Read Tea Leaves

 

Tea has so many great attributes, everything from increasing mental ability to fighting off harmful bacteria. It doesn’t surprise me that tea has also been associated with mysticism.

Looking in to the future by interpreting how tea leaves fall at the bottom of a steeped cup has been practiced by cultures in Asia, the Middle East and even ancient Greece. Each culture independently began engaging in tea leaf reading, which is known as tasseography.

Well now you can give it a shot as well:

1. You make a cup of tea with loose tea leaves

2. Drink the tea, while making sure not to ingest the leaves.

3. Then comes the tricky part, letting your imagination spot symbolism in the way the tea leaves lie.

Some symbols and their meanings aresnake (enmity or falsehood), spade (good fortune through industry), mountain (journey of hindrance), or house (change, success). A whole list of symbols and their meanings is available here.

Tea Leaves Smile

Vola, now hopefully you will be able to read the future! If you got the knack at reading the symbolism tell me what the heck is going on in the show LOST.

 

Posted by CB at Wednesday ~ March 14, 2007 |

Category: White Tea, Tea Facts, History of Tea, Green Tea, Uncategorized

 

“Comments”

Neil 15/03/07 - 12:52 pm

Hi,

Just thought you might be interested in Tracing Tea - an expedition from Calcutta to London researching the history and culture of tea. See www.tracingtea.org for more details.

Regards,

Neil
neil@tracingtea.org

Stephen 11/08/08 - 11:52 am

Love this, need to find a good way to use this in my shop.
Stephen
http://www.chah.co.uk

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