FORTUNES AND DREAMS
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FORTUNES AND DREAMS
A PRACTICAL MANUAL OF FORTUNE TELLING, DIVINATION AND THE INTERPRETATION OF DREAMS, SIGNS AND OMENS
BY
ASTRA CIELO
NEW YORK GEORGE SULLY AND COMPANY
Copyright, 1917 BY SULLY AND KLEINTEICH
Printed in U. S. A.
CONTENTS
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Introduction vii
Astrology 1
Historical Review—Astrological Readings—The Astrological Guide to Fortune—Horoscope and Tables—Character as Told by Astrology—How to Determine the Lucky and Unlucky Days of Any Month—Derivations of the Names of the Months—Derivations of the German and English Days of the Week.
The Ancient Oracles 30
Napoleon’s Oraculum—Oraculum Table.
Fortune-Telling by Cards 52
The Origin and History of Playing Cards—Suits and Symbols—Mystic Meaning—The Charm and Power of Cards—What the Cards Signify—Meaning of the Various Cards—Telling One’s Fortune with Twenty-one Cards—Italian Method—The French System—English System—The Gypsy Method—Creole Method—Card Oracles.
Fortune-Telling with Dice and Dominoes 92
The Science of Palmistry 119
Principal Lines of the Palm and Their Meaning—The Shape and Length of the Phalanges—Form of the Hand—Character from the Shape of a Hand and Fingers—The Mountains—A Reading of the Lines and Other Characteristics.
The Science of Phrenology 136
The Science of Physiognomy 141
What Different Eyes Indicate—Reading Character by the Color of the Eyes—Disposition by the Shape of the Nose—Reading Character by the Form of the Lips—Reading Character by the Shape of the Ear.
Fortune-Telling by Grounds in a Teacup 147
Dreams and Their Interpretation 150
Do Dreams Foretell the Future?—How Dreams Should Be Interpreted—A Dictionary of Dreams.
The Language of Flowers 191
Popular Beliefs Among the Ancients as to the Influence of Precious Stones 205
The Language of Precious Stones.
The Language of Postage Stamps 211
The Meaning of Moles 213
Weather Prophecies from an Old Almanac 215
How to Tell One’s Age 218
How to Be Beautiful 220
Memory Rhymes 222