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Palmistry map of the handA palmistry map of the hand, labelling the different areas
Ticked Off by Cecil AldinA meek looking Dandie Dinmont dog receiving a scolding from his owner. Date: 1934
The Ghost Story by Alfred BestallA family sit in the dark by a blazing fire, rigid with fear while listening to a ghost story told by an aged relative. Meanwhile, unbeknownst to them, the sceptre of a medieval knight
Tarot Card 18 - La Lune (The Moon)The Moon, as depicted on a Tarot card
Selection of tarot cards from traditional Marseille packA selection of tarot cards from the traditional Marseille pack. (1 of 2)
Tarot Card 19 - Le Soleil (The Sun)The Sun, as depicted on a Tarot card
Tarot Card 11 - La Force (Strength)
Selection of tarot cards from traditional Marseille packA selection of tarot cards from the traditional Marseille pack. (2 of 2)
Hermes TrismegistusThe messenger of the gods, but here as HERMES TRISMEGISTUS (= thrice-greatest), perceived by Neoplatonists as the presiding deity of alchemy, possessing magical and oracular powers
Talbot Car Advertisement, 1912Advertisement for Talbots Invincible car, 1912. John Bull is shown centre, proudly telling Britannia that the car is All British. A British bulldog is shown standing at the wheel of the car
Tarot Card 19 - Le Soleil (The Sun)
Fridays Child by May Bowley. A fortune-telling song telling a childs character or future based on the day they were born and help young children remember the days the week. Date: circa 1903
Liberal Party Poster; Attack PovertyA Liberal Party Poster telling the electorate to Attack Poverty by voting Liberal, from the 1920 s
Oracle of Zeus, DodonaZEUS / JUPITER DODONEUS whose oracle at Dodona was the oldest in Greece : the prophecies came from the sacred oak, which is depicted here as having human form
Tarot Card 6 - L'Amoureux (The Lover or Lovers). Date: 20th century
Scheherazade by T MackenzieThis drawing depicts a scene in the legend of The One Thousand and One Arabian nights. Queen Scheherazade is telling a story to King Shahrayar
Tarot Card 10 - La Roue de Fortune (The Wheel of Fortune)
Delphi OracleTHE ORACLE OF DELPHI entranced
Justice as depicted on a Tarot cardComtesse de Segur, nee Sophie Rostopchine, French writer, born in Russia, best known for Les Malheurs de Sophie, first published 1859
Tarot Card - As d Epee (Ace of Swords)
Tarot Card 12 - Le Pendu (The Hanged Man)
Tarot Card 9 - L Ermite (The Hermit)
Tarot Card 22 - Le Fou (The Fool)Tarot Card 22 - Le Fou or Le Mat (The Fool)
Tarot Card 21 - Le Monde (The World). Date: 20th century
HMS Helmsdale, North Atlantic, 1944Painting showing HMS Helmsdale, a River class Frigate of the Royal Navy, on convoy escort duty in the North Atlantic, 1944
Death personified on a Tarot cardDeath personified as a skeleton with a scythe on a Tarot card
Lenormand - EuropaGrand Jeu De Mlle. De Lenormand Europa
French Palmistry ManualL ART DE LIRE DANS LES LIGNES DE LA MAIN ( The art of reading the lines of the hand ) - a popular French manual
Tarot Card Fool 17CTAROT LE FOU (The Fool)
Tarot Card 13 - La Mort (Death)
Portrait of Ethel Le NeveEthel Le Neve, Dr Crippens mistress. Dr Crippen, an American citizen, lived at 39 Hilldrop Cresent, Camden, London. He was accused of murdering his wife when she disappeared under suspicious
Oracle of Jupiter-AmmonZEUS/JUPITER AMMON - the Libyan/Egyptian form of the god, who had a famous oracle at the oasis of Siwwa, Libya
ClairvoyantBEVERLY CRAIG, a present-day clairvoyant, tells you your fortune with the aid of her Osiris board
Gypsy & Crystal BallA Gypsy fortune teller gazes deeply into a crystal ball. Other tools of divination are nearby, the drained teacup for reading the tea leaves, and a pack of cards for the tarot
Storytelling to children on the beach during the summerChildren sitting on the beach listening to stories
Tarot Card - Reyne de Deniers (Queen of Coins)
Tarot Card 8 - La Justice (Justice)
