Fortune-telling and Feng Shui have a significant impact on the lives of ancient people. Surely you and many others have heard about Feng Shui. It is a connection between ancient generations and a long-standing culture.
Feng Shui in the impression of most people may symbolize some kind of mystical concept, but in reality, it helped ancient people avoid many adversities, and as these experiences were passed down from generation to generation, naturally, there emerged a generation of people in search of knowledge.
Before entering the profession, ancient fortune-tellers essentially traveled and trained a lot. (Illustrative image).
However, as technology continues to develop, the superstitious rumors about Feng Shui from the past have gradually faded over time, and the practice of fortune-telling, which was once common in ancient society, is now met with more skepticism.
One of the questions is how fortune-tellers can calculate certain secrets with extreme accuracy without even seeing the person’s face, such as knowing how many people are in the other person’s family, and these secrets have never been leaked.
First of all, before entering the profession, ancient fortune-tellers essentially traveled and trained extensively, with the purpose of learning about the customs of many places.
After all, the vast country is rich in diversity; the customs vary from place to place, and people’s lives, along with their traditions, will also be quite different. A fortune-teller who wishes for a prosperous career must be knowledgeable about the differences in customs and practices of each region.
When you have traveled to many places and met various kinds of people, you will gain deep insights. Next and extremely important is the need to be skilled in psychological tactics. This is the prerequisite for becoming a fortune-teller. A fortune-teller must anticipate the psychology of the other party, essentially needing to control the mindset of the other person and understand human nature.
The key point of psychological tactics is to accurately grasp people’s mindsets, as actions are always governed by the brain. The brain prompts limbs to react quickly, and this subconscious response is also within the control of fortune-tellers, most of whom are quite adept at it.
Therefore, the skill of observing speech and expression is definitely not low. Fortune-tellers excel at guiding human emotions, for instance, during communication, if the other party suddenly becomes excited, the fortune-teller will have valuable insights at that moment.
Secondly, fortune-tellers generally pay attention to subtleties, the relationships between people, or the dynamics among family members, even the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law relationship… These have become perennial questions for those seeking fortune-telling.
Because these questions can intuitively infer a person’s circumstances, whether a family is happy or not, or how relationships between individuals are, these inquiries can quickly provide information to the fortune-teller.
Fortune-tellers are skilled at guiding human emotions. (Illustrative image).
It’s fair to say this is a psychological game; fortune-tellers have seen many people and understand that there are countless ways to exist in the world, success can take many forms, and so can failure.
Similarly, everyone will encounter happiness and difficulties in life, and the root of these emotions is what fortune-tellers are concerned about. All beings have their own suffering, and everyone hopes for divine intervention. Fortune-tellers understand this psychology, so they can see that fortune-telling is also a process of seeking comfort.
Those who seek fortune-telling wish to find solace, and fortune-tellers happen to grasp their role, providing comfort after outlining potential adversities. Therefore, fortune-telling can also lead to controversies when fortune-tellers often reassure clients with advice to avoid loss and avert disasters.
We place great importance on auspicious words; in any endeavor, it is inevitable to seek good omens. When certain misfortunes strip away wealth and possessions, fortune-tellers consider this a reminder from the divine.
Although this form of reassurance might sound unreasonable and superstitious, for those seeking comfort, the advice to avoid losses and avert disasters becomes extremely understandable and effective.
Regardless of the eloquence of fortune-tellers, we must understand that in many cases, merely changing the way one speaks can alter the course of many events, even changing an overly negative attitude.
Just from this point, the advantage of verbal skills is certainly worth learning.
Thus, even though fortune-telling is a remnant of the feudal era, it still exists today.
