Man has always wanted to know in advance what will happen in the future and also know what happened in the past. The oracles met those needs in all cultures and throughout our history.
An oracle is an intermediary . It is the connection between a divinity or a higher entity and we humans. This mediation is carried out through priests and with tools as dissimilar as the stars of the sky, the fire, the letters or the hands themselves.
Since when do the oracles exist?
In the first existing civilizations, the Shamans were the ones who interpreted the different oracles . They thus became those who could spiritually lead the tribe. They were the doctors of the group and quickly became leaders.
Due to the distribution of tasks, in ancient civilizations it was the woman who had better knowledge of the environment and naturally became the tribe's healer.
The woman knew the healing properties of all plants. He knew what were aphrodisiacs and had knowledge of what the poisonous ones were and what the healing ones were.
The woman-healer became everyone's confidant . His wisdom for the care of childbirth, the care of the sick or the funeral preparations made her a fundamental and necessary character.
First oracular manifestations
It is in Babylon and Caldea where we can find the beginnings of one of the most used oracles throughout the history of mankind, even to this day: Astrology .
The mugaks, priests, already possessed that cosmic wisdom and laid the foundations of Astrology as we know it today, but their higher studies were precursors of other sciences of common practice today, medicine, astronomy or chemistry by Quote some.
Another civilization that was characterized by the use of oracles was the Egyptian. Their priests used in their rituals ivory rods that they used to perform spells that, for example, avoided snake bites .
In ancient Greece, temples that were dedicated to ancient gods, take the name of the oracle of the activity that takes place within its walls.
All social classes consulted the oracle. Even the most raised commanders and even the Kings themselves. Without a doubt, one of the best-known oracles of that time is the Oracle of Delphi, a temple dedicated to the God Apollo and to which the population flocked with the desire to be attended.
Generally the wait used to extend for several days.
Thus, throughout our history oracles have been used in all cultures and in all places and by all social classes. They have been used daily and generally, those who lead the oracle become leaders or guides of the society that consults him.
The interpretations and advice made by an oracle become firm and decisive decisions.
The oracles of Christianity
So, what are the reasons and the causes for which we get a blurred and deteriorated version of them and those who employed them?
In the case of Europe it is the arrival of Christianity and the imposition of religion . All ancestral customs and rites begin to fall into disuse due to the influence of a thought that believes in only one god.
From the year 300 AD the Church begins to impose its beliefs and conditions on people. The cult of a single god is imposed and the figure of a Christian priest is emphasized as the only intermediary between men and divinity. To impose these new ideas, new norms and laws are created that prohibit certain practices, such as oracles.
Seen on Tarot Lago Azul, by Pedro, editor of the White Brotherhood
Main oracles in history
