People pray to a deity, and then choose an oracle which tells their fortune. there are several means to ask divine will, and some shrines keep a case containing sticks linked to various fortunes. Other shrines write various fortunes on pieces of paper.
あなたの運勢は、凶です。
今日は凶でも、明日は吉に、そして明後日は中吉にと進むことが大切です。
あまりガッカリしないで！
むしろ、これを発奮材料にしましょう。
Writer of this phrase : Ryokan Sekiya