How to Become a Fortune Teller

Fortune telling is an ancient profession that permeates all cultures. Fortunes tellers with the talent and personality to be successful can expect to make a good living. If you have a latent ability to predict the future, fortune telling is the career for you.

Instructions

1. Find out whether you need a license. Apply for and buy a license, if you are in a state that requires it such as California and Massachusetts.

2. Get a storefront to see clients in, or erect a booth in someone else's storefront for a split of the fees you receive. Set up a table on the sidewalk, if you can't get a storefront and there is a lot of foot traffic in the area.

3. Look the part. Dress the way clients expect a fortune teller to dress, specifically with traditionally Eastern European clothing. Wear a head wrap, and keep your clothing colorful.

4. Decide how to arrive at the fortunes. Use a set of tarot cards, a crystal ball, raw crystals, palmistry or some other method. Make an eye-catching display for the method you choose.

5. Build good word of mouth. Retain your clients, and you can have a steady business.

Tips & Warnings

• Practice fortune telling on friends and family for free before doing it for pay. Perfect your technique in order to garner the best word of mouth with clients.

• Don't employ any of the old fortune telling cons, such as charging hundreds of dollars to burn tall candles after the client leaves to bring him luck. Such cons can land a fortune teller in jail.