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INTRODUCTION

ASTROLOGY

THE ANCIENT ORACLES

FORTUNE-TELLING BY CARDS

Fortune-telling with Dice and Dominoes

THE SCIENCE OF PALMISTRY [A]

THE SCIENCE OF PHRENOLOGY

THE SCIENCE OF PHYSIOGNOMY

FORTUNE-TELLING BY GROUNDS IN A TEACUP

DREAMS AND THEIR INTERPRETATION

THE LANGUAGE OF FLOWERS

POPULAR BELIEFS AMONG THE ANCIENTS AS TO THE INFLUENCE OF PRECIOUS STONES

THE LANGUAGE OF POSTAGE STAMPS

THE MEANING OF MOLES

WEATHER PROPHECIES FROM AN OLD ALMANAC

HOW TO TELL ONE'S AGE

HOW TO BE BEAUTIFUL

MEMORY RHYMES

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

page
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

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           

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