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Enigmatical prophecy.

Ordaining the future. · Prophecies. · Prophecies. · view the constellation · filed as M306

Filed across the traditions
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Filed under Prophecies.

5 finer motifs beneath it
Enigmatical prophecy: what thou sowest thou shalt not reap, etc. (Thou shalt have children and they shall not die, etc.) Two sons: one a purse cutter and the other a killer. Wife tells husband that they will make a purse designer of one, and a butcher of the other Enigmatical prophecy: princess will wed physician, fisherman and prince all in one. Man puts on the guise of all three, one on top of another Enigmatical prophecy: "He that is to kill you shall grow up in Braja (a place) Enigmatical prophecy: "He who will kill your child is not here, but in the village."
Filed beside it
Prophecy by Jesus that certain people shall live "till coming of Patrick." So it was Unconscious prophecy Prophetic gift received from another prophet Suppression of prophecy Prophets Means of prophesying Prophecy by reading palm Prophecy from enigmatical laugh. (Cf. N456.) Ambiguous oracle

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