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

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Friday, November 10, Second Period

Along with the usual spread of hot drinks and pastries, there are carefully arranged boxes of little coins, sticks, and other sundry divination accoutrements.

"Today we're doing an exercise in a specific type of bibliomancy, divination through the I Ching. There are a number of ways to accomplish this, some of them quite complex. For today's lab exercise, you're going to work with your partner and these handouts. Choose a casting method and try a few passes to see what you come up with.

"There will be no homework assignment today, unless you count my expectation of seeing all of you on the bus this afternoon for our field trip."

Syllabus
Class Roster
Classes Linkdrop
Lab Partner List

[ooc: Any supplies you might need for the various casting methods: turtle shell, yarrow sticks, etc, are available in the classroom. Please wait for OCD threads are up, class is in session!]

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COMING TO MEET. The maiden is powerful.
One should not marry such a maiden.

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Nadia Santos

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Joxer

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S.T. Anders

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DIFFICULTY AT THE BEGINNING works supreme success,
Furthering through perseverance.
Nothing should be undertaken.
It furthers one to appoint helpers.

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Nadia started building a tiny log cabin while she waited for Phoebe to join her.

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Phoebe dropped down in her seat. "Morning."

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"Hey. Enjoy your week off?"

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Joxer scratched his head and frowned at the lab exercise notes.

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"You confused too?"

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"Just a little," Joxer said. "Erm... more like a lot, actually."

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Anders was using the coins to do Pyramid play diagrams on his notebook as he waited for John. What? They worked.

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John looked over at the diagrams. "What's that?"

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"Just working on a new idea for a offensive play," Anders said absently, rearranging a couple of coins. "Kind of hard to tell how well it'd actually work on the court, though. So, you wanna get some of this casting stuff done?"

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Pippi waits for Sam, she's fiddling with coins.

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"Hey," Sam greeted her, smiling.

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"Hey!" Pippi smiled back. "Ready for an exciting weekend?"

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Bel who would be afk all day, woes waited for Blair.

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Woe!

Blair plopped next to Bel and moved the little box of casting supplies out of the way. "No schoolwork till we chat, man. Which just goes to show you how serious I'm taking this."

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HA! My car battery died, and thus I will be two hours late for TIME MANAGEMENT training, so I'm blowing it off, yay.

"Chat about what?" Bel said, feigning ignorance. "Vegas? Hey, Anders and Dean and I are making plans to investigate a cult of vampires, wanna come with us?"

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Dawn read through the handouts as she waited for Lyra and tried to practice her casting method with some quarters from her pocket.

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APPROACH has supreme success.
Perseverance furthers.
When the eighth month comes,
There will be misfortune.

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INNER TRUTH. Pigs and fishes.
Good fortune.
It furthers one to cross the great water.
Perseverance furthers.

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SHOCK brings success.
Shock comes-oh, oh!
Laughing words -ha, ha!
The shock terrifies for a hundred miles,
And he does not let fall the sacrificial spoon and chalice.