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contact the WoodWorks editors, etc, etc... Fortune Telling From
A-Z, Part 1 by Juliana Davila  Man has always been interested in
trying to discern his future by means of prognostication, and
the methods through which he has done so are wildly varied. The
following is a brief descriptive list of just some of the means
by which man has foretold what is to come…   Abacomancy: Telling
the future by observing patterns of dust.  Acultomancy:
Divination using needles, a common practice amongst Gypsies. One
method involves taking several new needles (generally 21) and
placing them in a shallow dish, and then water is slowly poured
over them. The needles invariably move about, and the result is
then read.  Aeromancy: Observation of atmospheric changes to
tell the future, such as in an approaching storm. This term also
often refer