False guarantees

False guarantees are promises of a certain result that no divinatory practice can deliver: a lover's return within seven days, assured success, a lottery win, a cure. They are the most reliable marker of a misleading offer, because they rest on the claim to control the future or another person's will. Such a promise can amount to a misleading commercial practice, or even fraud. A serious practitioner guarantees only one thing: the honesty of the reading.