Fortune Tellinz o FOR FUN AND POPULARITY By Paul Showers
THE BLAKISTON COMPANY Philadelphia
This is an Original Publication.
COPYRIGHT, 1942, BY GARDEN CITY PUBLISHING CO., INC.
CIRCLE BOOKS is a series published by
The Blakiston Company, 1012 Walnut St., Philadelphia 5, Pa. CL PRINTED IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
Introduction
You ARE soon going to come into a lot of money, and . . . You will meet someone you will marry, and . . . You are going to make new friends who will greatly influence your life, and . . . Yes, it's in the cards! And if you don't play cards, you can lift the veil into the future via your palm or your birthday. Perhaps you're good at figures. Then "What Your Numbers Tell" is just your dish. By this process you can pry into the unknown and claim a good big share of all the health, happiness, and prosperity that is coming your way. That dream you had last night. What does it mean? Your answer is in this book. And don't miss "Your Fate in Magic Tables." You will be fascinated by its revelations. For those who prefer other means of forecasting the future, this book shows you how to tell fortunes by tea leaves, handwriting, dice, dominoes, fire, moles, lucky charms, the Ouija Board, table tipping, and crystal gazing. If you want to give your predictions that "professional touch," there is a chapter on "The Psychology of Fortune Telling." Use this book when friends drop in for an evening. Let it entertain everybody at your next party. Ladies and gentlemen, we give you窶認ORTUNE TELLING FOR FUN AND POPULARITY!
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Contents
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Introduction
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CHAPTER
I WHAT YOUR PALM PREDICTS T H E SHAPE OF THE FINGERS
The The The The
Rectangular Finger Wedge-Shaped Finger Pointed Finger Tapering Finger
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T H E KNOTS OF THE FINGERS
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T H E FINGERS AS A GROUP
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T H E NAILS
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T H E THUMB
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T H E PALM
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T H E SEVEN MOUNTS
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The The The The The The The
Mount of Mercury Mount of the Sun (Apollo) Mount of Saturn Mount of Jupiter Mount of Venus Mount of Mars Mount of the Moon , vii
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T H E SEVEN SPECIAL SIGNS
The The The The The The The
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Dot Circle Star Triangle Cross Square Grille
18 20 20 21 21 22 22
T H E LINES ON THE MOUNTS
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T H E PRINCIPAL LINES OF THE HAND
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The Line of the Head The Line of the Heart The Line of Life The Line of Health The Line of the Sun (Apollo) The Line of Fate The Bracelet The Girdle of Venus Marriage Lines The Line of the Moon (Luna)
27 32 35 38 39 42 46 48 50 52
GOOD OMENS ON THE FINGERS EVIL OMENS ON THE FINGERS
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W H A T Y O U R BIRTHDAY SIGNIFIES
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T H E SIGNS O F T H E ZODIAC
D e c e m b e r 22 t o January 19—Sign of Capricorn . January 20 t o February 19—Sign of Aquarius . . February 20 t o M a r c h 20—Sign of Pisces . . . M a r c h 21 t o April 20—Sign of Aries . . . . A p r i l 21 t o M a y 20—Sign of T a u r u s . . . .
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May 21 to June 21—Sign of Gemini June 22 to July 21—Sign of Cancer July 22 to August 22—Sign of Leo August 23 to September 22—Sign of Virgo . . . September 23 to October 22—Sign of Libra . . October 23 to November 23—Sign of Scorpio . November 24 to December 21—Sign of Sagittarius T H E LIST OF THE DECANS THE SEVEN PLANETS
Jupiter The Sun Mars Saturn Mercury The Moon Venus III W H A T YOUR NUMBERS T E L L
65 67 69 70 72 73 75 j6 HI
in 112 113 114 114 115 116 118
T H E NUMBERS IN YOUR N A M E
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The Personality Number The Vocational Number The Destiny Number
120 124 128
T H E NUMBER IN YOUR BIRTH DATE
132
Table of Spiritual Numbers
134
A GLIMPSE INTO YOUR FUTURE
137
Table of the Mystic Numbers How
NUMBERS ANSWER QUESTIONS
The Table of the Pyramid IV WHAT'S IN T H E CARDS GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS
139 152
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T H E DECK OF 32 CARDS
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The Meaning of the 32 Cards 158 Meaning of Card Groups 160 Meaning of Special Combinations with 32 Cards 162 An Old Favorite 166 The Secret of the Sevens 171 The Fateful Eleven 178 The Double Thirteen 179 The Single Thirteen 181 The Fifteen-Seven Method 183 The Star of Seventeen 185 The Lucky Star 187 The Simple Cross 189 The Gypsy Cross 190 Your Wish with 32 Cards 192 T H E DECK OF 52 CARDS
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The Meaning of the 52 Cards Card Groups Special Combinations
with 52 Cards
197 200 . . . .
The Square of Nine The Seven Packs The Five Messages Questioning the Cards The Three Answers The Four Stars The Egyptian Pyramid An Old-Country Method Your Wish with 52 Cards The Ten Packs
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202 204 205 206 207 208 210 212 215 220
Y O U R F U T U R E IN Y O U R D R E A M S . . . .
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ALPHABETICAL LIST OF WORDS REPRESENTING DREAM IDEAS, WITH THE INTERPRETATION OF EACH WORD .
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CONTENTS EHAPTER
Vi YOUR FATE IN MAGIC TABLES
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273
T H E SECRETS OF THE SUN
273
T H E LUCKY CLOVERS
275
T H E TREE OF LIFE
277
T H E SIXTEEN PYRAMIDS
279
T H E W H E E L OF FORTUNE
280
T H E MAGIC HEART
282
T H E SACRED EAGLE
283
T H E TABLETS OF THOTH
285
T H E SECRETS OF THE STARS
286
T H E BIRD OF PARADISE
287
T H E CHARMED CIRCLE
289
T H E COILED SERPENT
290
T H E MYSTIC CIRCLES
292
T H E DIAMOND
294
T H E CROSS AND THE CIRCLE
296
T H E CIRCLE AND THE STAR
297
T H E COIN AND CARDS
298
T H E WISHING RING
300
T H E FOUR KINGS
302
T H E FOUR QUEENS
305
VII OTHER WAYS TO TELL YOUR FUTURE .
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TEA LEAVES
308
HANDWRITING
314
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DICE
317
DOMINOES
320
FIRE
321
MOLES
324
LUCKY CHARMS
327
O U I J A BOARD
333
TABLE TIPPING
335
CRYSTAL-GAZING
336
VIII THE PSYCHOLOGY OF FORTUNE TELLING 339