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Dominoes Divination
The oldest domino sets as we know them date from around
1120 AD and appear to be a Chinese invention. It is believed
they were derived from cubic dice, which had been introduced
into China from India some time in the distant past. The
dominoes are used as a method of predicting the future by
the gypsies and in China and Korea today.
The Western name for dominoes may derive from its black
on white appearance. 'Domino' is the French word for a Christian
priest's winter hood which was black on the outside and
white on the inside. 'Domino' is also a style of mask featuring
a black and white motif. French prisoners introduced dominoes
into England at the end of the eighteenth century.
DOMINO MEANINGS
The basic meanings of the dominoes are:
blank = the querant -- the person asking the question
1 = Travel
2 = Close friends and family
3 = Love
4 = Money
5 = Job and careers
6 = Luck
Each tile takes a meaning from a combination of its two
sides as read from left to right on a horizontal tile.
DOMINOES HANDBOOK
According to THE SOOTHSAYER'S HANDBOOK by Eleanor Lander
Horwitz (1972, J. B. Lippincott Company,
ISBN 0-397-31538-4). the meanings of the tiles are
as follows:
[0-0] = Unexpected trouble.
[0-1] = An enemy threatens your happiness.
[0-2] = Poverty.
[0-3] = Trouble from too much love of money.
[0-4] = Good crops for a farmer; money troubles for others.
[0-5] = An unhappy marriage.
[0-6] = Scandal threatens.
[1-1] = A reunion with someone you have not seen in years.
[1-2] = An old friend will visit.
[1-3] = A successful business trip.
[1-4] = Trouble with debts; a childless marriage.
[1-5] = Love affair, proposal or just a social event.
[1-6] = You will marry twice; the second marriage will be
happier.
[2-2] = A wish will be granted.
[2-3] = An old debt will be repaid.
[2-4] = Loss from a theft.
[2-5] = Defeat in an attempt to obtain public office.
[2-6] = Good luck in business matters.
[3-3] = A large amount of money is coming.
[3-4] = Happiness in love.
[3-5] = A visitor is coming.
[3-6] = Some will give you a gift.
[4-4] = Invitation to a party.
[4-5] = A happy surprise is coming soon.
[4-6] = An early marriage and many children.
[5-5] = A fortune change, perhaps a new house.
[5-6] = If you are looking for a job, you will find it;
if not, you will have a pleasant day with a friend.
[6-6] = Happiness ahead.
PARANORMAL DEFINITIONS & GLOSSARY
Psychic Dictionary of Definitions
- dictionary of paranormal terms defined.
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