seer / post 3

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[div style="font-size:10px;letter-spacing:0.5px;text-align:justify;"]A Seer is a witch or wizard who has inherited the rare ability to see the future, which comes in many different forms, as well as enable them to have a more "spiritual connection" than most other magical beings.
All Seers experience their abilities in different ways, although almost all are capable of "giving prophecies", which must legally be collected and passed on to the Ministry of Magic by any witness.
They are somebody who has opened their "Third Eye", which allows them to "See" either through methods of Divination or others that are outlined below. Seers will have enhanced abilities in the art of Divination, which comes naturally with their "Third Eye".
Although their predictions always agree with destiny and cannot be wrong, it is possible for a Seer to misinterpret a vision and make them not completely accurate.

Unfortunately, Seers are incapable of seeing into the past in their visions, unless it's expressly relevant to the future.
A common misconception is that Seers can predict the immediate actions of others, but this is not the case -- especially not in combat.

[span style="font-family:times new roman;"][b]EMPATHY: AURAS & ENERGIES[/b][/span][ul type="circle"][li]Empathy is an ability in Seers that involve interpreting emotions or liveliness of an individual. Some seers will do this quite easily while others require more concentration.[/li][li]Auras are a visual aspect of empathy that is manifested through visual layers surrounding the person's body. Skilled Seers can see more of these layers than untrained ones. They can represent a multitude of things such as your physical, emotional, mental and spiritual energies. These auras can change over time based off a person's life experiences. These are manifested through colour.[/li][li]Dark wizards have a "dark" aura that can be seen as a malevolent force around the individual. It can also determine if a person is pregnant (their aura will "sparkle" hence the "pregnancy glow"). Auras can also be used on the sick or dying (their auras will fade or flicker). Undead individuals such as vampires may also have auras but it is uncommon.[/li][li]Energies are a physical aspect of empathy that is manifested through what an individual is feeling. Rather than seeing a colour in Aura reading, the Seer will feel the emotion an individual is projecting. Similarly to auras, energies can represent many things such as an individual's physical, emotional, mental and spiritual energies.[/li][li]Dark wizards often have a "dark" aura that can cause a Seer to feel uncomfortably cold, angry, or malicious.[/li][li]A seer can also experience sickness, dying, or exhaustion from another person. While this feels very real to the seer, it is just a manifestation of their empathy.[/li][li]You cannot roleplay someone's auras/energies on their behalf, but you are encouraged to teach people what they would have.[/li]
[li]Basic Aura Colours —[/li][ul][b]Red[/b] is a colour that relates to the physical body but more specifically, circulation and the heart. Red can serve as a healthy ego only when it's in a pure state.
[b]Orange[/b] is associated with reproductive organs. Vitality. Experiencing stress.
[b]Yellow[/b] is associated to life. Awakening and optimism.
[b]Green[/b] associated with the lungs and also the heart. The healthiest and comfortable colour.
[b]Turquoise[/b] is associated with the immune system. It relates to sensitivity, psychotherapy, compassion and healing. Seers would see this aura on other seers.
[b]Blue[/b] associated with the thyroid. Calm, intuitive, helping others.
[b]Purple[/b] is the most wisest of colours. Associated with the nervous system.
Non-rainbow colours:
[b]Silver[/b] is the colour of physical and spiritual abundance.
[b]Bright silver[/b] indicates nurturing, intuitive and accepting of new ideas.
[b]Gold[/b] is the colour of Divine protection. Angels and divine entities protect you; guided by their "highest good." Inner knowledge.
[b]White [/b]symbolizes newness, truth and purity. In some religious studies, where white auras could be seen by surrounding angelic beings. Those with white auras have angelic qualities. New-borns or those who have never seen a Thestral.
[b]Sparkles[/b], as mentioned before, show that angels are present or signs of pregnancy or upcoming pregnancy.
[b]Black[/b] indicates capturing and consuming light. Long-term collection of negative feelings; unforgiving souls. The past hurts.
[b]Dark gray[/b] shows blocking energies; not trusting.
[b]Dark brown[/b] shows insecurity. A fear of letting go and to share yourself with others.[/ul][/ul]
