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Is it all bunkum?
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Not saying that I believe in it, but the hand can tell you a lot. I'm remembering once, about 40 years ago, there was an early evening programme on Yorkshire T.V. which featured an astrologer, a handwriting expert and a palm reader. It was teatime entertainment, so I was in and out of the kitchen, - they were given birthdate and time (as near as poss.), a standardised piece of handwriting and a palm-print respectively - and invited to name the 'mystery guest and spend some time describing how they reached their decision.
One week the palmist, when appealed to, said flatly, "This man was born in a barn. It has to be James Herriot." No arguments or hedging. It was Herriot. Gave me food for thought. Hands do change over the years and indicate all sorts of things.
One week the palmist, when appealed to, said flatly, "This man was born in a barn. It has to be James Herriot." No arguments or hedging. It was Herriot. Gave me food for thought. Hands do change over the years and indicate all sorts of things.
Palmistry, Tarot, Tea leaf reading, all early forms of counselling. People went to 'the old woman' to have a chat and learn their fortunes. A good reader does not tell them 'their fortune', that they will meet a handsome stranger -that is impossible of course. They give them 'possibilities', possible courses of action. Palmistry is Tarot without the cards. Its crazy to think your life will end early because of a line on your hand, or you will marry or have good fortune because your middle finger is longer.
Jourdain james Herriot was not born in a barn. TV 'readers' have an army of researchers, its laughable watching them. The whole point of these readings originally was to get advice, not your fortune. My nana taught me how to read a face - very useful - and now so-called scientists use the same techniques to look for signs of deceit in interrogations, but it has a fancy scientific name -an 'ology'. People who did readings were very empathic and often just told people what they really needed to hear.
Nailit do you want me to do a remote reading for you? I did one for someone totally anonymous on a forum years ago and they were amazed at the accuracy. :-)
I told them something only they knew -no one else -a plan they were hatching for a new enterprise. Maybe they just fitted in what I said with their situation, but it gave them the push to go ahead with their plans. There are of course charlatans, no one can predict the future.
I told them something only they knew -no one else -a plan they were hatching for a new enterprise. Maybe they just fitted in what I said with their situation, but it gave them the push to go ahead with their plans. There are of course charlatans, no one can predict the future.
I once did a Tarot reading for someone and freaked her out by asking
''So, who had the affair then?'' In an authoritave voice.
Turns out it was her.
She freaked out and terminated the 'reading'
For my own part I was just messing around during my days of looking into the psychology of all this ***.
If she had said that she didnt know what I was talking about then I could have made it look as though one of her previous lovers had cheated on her. As it was, I had a 'hit' which unnerved her.
And all I did was ask a question, not accuse anyone.
''So, who had the affair then?'' In an authoritave voice.
Turns out it was her.
She freaked out and terminated the 'reading'
For my own part I was just messing around during my days of looking into the psychology of all this ***.
If she had said that she didnt know what I was talking about then I could have made it look as though one of her previous lovers had cheated on her. As it was, I had a 'hit' which unnerved her.
And all I did was ask a question, not accuse anyone.
Barnum affect
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Throw in a few wild claims while your at it (which will be forgotten if not true) and you too can be a palm, aura, card, leaf reader...
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Throw in a few wild claims while your at it (which will be forgotten if not true) and you too can be a palm, aura, card, leaf reader...
