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oracle (ôr´e-kel, òr´-) noun
1. a. A shrine consecrated to the worship and consultation of a prophetic deity, as that of Apollo at Delphi. b. A person, such as a priestess, through whom a deity is held to respond when consulted. c. The response given through such a medium, often in the form of an enigmatic statement or allegory.
2. a. A person considered to be a source of wise counsel or prophetic opinions. b. An authoritative or wise statement or prediction.
3. Theology. A command or revelation from god.
4. In the Old Testament, the sanctuary of the Temple.
[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin orâculum, from orâre, to speak.]

oracle

oracle (ôr´e-kel), in Greek religion, priest or priestess who imparted a god's response to a human questioner; also the response itself and the shrine. Methods of divination included interpretation of dreams, observation of signs, and interpretation of the actions of entranced persons. Among the famous oracles were those of ZEUS at Dodona and of APOLLO at DELPHI.

Echinopsis Oracle

• ambient track _Oracle_ MP3 by Spacetime Continuum off of _Three A.D._ compilation on Waveform (1996)
• ambient techno entity Oracle (Colin Newman of Wire & Malka Spiegel)
• ambient ethno techno track _Flow (Motion)_ MP3 off of _Freezone 1: The Phenemology Of Ambient_ 12"x4 on SSR #129 (1994)
• post goth dub ambient techno release _Tree_ CD on Swim~ (1994)
  • 6. _World Gardening_ MP3 (160k)
  • 10. _Soft Mad Children_ MP3
• track _The Oracle_ by Cosmic Trigger on Stay Up Forever
• book _The Vertical Oracle_ by Antero Alli
• 604 track _Oracle_ by Genetic off of _Project II Trance_ compilation on Dragonfly (1993)
• 604 track _Oracle_ MP3 (192k) by Digby & Oliver
• atmospheric drum & bass track _The Oracle_ MP3 (160k) by Bugs off of 12" on Ubiquity #030
• post rock track _Oracle_ MP3 (192k) by Fridge off of _Ceefax_ on Output (1997)
• Ouija - The Mystifying Oracle

 
• character "The Oracle" played by Gloria Foster in the film _The Matrix_ (vhs/ntsc) (1999) directed by The Wachowski Brothers
• Merlin

• object _The Enigma Of The Oracle_ by Giorgio De Chirico
• track _Oracle_ by Timeshard off of _Transmissions From The Planet Dog_ compilation CDx2 on Planet Dog (1995) and _Crystal Oscillations_ cassette on Planet Dog (1994)
• avant garde track _Oracle_ MP3 (256k) by John Zorn off of _Music Romance Vol. 2: Taboo & Exile_ CD on Tzadik (1999)

 
• track _2112_  by Rush off of _2112_ 12"  (1976)

 
• I. Overture
• II. The Temples of Syrinx
• III. Discovery
• IV.Presentation
• V. Oracle: The Dream
• VI.Soliloquy
• VII.Grand Finale
• release _The Orafying Mysticle Of..._ by Ignition on Dischord (1990)
•  _Revision_
•  _Standstill_
• _Kiwi Chant_ MP3
• _One Sided_
• _Bullets In Mind_
• _Eyeballed_

pOrtals:
The Oracle Of Bacon
Oracle Database
The Vertical Oracle - Antero Alli

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