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I don't think so. Per his prophetic powers, he likely knew that Cora's daughter was the one who would help him find his son (by casting the curse). I'm not saying he saw the entire future in an instant. Like the seer said, he would have to learn, in time, how to see the visions of the things he wanted to find. I'm thinking maybe he just started out with a vision of seeing Cora and a daughter that told him she would be important in the future, so he went to find Cora. And then had more visions, over time, that helped to piece the puzzle of how to find his son.