[span style="font-family:times new roman;"][b]CLAIRVOYANCE[/b][/span][ul type="circle"][li]Clairvoyance is the ability to retrieve information about an object, person, location or physical event by interacting with stimuli through touch, sight, taste, hearing and smell. [/li][li]For example, touching an object may trigger glimpses of a person or allow the Seer to feel specific and relevant energies.[/li][li]Clairvoyance is not a prophecy or a vision but rather, a gain of information[/li][li]While clairvoyance is a very helpful tool, it is very difficult to master. The results of a Seer's interaction with a stimuli can cause sensory overload (whether it is a single or multiple senses).[/li][li]Through clairvoyance, the Seer can retrieve vague information of past, present and future events. The interaction grants the seer a flickering visual or auditory response in their mind of indirect information but not direct information (for example, names, direct locations, etc) (if you're ever unsure, just ask the person you're roleplaying with).[/li][li]These images are completely random, and cannot be brought about forcibly (for example you cannot search for a particular image and convenience is random)[/li][/ul]
[span style="font-family:times new roman;"][b]SCRYING[/b][/span][ul type="circle"][li]Scrying is the art of predicting the future through looking into reflective objects or surfaces. There are many mediums by which a Seer may successfully commit "Scrying." Scrying practice only provides images to the user, and no kind of sound or other sensory perception.[/li][li]Only Seers are capable of successfully performing scrying techniques. However, it is a difficult technique that requires practice.[/li][li]While these images are in line with destiny, they can easily be misconstrued and not be completely accurate.[/li][/ul]
[span style="font-family:times new roman;"][b]NECROMANCY & SPIRITS[/b][/span][ul type="circle"][li]Necromancy is the practice of communicating with the dead, especially in order to predict the future. This is perhaps the most frowned upon specialty of Divination, reserved for only the most talented of Seers.[/li][li]Seers have a natural ability to be able to communicate and/or see spirits but they are not tangible. In many rituals, Seers act as a medium between the living world and the spirit world.[/li][li]Susceptible or untrained seers are also at higher risk of spirit or demonic possessions. Spirits can also be benevolent or malevolent in nature and have personalities even in death. It is possible that a spirit is seemingly kind but actually sinister.[/li][li]There are various techniques a Seer uses to perform Necromancy and it is not to be confused with magics like the Inferius curse.[/li][li]While techniques (seance, candle calling, etc) are universal, the necromancy ritual itself may vary from seer to seer.[/li][li]Seers are able to summon bad omens onto a person. The curse will cause questionable behaviour and a string of bad luck for three (3 ooc) days. These curses can only be cast once every seven (7 ooc) days.[/li][ul]Omens don't come from the dead, they are spirits that are summoned onto another.
Omens can be summoned onto others by way of ritual, but it requires an offering of the target (such as blood or hair). They can be summoned through any kind of Necromancy technique.
Omens can be dispelled in a similar manner, requiring a type of 'exorcism' ritual, whereby the omen is forcefully dispelled by the Seer.
Omens have their own individual limits on how often they can be summoned by a caster, this can be seen in the spirit guidelines.[/ul][/ul]
[span style="font-family:times new roman;"][b]PROPHECIES vs VISIONS vs CLAIRVOYANCE[/b][/span][ul type="circle"][li]Prophecies are defined as a message that manifested to a medium (in this case, a seer) by a deity. It typically involves a revelation concerning the world or events to come. Prophecies are fixed, always in line with destiny and are sometimes misinterpreted.[/li][li]Visions are visual images that appear in the Seer's mind. These are also in line with destiny but may not always be accurate.[/li][li]Information gained through clairvoyance requires an external stimuli to trigger a response in the Seer's mind. This is triggered by any of the five senses (smell, taste, touch, sight, hearing).[/li][/ul]
[span style="font-family:times new roman;"][b]PREGNANCY & OFFSPRING[/b][/span][ul type="circle"][li]Pregnancy for a Seer is not a difficult experience, but it can be interesting, as a mother's bond with her child in the womb is a unique connection, and it isn't uncommon for female Seers to witness visions of their child's future, or the pregnancy may temporarily tamper with the Seer's abilities.[/li][li]It is believed that no extra abilities are passed down to a Seer's children due to the number of generations between Seers.[/li][li]The average lifespan of a Seer is the same as a regular witch or wizard -- 120 years.[/li][/ul][/div][/div][/div]