In truth, she argues, the Astrampsychi is “an off-the-peg fortune-telling kit” filled with ... called ‘the living soul of the ...

Another common form of fortune-telling is cards ... but I recall a couple of years ago reading a book about Jeane Dixon, the Washington, D.C. seer who predicted and tried to prevent the ...

This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Jezmina Von Thiele, a fortune teller from Portsmouth, New Hampshire about her life as a fortune teller. It's been edited for length and clarity.