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16th-century horoscope of archbishop John Hamilton, cast by Gerolamo Cardano, with lines resembling the fold lines of a paper fortune teller. Certain horoscopes from as far back as 12th-century Spain have a layout resembling this fold pattern, but they are not known to have been folded, nor to have been used in the same way as a paper fortune ...
A paper fortune teller is a form of origami. A player asks a question and the operator uses an algorithm to manipulate the fortune teller's shape. Questions, answers, colors or numbers may be written on the fortune teller. Manipulations are done by various methods. The holder asks for a number or color.
When the prediction is bad, it is a custom to fold up the strip of paper and attach it to a pine tree or a wall of metal wires alongside other bad fortunes in the temple or shrine grounds. A purported reason for this custom is a pun on the word for pine tree ( 松 , matsu ) and the verb 'to wait' ( 待つ , matsu ) , the idea being that the bad ...
The following other wikis use this file: Usage on de.wikipedia.org Himmel oder Hölle; Usage on en.wikibooks.org Origami/Types/Action Origami/Fortune teller
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Mike Munves Deco “Ask Grandma” Fortune Teller. - Mike Munves Corp., New York – Ask Grandma Fortune Teller, Deco. Full size Grandma, life size with human movements (chest, both hands, eyes, head). The crystal ball glows once coin is inserted. She will scan the cards for a peek into your future, and then a fortune card will drop for the ...
Cartomancy using standard playing cards was the most popular form of providing fortune-telling card readings in the 18th, 19th, and 20th centuries. The standard 52-card deck is often augmented with jokers or even with the blank card found in many packaged decks.
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