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Tasseography

The Art of Reading Tea Leaves

By Cassandra Vablatsky, Author of Unfogging the Future

My Dear students,Welcome to the art of Divination, specifically reading tea leaves

to foresee the future. Most of you will have a difficult time inDivination, as it is complicated to read the signs of portend andprophesy without the inner eye. Some students, though rare, may in

fact possess the inner eye as I do and will have no trouble seeing thesigns.Many witches and wizards, talented though they are in the area

of loud bangs and smells and sudden disappearings, are yet unableto penetrate the veiled mysteries of the future. Broaden your minds,my dears, and allow your eyes to see past the mundane!

Follow the instructions carefully and find out if Tasseography isyour cup of tea.

Professor Sybill Trelawney

Tasseography is the Art of reading tea leaves to divine present and

future events.

There are three steps to proper Tasseography etiquette:

1.Drinking the Tea properly2.Reading the leaves3. Interpreting the leaves


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Drinking the tea properly

1. When the tea is almost at room temperature, have your subject sip it

and concentrate on a specific question

2. Tell your subject to leave a tiny bit of liquid and most of the tealeavesin the bottom of the cup. Since many people are used to drinkingtea thats strained through a tea bag as opposed to loose tea, a littlecoaching may be necessary. Its really easy to just swallow the tealeaves, so make sure that he leaves some behind for you to read. Strainthe tea out of the cupthrough a napkin stretched over the top, againtaking care to leave a little bit of liquid and most of the tea leavesbehind.

3. Take the cup in your left hand and swirl it around clockwisethreetimes.

4. Cover the top of the cup with your right hand, making sure to swirl theleaves completely up and around the sides and rim of the cup. (A littlebit of shaking is all right for beginners.)

5. When all this is done, peer into the cupand read the leaves

Reading the tea leaves

If you have swirled correctly, the leaves should now be clumped together inseveral different places on the cups inside, including the rim, sides andbottom. These clumps will form the symbols that you will read. You shouldalways begin the interpretation by looking for the simplest symbols first.Several of the leaf clumps may clearly form shapes, letters or numbers.


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Shapes:

Triangles= good karma

Squares= the need for caution

Circles= great success

Letters:refer to the names of friends or relatives

Numbers:indicate spans of time, like months or years.

Most of the clumps, however, will form random shapes (a bird, an anchor, aspider). With a little staring and a bit of creativity, these shapes can easily bedistinguished.

Interpreting the leaves

Its time for your grand finale: making sense of it all. Assume your most imperious expressionand make varying noises of surprise, horror and glee. Ignore the look of fear on your subjectsface. Predicting when something will happen is one of the most fun parts of reading tea leavesbecause it makes you look methodical and scientific.

Symbols that lie in straight linesindicate a definite occurrence.

Curved or wavy linesindicate the possibility of change.

Crystal clear symbolsare events that are morelikely to occurthan, shall we say,stretches of interpretation.

Check over your cup for lines, numbers, shapes or letters first, and interpret anyclear symbols. Then follow the rules about lines above.

Tips of the Trade-

Be Accommodating-If the subject told you of any questions that he hadbefore the reading, try to tailor your prediction to these queries.However, if nothing applies, just hint that the leaves are being mysterious.YOU are not, after all, responsible for the vagaries of the divine.

BeDramatic-Dont forget that it is the mysticism of the reading thatwins out above all.Make sure you throw in a few gasps and feel free tofaint dead away (taking care not to knock the cup).


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Remember: You have the inner eye- Anyone can look at patternsand give them meaning on the third dimension level. The trick is to seebeyond third dimension - and psych on the formations that are created.Good luck!

The following is a list of those symbols most often encountered along with theirinterpretations:

Acorn:financial success Kangaroo:a trip

Airplane:an impending journey Kettle:a sign of peace in the home

Anchor:an unpleasant situation Kite:wishes that will come true

Angel:good news Ladder:success in business

Ants:many impending difficulties

Leaf:a new life

Apple:prosperity, achievement Lock:obstacles

Arrow:bad news in love Man:a visitor, male or female

Axe:possible danger or difficulty to you or afriend

Mask:a secret that must be kept

Baby: small worries

Bag: a trap; if open, escape

Ball: desire to travel

Mouse: theft of heart, object or idea

Bell:good news Mushroom:a future disturbance

Bear: bad luck Necklace (whole):admirers

Bird:good luck, good news Necklace (broken):danger ahead in love

Boat: a visit from a friend Net: a trap

Book (open):the answer to a question Oak tree:health

Book (closed):a question needinginvestigation

Oar: success in store after a period of trials

Bottle:possible disease Owl:a sign of good or bad luck ahead

Bull:arguing with friends Oyster:love, an impending engagement

Bush: a new friend

Butterfly:much expected happinessPalm tree:a trip to an upcoming tropicalplace

Cabbage: jealousy; with dots means at workPig:greed


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Cap:trouble

Candle:a light for the future, help fromfriends

Cat:deceit, a false friend Purse (open):financial gain

Chain: engagement, a wedding

Chair:a guest

Cigar:a new friend

Circle: success, completion; with dots means ababy

Clock: better health

Clouds: trouble; with dots means many

problems

Comb:an enemy

Cup:reward

Child: a new idea

Purse (closed):financial loss

Coin:prosperity Question mark:questionable morals

Cross:sacrifice, reward for suffering Rabbit: bravery

Daisy:a new love Rat: a dishonest person

Dog: a good friend Raven: bad news

Dove: coming peace Ring:upcoming marriage

Drum: a change Rose: popularity

Eggs (broken): a career setback Shark:bankruptcy

Eggs (whole):assured career success Shell:good news

Envelope: good news Shoe:increased energy and productivity

Eye:caution, foresight Snake:an enemy nearby

Face: a change in friendships Spider:reward for work

Finger (raised):a warning Star:hope

Finger (lowered): a need for direction Sword:warning of future arguments

Flag: impending danger Teapot: friends

Foot: a walk away from the past Tower:disappointment

Fountain: great happiness Tree:health


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Forked line: a coming decision Turtle:criticism

Fruit:fruitful hopes Umbrella: protection

Garden:a party Vase:a secret admirer

Globe:travel Volcano: an impending emotional eruption

Grapes:happiness

The Grim: DeathWagon:hard times ahead

Gun:arguments with family Waterfall:abundance

Hand: a friends assistanceWheel: business advancement through greateffort

Harp:romance Witch:a strange occurrence

Hat:an upcoming raise on the job, anupcoming honor

Wolf:jealousy

House: comfort, home Yoke: need for change

Iceberg: lack of inner selfZebra:a move from one physical or emotionalstate to another

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