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How to Read Tea Leaves & Coffee Grounds
Tea Leaf and Coffee Ground Reading - also known as Tasseography(or tasseomancy) , of all the forms of divination, are perhaps the simplest to read. It is an easily learned method, too; almost anyone who possesses the necessary patience to make a study of the various symbols and their meanings can become proficient in a very short space of time. As in all other methods of divination, there is a certain ritual which is observed. A ritual which is prescribed by tradition. First, however, let us consider the cup which is to be the vehicle of our destiny.
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The person whose fortune is to be told, call the “sitter” or “consultant”, should then take the cup by the handle in the left hand, rim upwards, and move it in a circle rapidly three times from left to right some of the tea leaves will seem to cling to the sides of the cup while others remain in the bottom. Next slowly invert the cup over the saucer and leave it there until all liquid drains away.
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The “sitter” should approach the oracle in all seriousness and during the ritual should concentrate on his or her future destiny and “wish” that the symbol shall correctly represent happenings to come.
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The handle of the cup represents the “sitter” in his or her own “sphere” or “residence” and is the “south” point of the compass. This fixed point designates “letters to” the consultant or “journeys away from”, “visitors to be expected”, distance “to and from”, etc.
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The cup is divided into three parts. The rim designates the present; the side, events not far distant; and the bottom the distant future. The nearer the symbols appear to the handle the nearer to fulfillment will be the events foretold.
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Now the “seer” receives the cup from the “sitter” and proceeds to tell “his” or “her” fortune, unless of course one is to tell one’s own fortune. The “seer” should concentrate upon the cup and upon the “consultant”. The “seer” will observe that the tealeaves are scattered over the cup in apparent confusion but it will be noted after concentration that they form lines, circles, dots, small groups and figures.
Note carefully the shapes and figures assumed by the leaves. Turn the cup and view from different angles until the symbols become clear. Be patient and search carefully for symbols and not their position. The more you search the clearer they become. Note the resemblance to various objects, and their relation to each other. Sometimes bad omens will be offset by good ones; good ones may be strengthened or weakened by others, good or evil, and so on. As noted in the early sections of this introduction, Dream Books are invaluable for discerning images not recognized immediately by the reader and for providing meanings for them.
Although any cup can be used, a greater degree of satisfaction will be attained if it has a wide mouth and the sides are not perpedicular. The color white is best, and without decoration in the cup that coud distract from any images that will be formed by the loose leaves/grounds. The type of tea used is important as well, try not to use tea or coffee with a lot of "dusty" grounds or fine loose leaves, as this has a tendency to leave a muddles mass of mess in the cup. Ideally a quality loose leaf Herbal tea is best, or freshly ground coffee that is not so finely ground. Prepare the beverage as you normally would, to the strength you prefer. If you do not mind the tiny floating bits, you can open a tea bag and sprinkle the tea into a cup of hot water. A middle eastern option is to sprinkle coffee grounds into a cup of coffee. I personally use a tea ball infuser. To prepare coffee, a French Press is my preferred method.
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