Fortune-Telling; How It Works, History, and Various Prophetic Facts

When you hear the word; Fortune telling or prediction, everyone has different perceptions. Or even you immediately imagine, the figure of an old woman, dressed in black, wearing a hat with a pointed top, giggling and evil tones, and so on. Yup .. a sorcerer. From the dark ages!…

A person who is considered to have the ability to predict, in general, is associated with the supernatural world. Magic, black magic, thief of the sky’s secret information, and many other assumptions.

On the other hand, some circles are skeptical of predictions. Mostly, assume negative. Even though, until now, these activities still have a place in the community.

Before talking further, we will try to answer some common questions related to fortune-telling;

FAQs

What is fortune telling?

Fortune telling is an activity to know the future. This is actually closer to the practice of predicting information about a person’s life. The scope of forecasting is in principle identical to the practice of forecasting.
How did the history of divination begin?

Some say, the activity of deepening began with a group of people who had origins from India. Some say they are Egyptian. Others mention the ancestry of modern Turkey around 855 AD. Others argue that it started in Romania.

What is clear, prediction activity has been known for a long time. The prophets themselves, even though they used other terms, also performed fortune-telling activities.

What is a prediction?

Prediction is what a person thinks will happen. Predictions aren’t really that different from forecasts, but they’re not just about the weather. Pre means “before” and diction has to do with speaking. So predictions are statements about the future. It’s conjecture, sometimes based on fact or evidence, but not always.

What are the types of fortune telling?

Throughout the human body, there are many kinds of predictions. Such as prophecy, tarot, zodiac, intuition, astrology and so on.

How do fortune telling work?

How to predict work, will be explained in this article. You can read on to find out more about how forecasting works.

What is Divination?

Fortune telling is an act done for; read, predict, guess, see, describe, about something that will happen, in the future. Forecasting, is a form of story in the form of assumptions, images, from the results of predicting itself.

In fact, when you predict that it will rain tomorrow, it is a form of real action in predicting. You are telling or describing, something that will happen in the future.

Hence, people who use technology to read natural conditions, and get an idea of ​​what happens next, are also called fortune-telling. As a result, you will receive news / information about the weather forecast from the BMKG ( Indonesian National Forecast Department).

And in fact, there are so many people who are very dependent on this prediction. There are so many things, which can be done to deal with the possibilities, of the results of the forecast.

In this paper, I do not wish to conflict with various belief systems, which consider a prediction to be wrong. Even considered sinful. However, I want you to be able to look at this phenomenon from various angles.

Negative Views About Fortune Telling

Hearing the word predicting, as I mentioned in the first paragraph, I was already thinking badly. As a result of the information consumed. Those of you who believe that fortune-telling is an activity that is aligned with bad powers will obviously think negatively about the world of fortune-telling.

Even though, maybe, predict about your future, it can be seen from your attitude. People who understand psychology, can even absorb quite a lot of information about your habits, through your attitude.

People who are more mature, both in terms of age, experience, insight, are clearly more accurate, when they predict something. When compared with people who are still young, both in terms of age, experience, and insight.

I have had quite a bit of experience, which is not very good, when it comes to fortune-telling. In fact, in some cases, people turned around and left. Impressed with fear. Perhaps, they thought, I will tie them up with an evil spell. Or curse their future. Or who knows …

Unfortunately, this perception is the result of Hollywood movies, or how-to shows on tv. Which is exaggerating, about fortune-telling. Where, as if to strengthen, mystical impression. Which worsens the image of the fortune-telling itself.

Astrology, although another form of divination, is widely accepted by most people. Maybe because it is not covered with negative issues. However, as a result, most people saw it as a form of entertainment. And don’t think it’s worth it.

As a practicing practitioner, hypnotist and spiritual guide, I have quite a number of friends. From the community. Where to fortune telling, using Tarot cards and Astrology. I see that their prediction system can be a powerful tool. In counseling and self-improvement efforts. Both in the form of motivation, wisdom, and the formation of emotional and mental states.

The Facts of Tarot Fortune

What’s behind the tarot card divination? How can one find so much information, about a person just by looking at the picture on the tarot card?

The answer is simpler than you think. Everything in our world, in fact the entire universe consists of energy. Even though everything may come in different forms, everything is energy in a physical form.

This implies that we are all part of a connected energy. Where information, emotions and thoughts can run freely in the system.

Tarot cards are simply tools that allow the reader to harness that energy. And find out information about anyone or anything. When predicting the future, tarot cards allow the reader to tap into people’s subconscious minds. Then identify their aspirations, thoughts and emotions.

Because the human mind creates its reality, the thoughts of today’s people, about certain problems, are used to construct future results. Tarot cards, or any other system of divination, do not predict a certain future. However, the future of someone was interesting into his life.

