Chinese Fortune Reading Cards
Chinese divination cards based on ancient Oracle Bones Script.
by Sharina Star · 2017
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To outsiders Chinese culture has long been a source of fascination, an exotic merging of ancient and modern beliefs and practices. The Chinese Fortune Reading Cards are based on an ancient Chinese divination system known as the Oracle Bones Script, which in turn has its origins in mysterious Shang Dynasty inscriptions. The Chinese Fortune Reading Cards aims to simplify and modernise a complex system which is reputedly quite difficult to understand. This deck it can be used for straight-up divination (fortune-telling), or as a way of gaining insight into, and understanding of, situations and questions. The advice the cards give is very clear and direct as opposed to a vague and open to interpretation; simply put, the Seeker knows the situation to which the advice must be applied. Whether they choose to do so, or not, is another matter entirely. This is effectively an oracle deck, so it has neither Major or Minor Arcana and is not divided into suits. The deck comprises of 36 cards measuring 95 x 140 mm, which makes it fairly standard size for oracle cards, and considerably larger than your average tarot deck. The card stock is excellent, being light yet sturdy, and quite flexible wit
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