Telling Fortunes by Tea Leaves

just a jumble of tea-leaves and nothing more. In reality they have come to their positions and have taken on the shapes

s. A good deal of practice is necessary before the tea-leaf symbols can be accurately interprete

pretation of the shapes and positions of the leaves. Take a cup and follow out the simp

the leaves as they present themselves to you i

hat nothing will be found if the seer is feeling nervous! Keep a calm, open mind, and do not be in a hurry, for it is under such conditions only th

hapes and variety. The seer has to find in the forms of the tea-leaves a resemblance, sometimes it may be but a faint one, to natural objects, e.g., trees, hous

only one to be seen, the seer would predict that a trifling vexation or a tiresome little delay must be expected; but not for the present, as it is at the bottom of the cup. An alphabetical list o

h must be looked for in connection with other noticeable signs. If an initial "M" appears, and near to it a small square or oblong leaf, both being near the rim of the cup, it would i

the letter comes very near to a bird flying, it shows a telegram. If the bird is flying towards the consultant (the handle), the telegram has been received. The news in

many crosses, the news coming is not likely to be pleasant. In a

sional exception, and this principle holds good with regard to the letters in the tea-cup. It is said that these smaller letters always point to the first letter of the surname. Usually it is so; but I have constantly found

e brim of the cup, or the handle (the consultant), means in five days; or five weeks if it co

bol, a figure beside the dots would signify the amount of money to be expected. If the symbol were that of a

nce than such as are difficult to discern. Clusters of shapeless leav

may be known by the extent of the line and, roughly speaking, the point of the compass to which it leads, the handle in this c

top before reaching the handle again, with an appearance of a house where the line ends, a change of residence might safely be predicted. A wavy line shows indecision as to arrangements. Crosses

could be considered as "future," when it seems to be just a dead level "present," the daily life, nothing more. It is sad for those who have such a dull life, but there i

ion of the state of the consultant's mind, so vague and undecided in its character that it obscures everything. Tell such a one the reason for the failur

re is no harm in the habit of "looking in the cup" each morning as others do, for finding the events likely to happen in the course of the day. This is as permi

hould be told before turning the cup in the hand to concentrate the thoughts on this one point, as in the case of wishing while shuffling the cards for a definite wish. Then the se