Encyclopedia of Fortune Telling

All in color! Can you predict the future? The lines on a hand, the mystic and entrancing symbols of the tarot, even the suits and numbers of ordinary playing cards--these are just some of the remarkable ways to tell fortunes and divulge character traits. Practice any of sixteen methods to get a glimpse of what may be in store for you and your friends and family--numerology, casting runes, crystal gazing, the I Ching, Western and Chinese astrology, reading tea leaves, the interpretation of dreams, and more. Or step back into the past and trace the events and predictions of famous fortune-tellers, from men of great intellectual power, such as Nostradamus, to "black sheep," like the Elizabethan occultist Simon Forman. Everything will become clear through over 200 contemporary prints, paintings, and photographs. It's only a matter of time before you start making prophecies yourself.