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THE IMAGINAL COSMOS Date of Publication: 2007 In The Imaginal Cosmos "…new theories and methods for the study of
divination are suggested: most significantly, a phenomenological approach,
which considers divinatory knowledge and practice on its own terms. As
many of the authors are practitioners of astrology and divination, the
divide between 'etic' and 'emic' perspectives begins to close, pointing
towards a new methodology not only for divination, but for religious
studies in general."
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Prior
to the scientific revolution, prophetic practices could be comprehended in
the context of the prevailing world view. To date modern science has been
unable to verify the credibility of such arts. Contemporary findings in a
variety of disciplines however, suggest that we may indeed have some
form(s) of prior knowledge of the future. If so, our view of prophecy and
the prophetic arts could be due for revision.