Book Title: Tea Cup Reading and Fortune Telling by Tea Leaves
Author: A Highland Seer
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For anyone interested in it, this book is available to the public for free through Project Gutenberg
Status? : Still Reading Finished
Even with how much time I had to get through this one I couldnāt manage to get through all of the text parts Busy days! But I do think I got through all the key parts and Iāll keep the book on hand for the correspondence lists.
My overall rating of the book : 9/10
How does this book relate to my magickal practice?: This book is a guide to Tasseography (tea leaf readings)- a popular form of divination. The book also contains lists of magickal correspondences and symbolism.
My personal thoughts/opinions: Here I am with another very old book (this one is from the 1800ās- whew!) but while some knowledge changes over time, Iāve always found it interesting to see what fades and what lasts over the years. In terms of Tasseography, there are many various styles of readings so itās hard to tell what has changed (as there isnāt one uniform way to go about it). Iāll be using some of the tips and methods explored here in my own tea readings
Just a warning for anyone unaware, though, that old books mean some very old language- it can be quite dry and hard to get through at points. Luckily, a good chunk of the book is correspondence lists! There is a list of symbols and also one for omens. There are also several diagrams that walk the reader through interpretations. Useful to have on hand for reference!
An interesting quote from the book: As I know many of us love to use correspondence lists, here is part of the list of symbols from the book. I donāt personally agree with all of these, but itās always nice to have an extra reference!
SYMBOLS AND SIGNIFICATIONS
ABBEY, future ease and freedom from worry.
ACORN, improvement in health, continued health, strength, and good fortune.
AIRCRAFT, unsuccessful projects.
ANCHOR, a lucky sign; success in business and constancy in love; if cloudy, the reverse must be read.
ANGEL, good news, especially good fortune in love.
APES, secret enemies.
APPLES, long life; gain by commerce.
APPLE-TREE, change for the better.
ARCH, a journey abroad.
ARROW, a disagreeable letter from the direction in which it comes.
ASS, misfortune overcome by patience; or a legacy.
AXE, difficulties overcome.
BADGER, long life and prosperity as a bachelor.
BASKET, an addition to the family.
BAT, fruitless journeys or tasks.
BEAR, a long period of travel.
BEASTS, other than those mentioned, foretell misfortune.
BIRDS, a lucky sign; good news if flying, if at rest a fortunate journey.
BOAT, a friend will visit the consultant.
BOUQUET, one of the luckiest of symbols; staunch friends, success, a happy marriage.
BRIDGE, a favourable journey.
BUILDING, a removal.
BULL, slander by some enemy.
BUSH, an invitation into society.
BUTTERFLY, success and pleasure.
CAMEL, a burden to be patiently borne.
CANNON, good fortune.
CAR (MOTOR), and CARRIAGE, approaching wealth, visits from friends.
CART, fluctuations of fortune.
CASTLE, unexpected fortune or a legacy.
CAT, difficulties caused by treachery.
(Donāt tell the cat lover about that last one- clearly Seer wasnāt fond of cats! )
All in all, would I recommend this book?: Yes. If you have any interest in tea leaf readings (or even just looking at correspondences) then I recommend taking a look. Itās not the best book on tasseography, but itās free and has lists of correspondences