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2. Fortune-telling - Wikipedia

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   Fortune telling is the unproven spiritual practice of predicting information about a person's life. [1] The scope of fortune telling is in principle identical with the practice of divination .

3. List of occultists - Wikipedia

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   Ulrica Arfvidsson (1734–1801), politically influential Swedish fortune-teller Gustaf Björnram (1746–1804), Swedish spiritual medium Alessandro Cagliostro (1743–1795), [ 24 ] Italian occultist

4. Kau chim - Wikipedia

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   In Hong Kong, by and large the most popular place for this fortune telling practice is the Wong Tai Sin Temple which draws thousands to millions of people each year. [2] In Thailand, kau chim is commonly known as seam si (Thai: เซียมซี; alternatively spelled siem si, siem see).

5. Methods of divination - Wikipedia

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   The Fortune Teller, by Enrique Simonet (1899; canvas; Museo de Málaga), depicting a palm reading. Pagtatawas by reading melted alum; pallomancy: by pendulums (Greek pallein, ' to sway ' + manteía, ' prophecy ') palmistry/palm reading → see somatomancy (Latin palma, ' palm ')

6. Scrying - Wikipedia

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   Scrying, also referred to as "seeing" or "peeping," is a practice rooted in divination and fortune-telling.It involves gazing into a medium, hoping to receive significant messages or visions that could offer personal guidance, prophecy, revelation, or inspiration. [1]

7. Ziwei doushu - Wikipedia

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   Ziwei doushu, sometimes translated into English as purple star astrology, is a form of fortune-telling in Chinese culture.The study of destiny (Chinese: 命學; pinyin: mìngxué) is one of the five arts of Chinese metaphysics.

8. Chinese fortune telling - Wikipedia

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   Chinese fortune telling, better known as Suan ming (Chinese: 算命; pinyin: Suànmìng; lit. 'fate calculating') has utilized many varying divination techniques throughout the dynastic periods. There are many methods still in practice in Mainland China , Taiwan , Hong Kong and other Chinese-speaking regions such as Malaysia , Indonesia and ...

9. Cowrie-shell divination - Wikipedia

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   Cowrie-shell divination refers to several distinct forms of divination using cowrie shells that are part of the rituals and religious beliefs of certain religions. Though best-documented in West Africa as well as in Afro-American religions, such as Regla de Ocha, Candomblé, and Umbanda, [1] [2] [3] cowrie-shell divination has also been recorded in India, East Africa, and other regions.