Does anyone know anything about Tassagraphy aka Tea leaf reading or stuff like that please share your stories.
LOVE_EXPLOSION Supreme Member
Joined: 02 Oct 2008 Posts: 491
Posted Thu Oct 30, 2008
Gypsy wrote:
Does anyone know anything about Tassagraphy aka Tea leaf reading or stuff like that please share your stories.
TEA Use a loose, black tea. Do not attempt to cut up a teabag because the tea within is too finely cut.
VESSEL Use either a traditional asian or european tea cup. The bowl of the cup will fit in the palm of your hand. Select a light colored cup without decoration. You will also need a small plate or saucer.
MAKE TEA Without a strainer, sprinkle the leaves into a teapot. Add boiling water and steep until it is your desired strength.
BEGIN Keep a pen and pad handy. Inhale deeply and quiet your mind. Pour the tea into your cup. Leaves will flow into your tea cup along with tea and aroma. Remain calm and contemplative as you wait for your tea to cool to a comfortable temperature.
If you are right-handed, lift your tea cup with your left hand. If you are left-handed, lift your tea cup with your right hand. If you are ambidextrous, reach for the vessel as you normally would, stop and use the other hand.
DRINK When the tea has cooled to a comfortable temperature, drink, and relax as you go.. don't gulp(!!!) until the cup is nearly empty. If you see a twig or little stick floating in your tea, that is an early sign representing an imminent visitor. There will be a little liquid and remaining leaves within your teacup. Swish them about three times clockwise. Now that you are quiet and relaxed, identify the issue foremost in your mind. In meditation practice, one attempts to empty the mind -- blocking out all thoughts. As you attempt to think of nothing in particular, is there a stubborn thought that keeps returning to your attention? If so, that is the subject of this reading. Focus on that thought. If nothing in particular comes to mind, then this will be a general tea leaf reading. Focus on your breath and the taste of the tea.
DUMP Remain quiet and meditative while you pour out the remaining liquid into the saucer. Pour slowly so that some of the tea and most of the leaves remain in your cup. Leave your cup turned upside down on the saucer. Turn the cup three times clockwise. Some people tap the top... but I don't do this. You may turn over your cup. The remaining liquid will have drained from your cup, leaving a leaf pattern behind.
SEE Imagine three levels on your cup. Remember when the cup was full? The surface area of your tea when you began to drink and above is the Rim Section.
Remember the amount of tea you left in your cup before you dumped it out? That is your Base Section.
Visualize the area of the cup that exists between the rim section and the base section. That is your Middle Section.
ZONE In a relaxed and dreamlike state of mind, watch the inside of your cup. Allow patterns to drift into your consciousness. Interpreting the leaf patterns and shapes is like taking a Rorschach Inkblot Test. Allow your imagination to wander.
IDENTIFY If your vessel has a handle, read clockwise from the handle. If you vessel does not have a handle, read clockwise from 12 o'clock.
The first pattern you see is the symbol representing your dominant character, quality, state of mind or question. Jot down your observations on a piece of paper.
READ RIM The rim section of your tea cup represents this moment in time. From your own inner quiet and open minded sight, do you recognize any symbols or patterns? View a symbol lexicon for some ideas to stimulate your imagination. Jot down your observations.
READ MIDDLE The middle section of your tea cup represents the near future -- usually no more than a fortnight. From your own inner quiet and open minded sight, do you recognize any symbols or patterns? View a symbol lexicon for some ideas to stimulate your imagination. Jot down your observations.
READ BASE The base section of your tea cup represents further away in time. From your own inner quiet and open-minded insight, do you recognize any symbols or patterns? View a symbol lexicon for some ideas to stimulate your imagination. Jot down your observations.
READ THE REST Bubbles represent money. Little twigs or sticks represent people. Horizontal twigs warn of untrustworthy people; vertical twigs represent straightforward people. Drops represent tears or sadness.
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DarthVader Supreme Member
Joined: 06 Oct 2008 Posts: 362
Posted Thu Oct 30, 2008
Did you write all that on your own.
LOVE_EXPLOSION Supreme Member
Joined: 02 Oct 2008 Posts: 491
Posted Thu Oct 30, 2008
DarthVader wrote:
Did you write all that on your own.
ya im that great
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DarthVader Supreme Member
Joined: 06 Oct 2008 Posts: 362
Posted Thu Oct 30, 2008
You amaze me yet again.
