Your Fortune in a Tea-Cup Postcards

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[[File:From-the-Land-of-Tea-Cat-Yronwode.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Support me on Patreon! I am hosting a Patreon account for my many writing and research projects on the topics of divination, folklore, and magic. One of these projects is "From the Land of Tea"  -- and by subscribing to this project with a small monthly donation, my Patrons will be able to access this MTR page in its entirety, with high-res art and full commenary, plus other bonus articles and scans about tea leaf reading and tea room culture, and also have access to a my Private Patreon Forum, where we can discuss these arcane matters.]]
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[[File:From-the-Land-of-Tea-Cat-Yronwode.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Support me on Patreon! I am hosting a Patreon account for my many writing and research projects on the topics of divination, folklore, and magic. One of these projects is "From the Land of Tea"  -- and by subscribing with a small monthly donation, my Patrons will be able to gain advance access this page in its entirety, with high-res art and full commentary,  and also have access to my Private Patreon Forum, where we can discuss these arcane matters.]]
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In this set of 12 postcards, issued in Great Britain some time between the First and Second World Wars, we have essentially a series of flash cards or teaching instructions in cup reading. These British tea leaf postcards were intended to be sent as greetings or distributed at a party, but they can also be used by fledgling tasseomancers as [[How_To_Read_Tea_Leaves#Study_Cups|study cups]] on the way to learning  [[A Basic List of Tea Leaf Symbols|a basic list of tea leaf symbols]]. Because the printed interpretations are so brief, i will, at a future time, add some further explanations of how they were derived.  
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"Your Fortune in a Tea-Cup" is a  very rare set of 12 full-colour postcards issued in Great Britain by an unknown publisher  between the First and Second World Wars. It is essentially a series of flash cards or teaching instructions in cup reading.  
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These British tea leaf postcards were intended to be sent as greetings or distributed at a party, according the the instructions on their wrapper, but they can also be used by fledgling tasseomancers as [[How_To_Read_Tea_Leaves#Study_Cups|study cups]] on the way to learning  [[A Basic List of Tea Leaf Symbols|a basic list of tea leaf symbols]].  
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==THIS IS A PATREON BONUS PAGE==
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For a small monthly donation, my Patrons will be able to access this MTR page in its entirety, with 13 high-res graphics and full commentary on each cup-reading, including my explanations of how they were derived. Patreon subscribers also have access to my Private Patreon Forum, where we can discuss my research projects on the topics of divination, folklore, and magic. After one year, the page will go public. 
===Your Fortune in a Tea-Cup! -- Anchor at Bottom, Journey, Leaves at Rim ===  
===Your Fortune in a Tea-Cup! -- Anchor at Bottom, Journey, Leaves at Rim ===  

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Support me on Patreon! I am hosting a Patreon account for my many writing and research projects on the topics of divination, folklore, and magic. One of these projects is "From the Land of Tea" -- and by subscribing with a small monthly donation, my Patrons will be able to gain advance access this page in its entirety, with high-res art and full commentary, and also have access to my Private Patreon Forum, where we can discuss these arcane matters.

"Your Fortune in a Tea-Cup" is a very rare set of 12 full-colour postcards issued in Great Britain by an unknown publisher between the First and Second World Wars. It is essentially a series of flash cards or teaching instructions in cup reading.

These British tea leaf postcards were intended to be sent as greetings or distributed at a party, according the the instructions on their wrapper, but they can also be used by fledgling tasseomancers as study cups on the way to learning a basic list of tea leaf symbols.

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THIS IS A PATREON BONUS PAGE

For a small monthly donation, my Patrons will be able to access this MTR page in its entirety, with 13 high-res graphics and full commentary on each cup-reading, including my explanations of how they were derived. Patreon subscribers also have access to my Private Patreon Forum, where we can discuss my research projects on the topics of divination, folklore, and magic. After one year, the page will go public.

Your Fortune in a Tea-Cup! -- Anchor at Bottom, Journey, Leaves at Rim

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Your Fortune in a Tea-Cup! -- Anchor at Bottom, Little Dots

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Your Fortune in a Tea-Cup! -- Anchor at Bottom, Square with Three Dots

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Your Fortune in a Tea-Cup! -- Anchor at Bottom, Square with Dot at Side

Your Fortune in a Tea-Cup! -- Anchor at Rim, Mountain, Three Dots in Line

Your Fortune in a Tea-Cup! -- Mountain, Square with Dot

Your Fortune in a Tea-Cup! -- Heart. Roadway, Dots

Your Fortune in a Tea-Cup! -- Heart, Ring, Leaves at Rim

Your Fortune in a Tea-Cup! -- Ring and Triangle

Your Fortune in a Tea-Cup! -- Cat and Letter

Your Fortune in a Tea-Cup! -- Dog and Three Dots in a Line

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