Aboriginal Dreaming Totemshave been used for thousands of years as a way of seeking advice. The use of totems is not fortune-telling in the sense that you actually see the future  instead, the dreaming totems provide the user with a means of analysing questions and seeking answers about a likely outcome.
The future is not fixed and you have the power to change it as you see fit. If you do not like the prediction, then you can choose an alternative dreaming path.