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"Humbled and hungry," his brothers turn to Egypt, where Joseph's clairvoyant skills have saved its people from drought. They meet with Joseph, but he cautiously tests them for remnants of the malice that they had shown him in the past. This encounter leads to a truly magnificent finale, wherein...

Author: By Aparajita Ramakrishnan, | Title: Joseph and His Lovely Outerwear | 4/9/1992 | See Source »

Both Reagans have always been superstitious, observing such harmless rituals as knocking on wood and walking around, never under, ladders. The President puts a certain coin and a gold lucky charm in his pocket each morning, and routinely tosses salt over his left shoulder not just when he spills some...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Good Heavens! An astrologer dictating the President's schedule? | 5/16/1988 | See Source »

A voodoo priest in the southern region of Grande Anse, famed for his clairvoyant powers, foresees blood in Haiti's immediate future. He is not alone. A young woman who identifies herself only as Monique has piled her four small children onto a crowded bus that is heading for the...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Haiti Voting with Their Feet | 1/18/1988 | See Source »

Unfortunately, Lucy's day doesn't get any better. Having nibbled on a fatal Korean chicken dumpling, Lucy finds herself dying on an emergency ward table. After a year of experimenting with spells and incantations Zelda (Judith Ivey), her clairvoyant sister, somehow manages to resurrect her from the grave. Lucy...

Author: By Esther H. Won, | Title: Grave Mistake | 11/6/1987 | See Source »

The Delphian oracle could not have been more clairvoyant. In a recent issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association, doctors at the Minnesota Department of Health and the University of Virginia reported a total of ten cases of suspected Thucydides syndrome -- flu complicated by TSS. Nine of the...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Medicine: Is Thucydides Syndrome Back? | 3/30/1987 | See Source »

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