Tarot card 1 -- Le Bateleur (The Juggler)Tarot card 1 -- Le Bateleur (The Magician, Magus or Juggler)
Tuesdays Child by May Bowley. A fortune-telling song telling a childs character or future based on the day they were born and help young children remember the days the week. Date: circa 1903
HELENUS Trojan soothsayer, son of Priam and Hecuba, later king of Epirus
Druidess / VercingetorixA Druidess of the Ile de Sayne reveals the destiny of Gaul to Vercingetorix, who leads his countrymen to defeat by the Romans Date: circa 60 BC
Grandfather welcomes his GranddaughterA Grandfather, fishing in the shade of a tree by a quiet pool, welcomes his Granddaughter with open arms. Watercolour painting by Raymond Sheppard
Children / Seaside StoryChildren sitting on the beach listening to an old fisherman telling a story
Fortune Teller 1950SA fortune teller reads a mans fortune for him by candlelight, using a pack of ordinary playing cards
Tarot Card 4 - L Empereur (The Emperor)
TROPHONIUS, architect of the Temple of Apollo at Delphi, subsequently had his own oracle at Lebadeia, Boeotia (Greece)
Lenormand - FatesGrand Jeu De Mlle. De Lenormand the Fates
Graphology ManualGRAPHOLOGIE French manual by Dr Cornelius Ruys on the study of handwriting
Egyptian Fortune TellerEgyptian street fortune teller has two women engrossed in his soothsaying
French Cartomancy BookComment se tirer les cartes soi-meme (How to interpret the cards yourself) - a French popular manual by Madame Athena
Girl with Dandelion 1900A small girl sits in a green meadow telling the time by dandelion clocks
Lady with Crystal BallThanks to her crystal ball, actress Patience Seymour can see more
Reading Palm LeftA gipsy reads a palm - the left hand Theres happy days in store for you
Reading the CardsFrench manual on how to tell fortunes with playing cards
Young Napoleon has his fortune told by a gipsyThe young Napoleon, later Emperor of France, has his fortune told by a gipsy in Corsica
Fortune Telling 1810Two ladies inquire about their destinies at a fortune teller
Wheel of Fortune on a tarot cardThe Wheel of Fortune, as depicted on a tarot card. Date: 1926
Tarot Card - Roy de Baton (King of Clubs)
Tarot Card - Deniers (Coins) VIII
Tarot Card - Epees (Swords) VI
Tarot Card - Epees (Swords) VIIII (IX)
Tarot Card - Epees (Swords) VIII
Tarot Card - Baton IIII (IV)
Tarot Card - Epees (Swords) IIII (IV)
Tarot Card - Epees (Swords) II
Tarot Card - Baton VIIII (IX)
Tarot Card - Baton VIII
Tarot Card - Baton VI
Poster, Telling a friend may mean telling the enemy, WW2. 1940s
Public Library, Tooting, London. 1906
The Sun depicted on a Tarot cardThe Sun, as depicted on a Tarot card. Date: 1926
Tarot Card 15 - Le Diable (The Devil). Date: 20th century
San Francisco, California, USA - Chinatown, Fortune Teller. Date: 1904
Advert, Reading the Tea Leaves, Mazawattee Tea Co, London Date: 1894
Fortune Telling with a Crystal Ball at the local Fete Date: circa 1947
A German custom where walnut shells are floated in a bowl of water, either the walnut comes together or drawn to the side, according to their movements it brings good luck or ill-luck. Date: 1908
NATHAN AND DAVIDHe reprimands David for the seduction of Bathsheba and the death of Uriah, telling him a fictitious tale of a robber : when David blames the robber, Nathan cries Thou art the man!
DIS PATER the Roman God of the dead and the underworld, later adopted by the Celta, was associated with the Egyptian god Serapis and credited with oracular powers
Social clubs are even more of a menace to society than pubs - or so a working class wife is represented as telling Asquith when he introduces his licensing bill for pubs Date: 1908
TELLING THE BEES - bees must be told when there is a death in the household, if you don't, the bees will either leave or die in the hive Date: 1879
Putting bee-hives into mourning 1856Telling the bees, traditional European custom in which bees would be told of an important event in the beekeepers life, such as long journeys, births, marriages and deaths
