TO ASSEMBLE
Below is the PDF. You’ll notice I have included a decorated Disc-of-Fate and a plain design, for those who prefer to do their own illustrating. Feeling inspired, the fourth page of the PDF is a set of answers I created for use with the Discs of Fate.
I recommend you print out the discs on cardstock weight paper, and that you glue them down on thin sheets of cardboard to further strengthen them, because you’ll be manipulating the discs quite a bit. After carefully cutting out all four discs, poke or cut a hole in the center of each disc, large-enough to accommodate a brad. The three smaller discs with the arrowed projections can apparently be nested together in any particular order, but the bottom-right disc on the master page, the one with the lucky symbols on it, should be the disc on top. Fasten all four discs together with a brass fastener. You might want to consider inserting washers between each disc, in order to help the whole apparatus glide more easily. Your Discs of Fate are now ready to use.
I found after I got the contraption put together that manipulating the thing and holding it at the same time was tricky. So, I created a pair of decorative squares to mount them on as you can see in the illustration below. I used cardboard, some decorative craft paper and Washi™ tape for the back-boards.
TO USE
First, decide which of the categories you want an answer to. That can be the original Love, Marriage, or General Fortune, or one of the categories I created on page 4 of the PDF.
Hold the Discs of Fate with the cut-out section of the top disc positioned at the 12 ’o clock position. Arrange the arrowed projections of the other three discs so that one of them is pointing at the 3 ‘o clock position, a second at the 6 ‘o clock position, and the third at the 9 ‘o clock position. Decide which of the subject areas of inquiry you want an answer to. Then, silently asking for an accurate answer, position your finger by any of the three arrowed projections. Move your finger in a clockwise direction, moving the three bottom discs as you go, making three or four complete circuits of the disc (really, the number of times you circle the disc is up to you), then stop. Add up the numbers which appear in the cut-out window, then consult the answer key page for your fortune.
I didn’t position a washer between each layer of the Disc of Fate when I made it. I don’t know if that would’ve made a difference, but I found that as I circled the other three discs, the ones with the arrowed projections, the top disc just naturally wanted to move along with them. That’s fine, as long as you readjust the top disc so that the cut-out section is positioned at the 12 o’clock position without dislodging where you stopped the three bottom discs.
Personally, I found the Discs of Fate a bit awkward to use, what with all its moving parts that insist on moving, even when you want them to stand still. Perhaps with practice (and some washers), it’ll go more smoothly. If woodworking is a hobby of yours, or if you have a Cricut™ machine, you could probably produce a more polished and smooth-functioning Discs of Fate than I have shown here.