fortune-telling

Also known as fortune-teller

thumb|Gypsy Fortune-Teller (1841) by Taras Shevchenko

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Subclass of: ritual
Has use: divination

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Commons category: Fortune-telling
practiced by: fortune teller
topic's main category: Category:Divination
uses: palmistry

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Methods
Sociology
Children's fortune-telling games
As a business
Clientele
Typical clients
Services
Full-time careers
Legality
Critical analysis
Notes
References
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thumb|Gypsy Fortune-Teller (1841) by Taras Shevchenko

Fortune-telling is the spiritual practice of predicting information about a person's life. The scope of fortune telling is in principle identical with the practice of divination. The difference is that divination is the term used for predictions considered part of a religious ritual, invoking deities or spirits, while the term fortune telling implies a less serious or formal setting, even one of popular culture, where belief in occult workings behind the prediction is less prominent than the concept of suggestion, spiritual or practical advisory or affirmation.

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