The container is to be held in both hands and shaken, till one stick rises and falls off. The set of 78 numbered sticks held in a bamboo case, known as Kau Chime or Fortune Sticks, form one of the oldest methods. The following forms of fortune telling, other than the use of birthdates as a method of prediction, are popular among the fortune seekers. Let’s understand different methods the Chinese use. Even today, many people are looking for different ways to help them know their fate. It contains the essential formulas, regulations, and methods to be used for deviation.

Today, the official government manual of fortune telling contains two volume work of Hsuan tse. This system needed the use of six characters, that stood for the year, month, and day of the particular person’s birth. Li Hsu-chung had devised horoscopes that used a combination of five elements, the ‘Ten Heavenly Stems’ and the ‘Twelve Terrestrial Branches’.

The fortune tellers during the 2nd century BC, relied on the writings of Li Hsu-chung ― a T’ang Dynasty official. These different methods are related to divination, and there are four major methods that are practiced in China, Taiwan, and Hong Kong. Chinese fortune telling is known as ‘suan ming’ in their astrology. There are many methods that help bring fortune and wealth along with prosperity, and get rid of any bad luck. They have a strong belief in predestination. The people of the Chinese culture have been consulting fortune tellers, alchemists, and soothsayers, since time immemorial. It’s as if knowing the future will help him change his present, or prepare him for the time to come. Since time unknown, man has been fascinated and itching to know what lies ahead in his future.

Chinese fortune telling wheel