fortune telling

Crystal ball work

Fortune telling is the practice of predicting someone's future, typically through methods like reading palms, tarot cards, tea leaves, or crystal balls.

A fortune teller claims special insight into what lies ahead—romance, wealth, danger.

The practice ranges from carnival entertainment to serious belief systems.

She went to a fortune teller before making any big decisions.

methods

tarot

Divination card set

palmistryReading hands for fortunes
astrologyDivination by celestial positions
crystal ballFortune-teller's viewing sphere

tea leaves · runes · scrying · numerology · pendulum · cowrie shells · geomancy · bibliomancy · chiromancy · dowsing

phenomena

prophecy

Foretelling of future events

visionAbility to see
premonitionAdvance sense of future events
omenProphetic indicator

portent · sign · revelation · second sight · sixth sense · intuition · foretelling · prediction · augury · divination

practitioners

psychic

One claiming supernatural perception

mediumMiddle size or state
clairvoyantOne who perceives beyond senses
seerOne who envisions futures

oracle · soothsayer · prophetess · sibyl · shaman · diviner · augur · mystic · spiritualist · channeler

settings

carnival

Traveling amusement attraction

fairImpartial and unbiased
parlorFormal room for visitors
séanceSpirit communication ritual

tent · boardwalk · circus · marketplace · temple · shrine · consultation room · storefront · neon sign · crystal shop

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