The Pythia, the Oracle of Delphi, was known for ambiguous prophecies. Divinely possessed by Apollo, the Pythia would utter prophecies in a trance-like state, leaving an attendant priest to interpret ...

The site of the ancient Greek sanctuary of the Oracle of Delphi was established on the lower slopes of Mount Parnassus at the beginning of the fourth century B.C. ­– (although some records suggest it ...

Ancient writers claimed the Oracle of Delphi entered trances after inhaling vapors from the earth. Modern scientists tested whether geological gases could explain her visions. Early studies suggested ...

Dating back to 1400 BC, the Oracle of Delphi was the most important shrine in all Greece, and in theory all Greeks respected its independence. Built around a sacred spring, Delphi was considered to be ...

She might have gotten high on petro-gas leak. For at least 12 centuries, the oracle at Delphi spoke on behalf of the gods, advising rulers, citizens and philosophers on everything from their sex lives ...

Charles Sandison, Garden of Pythia (work in progress). Courtesy of the artist. PCAI artwork commission Observer caught up with Athanasios Polychronopoulos, the founder of PCAI and a passionate patron ...

Have you ever been so high that time ceased to flow? That both past and future overlapped and the present became magical? Suddenly, you possessed insight into reality, the universe, or parallel ...