophecy says? Why or why not?

Talk Amongst Yourselves

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After Class

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