You would be shocked to know how many people pay very good money to fortune tellers. Not only for their personal advice, but to make business and company decisions. I know some people in this industry. They make more than some of the corporate people I know. The very talented ones.
I think this stuff is all hocus pocus. But it is clearly a viable career path. The best earners seem to be those who can mix common sense mental social work attributes with mysticism and common sense. If you can also read people well... and give decent advice or at least what people want o hear, then you are set.
These people thrive because many Japanese don't really have anyone else to talk to about their anxieties and concerns. Or to put it another way, they feel it's safer to confide with a total stranger who's not involved personally than with their own family members or colleagues.
I wonder what Japan's Fortune Teller / Psychic / Shaman GDP is... These folks are in every society on the planet; the global revenue is probably relatively staggering - which is to say, way, way more than might be expected.
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some14some
what lies ahead? Good Heavens !
papigiulio
I dont want to know my future, i make my own.
Chuichi Hashimura
I don't want to tell my fortune, either.
Ewan Huzarmy
He's saying to her, "you'll soon be meeting a tall dark stranger, in a hood and carrying a sythe".
iichiban
if i know what is going to happen at my workplace i wont show up...
Bluebris
The woman is going to find herself slightly poorer, but other than that unchanged?
Mocheake
What lies ahead is alot of (your own) fortune giving.
tkoind2
You would be shocked to know how many people pay very good money to fortune tellers. Not only for their personal advice, but to make business and company decisions. I know some people in this industry. They make more than some of the corporate people I know. The very talented ones.
I think this stuff is all hocus pocus. But it is clearly a viable career path. The best earners seem to be those who can mix common sense mental social work attributes with mysticism and common sense. If you can also read people well... and give decent advice or at least what people want o hear, then you are set.
I couldn't do it in good conscience.
my2sense
what they should start is the PEANUTS Lucy's Psychiatric help for 100 yen.
Virtuoso
These people thrive because many Japanese don't really have anyone else to talk to about their anxieties and concerns. Or to put it another way, they feel it's safer to confide with a total stranger who's not involved personally than with their own family members or colleagues.
zenkan
I used to see a lot more fortune tellers on the streets of Nagoya - come rain or hail - but they don't seem as noticeable of late.
Saulo Akazawa
How come people will pay to have a stranger talk about their future but will vehemently ignore a good and free advise from friends and family???
nath
"You will find difficulty getting up from a low folding chair..."
Xeno23
I wonder what Japan's Fortune Teller / Psychic / Shaman GDP is... These folks are in every society on the planet; the global revenue is probably relatively staggering - which is to say, way, way more than might be expected.