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Does anyone have information on instances of consulting decapitated heads as oracles?
The Greek myth of Orpheus says that having been torn to pieces by frenzied women his singing head floated to Lesbos where an oracle was founded. The Celtic myth of Bendigeidfran (or Bran) says that his decapitated head entertained and prophesised to his colleagues for many years before being buried in London. Gerebert, pseudo-pope of Rome consulted a bronze head about his future career and in c.1194 Stephen, governor of Anjou, consulted a talking head in Toledo which prophesised his manner of death. Incidentally in 448 A.D. John the Baptist is said to have shown his head to monks at Jerusalem, but no conversation is recorded!
Has there been any more modern accounts appearing?
The Greek myth of Orpheus says that having been torn to pieces by frenzied women his singing head floated to Lesbos where an oracle was founded. The Celtic myth of Bendigeidfran (or Bran) says that his decapitated head entertained and prophesised to his colleagues for many years before being buried in London. Gerebert, pseudo-pope of Rome consulted a bronze head about his future career and in c.1194 Stephen, governor of Anjou, consulted a talking head in Toledo which prophesised his manner of death. Incidentally in 448 A.D. John the Baptist is said to have shown his head to monks at Jerusalem, but no conversation is recorded!
Has there been any more modern accounts appearing?