The Importance of Oracles on Earth
In the belief system of earthlings, oracles play an important role. Before each task or decision, individuals will consult divine opinion and guidance through the oracle, which is a small, sacred object that opens the gate for people to enter the spiritual world.
In order to get the oracle, people have to go to the temple and talk to the augur there, who will give them advice about the right oracle to choose. Before the augur hands over the oracle, people first have to serve a sacrifice. The possession of the oracle is a symbol of status in this society; the bigger sacrifice they give, the more modern oracle they can have and the higher status they can get. Only certain people can afford to have such an oracle. But it is possible for less wealthy people to have this kind of oracle by giving smaller sacrifice and serve it constantly every lunar cycle until it reaches the whole figures of required sacrifice. Ancient oracles don't enjoy as much status as more modern ones.
During the divination ritual, repeated many times a day, individuals enter a trance state and become fully absorbed in the communication with the oracle, ignoring their surroundings. They receive answers to everyday questions, guidance to what they should do during the day and even revelations of future meteorological events.
Predictions or wise advices come through the oracle in form of cryptic symbols inscribed on its surface, and also as chanting and different notations. Whenever a counsel must be revealed to someone, a hypnotic chanting starts, to which the person immediately responds. That is the beginning of the revelation ritual. Yet, to let the prediction come out from the oracle, a person has first to touch it softly with his finger.
Since people consider the oracle to be very precious, they usually dress it with a beautiful cloth or even a black leather mantle. Being without the oracle, people start feeling nervous and expect something bad to happen. Therefore, they always hold the oracle tight in their hands wherever they go. In addition, because of their important role, oracles inspire many painters to draw big paintings that can be found practically in every corner of the streets.
Those who own an oracle must please their supreme being by making an offering in every 30-day cycle, in order to keep the celestial powers of the magical object, and to continue receiving prophetic opinion.
In order to get the oracle, people have to go to the temple and talk to the augur there, who will give them advice about the right oracle to choose. Before the augur hands over the oracle, people first have to serve a sacrifice. The possession of the oracle is a symbol of status in this society; the bigger sacrifice they give, the more modern oracle they can have and the higher status they can get. Only certain people can afford to have such an oracle. But it is possible for less wealthy people to have this kind of oracle by giving smaller sacrifice and serve it constantly every lunar cycle until it reaches the whole figures of required sacrifice. Ancient oracles don't enjoy as much status as more modern ones.
During the divination ritual, repeated many times a day, individuals enter a trance state and become fully absorbed in the communication with the oracle, ignoring their surroundings. They receive answers to everyday questions, guidance to what they should do during the day and even revelations of future meteorological events.
Predictions or wise advices come through the oracle in form of cryptic symbols inscribed on its surface, and also as chanting and different notations. Whenever a counsel must be revealed to someone, a hypnotic chanting starts, to which the person immediately responds. That is the beginning of the revelation ritual. Yet, to let the prediction come out from the oracle, a person has first to touch it softly with his finger.
Since people consider the oracle to be very precious, they usually dress it with a beautiful cloth or even a black leather mantle. Being without the oracle, people start feeling nervous and expect something bad to happen. Therefore, they always hold the oracle tight in their hands wherever they go. In addition, because of their important role, oracles inspire many painters to draw big paintings that can be found practically in every corner of the streets.
Those who own an oracle must please their supreme being by making an offering in every 30-day cycle, in order to keep the celestial powers of the magical object, and to continue receiving prophetic opinion.