This is Fate & Freewill Verison 2. We have made the look of the art more coherent to the time period. We have also gotten rid of the paper wrapper. It is now cloth. Finally, the hard print book has been replaced by a PDF.
In a test of fate and free will the spectator makes a series of choices. At the end, it is revealed that maybe their choices were all for naught as the fortuneteller knew what was going to happen all along.
This is the brief description of the routine, and in fact, the routine can be very brief, or you can use it to build your cold reading skills, or use those you already have and perform a longer routine. Additionally, you can choose to give your spectator a blessing as part of the routine.
The basic routine consists of a discussion about fate and free will and the fortune teller can engage the sitter in a discussion as to their beliefs, if he would like. The sitter eliminates a set of tarot suits either through an open choice or a flip of a coin and it leads the parties to discuss the meaning of what is revealed by that elimination. This is the exploration of fate.
Next, the fortune teller removes four tarot cards. The sitter is allowed to choose one of the suits as the one most applicable to him or her. This decision is discussed and the fortune teller can provide insight or direction. The fortune teller then reveals that he knew all along that this would be the choice.
