The purpose of shell throwing is to answer the seeker's questions. It forms part of a wider magic economy, which also includes tarret reading and, increasingly, astrology. A sociologist at the university of sa palo said that we're living in these times of uncertainty right now - so people will be licking to magic to pease those uncertainties. The pandemic was was good over all for shell throwers.
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