An elderly woman was stationed in front of the altar at the Lungshan Temple. As I watched, the woman repeatedly released two crescent moon-shaped stones toward the floor. This woman was not only praying. She was also repeatedly performing fortune-telling called "poe fortune-telling." In Japan, people draw fortunes at shrines and temples to tell their fortune, but I have never seen such fortune-telling by throwing stones. It seems that this type of poe fortune-telling, which is widely practiced in China, did not spread to Japan.
The fortune teller throws two crescent-shaped stones called poe to the ground, and the fortune is told according to the state of the poe. The woman in the photo threw two poes, both of which had flat surfaces facing upward. This is the result of a laughing cup, which indicates that the divination is not clear, that the time has not yet come, or that there is no particular opinion from God.
Poe fortune-telling can only be done with closed questions, either yes or no, since the divination is done in the state of poe. The correct answer is to think for oneself. This is convenient for God. I can't help but feel that this is a mechanism that allows God to escape responsibility, since he is the one who is thinking after all.
Nov 2019 PEOPLE TAIWAN | |
CHECKERED SHIRT LUNGSHAN TEMPLE OLDER WOMAN TAIPEI TEMPLE WORSHIPER |
No
11267
Shooting Date
Jul 2019
Posted On
November 5, 2019
Modified On
October 9, 2023
Place
Taipei, Taiwan
Genre
Street Photography
Camera
RICOH GR III