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Thursday, 16 August 2007 |
 Joseph A. Bailey, II, M.D.
For Ancient African Prophets, given that the sun is the
source of light and that light is symbolic of the intelligence and of the spirit,
the process of "seeing" the laws of nature by the "Eye of Providence," the "eye
of Horus," the "Third Eye," or "Divine Eye" was a spiritual or a Sublime act.
"The Eye" symbolized understanding and served as a reminder that the divine
knowledge and wisdom of the Creator-the "Great Master Builder of All
Worlds"-penetrates all secrets. With respect to any holy man/woman inside or
outside Africa, the ancients' chief standard
of judgment was his/her power to prophesize coming events. Seers claimed to have
divine secrets inspired by the moon and from this foresight came the word
"Visionary." The application of artificial aids to predict the future was
called Divination. Other ancient foreseers read the stars or the entrails of
sacrificial animals or consulted oracles (shrines where a god speaks to humans
through priests) for discerning the decrees of the gods for the future.
Meanwhile, when borrowed out of Africa,
the word "Foresight" became the etymological Latin meaning of "providence and
"provide" (to foresee, hence to fill a need beforehand) in the sense of to
exercise foresight in making provision for the future. The Latin root "videre"
(to see ahead, hence the words vision, visual, visible, view) concerns a
shrewd, prophetic, or mystical ability to anticipate, predict, or "see" into
the future. As a result, one can apply choices, decisions, and solutions to
situations not yet occurred. The persisting theme inside "Foresight" is that of
Providence-implying
the providing for prudence and economy for the sake of safeguarding against
correctable or needless problems foreseen in the future. Then, the "seen"
conditions likely to prevail in the future could be joined with Forethought
(imagining events as they will probably occur) to be properly prepared for undergoing
analysis and synthesis. Foresight implies a developed ability to "see" ahead
and around corners. It starts preparation for eventualities and taking
precautions against any undesirable possibility. In short, Foresight "sees"
likely viable things in the future or "sees" into the Sublime, the
Supernatural, and/or the Material realms.
website: www.jablifeskills.com
Joseph A. Bailey, II, M.D.
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