Wikipedia Trail : From Mother Shipton to Tarot Card Reading
Starting point : Mother Shipton
- Mother Shipton, also known as Ursula Southell, was an English soothsayer and a prophetess. Her first publication of a prophecies occurred only in 1641 which was approximately 80 years after she died. Her most famous addition of the prophecy foretells many events that are identified as modern. Not many things about her for certain, but what is known is that mother Shipton was linked to many tragic events that were recorded all over the world throughout the 17th, 18th, 19th century. Many other fortunetellers used her name for the purposes of marketing. Many businesses, pubs, buildings are named after her highlighting her legacy but only two of them remain where there is a statue in front of the building.
Second Link : Fortune Telling
- Fortunetelling is the practice of predicting future information about an individual. The scope of fortune-telling can come along with the practice of divination. This is used in many religious rituals, awaking the spirits, etc. Fortunetelling is a less serious type of telling that is associated with Romani people. This takes place in a formal setting and is paired with modern items such as pop culture and the magic eight ball. Fortune-telling is also dismissed by the scientific community since it is been based on magical thinking and superstition. Other shipped and was related in many astrological and paranormal activities which linked her and others to being involved with astrology. Other common methods that are used for fortune-telling in different regions of the world include pendulum reading, spirit board reading, tarot reading, etc.
Third Link : Astrology
- Astrology is a pseudoscience that is claim to gather information about individuals by studying the movements and relative positions of celestial objects. Many cultures find astrology very important to their traditions and astronomical events such as Hinduism, Buddhism and the Mayan people. And throughout most of its history, astrology was considered a scholarly tradition and was common in various academic circles making it have close relations with meterology, astronomy, etc. In the western culture, astrology is mainly consisted of a system of horoscopes that allow explanations towards a persons personality and predicting future events in their life based on the positions of celestial objects such as the sun, moon, etc. that occurred at the time of their birth. The scholarly tradition also comes in various forms such as tarot readings.
Fourth Link : Tarot Card Reading
- Tarot card reading is the practice of using tarot cards to gain insight into the individual’s present, future, or even past by asking a question and then drawing and interpreting cards. References to this reading go as far back as the 16th and 17th century but without indications that the cards were used for anything other than games. A Dominican preacher has the first reference to this reading which was used against the evils of the devils instrument. Later on down the road, a philosopher and historian noted that around the late 17th century, around the time fortune-telling was happening, regular playing cards were used and joined with fortune telling to tell people about their lives so that people could know whether or not they will be in a good or bad standing.
- Mother Shipton, also known as Ursula Southell, was an English soothsayer and a prophetess. Her first publication of a prophecies occurred only in 1641 which was approximately 80 years after she died. Her most famous addition of the prophecy foretells many events that are identified as modern. Not many things about her for certain, but what is known is that mother Shipton was linked to many tragic events that were recorded all over the world throughout the 17th, 18th, 19th century. Many other fortunetellers used her name for the purposes of marketing. Many businesses, pubs, buildings are named after her highlighting her legacy but only two of them remain where there is a statue in front of the building.
Second Link : Fortune Telling
- Fortunetelling is the practice of predicting future information about an individual. The scope of fortune-telling can come along with the practice of divination. This is used in many religious rituals, awaking the spirits, etc. Fortunetelling is a less serious type of telling that is associated with Romani people. This takes place in a formal setting and is paired with modern items such as pop culture and the magic eight ball. Fortune-telling is also dismissed by the scientific community since it is been based on magical thinking and superstition. Other shipped and was related in many astrological and paranormal activities which linked her and others to being involved with astrology. Other common methods that are used for fortune-telling in different regions of the world include pendulum reading, spirit board reading, tarot reading, etc.
Third Link : Astrology
- Astrology is a pseudoscience that is claim to gather information about individuals by studying the movements and relative positions of celestial objects. Many cultures find astrology very important to their traditions and astronomical events such as Hinduism, Buddhism and the Mayan people. And throughout most of its history, astrology was considered a scholarly tradition and was common in various academic circles making it have close relations with meterology, astronomy, etc. In the western culture, astrology is mainly consisted of a system of horoscopes that allow explanations towards a persons personality and predicting future events in their life based on the positions of celestial objects such as the sun, moon, etc. that occurred at the time of their birth. The scholarly tradition also comes in various forms such as tarot readings.
Fourth Link : Tarot Card Reading
- Tarot card reading is the practice of using tarot cards to gain insight into the individual’s present, future, or even past by asking a question and then drawing and interpreting cards. References to this reading go as far back as the 16th and 17th century but without indications that the cards were used for anything other than games. A Dominican preacher has the first reference to this reading which was used against the evils of the devils instrument. Later on down the road, a philosopher and historian noted that around the late 17th century, around the time fortune-telling was happening, regular playing cards were used and joined with fortune telling to tell people about their lives so that people could know whether or not they will be in a good or bad standing.
These are one part of the determination process of fortune tellers and people of astrological faith who depend on the horoscopes and signs to figure out their life and know about past, present and future events that take place.
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