Tea-Cup Reading and the Art of Fortune-Telling

About this book

An ordinary cup becomes a field of signs when the shapes left by tea leaves are assigned meanings. Instructions explain how to prepare and examine a cup, followed by a dictionary of symbols and examples of their interpretation. This compact handbook preserves a popular fortune-telling tradition, in which familiar objects and patterns are used to turn everyday uncertainties into a readable story. Modern typeset edition: the complete handbook and all ten specimen cups are retained in the library’s reading copy.