Ida Botha (idabotha82) wrote in the_spellbook, @ 2008-01-20 21:06:00 |
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Reading the Tea Leaves
Reading the Tea Leaves
Source: Kate West
Tea Leaf reading was very popular, but largely died out with the advent of the teabag. However, now that herbal teas are becomming more popular it could be due for a revival. The technique is simple and requires no expensive tools, just loose tea, hot water, a teapot, a cup and a saucer.
Make the tea and let it stand for a few minutes before pouring. Do NOT use a tea strainer! Add milk and sugar to tase if required,stire and let it rest a moment so the leaves sink to the bottom of the cup and do not end up in your mouth. Drink down to the last 1/2 cm of tea. Now swirl the cup three times to resuspend the tea leaves in the liquid, and quickly turn it upside down onto a saucer to catch any spills.
What you have left are groups of tea leaves around the cup. Examin these carefully, you may find it helps to half-close your eyes, and look for shapes in the leaves. Those images on the right, as you hold the cup in your strong hand, are coming and those on the left are departing. Images of Air shapes are to do with communication. Fire indicare passion and urgency. Water images link to your emotional life and to travel. Earth images are linked to the physical. Many shapes are easy to interpret, birds mean messages, mountains indicate obstacles, and so on.
When you cannot easily interpret the shapes you see, it is a good idea to make a quick sketch of them and then come back to it later.