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You may also be looking for the anthology Prophecy and Change.

The Orb of Prophecy and Change was an Orb of the Prophets, also occasionally referred to as the Orb of Change or the Orb of Prophecy. It is considered to be very powerful, causing intense encounters that prove draining even for healthy people. Bajoran religion held that the orbs were sent by the Prophets of the Celestial Temple to guide the people of Bajor.

The orb was the third of nine orbs that appeared on or near Bajor, approximately ten thousand years ago. It influenced many religious figures, including the spiritual writer Trakor, who encountered the orb some three thousand years ago, and later wrote a series of prophecies concerning the Emissary of the Prophets. (DS9: "Destiny")

It was kept in a monastery led by Vedek Bareil Antos. (DS9: "Emissary", "The Circle")

In 2370, Vedek Bareil consulted the Orb during the final days of the election for the next kai. (DS9: "The Collaborator")

In 2373, Captain Sisko experienced a plasma burst leaving him with pagh'tem'far, or prophetic visions. In order to bring his visions into focus, he had an encounter with the Orb of Prophecy. (DS9: "Rapture")

In 2374, the orb was in the temple on Deep Space 9 when the mirror universe Bareil Antos arrived, secretly planning to steal it and take it to his universe. After having an experience with it, however, he left it. (DS9: "Resurrection")

In 2375, Kai Winn Adami attempted to consult the Orb of Prophecy, but it would not reveal anything to her. (DS9: "Strange Bedfellows")

There is disagreement about whether or not this in fact was the orb first seen in "Emissary." Kai Opaka stated that the orb she showed to Sisko was the only one left in Bajoran hands (all of the others had been stolen by the Cardassians). However, this orb was never specifically named on screen. As both Sisko and Dax experienced flashbacks, not prophecies about the future like Vedek Bareil did, (DS9: "The Collaborator") this first orb may in fact have been the "Orb of Memory". See Talk: Orb of Prophecy and Change.

Vedek Bareil showed Kira the third orb, specifically called the Orb of Prophecy and Change, in "The Circle." However, if no other orb was returned to the Bajorans before the events of "The Circle," then there is a contradiction of the Orb of Prophecy and Change being either the first or the third orb. Unfortunately, the portrayal of Cardassian relations makes it seem very unlikely that they would have returned any orbs before the signing of the Bajoran-Cardassian Treaty in "Life Support", unless they were able to acquire another Orb through a third party, as was the case with the Orb of Wisdom.

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+:''You may also be looking for the anthology ''[[Prophecy and Change]]''.''
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+The '''Orb of Prophecy and Change''' was an [[Orb]] of the [[Prophet]]s, also occasionally referred to as the '''Orb of Change''' or the '''Orb of Prophecy'''.  It is considered to be very powerful, causing intense encounters that prove draining even for healthy people.  [[Bajoran religion]] held that the orbs were sent by the Prophets of the [[Celestial Temple]] to guide the people of [[Bajor]].
-Though not officially named on screen, the Orb of Memory was one of the nine [[orb]]s of the Bajoran people. It was the first orb that was shown, and it gave [[Benjamin Sisko]] and [[Jadzia Dax]] visions of their pasts, which they were capable of interacting with. These visions showed memories which were particularly important to them; Sisko seeing the first day he met [[Jennifer Sisko]], and Dax seeing the day the [[Dax symbiont]] was transplanted from the dying [[Curzon Dax]] into her.
+The orb was the third of nine orbs that appeared on or near Bajor, approximately ten thousand years ago. It influenced many religious figures, including the spiritual writer [[Trakor]], who encountered the orb some three thousand years ago, and later wrote a series of prophecies concerning the [[Emissary of the Prophets|Emissary]] of the [[Prophet]]s. ({{DS9|Destiny}})
+It was kept in a monastery led by [[Vedek]] [[Bareil Antos]]. ({{DS9|Emissary|The Circle}})
+In [[2370]], Vedek Bareil consulted the Orb during the final days of the election for the next kai. ({{DS9|The Collaborator}})
+In [[2373]], Captain Sisko experienced a plasma burst leaving him with ''[[pagh'tem'far]]'', or prophetic visions. In order to bring his visions into focus, he had an encounter with the Orb of Prophecy. ({{DS9|Rapture}})
+In [[2374]], the orb was in the temple on [[Deep Space 9]] when the [[mirror universe]] {{mu|Bareil Antos}} arrived, secretly planning to steal it and take it to his universe.  After having an experience with it, however, he left it. ({{DS9|Resurrection}})
+In [[2375]], [[Kai]] [[Winn Adami]] attempted to consult the Orb of Prophecy, but it would not reveal anything to her. ({{DS9|Strange Bedfellows}})
+=== See also ===
+* [[Trakor's Third Prophecy]]
+* [[Orb of Wisdom]]
+* [[Orb of Time]]
+* [[Orb of Contemplation]]
+{{bginfo|There is disagreement about whether or not this in fact was the orb first seen in "Emissary." Kai Opaka stated that the orb she showed to Sisko was the only one left in Bajoran hands (all of the others had been stolen by the Cardassians). However, this orb was never specifically named on screen. As both Sisko and Dax experienced flashbacks, not prophecies about the future like Vedek Bareil did, ({{DS9|The Collaborator}}) this first orb may in fact have been the "Orb of Memory". See [[Talk: Orb of Prophecy and Change]].|Vedek Bareil showed Kira the ''third'' orb, specifically called the Orb of Prophecy and Change, in "The Circle."  However, if no other orb was returned to the Bajorans before the events of "The Circle," then there is a contradiction of the Orb of Prophecy and Change being either the first or the third orb.  Unfortunately, the portrayal of Cardassian relations makes it seem very unlikely that they would have returned any orbs before the signing of the [[Bajoran-Cardassian Treaty]] in {{e|Life Support}}, unless they were able to acquire another Orb through a third party, as was the case with the [[Orb of Wisdom]].}}
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