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or if one's achievement will be coming sooner or later, do the
following at the place of worship. Use gomaya (cow’s dung) to
build a small altar and make as many offerings as one can afford.
Form the Mudra and recite the Dharani. Direct the Mudra
towards the ten directions. Put a vase filled with perfumed water
on the altar; heartily recite the Dharani until the vase starts to
move to indicate success. If the vase does not move, it means
failure.
Another magic: Put a new ceramic bowl covered with
perfume on the altar. Heartily recite the Dharani. If the bowl
moves, it means success. If it does not move, it means failure.
Another magic: To know the future, first build a small altar,
get a child with all the marks of blessings to wash himself and
put on new clothing. Then recite the Cundidevi Dharani on the
incense and rub it on the child's hands. Again, recite the Dharani
over a flower and stem seven times and put it in the child's hand.
Tell the child to cover his face and to stand on the small altar.
Then recite Dharani one time on another flower stem and use it to
hit the back of the child's hand twenty one times. Now you can
ask the child questions about your fortune and get all the answers
from him.
Another magic: Put a mirror on the altar. First recite the
Dharani over a flower and stem 108 times. Next recite the
Dharani and hit the mirror with the flower and stem once. Letters
will then appear on the mirror in answer to the practitioner's
questions about his future.
Another magic: To know if something is good or bad,
successful or not, recite the Dharani 108 times on the Tomana's
perfume. Then rub the back of the right thumb with it while
reciting the Dharani continuously. Ask the child to look on the