[header] How to tell the future [title] Learn the difference between premonitions, precognitions, and prophecies. [step] Any time you get into future-telling, a lot lingo starts getting tossed around. It can get confusing. 
Keeping terms straight can untangle a lot of mystical mumbo-jumbo and make the techniques and the simple tricks a little more fun for the beginner. [substeps] Precognition means awareness of the future, through direct knowledge or some other kind of perception, like dreams.