Oracles
The oracle is in character of ethmological significance, the answer given by a deity to a personal question of divinatory arts.
By extension, the term oracle sometimes also designates the consulted human intermediary, who transmits the answer and even, in the Ancient World, the place that gained reputation for distributing oracular wisdom, where the Divine presence was noticed whenever called, that passed to be considered sacred ground and previously prepared for such practice. However, nowadays, it is equally attributed to an object or means by which one can obtain answers for a greater clarification. To this, Dr. Urban explains as being a search for an understanding initially inspired by the self, or "himself" in his own unconscious through archetypes, according to the Jungian theory of individuation, a theory applied in oracles such as the tarot
Ancient civilizations consulted oracles for various purposes. In Scandinavian mythology, Odin took the head of the god Mimir to Asgard to be consulted as an oracle. In Chinese tradition, the I Ching was used for divination in the Shang dynasty, although it is much older and has deep philosophical significance.
Greek oracles are a fundamental aspect of Greek religion and culture. The oracle is the answer given by a god who was consulted by a personal doubt, generally referring to the future. These oracles can only be given by certain deities, in certain places, by certain people and strictly respecting the rites: the manifestation of the oracle resembles a cult. Furthermore, interpreting the answers of the god, which is expressed in different ways, requires an initiation.