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Tea Leaf and Coffee Ground Reading Questions and Answers

Post by catherineyronwode » Tue Oct 23, 2012 8:53 pm

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Tea Leaf and Coffee Ground Readings -- collectively known as Tasseomancy or Cup-Reading are perhaps the most domestic and female-centered of the mantic arts. Despite being deprecated by ceremonial occultists, it is still thriving.

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Here is a sampling of some of the fine vintage Fortune Telling Tea Cups we sell in the Lucky Mojo Curio Co. shop.

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Because these are very rare (albeit not one-of-a-kind) it's a good idea to call the shop and inquire about availability and prices.

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This is a book i have co-written with Papa Gee, Gregory Lee White, on Tea Leaf Reading -- its history and how to do it.

The Stranger in the Cup by Gregory Lee White and Catherine Yronwode

Use in Magic:
"The Stranger in the Cup: How to Read Your Luck and Fate in the Tea Leaves" by Gregory Lee White and Catherine Yronwode. Learn how to select a cup, how to choose and brew your tea, and how to give a tasseomantic reading -- with a full dictionary of more than 750 tea leaf images, plus 36 sample cup interiors, showing what symbols the leaves may reveal. Plus, you will learn the history of tea, the history of tea-leaf reading, the history of the special tea cups marked for cartomancy, numerology, and astrology readings (and how to collect them), as well as the history of the woman-led Tea Room Movement that made tea-leaf reading the preferred fortune-telling method of the Female Suffrage Crusade. Profusely illustrated, beautifully laid out, and deeply descriptive, this is a book to treasure or to share with a special friend.

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96-page paperback, illustrated

BOO-DIV-SITC
The Stranger in the Cup by Gregory Lee White and Catherine Yronwode
$9.00

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For more information, see:
https://www.luckymojo.com/strangerinthecup.html

CONTENTS

DEDICATION and ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 4
FOREWORD 5
THE TRADITION 6
... Who Transmitted This Knowledge? 6
... The History of Tea 8
... Tea Tales and Beliefs 10
... The History of Tea Leaf Reading 12
... The Tea Room Movement 15
... Tea Reading in Art and Advertising 20
THE TEA 22
... Choosing the Perfect Tea to Read 22
... How to Brew Tea 24
THE CUP 26
... Finding the Perfect Cup 26
... Fortune Telling Cups 27
... Astrology Cups and Saucers 28
... Cartomancy Cups and Saucers 30
... Numerology Cups and Saucers 32
... Symbol Cups and Saucers 34
... Limited-Run and Artisanal Cups 36
... Collecting Fortune-Telling Cups 37
... Enchanting the Cup 38
THE READING 39
... Setting the Mood for a Reading 39
... Having Your Tea Leaves Read 40
... Space, Time, Danger, and the Stranger in the Cup 41
... Home and Away, the Clock Face and the Crossroads 41
... In the Clear and in the Thick, Danger Lurks in the Depths 42
... The Stranger in the Cup, The Love Drop 42
... Four Turns to the Future, Four Turns to the Past 43
... Turning the Cup to Read, Turning the Cup for Good Luck 44
... Turning the Cup for the Wish, Turning the Cup for a Friend 45
... Reading in the Cup, Reading in the Saucer 46
... How Often Can You Read, How Far Can You See? 47
THE SYMBOLS 48
... The Keys to Tea Leaf Symbology 48
... A Dictionary of Tea Leaf Symbols 49
... Astrology in the Cup 69
... The Signs of the Zodiac in the Cup 70
... The Planets and the Weekdays in the Cup 71
... Cartomancy in the Cup 72
... Numerology and Dice in the Cup 74
... Learn by Studying Exemplary Cups 75
... A Gallery of Exemplary Cups and Their Interpretations 76
BIBLIOGRAPHY 96

ILLUSTRATIONS

Twelve Books on Tasseomancy 7
Tea Room Advertisements 14
Tea Reading in Art and Advertising 21
Astrology Cups 29
Cartomancy Cups 31
Numerology Cups 33
Symbol Cups 35
Gallery of Exemplary Cups 76, 78, 80, 82, 84, 86, 88, 90, 92, 92, 94

First Edition 2020

Published by
The Lucky Mojo Curio Company
6632 Covey Road
Forestville, California 95436
www.luckymojo.com

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This is an ENTIRE WEB SITE i have created from 2008 to the present as a resource about tea leaf reading. It is FREE and it contains a brief introductory set of instructions in tea leaf reading, as well as a museum of fortune telling tea cups, old-time ads for tea leaf reading services, a bibliography of books on the subject, and hundreds of photos of vintage tea rooms of the past.

