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How to Read Tea Leaves
Step
5: Identify symbols and jot them down.
Tea
leaf reading is a highly personal and subjective process. Because abstract
pattern recognition keys into our subconscious, self analysis produces
the most relevant reading. One person may see an egg, while another sees
a beetle in the same spot. Tea leaf reading is very much like a Rorschach
(Ink Blot) Test. We are most likely to recognize symbols having a bearing
on or connection with the matter at hand. Therefore, you are the most
qualified person to read your own tea leaves.
If
your cup has a handle, begin there and read clockwise. If your cup has
no handle, begin reading from 12 o'clock. Make a notation of the first
symbol you see. Mentally divide the cup into three sections: rim, middle
and base. The
rim area is above the tea level when you first poured your tea. The base
is the level of tea left before you dumped out the remainder. The middle
section is the area between the rim and bottom. Note
where the symbol is located and if it is next to another symbol. Note
whether you see bubbles, twigs or droplets in your cup. Work with quiet
concentration and take your time.
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