Set against the backdrop of the rugged landscapes of Greece, the famed oracles, notably those at Delphi, engaged in a practice that has mystified scholars for centuries. These revered figures would stand above fissures in the earth, breathing in the mysterious vapors that seeped from the ground, and enter into trance-like states. In these altered states of consciousness, they purportedly communicated with the gods to prophesy future events. The phenomenon was centered around the Temple of Apollo