Transcriber's Notes: Underscores "_" before and after a word or phrase indicate _italics_ in the original text. Equal signs "=" before and after a word or phrase indicate =bold= in the original text. Small capitals have been converted to SOLID capitals. Illustrations have been moved so they do not break up paragraphs. Typographical errors have been silently corrected but other variations in spelling and punctuation remain unaltered. FORTUNES AND DREAMS [Illustration: HOROSCOPE] 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