The Mystic Tea Room: dedicated to the traditional art of fortune telling by tea leaves, also known as tea leaf reading, cup reading, cup tossing, divination by tea leaves, tasseomancy, and tasseography.
https://mystictearoom.com


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Re: Tea Leaf and Coffee Ground Reading Questions and Answers

Post by Joseph Magnuson » Wed Oct 24, 2012 2:15 pm

There are one or two that I would absolutely love to add to our collection. Drool-worthy, indeed! I feel lucky to have seen that Not For Sale tea pot as well. Right place at the right time. Thank you for sharing this picture to make my brain fondly remember the tea cup shelves!
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Post by California Sister » Wed Mar 06, 2013 10:40 pm

If you find that you may have an interest in reading tea leaves, is it best to do some research and read up on the practice first? And then, what aids you in selecting the appropriate cup?
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Post by catherineyronwode » Thu Mar 07, 2013 7:30 am

California Sister,

Tea leaf reading is highly traditional and does contain "rule sets" or memorized aspects. Even those who acquire the knowledge through family traditions tend to at least create a hand-written list of meanings as they learn.

If you just want a book, without a cup, i recommend The Stranger in the Cup, which i co-wrote with Gregory Lee White (see above), and this well-put-together introduction by Saha Fenton:

BOO-DIV-TCRF
Tea Cup Reading by Sasha Fenton, paperback
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For a descriptive list of books about tea leaf reading, all of which contain symbolism lists and instructions, see the illustrated Mystic Tea Boom Bibliography:

Bibliography of Books about Tasseomancy
https://www.mystictearoom.com/wiki/Bibli ... asseomancy
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Re: Tea Leaf and Coffee Ground Reading Questions and Answers

Post by bobbyjsimmons » Mon Feb 24, 2014 10:29 am

I imagine the specialized cups made for tasseography, such as the ones sold at Lucky Mojo, are for effect or for ease of reading and not necessary to learn the art? A typical china teacup and saucer would be sufficient to learn this particular form of divination? Am I correct in either of my two assumptions? Thank you in advance for your time. --Bobby

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Post by Miss Aida » Mon Feb 24, 2014 9:44 pm

Hello, bobbyjsimmons,

The ones sold at Lucky Mojo are designed in a way that the tea leaves sit well in the cup and make associations with other symbols (marked inside the cups) and thus the reader will have a better outcome of visualizing the symbols.

They are vintage, and therefore, what the expert "old timers" used.

Modern sets may be distorted in shape (or whatever manufacturers do to change styles), so be sure you buy a "cup-shaped cup.

You can find the vintage cups here: www.luckymojo.com/mojocatdivination.html

If you're learning the art, wishing you the best and PLEASE share your outcomes with us!

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I just bought a lovely vintage tea reading cup how to use it

Post by stillsosola » Mon Mar 03, 2014 8:04 pm

I just bought a vintage 1985 Royal Kendall tea reading cup but how to use it?

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Post by catherineyronwode » Tue Mar 04, 2014 7:58 am

We sell a full-colour facsimile reproduction of the instruction booklet. Not a highly pupolar item, because of the cost of hand-making each one, but here it is!

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Booklet Taltos Cup of Fortune 1980 Royal Kendall Colour Facsimile of 24 pg. Original
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Post by Joseph Magnuson » Tue Mar 25, 2014 2:47 pm

Since I am in this thread I thought I would drop this here: I have had nothing but wonderful results when using the Nor-Sun Pu-Ehr loose black tea leaves that Lucky Mojo offers. The leaves are distinct and pronounced, the images seem to pop out quickly, and the tea itself tastes divine. Well worth the purchase.

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https://www.luckymojo.com/mojocatherbs.html#herbalteas
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Post by melvinfrohikie » Fri Nov 18, 2016 6:59 pm

Those look AMAZING!!! tea/coffee ground readings is something I'd like to look into. Right now I'm pretty much starting out about a month into this kind of magic, but have been reading tarot longer than that. Just learned some new spreads. I'll bet you a tarot AND tea leaf reading would give extra awesome insight when contemplating a situation.

