don’t know how many have had their tea leaves read but it can be a real eye-opener. I remember back in the late nineties; I had a sitting with Mrs. Percy in Alliston. She came well recommended and my appointment was three weeks in advance.
Before the reading started, I was nervous. Any time you’re having your future interpreted, there’s an element of dreading bad news. Mrs. Percy had been around for decades but when it came to her work, her energy and charisma shone through. And while my reading turned out positive, she insisted that readings aren’t necessarily “good” or “bad.” They serve as a catalyst for self-reflection: “The reason you’re looking in that cup is to see where you need to empower yourself and make change.” One prediction came as a shocker. She said, “You will own property up north in the Ottawa Valley.” I had never imagined that as a possibility … . . but here I am.
Afterwards, I investigated this craft, noticing there was basics in every reading:
The handle represents you or the person who is receiving the reading.
Traditionally, the tea leaves are read starting at the handle and moving clockwise around the cup.
Any tea leaf shapes or groups that are close to the handle describe things presently effecting the person.
Anything to the left of the handle is the past and is leaving the person’s life.
Anything to the right of the handle is the present and immediate future.
Tea leaf reading is an ancient method of producing accurate answers and information about the future by interpreting the patterns of tea leaves in a cup.
No one is sure what makes tea leaf reading a powerful method for revealing the future, past, and present. Some say the person being read, influences the tea when drinking it. Others claim it is a form of psychometry – a psychic ability where you gain information from inanimate objects through clairvoyance. But it doesn’t matter how it works. Just know that it does.
You may never know everything there is to know about reading tea leaves, but you can certainly learn enough to have great results and a lot of fun. That’s what I did just for the fun of it – learning enough to appear credible. I did some readings for people but only the ones that I knew their habits and expectations, so it was quite reasonable to make some prognosis that couldn’t be discounted. That was fun to astound them. One guy I said was coming into money, went and spent a small fortune on lottery tickets before he realized the ruse.
You’re much better off using loose tea because the images are clearer and easier-to-read. The leaves don’t need to be the same size. In fact, ones that are slightly different in size and shape work well because of how they will form images in your cup. Whichever tea you use, make sure it’s one you like – you will have to drink it anyway.
You can read tea leaves using any cup – from the oldest to the newest. Just make sure it is nicely rounded and has a handle. You will need a saucer. If you have one that matches your cup, that’s great. If you don’t, it’s okay. You just need something that can catch drips when you turn the cup upside down. A small plate can work in place of a saucer.
It’s okay if you add milk, lemon or sweetener to your tea. It won’t affect the tea leaf reading. However, you shouldn’t add cream to tea.
Most Cape Bretoners can relate to the following quote: “Under certain circumstances there are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea,” so spoke author Henry James.
My mother had a tea leaf reading years ago. She was so excited when arriving home. It’s about you she said, “You’re going to meet a girl and finally get married.” She was absolutely right. I did meet one on a blind date and proposed to her within the year.
