If you uttered to somebody nowadays that you believe your future can be viewed from the left-overs of your coffee mug or tea cup they would probably say!’you can what?’ But don’t worry; they would most surely think you are crazy. The funnier part is that people have actually accepted tea leaf reading as a believable fortune telling ritual for centuries. This is probably due to the fact that psychiatrists were not administering psych evaluations and passing out medications to take care of delusions of stupidity at its finest. Tea leaf readings originated in Asia and spread primarily from China. In ancient times it isn’t all that hard to believe that sane people could be suckered into this practice because there wasn’t a window such as the internet or television to post in your face how bizarre and unlikely to be real a practice like this is, I mean come on, people still ‘knew’ the world was flat. So who could to say that the remaining tasteless crap at the bottom of your cup wasn’t a window to the universe? At the very most a tea leaf reading session should be done only by people that are less than gullible and see it as something of a hobby or social gathering, not somebody who uses it to ’see the future’ or has Ms. Cleo on speed dial. If you won’t be ripping out your hair during the preparation process because you just can’t wait to find out what lays ahead on the road of life for you, then by all means you should invite some friends over, boil some water and throw some loose tea leaves in without the use of a strainer, and find a comfy environment to take a load off in and serve some hot tea. Take a few breaths to take in the pleasant aroma and sip the tea while having peaceful conversation. For giggles, you can leave a little tea in your cup to mix around and observe where the tea leaves settle. With very little light-hearted research you can find out the tea leaf meanings of the settled leaves and reveal what ‘destiny will bring you’.
Tea Leaf Reading can be a pleasant and relaxing experience for friends.
- Joe Rodgers
