"A prophecy is a process in which one or more messages that have been communicated to a true prophet are then communicated to others by this true prophet. Such messages typically involve divine inspiration, interpretation, or revelation of conditioned events to come (cf. divine knowledge) as well as testimonies or repeated revelations that the world is divine. The process of prophecy especially involves reciprocal communication of the true prophet with the (divine) source of the messages. Mere claimants of foreknowledge of future events – like fortunetellers, oracles, seers, diviners or autors of apocalypticism – are not considered true prophets.
Various concepts of prophecy are found throughout all of the world's religions and cults. To a certain degree prophecy can be an integral concept within any religion or cult. The term has found deep usage in two of the world's largest religious groups, Christianity and Islam, along with many others."
Many believe that the world is closely connected with divination and mystical world of magic. Who can predict even just a handful of people who did have a supernatural ability. They are eventually feared by the population and is considered as a witch. One of the most famous case is the witches of Salem, America in 1962. They were accused of various practices black magic, one of which is to predict. That's why many magicians who eventually hanged and burned alive.
But, the forecast does not always relate to things mystical. Science also contribute in the fortune-telling, especially the science of astrology (astronomy).
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