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Post by MariMac » Fri Jun 01, 2018 1:06 pm

I love collecting old tea cups. Thank you for posting those wonderful cups and thanks for suggesting the Nor-Sun Pu-Ehr tea I am very interested.
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Post by catherineyronwode » Sun Jun 17, 2018 10:21 am

Thanks for jumping onto this thread -- it gives me an opportunity to remind folks that my fortune telling tea cup collection is online in its own space, The Mystic Tea Room!

http://MysticTeaRoom.com

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At this site you will find photos and text information about hundreds of different fortune telling cups, plus a free tea leaf reading guide, examples of tea leaf reading in popular art, and a fully functional Gift Shop where you may purchase antique cups and facsimiles of the instruction-sheets that came with them from the Lucky Mojo Curio Co,

http://www.mystictearoom.com/wiki/Gift_Shop

The Mystic Tea Room web site is "built out" in structural form with photos, but not all of the pages have been fully filled with text at this time. Please be patient as i work my way through the tea cups, page by page, and supply more data.
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Post by sag-cap_cusp » Tue Jul 03, 2018 10:15 am

Of all the things available for readers, reading tea leaves is what I have always wanted to learn how to do. I'm heading over right now to check this out, because this is truly something I want to learn more about.
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In this time of Covid pandemic lockdowns, when i cannot visit a tea room, i have been crafting a new wing at the Mystic Tea Room web site -- documenting the charm and oddities of vintage tea rooms of the past. The TEA ROOMS section is now open!

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Mystic Tea Room Additions for 2020:

Tea Rooms
http://www.mystictearoom.com/wiki/Category:Tea_Rooms

Tea Room History
http://www.mystictearoom.com/wiki/Tea_Room_History

Vintage Tea Room Postcards
http://www.mystictearoom.com/wiki/Categ ... _Postcards

Vintage Tea Room Menus
http://www.mystictearoom.com/wiki/Vinta ... Room_Menus

Vintage Tea Room Business Cards
http://www.mystictearoom.com/wiki/Vinta ... ness_Cards

Vintage Tea Room Matchbook Covers
http://www.mystictearoom.com/wiki/Vinta ... ook_Covers


Coming soon -- The Mystic Tea Room will get its own social media account. Details to follow.
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The Mystic Tea Room on Social Media: OPENING JANUARY 1, 2021!

On January 1st, 2021, the Mystic Tea Room will go LIVE on social media, with a wonderful giveaway sweepstakes. The page will be opened up for LIKERS and FOLLOWERS and we will award two great prizes at random to those who sign up on Day One! Look for details at the Facebook pages for Catherine Yronwode, The Lucky Mojo Curio Co., the Yronwode Institution for the Preservation and Popularization of Indigenous Ethnomagicology (YIPPIE), or Divination Fortune Telling Oracles.

Mystic Tea Room Social Media will enter the scene on JANUARY 1st 2021 -- which coincidentally falls on the first Lucky Mojo Facebook Fridays! giveaway of 2021 (!). To promote the new Mystic Tea Room page, Lucky Mojo will give away two boxed Jane Lyle Cup of Destiny tea cup sets plus accompanying copies of the new Stranger in the Cup book by Gregory Lee White and catherine yronwode.

Facebook Fridays giveaways have been running at Lucky Mojo's FB page since 2014, but unlike all other Facebook Fridays! contests, this one will be held at the Mystic Tea Room Facebook page, not the LMCCo page -- and we will announce in advance that the winners will only be selected from among those who LIKE the new MTR page. That should get us some great likes on Day One.

So mark your calendars, get your clicking fingers ready -- and on JANUARY 1st 2021, be prepared to go to The Mystic Tea Room on Facebook <-- Remember, it is not live yet! We will give you the link on January 1st, 2021.

When you get there, please "like" the new MTR page so that we can reach more people, and then leave your greeting comment to be entered in the contest. Thanks!

P.S. This is the Tudor Rose Tea Room in Santa Rosa, California. For more fabulous Tea Room images, go to http://mystictearoom.com/wiki/Vintage_T ... _Postcards
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