Paper fortune tellers are usually the soothsaying device of junior high girls. Pondering whom they may one day marry, they spell out a color, pick a number, and the future is revealed. As the Valley R ...

Visiting a fortune teller has been a common practice across various cultures for centuries. The allure of peeking into the future or gaining insight into life’s uncertainties is powerful. This ...

In the United States, many 20th-century amusement parks had fortune teller machines that enticed customers. Put a coin (or, in later years, a dollar bill) in the slot, and the life-size figure in the ...

Pew Research Center conducted this study to gauge Americans’ experiences with astrology, tarot cards and fortune tellers, and the role they play in people’s lives. For this analysis, we surveyed 9,593 ...