LOVE_EXPLOSION Supreme Member
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Posted Fri Oct 31, 2008
DarthVader wrote:
You amaze me yet again.
i no=]
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Gypsy Guest
Posted Fri Oct 31, 2008
Thank you LOVE_EXPLOSION
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Posted Fri Oct 31, 2008
Gypsy wrote:
Thank you LOVE_EXPLOSION
u welcome, im into that stuff too=]
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Joined: 01 Sep 2008 Posts: 389 Location: 818
Posted Fri Oct 31, 2008
LOVE_EXPLOSION wrote:
Gypsy wrote:
Does anyone know anything about Tassagraphy aka Tea leaf reading or stuff like that please share your stories.
TEA Use a loose, black tea. Do not attempt to cut up a teabag because the tea within is too finely cut.
VESSEL Use either a traditional asian or european tea cup. The bowl of the cup will fit in the palm of your hand. Select a light colored cup without decoration. You will also need a small plate or saucer.
MAKE TEA Without a strainer, sprinkle the leaves into a teapot. Add boiling water and steep until it is your desired strength.
BEGIN Keep a pen and pad handy. Inhale deeply and quiet your mind. Pour the tea into your cup. Leaves will flow into your tea cup along with tea and aroma. Remain calm and contemplative as you wait for your tea to cool to a comfortable temperature.
If you are right-handed, lift your tea cup with your left hand. If you are left-handed, lift your tea cup with your right hand. If you are ambidextrous, reach for the vessel as you normally would, stop and use the other hand.
DRINK When the tea has cooled to a comfortable temperature, drink, and relax as you go.. don't gulp(!!!) until the cup is nearly empty. If you see a twig or little stick floating in your tea, that is an early sign representing an imminent visitor. There will be a little liquid and remaining leaves within your teacup. Swish them about three times clockwise. Now that you are quiet and relaxed, identify the issue foremost in your mind. In meditation practice, one attempts to empty the mind -- blocking out all thoughts. As you attempt to think of nothing in particular, is there a stubborn thought that keeps returning to your attention? If so, that is the subject of this reading. Focus on that thought. If nothing in particular comes to mind, then this will be a general tea leaf reading. Focus on your breath and the taste of the tea.
DUMP Remain quiet and meditative while you pour out the remaining liquid into the saucer. Pour slowly so that some of the tea and most of the leaves remain in your cup. Leave your cup turned upside down on the saucer. Turn the cup three times clockwise. Some people tap the top... but I don't do this. You may turn over your cup. The remaining liquid will have drained from your cup, leaving a leaf pattern behind.
SEE Imagine three levels on your cup. Remember when the cup was full? The surface area of your tea when you began to drink and above is the Rim Section.
Remember the amount of tea you left in your cup before you dumped it out? That is your Base Section.
Visualize the area of the cup that exists between the rim section and the base section. That is your Middle Section.
ZONE In a relaxed and dreamlike state of mind, watch the inside of your cup. Allow patterns to drift into your consciousness. Interpreting the leaf patterns and shapes is like taking a Rorschach Inkblot Test. Allow your imagination to wander.
IDENTIFY If your vessel has a handle, read clockwise from the handle. If you vessel does not have a handle, read clockwise from 12 o'clock.
The first pattern you see is the symbol representing your dominant character, quality, state of mind or question. Jot down your observations on a piece of paper.
READ RIM The rim section of your tea cup represents this moment in time. From your own inner quiet and open minded sight, do you recognize any symbols or patterns? View a symbol lexicon for some ideas to stimulate your imagination. Jot down your observations.
READ MIDDLE The middle section of your tea cup represents the near future -- usually no more than a fortnight. From your own inner quiet and open minded sight, do you recognize any symbols or patterns? View a symbol lexicon for some ideas to stimulate your imagination. Jot down your observations.
READ BASE The base section of your tea cup represents further away in time. From your own inner quiet and open-minded insight, do you recognize any symbols or patterns? View a symbol lexicon for some ideas to stimulate your imagination. Jot down your observations.
READ THE REST Bubbles represent money. Little twigs or sticks represent people. Horizontal twigs warn of untrustworthy people; vertical twigs represent straightforward people. Drops represent tears or sadness.
can we get a shorter version
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