2007-10-29 06:30:37 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Mythology & Folklore
I hate to say this, but I don't. There are a lot of people that do, and it would wonderful if fortune tellers were real (as in having supernatural powers, etc) but they're not.
Most fortune tellers rely on a trick known as cold reading. Anyone can do it, in fact, that's what I do for fun whenever I go to family gatherings or one of my husband's workplace parties. Everyone has a lot of fun and is amazed that I have such a "gift," but I tell them that the real gift is being very, very observant and knowing how to read body language.
2007-10-29 06:43:19 · answer #1 · answered by Avie 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Yes i have belief that some gifted people can tell your fortune. I have had mine done several times and have been in awe at some of the results. Some readings are very accurate but i guess some can also be fake. What i don't agree with is the extortionate rates that some psychics charge, especially those companies.
I believe in the Tarot because i have a deck of cards that i read for myself. When I'm feeling confused I find i get clarity and direction from my cards. We are all supposed to have a psychic ability. x
2007-10-29 09:53:02 · answer #2 · answered by Giselle is Well 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes
But what people fail to realize is that when a reading is done it is based on how things currently are if you continue on your current path. SO if you change your path, then the end result for the fortune could very well change.
Readings were meant as a means to help you with your life path, to let you know of the dangers you may be in due to your current choices/actions, and give you a heads up so you can change if you want to avoid a less than desirable outcome of your current path, or do nothing if it is a desirable outcome.
2007-10-29 08:34:38 · answer #3 · answered by Seafyre 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would not use the term fortune teller,even though there are some that will pay some one for telling them they will be rich etc,where as I am clairvoyant ,which to me is different all together.
2007-10-30 10:14:55 · answer #4 · answered by huskystorm 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
People obviously believe in fortune telling -- it is a business that makes money because of this. If people didn't believe in it, you wouldn't see any Fortune Telling shops.
Plenty of people have spent a lot of effort debunking fortune telling, proving again and again that it is nothing more than a skill at reading people and their reactions. These people have shown that good fortune telling relies upon a mix of spying on or researching clients prior to the session, reading responses based on reactions, and statistically probable guessing.
2007-10-29 06:40:24 · answer #5 · answered by comixguru 3 · 1⤊ 2⤋
i do. i can use tarot cards, and know lots of people who do as well,
the trick is finding someone if you don't.
most people who you have to pay to get your "fortune telling" from are frauds and are only telling you what they think you want to hear.
another one of the problems is that if whoever is doing it isn't very good themselves or focused or you are focused on only hearing one thing then the results are going to reflect that.
2007-10-30 15:26:06 · answer #6 · answered by Debbie A 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I truly believe there is gifted people out there but also a lot of fakes !!!!!!
I had a reading once and the appt wasnt even in my name.....the reader gave me a lot that had happened and named my family by their christian names....how genuine was that????
So yes I am a strong believer xx
2007-10-30 21:03:59 · answer #7 · answered by LITTLE NUGGET 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
well, I have had a few and I still do it only because whatever coinsidence they pick out of the air to tell me, usually works and even though I never really know when or how, when it does, I can follow it with better understanding.
yes they do happen.
2007-10-29 06:51:32 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
i think there is a few people out there who can do it but i think most of them are fake they ask you one question and tell you stuff from it like.i see a man people always reply that must be my huband so then they work of that.so stupid and a waste of money just let things happen i there own time.
2007-10-29 06:47:21 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, they're a complete hoax. There may be some possibilities for other potential psychic abilities like "far seeing" but precognition and telekinetics have proven to be false.
2007-10-29 06:36:52 · answer #10 · answered by Pirate AM™ 7 · 3⤊ 2⤋