Tasseography
“Tasse” or “tass” is an Arab word meaning small cup or goblet, while the suffixes are from the Greek words –graphy (writing), -mancy (divination) and -ology (the study of).
Often associated with wandering gypsy fortunetellers, this age-old practice of interpreting patterns made by tea leaves in the cup arose from places in Asia, the Middle East as well as Ancient Greece. It is a method of divination that also has its roots in Roman times as the Ancient Romans were known to trust divine methods such as looking at the entrails of sacrificed animals (haruspicy) to decide whether to go to war or not.
The art of tea leaves
Take a tea cup and saucer in plain colour without patterns.
There are (tea leaf reading specialist cups available check Amazon ect ) but I really don’t think they are needed! Something of a gimmick
Heaped spoonful of loose tea…
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