signs from the heavens theme
Some seemingly miraculous event is taken as having divine origin and carry implications about what ought or oughtn't be done.
Examples
In ahp1x03 "Triggers in Leash", two cowboys agree to start their duel on the stroke of twelve o'clock. When the designated timepiece stops a few minutes short of the fatal hour, it is seen as a sign from God that they ought to call the duel off and reconcile.
9 total · 1 major · 8 minor
| Story | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| tz2002e1x40 | major | Grady considered that his miraculous last minute escapes from execution were orchestrated by a higher power. |
| ahp1x03 | minor | The opportune chronometer malfunction was seen as a sign from God that the duel should be abandoned (alas it was a clever womanly trick). |
| ds93x15 | minor | rogue comet seen by Kira as fulfillment of ancient Bajoran prophesy |
| movie: Ben-Hur (1959) | minor | The story opens with the Biblical Magi following the Star of Bethlehem to the baby Jesus in the manger. Toward the end of the story, an eerie darkness descended over Jerusalem following Jesus' death on the cross. |
| movie: Hard to Be a God (1989) | minor | Reba and his monk followers mistook an apparent celestial event for the coming of their god. |
| tng3x04 | minor | Mintakans interpret landing party funny business as signs from the heavens |
| tng4x13 | minor | Ardra rains down signs from the heavens on Ventaxians |
| tz1959e2x12 | minor | The bereaved father speculated that the broken rope was due to divine provenance. |
| voy6x12 | minor | local aliens interpreted Voyager in geosynchronous orbit as an earthquake causing star |