Project Code
import random
divine_weather = ['sunshine ','rain ','mist ','fog ', 'wind ' ]
divine_flora = ['glacier lily ','dandelion ','birch ','willow ', 'oak ' ]
divine_fauna = ['reindeer ','lemming ','wolverine ','wolf ', 'lynx ' ]
divine_senses = ['touch ','taste ','sound ','smell ', 'sight ' ]
divine_rocks = ['quartz ','micah ','granite ','gneiss ', 'nappe ' ]
divine_soil = ['peat ','muck ','clay ','soil ', 'spodic ' ]
divine_fungus = ['chanterelles ','black horn-of-plenty ','yellowfoot ','brittlegill ', 'fly amanita ' ]
divine_lichen = ['felt lichen ','barnacle lichen ','beard lichen ','reindeer lichen ', 'Iceland moss ' ]
divine_motion = ['ripples ','cloud ','smoke ','fire ', 'flight ' ]
divine_medium = ['bones ','entrails ','smoke ','fire ', 'flight ' ]
divine_tech_medium = [
'Sikidy Whispers with Vanessa and Jukka ',
'Aurora fumes with Martin','photography with Saara and Sam',
'proto/para photochemical tools for divination with Sam',
'water ripples with Ana',
]
divine_aurora = [72104,72081,72076,72068,72094,
72070,72077,72099,72102,72104,72100,72100,72069,
72082,72087,72058,72100,72081,72091,72084,72094,
72101,72084,72070,72094,72111,72092,72066,72066,
72062,72099,72099,72097,72103,72091,72086,72097,
72092,72098,72090,72091,72089,72088,72092,72084,
72094,72090,72090,72096,72086,72093,72067,72071,
72093,72094,72050,72094,72098,72093,72089,72097,
72093,72100,72094,72088,72097,72087,72072,72014,
72090,72090,72088,72096,72081,72091,72050,72085,
72040,72093,72076,72061,72185,72719,72733,72763,
72785,61520,52809,67731,73856,73933,73951,73953,
73960,73949,73953,73963,73966,73963,73929]
your_aurora=(random.choice(divine_aurora))
print "..."
print u"\u2637".encode('utf-8')
print "Welcome to AUGURY: MACHINES WHICH LOOK AT BIRDS"
print "(ana, jukka, lisa, martin, saara, sam, vanessa)"
print "..."
name = raw_input("Enter your name: ")
raw_input("Press enter to continue...")
print "And keep pressing enter at every ellipse (...) until you reach the end."
raw_input("...")
print "Augury is the practice of deriving meaning from natural signs."
raw_input("...")
print "it provides us with a way to access non-human modes of auto-poetic expression,"
print "communication, and agency. "
raw_input("...")
print "The natural world offers a diversity of information that exceeds "
print "the ability of the human mind to comprehend it."
raw_input("...")
print "....Kant labeled this disconnect SUBLIME. "
print "....Timothy Morton names its trigger the HYPER-OBJECT. "
raw_input("...")
print "....(Both terms are insufficient.)"
print "..."
raw_input("...")
print "....They do not address the broad spectrum of non-human signalling"
print "....that our senses are too limited to capture:"
print "..."
raw_input("...")
print "........flight patterns of birds"
raw_input("...")
print "................mazes of entrails"
raw_input("...")
print "........................ripples in water"
raw_input("...")
print "................................spoor signs"
raw_input("...")
print "........................................fire flicker"
raw_input("...")
print "................................................thrown bones"
raw_input("...")
print "........................................................yarrow sticks"
raw_input("...")
print "................................................................(((whispers)))"
raw_input("...")
print "..........................hex, haruspex, hierophant.........................."
raw_input("...")
print "Channel the focus"
raw_input("...")
print "from flora, fauna, sunshine and rain"
print "from sensation, soil, rock, and motion"
raw_input("...")
print "..."
raw_input("...")
print "It is now."
raw_input("...")
print "Weather: It does not matter if it is wet or
dry, hot or cold."
print "Today you should focus on the"
weather=(random.choice(divine_weather))
print weather
#print(random.choice(divine_weather))
raw_input("...")
print "Flora: It does not matter if the flower unfurls
or the stalk bends back under the weight of snow."
print "focus on the"
flora=(random.choice(divine_flora))
print flora
raw_input("...")
print "Fauna:It does not matter if the beast dies,
if it sleeps, or it lives in your dreams."
print "focus on the"
fauna=(random.choice(divine_fauna))
print fauna
raw_input("...")
print "Sensation:It does not matter if bitter
bile flavors your senses."
print "focus on its"
senses=(random.choice(divine_senses))
print senses
raw_input("...")
print "Soil: It does not matter if the earth is loam,
clay, soft, or rock."
print "focus on the"
soil=(random.choice(divine_soil))
print soil
raw_input("...")
print "Rocks:It does not matter if it sparks in the
sun or bleeds like a vein. "
print "focus on the"
rocks=(random.choice(divine_rocks))
print rocks
raw_input("...")
print "Fungus: It does not matter if it is red,
brown, waxy, or brown."
print "focus on the"
fungus=(random.choice(divine_fungus))
print fungus
raw_input("...")
print "Lichen: It does not matter if it glows in the
night--under ultra-violet light--or if it feeds. "
print "focus on the"
lichen=(random.choice(divine_lichen))
print lichen
raw_input("...")
print "Motion: It does not matter if it waves, bends, leaps, or flies. "
print "focus on the"
motion=(random.choice(divine_motion))
print motion
raw_input("...")
print "The heavens: It does not matter if it is light or dark,
if the borealis lifts you in pinks and greens,"
print "or if the stars wheel above you while you sleep; its
electromagnetic energy ranges from 52809-73991, and your number is"
print your_aurora
raw_input("...")
print "Medium:It does not matter if your senses funnel through you, united in a sieve. "
print "unthread each through the medium of"
medium=(random.choice(divine_medium))
print medium
raw_input("...")
print "Teacher: It does not matter if you do not know how. "
print "Today you might learn through the medium of"
augury=(random.choice(divine_tech_medium))
print augury
print "..."
raw_input("...")
print "It is now."
raw_input("...")
print weather + flora + fauna + senses + soil
print rocks + fungus + lichen
print motion + medium + augury
print your_aurora
raw_input("...")
print "This is for you, "
print name
raw_input("...")
print "End"