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There's more than one way for oracles to divine the future, and this one involves bath salts.[[hottip:*:The fragrant, relaxing kind; not the drug.]]

* A variation occurred in ''Film/{{Constantine}}''. The heroine used to have [[PsychicPowers extrasensory powers]] but consciously suppressed them so people wouldn't think she was crazy. When she needed to get them back, John Constantine submerged her in a tub fully clothed and sent her to Hell. When she returned, she had her powers back and immediately started using them. Apparently, it's because "[[PortalPool water is the universal conduit between dimensions]]." [[hottip:*:Constantine himself contacts hell using water, but he only needs to get his feet wet. The trick was bringing a vial of holy water with him to get back with.]]

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* A variation occurred in ''Film/{{Constantine}}''. The heroine used to have [[PsychicPowers extrasensory powers]] but consciously suppressed them so people wouldn't think she was crazy. When she needed to get them back, John Constantine submerged her in a tub fully clothed and sent her to Hell. When she returned, she had her powers back and immediately started using them. Apparently, it's because "[[PortalPool water is the universal conduit between dimensions]]." [[hottip:*:Constantine himself contacts hell using water, but he only needs to get his feet wet.]]

There's more than one way for oracles to divine the future, and this one involves bath salts.

There's more than one way for oracles to divine the future, and this one involves bath salts.

* Given a LampshadeHanging in ''OrderOfTheStick''. An oracle (who is also [[spoiler: a kobold]]) laments that he always has people come to him with questions while he's in the bath. You would think, as an oracle, he would know better...

* In the second series and onward of ''WarriorCats'', the medicine cats must travel to the Moonpool and drink from the pool in order to have prophetic dreams and speak with their ancestors.

* A variation occurred in ''{{Constantine}}''. The heroine used to have [[PsychicPowers extrasensory powers]] but consciously suppressed them so people wouldn't think she was crazy. When she needed to get them back, John Constantine submerged her in a tub fully clothed and sent her to Hell. When she returned, she had her powers back and immediately started using them. Apparently, it's because "[[PortalPool water is the universal conduit between dimensions]]." [[hottip:*:Constantine himself contacts hell using water, but he only needs to get his feet wet.]]

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* ''{{Torchwood}}'' [[spoiler: What about that circus woman?]]

* Aeron Greyjoy from ''ASongOfIceAndFire'' partially fits: his prophetic visions come while he is immersed in seawater. Justified in that he worships an aquatic god.

* During PeterDavid's run of ''TheIncredibleHulk'', the Hulk ran around with the Pantheon, a group of heroes based on Greek mythology. Delphi was a member who could see the future when she gazed into water.

* The Cylon Hybrids in ''[[BattlestarGalacticaReimagined Battlestar Galactica]]''.

* In TalesOfLegendia, Shirley Fennes (and probably every other Merines) is able to restore her vitality and magical powers through being submerged in water. [[spoiler:These powers ultimately allow her to become the vessel of the game's all-seeing Ocean God.]]

The Dehydrated Oracle immerses herself nearly or completely in water, and through contact with the liquid is gifted with visions of the future. Why water? Perhaps because of its mystic connotations as the element of change, associations with dreams, the subconscious and the primordial. Perhaps because it is reminiscent of a sensory deprivation tank-- ''or'' because a [[WetSariScene busty, dripping wet oracle]] is [[FetishFuel sure to appeal to some]]. Back in the day Greek oracles huffed volcanic fumes to get visions. The bathtub thing is probably there to help differentiate her from "normal" tarot reading gypsies, this also keeps you focused on her head and face rather than her [=*ahem*=] [[CrystalBall crystal]] orbs.

The Dehydrated Oracle immerses herself nearly or completely in water, and through contact with the liquid is gifted with visions of the future. Why water? Perhaps because of its mystic connotations as the element of change, associations with dreams, the subconscious and the primordial. Perhaps because it is reminiscent of a sensory deprivation tank-- ''or'' because a [[WetSariScene busty, dripping wet oracle]] is [[FetishFuel sure to appeal to some]]. Back in the day Greek oracles huffed volcanic fumes to get visions. The bathtub thing is probably there to help differentiate her from "normal" tarot reading gypsies, this also keeps you focused on her head and face rather than her [=*ahem*=] [[CrystalBall crystal]] [[IfYouKnowWhatIMean orbs]].

* The Cylon Hybrids in ''[[BattlestarGalacticaReimagined BattlestarGalactica]]''.

* ''BattlestarGalactica'' (current incarnation)

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* There's quite a few prophecy 'games' involving mirrors and bowls of water. There's a Chinese game played during the moon festival in which a girl looks into a bowl of water to find her husband.

* In TalesOfLegendia, Shirley Fennes (and probably every other Merines) is able to restore her vitality and magical powers through being submerged in water. [[Spoiler: These powers ultimately allow her to become the vessel of the game's all-seeing Ocean God.]]

* Done but subverted in ''WaywardSons''. Cassandra has the power to invoke prophetic holograms, which generate huge amounts of heat. So she does her prophecy-stuff [[http://waywardsons.keenspot.com/d/20100713.html in the water]] (also nekkid, but no one's complaining.)

* ''MinorityReport'', which was a reference to the Fountain of Mirmir of North mythology, I think. In which oracles did not bathe but is a famous body of water associated with oracular ability, certainly.

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* During Peter David's run of TheIncredibleHulk, the Hulk ran around with a group of heroes based on Greek myth/culture. One member was called Delphi who could see the future when she gazed into water.

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* Given a LampshadeHanging in ''OrderOfTheStick''. An oracle (who is also [[spoiler: a kobold]]) laments that he always has people come to him with questions while he's in the bath.

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