Telling Fortunes by Tea Leaves
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nning to learn the language of tea-leaves. Some of the most interesting symbol
suffice. The seer will just note the chief features, such as a journey, a letter, a parcel, or news of a wedding, and pass on to the next cup. But this i
l certainly be well rewarded by a deep personal inte
st have been heard scornfully to assert that they "have no belief in tea-leaves," become the
r to one's own point of view. The more obstinate th
the course of a day, and not to find that one at least is deep
s particularly good at divination. She went on to say that "there is a perfect rage for fortune-telling out here, and everyone is keen on it." Another instance of this universal popul
by a delightful member of their sex, who when declaiming against the possibility of the future being made visible, said, "With al
by cards, tea-leaves, or other means, has accurately predicted some event of t
d to her intuitive faculty, and thus she is wel
ps I should say, studied; for completely learned it can never be, seeing that fresh e
ely be promised a taste of this pleasing sensation of achievement. It is limited to the few to discover the marvels of radium, or the disco