Astrology works the same way. His science is based on the idea that, cosmological events, have a correlation with what happens on planet Earth. We, become part of the universe. Cosmological phenomena are also elements of the same energy network. Consequently, by analyzing planetary formations, astrologers construct zodiac signs with their varied personality traits and predictions of the future.

I am not claiming that this is absolute truth, in this respect. But this is part of the way people improve themselves. When there is some kind of improvement of self-quality, the real goal has been achieved.

Both astrology cards and tarot cards can be invaluable, not to know if your girlfriend is cheating on you. Or how many children will you have. Their interest lies in providing you with possible outcomes, for possible actions. Helps you identify emotional blockages from the past.

Then, encourage you to move to create the future. As well as giving you a deeper understanding of yourself.

Consult tarot cards and personal horoscopes, allowing you to bring up past “ghosts”. The ghost resides in the dimension of your mind. And lead yourself into the light. And heal various conflicts that sometimes just need a trigger, in resolution.

This, in fact, can also help you realize your own creative abilities. Especially concerned with creating the future. That is exhilarating, bright, and fulfilling life.

History of the Practice of Fortune Telling in Human Civilization

Even though, it is considered unfavorable. What is associated with the world of black magic. Fortune telling in predicting the future has fascinated mankind. For centuries. Throughout human history.

Forecasting is carried out under the belief, that; the universe has patterns that can be used as clues. This pattern determines the fate and events of a person’s life. There are many different techniques. Used in fortune telling. It has been around for a long time. Even before history itself was recorded.

Fortune tellers can be found all over the world. Being in a variety of different cultures. And it shapes their own way of practice. Prediction methods include astrology, numerology and the use of certain objects. Such as tea leaves, tarot cards, or character analysis by reading the lines on the palm of the hand.

Fortune telling also happened, in the days of the prophets. Especially prophetic dreams, also played an important role in ancient religion and medicine.

So when fortune tellers came from a religious position, they were known as prophets. Or a character with a certain predicate.

Ancient Discovery About Forecasting

There are many discoveries that show that ancient people used tools to help predict the future. Gegharot in Armenia, for example, is a site with many artifacts. Includes incense burners and animal bones. These bones are used in osteomancy and are thrown like dice, to predict the future.

The Prediction of the Gypsies

Fortune telling has also long been associated with the Gypsies. These are, people who are often expelled in many different societies. And unfortunately, it still carries a stigma to this day.

The origin of the Gypsies is quite difficult to trace. Some believe they came from India, some think they come from Egypt and others believe Turkey. However, researchers have studied their language and dialect, and believe that their home is most likely Romanian.

Divination in the Middle Ages

Medieval rulers and kings, often sought fortune tellers to predict the events surrounding their kingdom. Popular methods include reading tea leaves, palms, astrology and tarot consulting.
Fortune Telling In Greek Mythology

Fortune telling, has also been seen in Greek mythology. Especially, when we see about the existence, three goddesses of destiny. Sisters, also known as “Fate”, would sit on spinning wheels to try and “change” the destinies of all men and women, as well as the Gods.

Greece also has one of the most famous fortune tellers in history. The Greek seers at the Temple of Apollo at Delphi, were more commonly known as ‘The Pythia’ than their real name. Due to the possibility that, it was actually a different priestess, in this role. But whether one woman or many, the Oracle Delphi is famous for its predictions.

Famous fortune tellers throughout history

There have been many famous astrologers, in the long history of human civilization. The Maya were perhaps the most famous of the psychic civilizations, using astrology and mathematics, to compile their calendars.

Nostradamus was an astrologer in the 1500’s. He was famous at the time, because of his predictions. Although he was knowledgeable in the medical field, it was through meditation that he discovered his talent and began writing down his vision.

Ursula Soonthtel, or better known as Mother Shipton, made a life of divination. He is said to have predicted the Great Fire of London as well as several aspects of the modern world, including the man who can fly through the air and the carriage without a horse.

Fortune-telling; Fact, Fiction & Fantasy

The art of fortune-telling, actually is the motivation of people, who are always curious about the future. Who wouldn’t want to catch a glimpse – even if only for a moment – of the cosmic plan. To see if our destiny leads to wealth or destruction?

Once again I emphasize, I do not position myself as a judge. That predicting is right or wrong. That predicting there is fact or fiction mixed with fantasy.

But I put it through people’s point of view. In seeing the prophecy phenomenon. Either in terms of believing, or not believing. In this case, we also cannot deny, about the existence of strange practices in the world of divination.

Laughter and Cat predictions

Some of the purported methods for predicting the future, some just look strange. Gelomancy, for example, predicts through hysterical laughter (and even animal noises) for clues about the future.

Those who practice felidomancy, claim to know the future by watching cats; if you’ve heard of, that; black cat that crosses your path, becomes a prophecy of bad omen, that’s part of this.

