Not I’s

 “Not-I’s” are fortune tellers. They have been called familiar spirits, soothsayers, and various other exotic names.

There are two factions which we refer to as A and B. They are in total disagreement. What they disagree about is which series of false suggestions they sell to I to relay to X.

They each pretend to knowledge of right and wrong, good and bad, what is best and full knowledge of the future. Knowledge of everyone’s motive. Of course, in total disagreement about each of these and all totally false.

They must be invoked, asked, prayed to in order to start them into action.

The formula for invocation is:

I want to do the right thing.

I want to be sure to do this right

I sure don’t want to make another mistake

I want to do this all on my own

I want to do what is best

I just don’t want to get hurt

I just want to be sure I’m doing the right thing

I wonder if I did right

I wonder why he or she did that

Why did that happen?

And all other unanswerable questions

Remember “not-I’s” have to be invoked in order to start their nefarious work.