Disclaimer

Entertainment & reflection only

The tools, calculators, readings, and content on Explain Fate are provided for entertainment, self-reflection, and educational purposes only.

They are not a substitute for professional medical, legal, psychological, financial, or fertility advice. No reading or result is a prediction or guarantee of future events. Any decisions you make based on content from this site are your sole responsibility.

If you are in crisis

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How our calculators work

Each tool implements a traditional divination system as a deterministic calculation — Pythagorean numerology, the Rider-Waite-Smith tarot deck, tropical Western astrology, and the lunar Chinese zodiac among them. We cite the tradition each tool follows in the trust strip on every tool page.

We make no claim that any tradition is empirically predictive. The value of these tools, in our view, is the structured reflection they invite — not the outcomes they suggest.

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No fortune-telling for compensation

Several jurisdictions — including the State of New York under Penal Law §165.35 — regulate fortune-telling for compensation, except where offered as entertainment. Explain Fate offers all readings as entertainment and reflection only. We do not provide individualised psychic or fortune-telling services.

No medical, legal, financial, or fertility advice

Nothing on this site constitutes medical, legal, financial, fertility, or psychological advice. If you face a decision in any of these areas, please consult a qualified professional in your jurisdiction. Do not use a tarot reading, numerology result, or astrological chart as the basis for such a decision.

Changes to this disclaimer

We may update this disclaimer from time to time to reflect changes to the tools we offer or the jurisdictions we serve. The "Last reviewed" date above will always reflect the most recent substantive update.