A Journey Through Divination and Astronomy

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Pottermore Publishing. A Journey Through Divination and Astronomy

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INTRODUCTION TO THE SERIES

DIVINATION

Part 1: From RUnes to Oracle Bones

Part 2: Crystal Balls, Possessed Mirrors and a Fragrant Witch

Part 3: Palms, Cards and Cups of Tea

ASTRONOMY

Part 1: From a Star Chart to a Dog Star

Part 2: An Astrolabe, an Orrery and a Celestial Globe

Part 3: Heads in the Stars

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Part 1: From Runes to Oracle Bones

Part 2: Crystal Balls, Possessed Mirrors and a Fragrant Witch

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When would you consult your Mor Doo? For any difficult decision that had to be made, or for a major life choice, a trip to the Mor Doo was in order: questions might include whether to marry someone, start a business or build a new house, and if so where to build it. Travelling was dangerous back then, so people would even consult on taking trips. Falling ill was seen as a symptom of mental sickness as much as physical. Emotional strains on relationships could all add up to making someone ill, so the Mor Doo consulted on how to sort out issues with relationships in the community. Feelings of guilt and remorse, or any extreme emotions, were thought to make one sick. A divination specialist would tell you exactly what to do.

How the Mor Doo would interpret the book is complex. The twelve animals in the zodiac were combined with five elements: water, fire, earth, wood and metal. And multiplied together, this would give you sixty possible years. To make it more complicated, each of these sixty years was combined with a female or male avatar, or sometimes a different figure, to take it to 120 options. The idea was that you could determine someone’s birth year within the range of 120 years, and if you added the reign of a king, you could hone in on which particular year was mentioned.

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