εγγαστριμυθία

Ever since men

and women began using their vocal cords for naming people,

places,

and things,

instead of only grunting at one another,

there has been a growing religious

Cult

that exists to this very day.

The religious prophets of this

Cult

are said to be able to speak to the dead,

as well as foretell the future.

One of the earliest recorded

Prophets

to utilize a technique called,
Gastromancing,
was

Pythia.

A
Priestess
at the temple of

Apollo in Delphi.

She acted as the conduit for the

Delphic Oracle.

During this time in History,

they became known in Greece as the

Gastromancers.

One of the most successful early

Gastromancers

was

Eurykles

or

Eurycles of Athens.

(Depending on which website you are doing your research from, the spelling of his name differs.)  
Eurykles

became so popular during his lifetime,

that his followers were called,

Euryklides,

Eurycleides,

or

Engastrimanteis.

The

“Belly Prophets!"

In the middle ages the practice of

Gastromancy

was thought to be

Witchcraft,

hence the reason the

Cult

went underground.

To protect their

Believers

from persecution.

But now,

a few have chosen to rise above the

Catacombs

of the religious underworld.

To brandish their

Secret Cult Ways

by means of the

Entertainment World!

You might recognize their leader.

he uses the

Latin

terms for his craft.

Venter,

meaning belly,

and

Loqui,

meaning to speak.

The

"Belly Prophets" 

have arisen once again

and go by the name,

"Ventriloquists!" 
(εγγαστριμυθία) 

And

Jeff Dunham 

is there

Spiritual Leader!

This is,

Throwing My Voice Over Here,

Jim Hauenstein,

And,

“I am the Love Ventriloquist. And if you say I’m not, I’ll say it so it sounds like you said I am.”

- Jarod Kintz -

That is my story and I am sticking to it!

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