vaticination
People in the foresight and future studies domains are always careful to note that they are not clairvoyant, that studying the future in their perspective has nothing to do with trying to ‘predict’ the future. The futures (note the plural form) they describe ought to be seen as mere thinking tools to explore possible situations. They do not know what the future will be like either.
In this context, a fascinating post on Knowledge Futures recently, points to the term ‘vaticination‘ as used in a book by remote viewer Joseph McMoneagle. According to the blog, McMoneagle foresees that the future will see the development of a science of futures studies.
“The scientists who specialise in it will be called ‘vaticinationists.’ Their primary concern will centre on the evaluation of the impact of current-day conceptualising and how it might affect the future. The science will not gain sufficient prominence or have a broad effect on world decisions until after 2028. By then, it will be apparent that changes in one aspect of social behaviour have decisive effects on unrelated fields of endeavour.”
Via: Knowledge Futures
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