Comments on: Soothsayers, Diviners, Prophecy, Oracles & THOSE IN POWER http://www.timboucher.com/journal/2008/12/23/soothsayers-diviners-prophecy-oracles-those-in-power/ public domain playground. friendly entities welcome. Sun, 22 Nov 2009 09:11:24 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: Korean Wizard Arrested For Being Too Magical - [tmbchr]â„¢ http://www.timboucher.com/journal/2008/12/23/soothsayers-diviners-prophecy-oracles-those-in-power/comment-page-1/#comment-132956 Korean Wizard Arrested For Being Too Magical - [tmbchr]â„¢ Tue, 13 Jan 2009 02:36:18 +0000 http://www.timboucher.com/journal/2008/12/23/soothsayers-diviners-prophecy-oracles-those-in-power/#comment-132956 [...] Yesterday, a story appeared that Minerva was arrested. Now why do you think they would go and do a thing like that? [Directly relevant link about the political power of diviners in feudal Japan] [...] [...] Yesterday, a story appeared that Minerva was arrested. Now why do you think they would go and do a thing like that? [Directly relevant link about the political power of diviners in feudal Japan] [...]

]]> By: Pre-Christmas Google Keyword Trends (Before I Leave) - [tmbchr]â„¢ http://www.timboucher.com/journal/2008/12/23/soothsayers-diviners-prophecy-oracles-those-in-power/comment-page-1/#comment-126268 Pre-Christmas Google Keyword Trends (Before I Leave) - [tmbchr]â„¢ Wed, 24 Dec 2008 16:40:36 +0000 http://www.timboucher.com/journal/2008/12/23/soothsayers-diviners-prophecy-oracles-those-in-power/#comment-126268 [...] This one may be more prescient, or else a coincidence… Yesterday on this site and on related Twitter accounts, we spoke a great deal about clouds, cloud computing, cloud shamanism, cloud warfare, etc and we even spoke about divining the future. Today, we see as number 17 in the top 100 USA Google trends, “lenticular clouds.” So this is a direct hit, since I had downloaded two photos of lenticular clouds at that time to use in upcoming posts. Here they are: [...] [...] This one may be more prescient, or else a coincidence… Yesterday on this site and on related Twitter accounts, we spoke a great deal about clouds, cloud computing, cloud shamanism, cloud warfare, etc and we even spoke about divining the future. Today, we see as number 17 in the top 100 USA Google trends, “lenticular clouds.” So this is a direct hit, since I had downloaded two photos of lenticular clouds at that time to use in upcoming posts. Here they are: [...]

]]> By: #USR04 http://www.timboucher.com/journal/2008/12/23/soothsayers-diviners-prophecy-oracles-those-in-power/comment-page-1/#comment-126185 #USR04 Tue, 23 Dec 2008 18:29:37 +0000 http://www.timboucher.com/journal/2008/12/23/soothsayers-diviners-prophecy-oracles-those-in-power/#comment-126185 <blockquote>Onmyōji were specialists in magic and divination. Their court responsibilities ranged from tasks such as keeping track of the calendar, to mystical duties such as divination and protection of the capital from evil spirits. They could divine auspicious or harmful influences in the earth, and were instrumental in the moving of capitals. It is said that an onmyōji could also summon and control shikigami.</blockquote>

Onmyōji were specialists in magic and divination. Their court responsibilities ranged from tasks such as keeping track of the calendar, to mystical duties such as divination and protection of the capital from evil spirits. They could divine auspicious or harmful influences in the earth, and were instrumental in the moving of capitals. It is said that an onmyōji could also summon and control shikigami.

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