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<blockquote data-quote="tuxgeo" data-source="post: 5803778" data-attributes="member: 61026"><p>I had formerly viewed the concept of Sorcery as being nothing more than the concluding word in the phrase, "<strong>Swords & (</strong>Sorcery<strong>)</strong>" -- a popular genre of pulp fiction, but not notable in referring to any type of magic in particular. </p><p></p><p>More lately, however, further research has confused me further. </p><p>(Similarly: "Swift chicken is swift." & "Mighty wa<img src="https://www.enworld.org/forum/images/smilies/xwing.jpg" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt="xwing" title="X-Wing Miniatures Game xwing" data-shortname="xwing" /> is mighty." & "Furious monkey is furious.") </p><p></p><p>Apparently (according to Wiktionary), the Latin word "sors" means Fate, or Lot -- as in, "the casting of lots."</p><p></p><p>I guess that the casting of lots might be analogous to the casting of spells; but it reminds me more of the historical method of consulting the <em>I Ching</em>: throw dozens of yarrow stalks up into the air and "clutch at straws": grab as many stalks as come readily to hand. If the count of straws is even, record it as an even result; if odd, as an odd result. </p><p>Repeat many times until you have as many odds and evens as needed to make your hexagram; then interpret what fortune is to be foretold in response to the question that was asked. (Wait! Was no question asked? Then, first, get a question to be answered; and then repeat the whole process of throwing yarrow stalks into the air, and clutching at the straws, and recording the results.) ("Folly.")</p><p></p><p>Beyond that, though, there were laws against "sorcery" in ancient Rome and other places -- in places where the I Ching was never consulted. </p><p>Because consulting the <em>I Ching</em> was nation-specific, there had to have been other forms of "sors" or Fate or Lots that could be declared to be illegal in other countries; and it seems to me that Lotteries were an ancient form of Sorcery (based on the keyword "Lot")--and they were illegal because they contributed nothing to the overall weal beyond the removal of money substances from one pocket and the placing of those money substances into another pocket (often, into the pocket of the Sorcerer who conducted the Lottery).</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="tuxgeo, post: 5803778, member: 61026"] I had formerly viewed the concept of Sorcery as being nothing more than the concluding word in the phrase, "[B]Swords & ([/B]Sorcery[B])[/B]" -- a popular genre of pulp fiction, but not notable in referring to any type of magic in particular. More lately, however, further research has confused me further. (Similarly: "Swift chicken is swift." & "Mighty waxwing is mighty." & "Furious monkey is furious.") Apparently (according to Wiktionary), the Latin word "sors" means Fate, or Lot -- as in, "the casting of lots." I guess that the casting of lots might be analogous to the casting of spells; but it reminds me more of the historical method of consulting the [I]I Ching[/I]: throw dozens of yarrow stalks up into the air and "clutch at straws": grab as many stalks as come readily to hand. If the count of straws is even, record it as an even result; if odd, as an odd result. Repeat many times until you have as many odds and evens as needed to make your hexagram; then interpret what fortune is to be foretold in response to the question that was asked. (Wait! Was no question asked? Then, first, get a question to be answered; and then repeat the whole process of throwing yarrow stalks into the air, and clutching at the straws, and recording the results.) ("Folly.") Beyond that, though, there were laws against "sorcery" in ancient Rome and other places -- in places where the I Ching was never consulted. Because consulting the [I]I Ching[/I] was nation-specific, there had to have been other forms of "sors" or Fate or Lots that could be declared to be illegal in other countries; and it seems to me that Lotteries were an ancient form of Sorcery (based on the keyword "Lot")--and they were illegal because they contributed nothing to the overall weal beyond the removal of money substances from one pocket and the placing of those money substances into another pocket (often, into the pocket of the Sorcerer who conducted the Lottery). [/QUOTE]
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