How does this oracle work?

·      Question—user enters a question.

·      First arrangement—oracle provides three random glyphs, user asked to arrange them in a vertical stack, and enter an interpretation.  (Core meanings plus full lexicon are available to assist).  Interpreting involves engaging on some level finding meaning in visual symbols.

·      Situation—the oracle program, guided by the user arrangement of glyph, selects a pair (2 of the 3) and offers an interpretation from a database of glyph-pair translations.  User invited to interpret again—their own comments, ways of seeing it, how it relates to question, and/or their own reading of the glyph pair.

·      Transformation—the oracle program takes the 3^rd glyph and morphs it into a second glyph—user views the morphing glyphs, and is offered a translation from a database.  And once again, invited to enter comments, interpretations.

·      Second Arrangement—the user is asked to arrange the 2 glyphs from the glyph-pair in 3. (the Situation) with the glyph given in the Transformation.  Again, forming a vertical stack and being asked to interpret.

·      Outcome—again, the oracle program selects 2 of the 3 glyphs and offers an interpretation from the database.   User asked to enter comments, interpretations.

·      Summary—the series of steps, including glyphs, user input and program responses are put together on a screen—or series of screens—for the user to review, and save to their own computer, if they want to keep a record.

      Those are the steps to the oracle process.  Through the oracle interface, one can also access

a.    The full lexicon—comes up in a separate window.

b.    The Collabyrinth (full Glide editor; can be used by 2 or more on-line at the same time)

c.    The Situations and Transformations database

d.    Tutorial Material

e.    Background material on oracles.

f.    Links to gallery of background graphics.

h.   Link to list of all music used in oracle.