Clipper ship3/3/2023 ![]() I like that there is a tangible tool, something that you can see, that can be held in your hand. I think the tools of a card reader, or a palm reader, or a number reader help to see answers to questions about what our place is in this world. A way of being able to help to see what 'isn't' there. But the other part of me sees it as a tool, a way to go deeper inside myself where I believe the answers to the universe lie when I can connect to it. I like to play with the term 'fortune-teller' – in one sense it can be a fun party game (and yes, I own a turban to wear when reading cards and am still looking for beaded curtains to hang in my 'fortune telling' area. Again, not unlike something an artist would do. The Magician is holding one hand up and one down acting as the bridge to bringing ideas into actualization. ![]() And maybe you don't really need any of these things, but there is something about being able to touch something, hold it in your hand - it seems to connect heaven and earth, kind of like the Magician card in the Tarot. The other thing this tells me is that the ability to tell the future or see beyond what is right in front of us may be an ability in itself and people can use whatever method works for them, the method is just a tool and each person may feel comfortable with a different tool (not unlike an artist.) Some people use a screwdriver to put in a screw, while someone else (me) might be more comfortable using a butter knife. How about saltomancy, divination using salt! Oh, oops already been done - alomancy - sounds better using the Greek prefix. Just a few examples alectryomancy is a form of divination using a bird gyromancy was done when a person would walk in a circle that was marked with letters until they became dizzy and fell down or stumbled on certain letters, spelling out a prophecy tephramancy gets its messages in ashes onychomancy from the study of fingernails in the sunlight axiomancy from an ax or hatchet critomancy from barley cakes. But the words ending in the suffix '-mancy' probably form a list as long as I am tall. Of course, most people are familiar with the word cartomancy, which means telling fortunes with playing cards. The suffix -mancy, means "divination by means of." It is also related to 'mania' - madness or frenzy. The person doing the 'divining' interprets how the person with the question should move ahead by reading signs, symbols, visions, or omens using one of these tangible methods.Īfter researching this, I have come to the conclusion that you can add the suffix -mancy to just about any word and come up with a way to 'foretell' the future. It's a systematic method that takes seemingly random information and tells a story that in turn can provide some insight into the querent's situation or problem. It's a way to gain some insight into a question or curiosity by using some age-old method to visualize or foresee future events or maybe just to really see what is in your life at the moment. Divination comes from the Latin word 'divinare' which means to foresee or to be inspired by god(s). The Fine ART of Fortunetelling combines 2 of my most favorite things - Art and fortunetelling or divination.
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