The art of reading tea leaves is referred to as Tasseomancy. This form of divination is strongly associated with the Gypsies and the English. The history of Tasseomancy can be traced back hundreds of years. During a reading the client drinks a cup of tea but leaves a small amount in the bottom of the cup. The cup is turned upside down on a saucer and turned. The reader picks up the cup and reads the patterns formed by the tea leaves. Usually the best tea readers also have natural artistic skills. Various symbols have certain meanings. Time frames are estimated by the proximity of the leaves to the rim. Leaves closest to the rim represent the immediate future. Coffee grounds are also used by some readers. This form of divination is thought to have come from Italy. Diviners who read coffee grounds often recite incantations. Though tea leaf reading is not that popular in the United States - it is practiced in European countries.
Rituals:
- The person whose leaves are being read should drink the tea
- The teapot should be of a specific color of style - also not true.
- Swirling the tea grinds 3 times in the cup - you do this as your soul guides. It is equivalent to using cards and saying - cut them 3 times.
Your answers will come - not matter what ritual you use. I have been doing this too long and know this to be true. To look at tea leaves and interpret them by their shapes is like taking a Rorschach Inkblot Test. When I look at the patterns in the cup - they move for me - they dance - take shape - 'speak' to me. Anyone can look at patterns and give them meaning on the third dimension level. The trick is to see beyond third dimension - and psych on the formations that are created.
The interpretations do vary from person to person and one is left with a bit of confusion, which I had experienced at initial stages but then in depth vision do tend to yield good results.
One should always be careful when dealing with the people who boast of different levels of their work output so as to avoid psychological breakup.