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.
Here is a sampling of some of the fine vintage Fortune Telling Tea Cups we sell in the Lucky Mojo Curio Co. shop.
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
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"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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Product Details:
96-page paperback, illustrated
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The Stranger in the Cup by Gregory Lee White and Catherine Yronwode
$12.00
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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.
http://mystictearoom.com
