Oracles & Prophets - Season 1
Season 1
Episodes
Nostradamus, Castle Houska, The First Stigmata
A French astrologer's writings seemingly predict future events, a Czech Castle guards the gate to hell, and the first stigmata.
Rasputin's Reign, Oracle Bones, Mothman
In Russia, a controversial Russian mystic's fate is tied to that of the Tsars, in China, ancient bones with strange markings profess to unlock the secrets of the past, and in West Virginia, a dark-winged figure becomes a portent of coming doom.
Queen's Conjurer, Ningyo, Temple of Amun-Ra
Out of the mists of oracles emerge spectres of the future. Throughout history, mystics, soothsayers, haruspices, and harbingers of doom have dealt out dispatches from beyond the veil. What ineffable materials made their predictions possible?
Sister Possessed, A Healing Cult, The Morrigan
Out of the mists of oracles emerge spectres of the future. Throughout history, mystics, soothsayers, haruspices, and harbingers of doom have dealt out dispatches from beyond the veil. What ineffable materials made their predictions possible?
Liu Bowen, Caesar's Soothsayer, Alloa Tower
'China's Nostradamus' predicts centuries of conflict, a famed dictator is warned to beware the Ides of March, and a curse haunts a family for generations.
Sleeping Prophet, the Pythia, Symbols of Evil
Out of the mists of oracles emerge spectres of the future. Throughout history, mystics, soothsayers, haruspices, and harbingers of doom have dealt out dispatches from beyond the veil. What ineffable materials made their predictions possible?
Stalin's Prophet, I Ching, The Sacred Buffalo
A mysterious figure captivates the elite with his powers of mind reading and precognition, the wisdom of shifting hexagrams in Ancient China offers glimpses into the future, and the birth of a white buffalo fulfills an omen.
Detective Dorothy, Psychic Healer, Star Prophecy
In 1970s America, a psychic detective helps solve some of the most infamous cases of her age, in Brazil a New Age leader hides a dark secret, and in first century CE Judaea a Jewish leader uses ancient prophecy to crown an emperor.
Kingdom of Cults, President's Death, Sacred Chickens
A prophecy born on a Korean mountainside ignites the ambitions of a controversial figure, an eerie prediction of inclement weather launches a woman of humble origins into the spotlight, and the fate of empires hangs in the balance.
Prophecies of Freedom, Blood Rain, Didyma
A young woman is guided by omens, dreams, and a profound sense of purpose to save the lives of the enslaved, the sky rains blood, igniting a primal fear in the people of Kerala, and an ancient prophecy urges an iconic warrior king into battle.
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