But did you know that they believe sneezing is the cat’s way of predicting rain? [Countdown: 13 Halloween Superstitions & Traditions Explained]

Animal lovers would not be enthusiastic about this one, but one popular method of divination practiced in ancient times, called mustpication, required a person to slaughter an animal, and pull its intestines to the ground, to see if the bloody guts formed any symbol. Where then can be interpreted as a sign of things to come.

Dream Interpretation

For thousands of years, dreams have been universally considered to be fortune-telling, and there is a thriving book, DVD, and fortune teller industry that claims to divine your future by interpreting your dreams.

For example, dreaming about an attic, means that you will renew an important friendship, and dreaming about walnuts, indicates that financial losses and ruin are taking place.

(If you repeatedly dream about eating walnuts in the attic with an important friend when you lost money, you may want to seek therapy.)
Psychology predicts fate

Whatever the form of divination, the basic process is the same: looking for meaning in random patterns and phenomena. Some basically random events are observed in nature (the sound of animals being created, dreams recorded) or caused to occur (tea leaves stirred, cards shuffled), and people carefully examine the results trying to make meaning or taste them. The human brain is very good at finding (or creating) meaning, even when it doesn’t exist, such as in random patterns. That’s why people see faces and other images in clouds, Rorschach blemishes, and coffee stains. This phenomenon, called pareidolia, is well known in the field of psychology.

The validity of predicting

Skeptics will see things differently. In particular, about looking at people who claim to see the future.

Does any of these fortune tellers work? Unfortunately not, and it’s not a hard question to test. Forecasters failed to predict the attacks of 11 September 2001, the recent global economic collapse, the Japanese tsunami and the 2011 nuclear crisis, and countless other important world events that would have saved innocent lives, if predicted accurately.

The most obvious problem is that the different fortune-telling methods discredit one another (and themselves). By providing inconsistent and contradictory predictions.

Not only did the answers vary between methods, but they even varied between consultations with the same sign.

Two tarot cards or tea leaf reading, minutes apart from the same person, asking the exact same questions about the future, should, come up with the same answer, but they don’t.

Say, for example, that someone wants to know if they will move to Paris in the next 10 years, or whether the current president will be re-elected in the next term.

If any of these predictive methods were successful, they all had to give the same answer; It doesn’t matter whether you’re asking a psychic, reading tarot cards, or sprinkling some flower petals on the ground and looking for clues.

The answer, all must be the same, because you will or will not move to Paris, and the president will or will not be re-elected.

Instead, the answer is often no better than coincidence (which, in this example, is 50/50). It is the same reason that, one can consult 10 different psychics and get 10 different answers about the future.

It also raises another question: If any method has actually worked, why are there so many? Why not use a method that’s proven to be reliable. Instead of designing hundreds of other fortune-telling tools? If reading tea leaves is scientifically proven, as a more accurate way of predicting the future than, say, staring at a crystal or consulting a tarot, then people will naturally use a method that works.

In contrast, all methods of predicting are equally valid (or invalid), because they are all based on the same false premise, that reading meaning into a random phenomenon predicts destiny.

Even many books devoted to fortune-telling admit that the technique is unreliable; a “Note to Readers” preceding the “Complete Book of Luck” reads, “When finding out your Wealth by any method of prediction, the results should be taken as an indication of what might happen, and should not be taken as conclusive evidence of what will happen. . “

Free Will vs. Determinism

Many people who believe in divination, do not realize that if they are right, they have answered one of the fundamental questions in philosophy, that of free will vs determinism.

Most people prefer to believe that, they control their own actions, and make their own decisions in life; but anyone’s ability to know the future proves, that, they are wrong. Either there is a “future” to know (or at least fleeting knowledge) – and because of that, our future is predetermined, or the future is uncertain and uncertain. Logically, you cannot control your own destiny if the future can be known.

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One does not need to consult an astrologer, or psychic to find a possible, potential vision of something that may or may not happen. Anyone can do it; If you want to know whether something good or bad could happen to you – from meeting a dark skinned stranger, to getting killed in a plane crash, to winning the lottery – the answer is always yes. If you want to know whether any of these things will happen to you, the future – as always – remains uncertain.

Numerology Concept

Numerology, is part of the art of fortune-telling, which is quite popular. Even among Americans and Europeans, since the 1800’s.

Numerology is a concept that reads the patterns and talents that exist in a person. And this is, in fact, not about seeing the future. But, about how, by knowing the talents, the deepest potential in oneself, which then, can be encouraged to appear to its full potential.

So, predicting, not about seeing the future. Or steal information from the sky. But more on seeing patterns and movements of current conditions. As a cause, which will give effect in the future.

Specifically, in ARC Bali Numerology, it is about how to recognize the true self. Understand character, talents, and a kind of self-map. That way, the future can be touched to be clearer. It’s also useful for building the future, with that knowledge.

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