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Originally Posted by Macavity  Simon did as he was told and turned to the appropriate page in the text book. Hearing the professor's question, he thought back to what he had already learned to see if he remembered what she was asking before raising a hand. "Isn't Cabala a Jewish work based on a complicated number mysticism?" Josephina nodded at the Gryffindor. "Yes, Cabala does have to do with number mysticism. Good." Someone knew a bit of mystery behind numbers; granted this was basic and not a class on religion so they wouldn't go too far into depth. Generalities were necessary though. Quote:
Originally Posted by Eli Jarod Eli shrunk down in his seat, disappointed. She didn't even acknowledge him. Sighing, he flipped open to page 16 of his book.
Gnosis and Cabala? He shot his hand up. He had heard of Gnosis and Cabala. Of course she'd noticed the young boy waving earlier . . . but didn't acknowledge because well, she had been absolved in her book. Nodding at him with his hand raised, she hoped he would just speak up. "Yes? You've heard of it? What do you know about it?" Quote:
Originally Posted by Deniiz Gnosis and Cabala? The fifth year wasn't sure about Cabala exactly, he remembered more about Gnosis, as long as it was the Greek Gnosis. Raising his hand hesitantly and shortly, as if he was trying to hide it rather than showing that he raised it, he half-whispered "I think Gnosis means the spiritual knowledge of someone." He wasn't even sure if the professor wanted the answer or merely wanted to see who knew it, so hopefully his voice would be shadowed by someone else's.
Yeah, he didn't like going to the classes he wasn't good at. Trying to avoid any kind of eye contact, he turned to page 16 and waited. And this one knew about the first part of the phrase; ah well, familiarity in either part was just fine. "Basically, yes. Spiritual knowledge. Mysticism. Good." Quote:
Originally Posted by hpluvr037 Keefer's hands tentatively went into the air. "Professor, I think I remember hearing about that at some point. Does that have to do with the idea that numbers have meaning in the physical world? So, if you do calculations with them, isn't that supposed to have an actual interpretation in reality?"
It sounded woolly, but after all the things he'd heard in Divination before, this could actually be close to truth. "It does indeed have to do with numbers connecting to the physical world. I'm not so sure about doing calculations with them versus other numbers because all numbers are the same. Universal. However, what it does mean is that each number has a special meaning and mystery about it." It some sense it didn't well, make a lot of sense, but in other regards, it wasn't supposed to. Quote:
Originally Posted by Roselyn Eh, ancient history. And to think she got enough of that from History class, hehe. Taking out her book, she set her bag back down on the floor and rubbed her eyes as she flipped to page 16, glancing at the words. Gnosis and Cabala. Well, this was something she had not read over before. Even just looking at it confused her some. Hearing Cabala being mentioned from somewhere in the class, Evelyn looked up and around before reading the rest of the page.
'And apparently, it's the most important development of the Pythagorean tradition.' No matter how important it was, she was still completely lost on what this number mysticism was. Spiritual stuff? That was all she was getting from this. "Is this all, spiritual related?" For once, Miss Flores-Shepard (Eh? That was going to take some getting used to), didn't have a solid answer but was almost questioning herself. "Yes. It is indeed, spiritual related." But no ghosts, so she thought. Quote:
Originally Posted by CharGryffindor Mmhmm, so Rubiey did not have a cluuuuue as to what the Professor said. "Aren't they... something to do with Jewish morality? And, and... numbers?" She mumbled, verrrrry embarassed. She should have kept her trap shut. "Morality? Not so sure, but yes it does have to do with numbers," Fina mused at the girl. Not shy for a first year, this was good. But really, of course it would have to do with numbers, since this was Arithmancy. Quote:
Originally Posted by MissGlee Luna snapped back into reality as soon as the Professor spoke. Page 16 she thought as she flipped page to page. Gnosis and Cabala? Hmmm.... she thought very hard. Truthfully, she didn't like Arithmancy that much. Maybe if she read ahead...... No! She had to listen to the Professor. Plus, if she stopped paying attention she'd daydream. Oh snap! She was daydeeaming the whole time. Flickering her eyes a few times to get back to reality.[B] "It's something to do with Jewishism and numbers [/B]right?" she asked. These kids were amusing. "Yes . . . it is something to do with Jewishism and numbers, but we'll focus more on the latter, since this isn't a religion class." Quote:
Originally Posted by Yourenodaisy Emmaleigh shook her head. She didn't really know what Arithmancy was, and these two terms, yeah she had never heard them before. this was going to be a fun lesson. She just hoped she learned enough to be able to complete the homework later. Noting a head movement, Josephina looked toward the culprit who was a rather adorable first year. She liked majority of first years; they were so innocent and fresh. Giving a small [comforting] smile in her direction, she moved onto the next to speak. Quote:
Originally Posted by Lara_the_Firelady Gnosis and what?
Tapping on his Aritmancy book, Josh looked around for his friends as he listened to the professor speak. Hmm. Since he had no idea what the professor was talking about, he thought it was then the time to enjoy himself a little until someone exactly explained what this Gnosis and something meant....
So he searched in his pockets for a little piece of crumpled parchment and threw it at Simon being extra careful not to be spotted by the professor. Then once the parchment found its target he raised his hand to speak. ''Excuse me professor but it sounded like a cereal brand to me''. And why must he say that out loud? He had no idea. Josephina wanted to laugh. Truly she did. Because the next answer was clearly one of the most hilarious answers ever . . . . "Cereal brand? No . . . but um, did you not eat breakfast today?" She asked seriously, raising a brow at the boy. If he was thinking of food, then it was a possibility . . . of course it could just be the fact that he was a boy. Quote:
Originally Posted by Steelsheen Salander furrowed his brow as he flipped through his textbook. Gnosis and Cabala? Wasnt Gnosis a planet in some far off galaxy and Cabala something Madonna drank?
Ugh, this is Arithmancy Salander, get with it!
He browsed over his textbook, trying to understand what he can. Tentatively he raised a quill and said "Gnosis is knowledge of the spiritual and/or mystical, something thats more intuitive rather than a kind of knowledge thats based on rational thinking. While Cabala..... is a collection of mystical and ethical Jewish writings, most of these hailing from the medieval period." "Precisely . . . Mister ?" Uh what was his name? Because she certainly didn't recognize him from last term. Moving onward, Josephina removed her wand again from her desk drawer and flicked it so that writing began appearing on the board. "The ideas from Plato and Pythagoreas could be carried over in something called Neoplatonism. However, Gnosis gave rise to a certain mystery about numbers which could be summarized as written on the board."
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Originally Posted by the board - numbers influence the character of things that are ordered by them
- the number therefore becomes a mediator between the spiritual and physical world
- it follows that if one performs calculations with numbers than those operations will also work upon the things connected with the numbers used. "Moving forward as this is just to give you a basic background of where numbers originated.... Today we will be delving into the mysteries of two of my favorite numbers. The number two and the number seven." She paused, letting this sink in, as well as letting them copy the text on the board, if they desired. "Please discuss among yourselves what you know about these two numbers and then we'll have a class discussion about them." ooc: I'll be going offline for a couple hours; clothes shopping for my new job! <33 Feel free to discuss about the numbers with your neighbors and I'll continue tonight with the lesson =D
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