Reading Tea-leavesFor the Highland Scots, twists of fate were prefigured in the patterns left at the bottom of one's empty teacup. Reading Tea Leaves is the oldest book on the subject in English. Our guide is an unnamed Highland Seer, who reveals the general principles and practices of tea-leaf reading and provides an alphabetical list of the natural symbols commonly found in a cup and their significance. |
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Page 43
... leading to the handle show a return home , and if free from crosses or other symbols of delay that the return will ... dots grouped around the sign of a letter , a present or a legacy , the amount of the remittance in the former , the number ...
... leading to the handle show a return home , and if free from crosses or other symbols of delay that the return will ... dots grouped around the sign of a letter , a present or a legacy , the amount of the remittance in the former , the number ...
Page 67
... dots leading east to Building . Initials N and C. INTERPRETATION Fig . 5 presence A letter is approaching the. 67 Fig 4.
... dots leading east to Building . Initials N and C. INTERPRETATION Fig . 5 presence A letter is approaching the. 67 Fig 4.
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Highland seer. Fig . 7 PRINCIPAL SYMBOLS smaller horse - shoe . Line of dots leading ENE to Large building surrounded by Tree , overlapping rim . Flowers . Small triangles . Initial T with letter and money signs . INTERPRETATION Fig . 8 ...
Highland seer. Fig . 7 PRINCIPAL SYMBOLS smaller horse - shoe . Line of dots leading ENE to Large building surrounded by Tree , overlapping rim . Flowers . Small triangles . Initial T with letter and money signs . INTERPRETATION Fig . 8 ...
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Reading Tea Leaves: The Modern Mystic's Guide to Tea Leaf Divination A Highland Seer Limited preview - 2022 |
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Common terms and phrases
accompanied by dots anchor appears approaching astrologers bad luck bird flying bols Butterfly C. G. Jung Ceylon teas CHAPTER clairvoyance clouds coming events conjunction consultant course crosses cutting the cards Dalai Lama Dartmoor death Delphi denote Destiny dominoes Dorje Drakden enemies flowers foretell forms of divination Fortune-telling friends future hand handle happen happy marriage Highland Seer horary horoscope HORSE-SHOE HOUR-GLASS importance indicate initial INTERPRETATION Fig John Harney journey judgment leaf leaves grouped legacy Line of dots List of Symbols lucky sign method Middle England mind misfortune moon name begins Nechung Nechung oracle oblong obscure occult occurrence omens oracle person possesses practice PRINCIPAL SYMBOLS Large prognostications Pythia quarrels reading tea-leaves result ritual seer to seer separation of lovers Sepharial shapes and figures sign of honour sign of travel significations success in business surrounded by dots taint Tarot tea-cup reading Tibet tion triangles tricity trouble turn wavy wealth