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SlytherinSistah · 11-14-2009, 06:58 AM

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Originally Posted by Celandine

Oooooh. Celandine sat up and watched Professor Kapoor with bright and eager eyes. This lesson was going to be awesome! Even without the marshmallows!

But please don't take the marshmallows away.

she raised her hand.

"Like divining stuff based on where branches lie? Or where tossed sticks end up in relationship to each other?"

"Very like that, Miss Toussaint. Good observation. Except where tossing or casting is concerned, we look at the spatial relationships of each casted object. Xylomancy is a bit more intuitive. We'll be looking at what images we think we see. Like gazing into a crystal ball. Take a point for the old blue house." He continued to pass out the fluffy sweets.

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Originally Posted by SenoritaMaxie

Fyo listened to Professor Kapoor with bright eyes. This lesson was going... pretty good, you know. Better than SOME lessons. "Can we use any form of wood in Xylomancy, sir?" he asked suddenly, hand in air. "I've read about the usage of twigs and branches, but what about the other shapes wood is available in?" What, indeed?

"You mean any type of tree? That we can. Some practitioners of this method like using denser longer burning woods to give themselves more opportunity for interpreting when they're looking into the flames, and you're free to do that if you wish to should you wish to employ this method later in your lives, but it's not the only way to do it. Take a point for Gryffindor for a good question, Mr. Baloch." He said, noting the point mentally so as not to forget to issue it later once inside.

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Originally Posted by The1HBIC

'Yeah, another point for slytherin' Marie thought excitedly. Raising her hand Marie said "Sir, I think that divination of wood is the art and practice of divining the past, present, and future by interpreting omens from twigs, pieces of wood or even fallen tree branches by taking their shapes, formations and even patterns in to account." Marie carefully put her roasted marshmallow in her mouth being careful not to burn her tongue on the gooey center. 'Yum, I love roasted marshmallows'

"Good. It is. A point to each of you who mentioned the various methods. And today we're going to be scrying with wood." He directed his speaking more to the class at large. "As I was explaining just now, Xylomancy is a form of Divination which uses wood, and specifically here burning logs. As you may have heard me say, it is more intuitive. You will be using the method of scrying to gaze at the burning log and trying to make out pictures from the logs themselves. This is especially easy to do when you've got a log that is still burning brightly with tides of rippling embers moving across it. So, students, at your ready, think of an inquiry then please take out a sheet of parchment and a quill, pick out a few details and do your best to create an illustration of your burning log." He explained to the class.

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SlytherinSistah DoM Ramora Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Merlin Foresaken PST Posts: 5,432 x9 x3	C.R.E.A.M \| Haitian Sensation \| Shark Patronus \| Your Huckleberry \| T's ClayBaby Quote: Originally Posted by Celandine Oooooh. Celandine sat up and watched Professor Kapoor with bright and eager eyes. This lesson was going to be awesome! Even without the marshmallows! But please don't take the marshmallows away. she raised her hand. "Like divining stuff based on where branches lie? Or where tossed sticks end up in relationship to each other?" "Very like that, Miss Toussaint. Good observation. Except where tossing or casting is concerned, we look at the spatial relationships of each casted object. Xylomancy is a bit more intuitive. We'll be looking at what images we think we see. Like gazing into a crystal ball. Take a point for the old blue house." He continued to pass out the fluffy sweets. Quote: Originally Posted by SenoritaMaxie Fyo listened to Professor Kapoor with bright eyes. This lesson was going... pretty good, you know. Better than SOME lessons. "Can we use any form of wood in Xylomancy, sir?" he asked suddenly, hand in air. "I've read about the usage of twigs and branches, but what about the other shapes wood is available in?" What, indeed? "You mean any type of tree? That we can. Some practitioners of this method like using denser longer burning woods to give themselves more opportunity for interpreting when they're looking into the flames, and you're free to do that if you wish to should you wish to employ this method later in your lives, but it's not the only way to do it. Take a point for Gryffindor for a good question, Mr. Baloch." He said, noting the point mentally so as not to forget to issue it later once inside. Quote: Originally Posted by The1HBIC 'Yeah, another point for slytherin' Marie thought excitedly. Raising her hand Marie said "Sir, I think that divination of wood is the art and practice of divining the past, present, and future by interpreting omens from twigs, pieces of wood or even fallen tree branches by taking their shapes, formations and even patterns in to account." Marie carefully put her roasted marshmallow in her mouth being careful not to burn her tongue on the gooey center. 'Yum, I love roasted marshmallows' "Good. It is. A point to each of you who mentioned the various methods. And today we're going to be scrying with wood." He directed his speaking more to the class at large. "As I was explaining just now, Xylomancy is a form of Divination which uses wood, and specifically here burning logs. As you may have heard me say, it is more intuitive. You will be using the method of scrying to gaze at the burning log and trying to make out pictures from the logs themselves. This is especially easy to do when you've got a log that is still burning brightly with tides of rippling embers moving across it. So, students, at your ready, think of an inquiry then please take out a sheet of parchment and a quill, pick out a few details and do your best to create an illustration of your burning log." He explained to the class.