Another source through which messages
are received by the tea-leaves will be found
in the writing which will be seen from time
to time. Moreover, it has the great
advantage of being clear and easy to
decipher, so that there may be no doubt of
what is intended to be understood by it. The
tea-leaves can never be accused of being
illegible. Occasionally it is very minute
writing, and would probably be passed over
by those who read their cups in a
superficial manner. To those who study them
carefully the future is revealed.
No one would reasonably expect to find a
speech from the Prime Minister or an
invitation to a tea-party written for them
in the tea-leaves. But words they certainly
will find.
A short time ago I saw in my cup, in perfect
copperplate writing, the word "wait." I was
annoyed by it, for what is more annoying
than having to wait? Sometimes it may happen
that the tea-leaves—as with their relatives,
the tumbler and automatic writing—become a
little shaky in their spelling. But this is
not a serious defect, and the trifling
errors do not prevent the word from being
translatable. It is a recognized fact that
writing seen through a medium, whether it be
tea-leaves, or a dream, is of importance,
and should always be regarded with attention
and with an endeavor to understand its
message.
I should like to point out that certain
figures and symbols are of so frequent
occurrence that it may be well to emphasize
their general significance by referring to
them here, in addition to their meaning
being given in the dictionary.
Among those which threaten misfortune, or
sorrow, are the following: Crosses, snakes,
spades, pistols, guns, toads, cats.
Joy and success are indicated by such
symbols as a crescent moon, clover leaves,
flowers, trees, anchors, fruit, circles,
stars.
Having learned the symbols and the combined
symbols by heart, it will require only a
little practice to interpret their meanings
without hesitation. For those who find
difficulty in committing the dictionary to
memory, an essential for proficient reading
of the cup, I would suggest that they write
down any meaning which may seem specially
hard to remember, roughly drawing its symbol
beside it. In this way the difficulty will
soon be overcome.
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