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Thai fortune sticks (siam si)

In Thai temples and Chinese shrines, people kneel with a bamboo cup of numbered sticks, think of a question and shake until one stick falls out. The number leads to a printed slip with a short verse or reading. Here you can do the same online.

Choose a set of slips

Sit quietly for a minute, calm your mind and think of what you want to know. Then shake.

Nothing is stored. Each shake draws one stick at random.

About siam si

Fortune sticks came to Thailand with Chinese communities and are now found at many Thai temples as well as Chinese shrines. Each temple usually has its own set of slips. Tradition says you should shake only once per question; if the stick that falls is unclear, you may shake again. Many slips end with gentle advice to be patient, honest and generous.

Adapted from the Thai sets on our Thai page: verses were rendered as plain readings; lucky numbers, advice about dealing with people of a certain skin colour, and predictions of a baby's sex were left out. Slips from named temples are those temples' own texts and are shown only on the Thai page.

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