Fortune Telling By Tea Leaves
Now, it is an axiom which centuries of experience, that the moment the taint of money enters into the business of reading the future, the accuracy and credit of the fortune told disappears. SO, DO NOT DO THIS FOR MONEY
RITUAL & METHOD OF USING THE TEACUP
The best kind of tea to use in Tea Leaf Reading is undoubtedly China Tea.
The best shape to employ is one with a wide opening at the top and a bottom, not too small.
A plain surfaced breakfast cup is perhaps best to use, the interior white with no pattern as this confuses the images as does a fluted cup or any fancy shaped cup.
The tea drinker should drink the contents of his or her cup so as to leave only a half of a teaspoon of tea is left in the cup.
Then take the cup in your left hand, rim upwards and swirl the tea in the cup to the right 3 times in a fairly rapid movement.
You should then slowly and carefully invert it over the saucer and leave it there for a minute, so as to let all the liquid drain away.
If you approach the oracle at all seriously, you should during the whole of these proceedings
concentrate your mind upon your FUTURE DESTINY and WILL that the symbols forming under the guidance of the hand and arm shall correctly represent what is destined to happen to you in the future.
The cup to be read should be held in the hand and turned about as to not disturb the symbols formed on the cup by the tea leaves.
The HANDLE of the cup represents the Consultant and is akin to the "house" in divination by cards. By this fixed point judgement is made as to events approaching the house of the consultant, journeys away from home, messages or visitors to be expected, relative distance and so forth.
The BOTTOM of the cup represents the remoter future foretold.
The SIDE events not so far distant.
And near the RIM those that may be expected to occur quickly.
If the ritual of spinning the tea and draining the cup was done correctly there should be tea leaves distributed all over the bottom and sides of the cup.
Careful notice should now be taken of all the shapes and figures formed inside the cup. These should be viewed from different positions, so that their meanings become clear.
The different shapes and figures in the cup must be taken together in a general reading. Bad indications will be balanced by good ones, as some good ones will be strengthened by others and so on.
Actual representations of such things as trees, animals, birds, anchors, crowns, coffins, flowers and so on may be the exercise of the powers of observation and imagination be discerned, as well as squares, triangles and crosses. Each of these possesses as a symbol, some fortunate or unfortunate signification. Such signs may be either large or small and their relative importance must be judged according to their size. (The Larger The More Substantial).
ABBEY: Future ease and freedom from worry.
ACORN: Improvement in health, continued health, strength and good fortune.
AIRCRAFT: Unsuccessful projects.
ANCHOR: A lucky sign; success in business and constancy in love; if cloudy, the reverse must be read.
ANGEL: Good news, especially good fortune in love.
APES: Secret enemies.
APPLES: Long life; gain by commerce.
APPLE TREE: Change for the better.
ARCH: A journey abroad.
ARROW: A disagreeable letter from the direction in which it comes.
ASS: Misfortune overcome by patience.
AXE: Difficulties overcome.
BADGER: long life and prosperity as a single person.
BASKET: An addition to the family.
BAT: Fruitless journeys or tasks.
BEAR: A long period of travel.
BEASTS: Other than those mentioned, fortell misfortune.
BIRDS: A lucky sign; good news if flying, if at rest a fortunate journey.
BOAT: A friend will visit with consultant.
BOUQUET: One of the luckiest of symbols; staunch friends, success, a happy marriage.
BRIDGE: A favorable journey.
BUILDING: A removal.
BULL: Slander by some enemy.
BUSH: An invitation into society.
BUTTERFLY: Success and pleasure.
CAMEL: A burden to be patiently borne.
CANNON: Good fortune.
