Make a list of the professional equipment of the astrologer mentioned in the extract

Cite this page as follows: "What is referred to as professional equipment? What does a bundle of palmyra writing show to the astrologer's clients?" eNotes Editorial, 22 June 2015, https://www.enotes.com/homework-help/what-professional-equipment-astrologers-day-444826. Accessed 15 June 2023. icon-close The so-called "professional equipment" of the astrologer is what is commonly called "silent advertising." It is intended to show the passers-by that, in the first place, this man is a fortune-teller who will tell their fortunes for a fee. In the second place, it is intended to make an impression on the passers-by, so that they will be willing to part with a little of their hard-earned money. It all suggests that the astrologer possesses a great deal of esoteric knowledge. This is a pure fake. ...he knew no more of what was going to happen to others than he knew what was going to happen to himself next minute. He was as much a stranger to the stars as were his innocent customers. Yet he said things which pleased and astonished everyone: that was more a matter of study, practice, and shrewd guesswork. This character is likeable even though he is a fraud. We admire him for being able to live by his wits in such a tough environment as a big Indian city. And he has to give his consultations in public, with a crowd of curious men and women watching and listening. Obviously this man is exceptionally intelligent, although he may have hardly any formal education. He came from a little...

See the Tasks Bring a Skull from a dead body. Unlock: Speak with him for the first time In order to extract a Skull from a corpse, you'll need to unlock the "Hardspares" technology from the Anatomy & Alchemy branch and then place a corpse on a Preparation Place and choose to extract the Skull. You can now deliver the Skull to the Astrologer to gain +10 . Note that this will also give you enough to ask him about Paper and Ink for Vagner's Collect the old keeper's Diary from the church cellar. Unlock: Ask him about opening the Portal on Witch Hill (requires 10 ) Complete Snake's Keepers Diary. You can now return to the Astrologer to gain +10 . Get some Acid to read the second part of the Diary. Unlock: Complete the In order to craft Acid, you'll need to unlock "Advanced Alchemy" in the Anatomy & Alchemy branch and then obtain some Toxic Powder, Chaos Solution, and Toxic Extract. There are three methods to obtain Toxic Powder: 1 & 2) Gather Red Flowers or plant Onion Seeds - obtained from the 3) Randomly dropped from Flies, which begin to appear on Level 3 of the There are three methods to obtain Chaos Solution: 1) Found in the Trunk in the 2 & 3) Unlock the "Insects" technology in the Farming & Nature branch to gather Moths from flowers at night or defeat Bats for Bat Wings and then research them at the Study Table in order to grind them up at the Hand Mixer. There are two methods to obtain Toxic Extract: 1) Plant Onion Seeds - obtained from the 2) Dropped from Orange Slime,...