https://superphysics.org/tags/soothsayers/ Recent content in Soothsayers on Superphysics Hugo en Tue, 14 Jan 2020 00:00:00 +0000 https://superphysics.org/research/ibn-khaldun/muqaddimah/chapter-1/part-6h/ Tue, 14 Jan 2020 00:00:00 +0000 https://superphysics.org/research/ibn-khaldun/muqaddimah/chapter-1/part-6h/ <p>Soothsayers are persons who:</p> <ul> <li>gaze into transparent bodies, such as mirrors, bowls, or water, and</li> <li>examine the hearts, livers, and bones of animals, as well as those who cast pebbles and (date) pits</li> </ul> <!-- they are constitutionally less well fitted for supernatural perception than soothsayers. --> <p>The real soothsayer does not need to make much of an effort in order to lift the veil of sensual perception.</p>