Fortunetelling, the art of forecasting the future supposedly by supernatural means, is an ancient practice which is exploding in popularity today. Fortunetelling is also known as divination. The one who practices this activity is known as a diviner.

Most are unaware of the negative results that Fortunetelling has:

People infected or burdened by Fortunetelling and occult phenomena very frequently suffer in the following ways:

The characteristics of such people reveal abnormal passions, instability, violent tempers, addiction to alcohol, nicotine and sexual vices, selfishness, gossiping, egotism, cursing, ect. Their religious lives reveal on the one hand an antagonism toward religion, callousness, skepticism, a vicious critical attitude and an inability to pray or read the Bible. On the other hand some with a pious character reveal self-righteousness, a spiritual pride, phariseeism, hypocrisy and an insensitivity to the working of the Holy Spirit.

Danny Korem lists certain techniques used by fortunetellers which give realism to their readings:

1. Observation of sensory clues.
2. Prior knowledge of subject obtained secretly before reading.
3. Ability to think on their feet and change direction of the reading without hesitation or detection.
4. Understanding of human nature.
5. Utilization of the cards or any other apparatus to pick up sensory clues or change the direction of the reading when off the track.
6. An element of luck and a keen sense of playing the odds so that a well placed guess may produce spectacular results.

Whether all fortunetelling practice is nothing but a glorified con game remains a matter of debate. What is not debatable is the fact that any and all types of attempting to divine the future through fortunetelling is an abomination to God.

Satan has accomplished his purpose, which is getting people away from worshipping the true and living God. Since fortunetelling does this, it should never be practiced even for fun.

One important thing that should be remembered when discussing the topic of Psychics and Fortunetelling. Satan has been around from the start of the human race and knows the human nature better than we do. He is a bigger soul winner (for his cause) than most Christians for the Gospel. Most of the Psychics ability to lure someone is the fact that they can tell a person something that no one else knew, except satan. Once they tell them that secret they have won their trust and willingness to believe the future. Once they hear the future given, they are determined to make it come to pass and most of the time it does.