Chapter 49: Divination (Second Recommendation Vote)

As a "soothsayer" who has just entered the door of the occult, Klein does not dare to say that he knows a lot, but he certainly knows a lot more than ordinary people, and knows that all kinds of divination can be divided into three categories according to a certain standard.

And this criterion is where the "revelation" comes from!

The first method of divination includes tarot, poker, pendulum, divination staff and dreams and other types, with the help of the "inquirer" himself spirituality and the spiritual world to communicate with the "revelation", to interpret the results of divination, but the spirit pendulum and divination staff method on spirituality, to the spirit body, to the star spirit body is very high, not extraordinary people can not get accurate and obvious "revelation", while card divination uses the idea of providing fixed symbolic elements in advance, so that ordinary people can ignorant and feel the "revelation" can also be reflected, and the dream is between them.

The second method of divination is spiritual numbers, astrology, and all types of their derivation, the diviner calculates, speculates, and interprets the corresponding results by asking about the objective information provided by people or natural changes, and the initiative is not in the person who asks about it, but in the diviner.

The third method of divination is with the help of a third party other than the diviner and the inquirer, the Disc Immortal and the Pen Immortal that Klein knew in his previous life belong to this category, through a certain ritual, asking for an unknown and mysterious existence to give a direct answer, although ordinary people will most likely not succeed, but if there is a case, and the communication is full of malice or the existence of people who will collapse just by contact, it will often lead to tragedy.

The "Magic Mirror Divination" mentioned by Haynes Vincent just now belongs to this method - in the occult, the mirror is the gateway to the unknown, to the strange, to the spiritual world, so Klein stopped outside the conference room, intending to listen to what the well-known soothsayer would explain in order to decide whether to inform the captain and "copy" the other party's gas meter in the middle of the night.

Of course, there is also a safe way to "magic mirror divination", that is, to pray to the seven orthodox gods for answers, even if it is difficult for ordinary people to get the real "revelation", but at least there will be no danger and sequelae.

And the kind of "magic mirror divination" that is strictly controlled by night watchers, substitute punishers, etc., is to ask for the help of evil gods or mysterious beings believed in by certain organizations, and in addition, it is not possible to make up their own random fabrications, maybe a certain word, a certain trait will attract unknown attention.

In this world of extraordinary power, similar divination will always lead to a very bad outcome, and Crane even suspects that the original owner and Welch and Naya did a similar "black divination" based on the notes of the Antigonus family.

At this time, Henas also explained the principle of Magic Mirror divination to the five members, and began to describe the specific process:

"First of all, according to the deity you believe in, choose the right date and time, which can be determined by the "Astrological Handbook", for example, we all know that Sunday is the symbol of the goddess of the night, the embodiment of rest, and 2 to 3 in the morning, 9 to 10 in the morning, 4 to 5 in the afternoon, 11 to 0 o'clock in the evening, is dominated by the goddess of the night, so the soothsayer who believes in the goddess of the night can perform 'magic mirror divination' during these hours on Sunday. ”

The foundation is solid, isn't it...... Crane nodded slightly with the help of the half-hidden door of the conference room.

I have to say that when the seven churches check and balance each other, some mysterious knowledge is indeed leaked, for example, the "Astrology Handbook" provides a lot of symbolic meanings, but without potions and extraordinary powers, ordinary people can hardly get the desired effect.

"Secondly, we carefully wipe the mirror, it must be a silver-plated mirror, and place it in a position in the house that symbolizes the moon......" Henas demonstrated, using the props in his hand.

No, what is needed at this time is the "spiritual pendulum method", first choose a position, recite seven times in your heart "This is suitable for magic mirror divination", and then look at the direction of the pendant's rotation, clockwise is correct, counterclockwise is wrong...... Of course, if you pray to a malicious, unknown, mysterious being, the location is not the point, but whether he is interested or not...... Crane corrected silently.

At this time, he had the feeling that he was the teacher of the class......

Haynas Vincent couldn't hear what Crane was saying, and his tone was normal, and he detailed the preparations in advance.

After the members had written their notes, he continued:

"When you have finished bathing, make sure that the curtains are all drawn and the door is locked, then light a candle, place it in front of the mirror, and sincerely pray to the deity you believe in, and try to keep the questions as simple as possible, and do not use complicated decorations...... After praying seven times, take your mirror and drop it lightly on the ground, it must be very light...... Remember what it looks like to be broken, it is a revelation given by the gods...... I will elaborate on some of the main symbols. ”

Whew, this is the orthodox "magic mirror divination". Crane breathed a sigh of relief, walked slowly into the conference room, sat down in his previous position, and drank the remaining bit of Southwell coffee in one gulp.

