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One might well ask, why would anyone want to be a seer? Consider the life of poor Thomas the Rhymer: he could not say anything other than the truth. One hopes that he was gifted at keeping his mouth shut, for otherwise he would be forever getting into all sorts of trouble, by both frightening and angering those who may not appreciate the truthful words spoken by him. Such a person might not always make for cheerful dinner conversation, and could certainly gain a reputation as being dour and pessimistic! Of course, with the discipline of a well-shut mouth, he could learn to speak only about the good things due to happen, but even that would exact its toll—for, after all, we cannot always tell if something is good or bad, even as it happens, and perhaps not even for years afterward. A seer like Thomas could survive only by warning his listeners that, like a good referee, “he calls them likes he sees them”—and leave the value-assessment up to others.

The role of a seer is essentially social. There’s no point in visionary ability strictly for yourself (sure, there’s the idea of being able to clean up at the stock market, but what good is that, if there’s no one to share it with?). The only sustainable and meaningful reason to access hidden wisdom and spiritual vision would be to give it away.