CARD FORTUNE TELLING
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no one knows how far-reaching
go.
It
any
impossible for
is
deny that the Present
to
the Future
influence
still
—to
its
remorseless grip
may
thinking, reasonable person
— or
the Past
— does
what extent
and must
may
this
go
is
a mystery.
The essential
same as in
the
behind Cartomancy
feature
exactly
is
several other forms of Divination
person whose future
influence matters.
Some
—the
some way
to be read must in
is
Diviners use a Crystal that has
been held in the hands of the questioner, who thus personally affects the Crystal, and, so
it
is
claimed, causes
Other Diviners ask for some
visions to appear therein.
personal article, closely associated with the person whose
future
in question.
is
so safe, as
that
it
is
Obviously
solely personal
is
handkerchief
is
this
one individual.
to
often used, but
it
that either of these must carry
besides those of the owner.
but even then there
or
dresser
method
is
one's
would handle her
may
maid
A
not quite
any
practically impossible to use
A
article
glove or
seems perfectly clear
many
other influences
lock of hair seems best,
be the influence of one's hair-
—especially
a lady's-maid,
mistress's locks every
day
who
in the or-
dinary course of her duties.
To a great extent this question of " mixed " influences
must also affect the Crystal, apart from the close intimate touch of the Diviner if he or she holds it in the
hands. For this reason a black velvet pad is often used
for the support of the Crystal after the questioner has
handled
But
it
it.
is
obvious that this precaution cannot be fully
as each questioner in turn must handle the
and thus affect it, though to what extent is not
known. The most accurate result I have ever come
across, and it was startling in its exact truth, was made
effective,
Crystal,