The so-called "orthodoxy" means that it can indeed be enlightened, but it is basically impossible to truly interpret it.

In this step, if the "extraordinary" gets a response, he can see a certain picture directly from the mirror and get a clearer message!

Because there were many symbols formed after the breaking, Haynas talked for a long time, and he did not finish until Edward Steve finished the divination and returned to the conference room.

Klein didn't ask Edward what the gang did divination and what method it used, this is an unwritten rule among soothsayers, and he must strictly abide by it as a "soothsayer", unless the other party takes the initiative to mention it.

"I find that a lot of times, our interpretations are too vague, and they seem to cater to different needs, so that different people can find their own descriptions in the interpretations. Edward took a sip of Xibe black tea and sighed in a low voice, "For example, there are many twists and turns, there are too many hardships, but in the end you will see the dawn, hehe, no one knows when the dawn will come, for example, your journey is not too smooth, but you will definitely arrive alive, hey, the dead will not come to refute me." ”

Because he didn't listen to it from the beginning, he ignored Hainas's "Magic Mirror Divination Course"

"Survivorship bias. Klein added with a smile.

Survivorship bias roughly means that many statistics tend to come only from living, surviving people, ignoring the dead, and the results will be significantly skewed.

"Yes, Russell the Great was a philosopher. Edward exclaimed.

...... Crane picked up the cup without coffee and pretended to take a sip.

Throughout the afternoon, the members were immersed in the astrolabe and the magic mirror divination, and occasionally came over to discuss with Crane and Edward.

At times like these, Crane does his duty as an informal member of the Nightwatcher Squad, trying to steer them away from ideas that may involve the extraordinary, the dangerous.

However, what he wanted to do most was unsuccessful, and several inquirers came and went, but none of them chose him to help with divination.

"Maybe I'll have to take the initiative to 'entertain' next time, and come up with a few words like 'you're in bad luck,' 'you're going to have bad luck lately,' 'nothing will go well for you?' No, it's not like a soothsayer......" Thinking of this, Crane couldn't help but shake his head and laugh at himself.

He grabbed his cane, stood up, and left.

At half past five, Edward Steve put on his coat and was about to walk out of the divination club, when he suddenly saw a familiar figure.

"Good afternoon, Glacis, long time no see. He greeted with a smile, and saw that his friend, who had the same hobby, was dressed in his usual formal attire, with a black bow tie and a pair of monocles hanging from his breast pocket.

Immediately afterwards, he noticed that the other party's face was quite bad, and even the pale yellow and soft hair showed signs of dryness.

"Good afternoon, Edward...... Ahem. Glacis, with a hat in hand, suddenly put his fist to his mouth and coughed a few times.

Edward cared:

"You seem to be sick?"

"A very serious illness, even turned into pneumonia before, if it weren't for my wife who happened to meet a powerful pharmacist who gave me some miraculous potions, I am afraid that you would have to go to the cemetery to see me. Glacis's tone was full of fear and rejoicing.

"Lord, I can't believe how healthy you were before, look, look, you are so weak now! I remember divining you last week, and there was no indication that you were going to get a serious illness. Edward moved his cane and sighed in surprise.

"My own divination results are the same as what you gave, maybe we are not qualified soothsayers yet, and, moreover, ......" Glacis suddenly remembered the events of Monday, and his expression became unusually solemn.

At this moment, the beautiful lady Angelica greeted her, smiling and saluting gently.

After greeting each other, she first paid attention to Glacis's health and offered some advice before casually mentioning:

"Mr. Grassis, the same Mr. Moretti who last asked you for a divination has also joined the club. ”

"The one who came to me last time for divination?" Glacis's eyes lit up, "Lord, where is he?"

"He's gone. Neither Angelica nor Edward could comprehend Glacis's unusual reaction.

Glacis excitedly paced two steps:

"If I'm not at the club the next time he comes, be sure to ask when he'll come back!"

"What's going on, Glacis, did that Mr. Crane Moretti do anything to you?" asked Edward, confused.

Glacis's arm was raised, and he looked directly into Edward and Angelica's inquiring gazes, and replied in an impassioned tone:

"He's a very, very, very magical ......"

With a wave of his arm, Glacis, who used three "very" words to describe it, said loudly:

"Doctor!"

PS: The second is more for recommendation votes