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==Sociology== [[File:Gipsies Fortune telling Fac simile of a Woodcut in the Cosmographie Universelle of Munster in folio Basle 1552.png|thumb|[[Romani people|Romani]] fortune telling. Facsimile of a woodcut in ''[[Cosmographia universalis]]'' of [[Sebastian Münster]]]] Western fortune tellers typically attempt predictions on matters such as future romantic, financial, and childbearing prospects. Many fortune tellers will also give "character readings". These may use [[numerology]], [[graphology]], [[palmistry]] (if the subject is present), and [[astrology]]. {{Citation needed|date=August 2024}} In contemporary [[Western culture]], it appears that women consult fortune tellers more than men.<ref>Blécourt, Willem de; Usborne, Cornelle. (1999). ''Women's Medicine, Women's Culture: Abortion and Fortune telling in Early Twentieth-Century Germany and the Netherlands''. ''[[Medical History (journal)|Medical History]]'' 43: 376–392.</ref> Some women have maintained long relationships with their personal readers. Telephone consultations with [[psychic]]s grew in popularity through the 1990s, and by the 2010s additional contact methods such as email and videoconferencing also became available, but none of these have completely replaced traditional in-person methods of consultation.<ref>Burton, Valentina. The Fortune Teller's Guide to Success: Creating a Wonderful Career as a Psychic. 2011; Lucky Mojo Curio Co. (revised) Fourth Edition 2018.</ref>
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