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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... occult had led me to invest in Tarot cards and a guide to their use by a turgid and by a turgid and pompous Victorian author was my named A. E. Waite . A fellow student first guinea pig . I laid out the cards just as the book directed ...
... occult had led me to invest in Tarot cards and a guide to their use by a turgid and by a turgid and pompous Victorian author was my named A. E. Waite . A fellow student first guinea pig . I laid out the cards just as the book directed ...
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... occult science and all forms of divination which have been published in the English language there should be none dealing exclusively with the Tea - cup Reading and the Art of Telling Fortunes by the Tea- Leaves , notwithstanding that ...
... occult science and all forms of divination which have been published in the English language there should be none dealing exclusively with the Tea - cup Reading and the Art of Telling Fortunes by the Tea- Leaves , notwithstanding that ...
Page 81
... occult sciences ; the fact remains that omens have , in numberless instances , given good warnings . To say that these are just coincidences is to beg the question . For the universe is governed by law . Things hap- pen because they ...
... occult sciences ; the fact remains that omens have , in numberless instances , given good warnings . To say that these are just coincidences is to beg the question . For the universe is governed by law . Things hap- pen because they ...
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Reading Tea Leaves: The Modern Mystic's Guide to Tea Leaf Divination A Highland Seer Limited preview - 2022 |
Reading Tea Leaves: The Modern Mystic's Guide to Tea Leaf Divination A Highland Seer No preview available - 2022 |
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