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O-mikuji
Omikuji (御御籤/御神籤/おみくじ) are random fortunes written on strips of paper at Shinto shrines and Buddhist temples in Japan. Literally "sacred lot", these are usually received by making a small offering and randomly choosing one from a box, hoping for the resulting fortune to be good. As of 2011, coin-slot machines sometimes dispense omikuji.The omikuji predicts the person's chances of their hopes coming true, of finding a good match, or generally matters of health, fortune, life, etc. When the prediction is bad, it is a custom to fold up the strip of paper and attach it to a pine tree or a wall of metal wires alongside other bad fortunes in the temple or shrine grounds. A purported reason for this custom is a pun on the word for pine tree (松, matsu) and the verb 'to wait' (待つ, matsu), the idea being that the bad luck will wait by the tree rather than attach itself to the bearer. In the event of the fortune being good, the bearer has two options: they can also tie it to the tree or wires so that the fortune has a greater effect or they can keep it for luck. Omikuji are available at many shrines and temples, and remain one of the traditional activities related to shrine or temple-going. A similar custom of writing a prayer on a specially-prepared wooden block called an ema, which is then tied to an ad hoc scaffold, also exists.
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O-mikuji
O-mikuji are random fortunes written on strips of paper at Shinto shrines and Buddhist temples in Japan. Literally "sacred lot", these are usually received by making a small offering and randomly choosing one from a box, hoping for the resulting fortune to be good. The o-mikuji is scrolled up or folded, and unrolling the piece of paper reveals the fortune written on it. It includes a general blessing which can be any one of the following: ⁕Great blessing ⁕Middle blessing ⁕Small blessing ⁕Blessing ⁕Half-blessing ⁕Future blessing ⁕Future small blessing ⁕Curse ⁕Small curse ⁕Half-curse ⁕Future curse ⁕Great curse It then lists fortunes regarding specific aspects of one's life, which may include any number of the following among other possible combinations: ⁕方角 - auspicious/inauspicious directions ⁕願事 – one's wish or desire ⁕待人 – a person being waited for
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of o-mikuji in Chaldean Numerology is: 4
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of o-mikuji in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7
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