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The '''Intuitive Revelation''' was a period of [[Gallifreyan history]] in which the [[Neo-Technologist]]s led by [[Rassilon]] overthrew the mystical power of the [[Pythia]]s, changing [[Gallifrey]] to be more scientific at the cost of [[Pythia's Curse]] ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Cat's Cradle: Time's Crucible (novel)|Cat's Cradle: Time's Crucible]]'') during the [[Great Schism]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Lungbarrow (novel)|Lungbarrow]]'') The pattern of the Pythias' defeat was seen by the [[Carnival Queen]] as part of a larger process enacted on the the entire universe by Rassilon's [[anchoring of the thread]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Christmas on a Rational Planet (novel)|Christmas on a Rational Planet]]'') The Revelation ended the [[Time of Chaos]] / [[Dark Time]], the final era of the [[Old Time]] which was so named due to the chaos and unrest on Gallifrey. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Cat's Cradle: Time's Crucible (novel)|Cat's Cradle: Time's Crucible]]'')

Before the Revelation, Gallifrey was a matriarchal society ruled by the [[Pythia]] through [[magic]] and [[superstition]]. [[Telepathy]] was used rather than speech and few individuals kept their own personality or secrets, meaning that the emergence of strong-willed individuals like Rassilon was notable. The [[Triumvirate]] decided it was better to promote reason and science. This led to the Intuitive Revelation, where the [[Neo-Technologist]]s overthrew the Pythia, with [[Rassilon]] gaining the most influence in the aftermath. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Cat's Cradle: Time's Crucible (novel)|Cat's Cradle: Time's Crucible]]'') These events were also remembered as the "[[Great Schism]]". ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Lungbarrow (novel)|Lungbarrow]]'')