I can read the signs (1)

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A Mandean priest in Ahwaz, speaking of the secret knowledge transmitted from priest to priest, vaunted this knowledge to Lady Drower:
If a raven croaks in a certain burj (astrological house) I understand what it says, also the meaning when the fire crackles or the door creaks. When the sky is cloudy and there are shapes in the sky resembling a mare or a sheep, I can read their significance and message. When the moon is darkened by an eclipse, I understand the portent: when a dust-cloud arises, black, red, or white, I read these signs, and all this according to the hours and the aspects.

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Amar Annus

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