Tasseography

Many remember the future predicting Octopus! He used to predict the football world cup results with great accuracy!

If you think that is, well different, then do you know what is Tasseography?

Have a tea and then I will tell you! Actually that is literal!

So, Tasseography, also known as tea leaf reading or tasseomancy, is a form of divination that involves interpreting patterns and shapes found in tea leaves, coffee grounds, or wine sediments!

It’s a method of fortune-telling that seeks to reveal insights into the past, present, and future by analyzing the markings left behind after a beverage is consumed!

Tasseography is rooted in the belief that the patterns formed by the tea leaves, coffee grounds, or wine sediments can be interpreted to understand the meaning of specific circumstances in one’s life, similar to other divination practices like tarot reading.

The shapes and patterns are considered symbols, and the reader (or “tasseograph”) interprets these symbols based on established meanings or personal intuition.

Tasseomancy followed the trade routes of tea and coffee and was practiced by both Baltic and Slavic nations. It is closely related to the Romani people, whose nomadic lifestyle contributed to the spread of the practice.

While tea leaf reading originated in China, likely soon after the creation of tea, various regions practice it with slight variations. Indicating that this form of divination was an oral tradition.

So after a cup of tea has been poured, without using a tea strainer, the tea is drunk or poured away. The cup should then be shaken well and any remaining liquid drained off in the saucer. The diviner now looks at the pattern of tea leaves in the cup and allows the imagination to play around [with] the shapes suggested by them.

They might look like a letter, a heart shape, or a ring. These shapes are then interpreted intuitively or by means of a fairly standard system of symbolism, such as: snake (enmity or falsehood), spade (good fortune through industry), mountain (journey of hindrance), or house (change, success).

The image look is then interpreted by the diviner in different ways!
Then again if tea leaves and stains could predict our future then what about those who drink only…well…milk!

The unpredictability of the future is what makes it life right?
Like who could predict the sudden demise of Mukul Dev.
He will be missed…

Om shanti…