Your Fortune in a Tea-Cup Postcards
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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. | "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]]. | 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]]. | ||
| - | ==THIS IS A PATREON BONUS PAGE== | + | ===THIS IS A PATREON BONUS PAGE=== |
| - | For a small monthly donation, my Patrons will | + | For a small monthly donation, my Patrons will gain exclusive early access this page in its entirety, with 13 high-res graphics and full commentary on each cup-reading, including my explanations of how the readings were derived from traditional [[List of Omens|tea leaf reading symbols]]. 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 === | ||
Revision as of 22:39, 27 December 2020
"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.
THIS IS A PATREON BONUS PAGE
For a small monthly donation, my Patrons will gain exclusive early access this page in its entirety, with 13 high-res graphics and full commentary on each cup-reading, including my explanations of how the readings were derived from traditional tea leaf reading symbols. 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, Little Dots
Your Fortune in a Tea-Cup! -- Anchor at Bottom, Square with Three Dots
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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