Types of Divination

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[[File:Aynsley-Cup-of-Knowledge-Rose-Trellis-topview.jpg|thumb|300px|right|An Aynsley Rose Trellis Cup of Knowledge set with Cartomantic playing cards]]
[[File:Aynsley-Cup-of-Knowledge-Rose-Trellis-topview.jpg|thumb|300px|right|An Aynsley Rose Trellis Cup of Knowledge set with Cartomantic playing cards]]
[[File:Mystic-scott-teacup-interior.jpg|thumb|300px|right|A Marguerite Scott Mystic Teacup with Numerology markings]]
[[File:Mystic-scott-teacup-interior.jpg|thumb|300px|right|A Marguerite Scott Mystic Teacup with Numerology markings]]
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[[File:Paragon-blue-plain-top.jpg|thumb|300px|right|A Paragon Plain Blue Sugns and Omens set with a system of Symbols within]]
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[[File:Paragon-blue-plain-top.jpg|thumb|300px|right|A Paragon Plain Blue Signs and Omens set with a system of Symbols within]]
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This page links you to lists of tea cups and saucers organized according to the style of divination they employ. Note that some cups employ more than one style of divination in the same cup, or on the cup versus the saucer. For instance, the Nelros Cup of Fortune has an Astrological saucer, but the cup interior contains both Symbols and Astrology marks.
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==Types of Divination==
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In the examples shown on this page, the Alfred Meakin Signs of the Zodiac saucer is actually part of a Cartomancy Cup of Knowledge set, and the saucer is also Numerological.
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These pages link you to lists of tea cups and saucers organized according to the style of divination they employ.  
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Likewise, the Marguerite Scott Mystic Teacup Numerological cup shown here is also Symbolic and Astrological.
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Finally, the Paragon Signs and Omens cup contains Symbols, but every Symbol has a number next to it, and these may be used in a Numerology analysis, if the reader so desires.
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* [[:Category:Astrology Cups and Saucers|Astrology Cups and Saucers]]
* [[:Category:Astrology Cups and Saucers|Astrology Cups and Saucers]]
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* [[:Category:Numerology Cups and Saucers|Numerology Cups and Saucers]]
* [[:Category:Numerology Cups and Saucers|Numerology Cups and Saucers]]
* [[:Category:Symbol Cups and Saucers|Symbol Cups and Saucers]]
* [[:Category:Symbol Cups and Saucers|Symbol Cups and Saucers]]
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Note that some cups utilize more than one style of divination in the same fortune telling cup, or on the cup versus the saucer. For instance, the Nelros Cup of Fortune has an Astrological saucer, but the cup interior contains both Symbols and Astrology marks.
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In the four examples shown on this page, a similar confluence or multiplicity of approaches is apparent:
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The Alfred Meakin Signs of the Zodiac saucer is actually part of a Cartomancy [[:Category:Cup of Knowledge|Cup of Knowledge]] set, and the saucer is also Numerological.
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The Marguerite Scott Mystic Teacup Numerological cup shown here is also Symbolic and Astrological.
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The Paragon Signs and Omens cup contains Symbols, but every Symbol has a number next to it, and these may be used in a Numerology analysis, if the reader so desires.
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To learn how you can use these and other specially marked fortune telling cups and saucers in the actual practice of tea leaf reading, please see
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* [[How_To_Read_Tea_Leaves#Special_Tea_Cups_for_Tasseographic_Reading|Special Tea Cups for Tasseographic Reading]]
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==Types of Interpretation==
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Most cup and saucer sets were supplied with printed instruction sheets, but some cup and saucer sets contain their own verbal instructions, enabling the reader to interpret them as part of the decoration, and without reference to an instruction booklet.
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* [[:Category:Self-Reading Cups and Saucers|Self-Reading Cups and Saucers]]
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* [[:Category:Tea Leaf Reading Instruction Sheets and Booklets|Cups and Saucers with Instruction Sheets and Booklets]]
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<i><b>catherine yronwode</b><br>curator, historian, and docent
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<br><b>The Mystic Tea Room</b></i>
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==See Also==
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* [[Tea Cup Makers and Markers]]
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* [[Tea Cup Names, Official and Unofficial]]
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* [[Types_of_Divination|Tea Cups by Style of Divination]]
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* [[Nations of Origin]]
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* [[Specially-Marked Commemoratives]]
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* [[Design Patents]]

Latest revision as of 23:24, 25 June 2022

An Alfred Meakin Signs of the Zodiac saucer with Astrology markings
An Aynsley Rose Trellis Cup of Knowledge set with Cartomantic playing cards
A Marguerite Scott Mystic Teacup with Numerology markings
A Paragon Plain Blue Signs and Omens set with a system of Symbols within

Types of Divination

These pages link you to lists of tea cups and saucers organized according to the style of divination they employ.

Note that some cups utilize more than one style of divination in the same fortune telling cup, or on the cup versus the saucer. For instance, the Nelros Cup of Fortune has an Astrological saucer, but the cup interior contains both Symbols and Astrology marks.

In the four examples shown on this page, a similar confluence or multiplicity of approaches is apparent:

The Alfred Meakin Signs of the Zodiac saucer is actually part of a Cartomancy Cup of Knowledge set, and the saucer is also Numerological.

The Marguerite Scott Mystic Teacup Numerological cup shown here is also Symbolic and Astrological.

The Paragon Signs and Omens cup contains Symbols, but every Symbol has a number next to it, and these may be used in a Numerology analysis, if the reader so desires.

To learn how you can use these and other specially marked fortune telling cups and saucers in the actual practice of tea leaf reading, please see

Types of Interpretation

Most cup and saucer sets were supplied with printed instruction sheets, but some cup and saucer sets contain their own verbal instructions, enabling the reader to interpret them as part of the decoration, and without reference to an instruction booklet.


catherine yronwode
curator, historian, and docent
The Mystic Tea Room

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