EVERYDAY ORACLES · LESSON 6 OF 9 · 13 MIN
Omens and Augury
The Roman augurs and their sacred chickens, birds and weather in folk lore, and keeping an honest omen journal.
An omen is a sign the world gives unasked: a bird crossing your path, a sudden wind, a word overheard at the right moment. Where most oracles are asked a question, omens arrive by themselves — and the art is in noticing, and in not noticing too much.