May
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/ 2021
“Prophecy is an emanation sent forth by the Divine Being through the medium of the Active Intellect, in the first instance to man's rational faculty, and then to his imaginative faculty.” - Maimonides, Medieval philosopher Legends and spiritual texts professing the divine powers of prophets have permeated cultures the world over since the dawn of society. The most prevalent associations with the idea of prophets originate from Judeo-Christian tradition dating back to as early as 4000 BC. But divination, prophecy and oracles are not unique to the Abrahamic religions. Ancient Mesopotamia, Egypt and Greece dabbled in these mysterious customs. They existed also among early Buddhists in China and Tibet, the indigenous peoples of the Americas, European icons, and persist still
