Chapter I: Front Matter

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FORTUNES AND DREAMS

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