T e lli n g F o rt u n es

By Te a L e av es
HOW TO READ YOUR FATE IN A TEACUP

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 C ON TE N TS

C HA PTE R PA G E
I . IN TRODU CTION TO THE DIV INATION

BY -
TE A LEA VE S

II . P RA CTICE AN D M E THO D O F RE A D ING

THE CU P

III . G E NE RA L THE O RIE S IN RE A D IN G TH E

CU P

Iv . DIV INATION BY -
TE A L EA VE S AS AN

A M U S E M E NT A ND AS A MO RE
S E RI O U S S TU DY
v . S OM E H I N TS FOR D IV I N E R S . RE

MA RKA B LE IN STA NC E S O F P RO PH

E CY B Y -
TH E TE A L E A VE S

VI .
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W RITING IN THE TE A L E A V E S . S OM E

FRE Q U E NT S YM B O L S

VII . TH E N E L RO S CU P . TW O E XA M

PLE RE A DINGS OF ITS S IGN S

A D ICTI O NA RY OF S YM B OL S

S OM E C OM B INA TIO N S OF S YM B O L S
AND THE I R M EA N IN G

S OM E E XA M P LE C U P S W ITH TH E I R
P
IN TE R RE TA TION S
T ELL IN G FO RT U N ES BY
TEA LEA V ES
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CHA PTE R I

I NTRO D U CTIO N TO TH E D IV I NA TIO N BY

-
TEA L E A VE S

AT time i n t he hi story Of t he worl d

no

has th ere b een such earn e st searching for

l ight an d kn owl e dge i n al l ma tt ers r e l a tin g
t o Psychic Phe n ome n a a s i n the pr e se n t
d ay . The desire to in ve stigate some n ew
di scl o sur e has re sul te d i n y e t other discoveries .

S u c h wi l l b e ha n d e d on i n t he i r v a ri ou s for m s
to be studied and use d by those Who seek to
l earn .

F ew bj e cts n e ed more p a tien ce th an

su

those d eal ing with Psychol ogy Even th o se .

who p ut their knowl edge to a practical

u se i n su ch stu die s as div in a tion by t e a

l ea v e s mu st still pl od p a tien tl y al on g a
,
8 FORTU N E TE LLING BY -
TEA LEAVES

p a th thickl y stre wn with n ew kn owl ed ge .

The powers Of cl airvoyan ce for in stan ce , ,

ca nnot be forced or hurried ; su ch arbitrary

l aws as time h ave n o meaning for the su b

con sci ou s se l f therefore the need for hurry
,

does n ot exi st .

I was on ce tol d by a very medi umi st ic

woman tha t she had sat i n t he same room
at t he same time for an hour every d ay

for seven years be cau se she , wi shed t o

devel op Cl airvoyan ce Here was patien ce
.

in dee d " In some man ifestation s Of t he cl air

voyan t powers Wi thin u s it i s spon tan eo us , ,

t he cl o sin g of t he e ye s to sh u t ou t all ma terial

surround i ngs b ein g al l tha t i s n ecessary t o

bri ng a vi sion Of what i s happ ening or ,

shor tl y to happ en p ossibl y hundreds Of

,

mil es away .

In al l dreams the cl a irvoyan t powers are

spon t an eou s ; bu t for the d evel op men t Of
cl ai r voyan ce a t will grea t p erseveran ce
,

i s n e ce ssary It s in terest s and powers are

.

unl imit ed SO tha t it i s well worth t he p a tien ce

,

a n d time sp en t u pon it .

In t he u se O f t ea l ea v es as a mea n s Of
-

d i v i n a ti on t he more de v el op ed t he
“
, cl ear
sight , the more in t eresting and a ccura te
will be the interpreta tion Prac tice i s most .
 DIVINATION BY -
TEA LEAVES 9

c
n e essar y , es p eciall y for
those who have
l ess natural cl ai rvoyance than others .

The d esire for kn owl ed ge on al l Psychic

ma tters has l ed to an in creased d emand
for variou s method s Of bringing into symbol s
an d pictures tha t hidd en kn owl edge Of t he

pre sen t and the fu ture That this kn owl .

edge can be tran sl a ted to u s symbol ica ll y

—
i s app aren t to everyon e who coul d dou bt
i t and stil l b el ieve i n an y thi ng at al l ?
,

Tea l ea ves are h abitu all y u se d by many

-

p e op l e as a m ea n s Of divin a tion T O some .

it i s an easier method than t he cards there ,

i s l ess to memorise or t he crystal, .

There i s i n Paris a famou s cl a irvoyan t

who al ways u ses t ea l eaves as the medium
-

for her powers Of divination Some are .

in cli n ed to j eer at t he fortun e i n t he t ea

cup but if t he l anguage Of symbol i sm i s
,

rightl y un d erstood the medium throu gh

,

which it i s seen ma tters l ittl e .

-
Tea l eaves have t he a dvan tage Of b ein g
simp l e i nexp en sive and within the rea ch
, ,

Of everyon e It cannot be cl aimed th a t

.

t he cul t i s Of the great e st a n ti qui ty ; for

al though it seems to have b een u se d in

China from very earl y times t ea was n ot ,

brought in to Europ e un til about the mi ddl e

12 FORTU N E TELLIN G BY -
TEA LEAVES

t he -
t ea l ea ves merel y as mu se
a form Of a

ment and who en terta in their fri en ds i n

,

th at way Well it i s a h arml ess amusemen t

.
, ,

a n d i s Oft en u sefu l a t a very dul l t ea p arty "

B u t for those who tak e it seriou sl y an d ,

rega rd it a s on e Of t he ma ny mea ns Of divin a

tion it will be trea ted with the resp ect d ue

,

t o su ch ma tters .

As i n other forms of di vin ation so wi th ,

t he re a ding Of t he t ea cu p- a grea t d eal ,

dep end s on t he se er Those who are n a turall y

.

cl airvoyan t will read many events and scen es

i n t he cup which woul d be p assed over
by Others n ot SO gifte d Even withou t thi s
.

cl ear sight however the t ea l eaves may

,
-
,

be read by anyon e who has l earn e d the

prin ci pl e s an d the symbol ic mea ni n gs gi v e n
i n thi s book With a certain amoun t Of
.

in tui tion and imagin ation the t ea cup s may

-
,

be most su ccessful l y u se d t o reveal t he

fu ture .
 CHAP TER II

PRA CTI C E AND M E TH OD

A WIDE , sh all ow cup i s the b est kin d to

-
use for t ea l eaf divin ation
— white i f possibl e .

’
A narrow cup a dds to the seer s di fficul ti es ,

-
as the t ea l eave s cann ot be p l ainl y seen .

Small cup s t oo are Obj e ction a bl e for t he

, ,

same re ason and a flu t e d cup i s even worse

, .

A pl ain even su rfa ce i s re qui re d with n o

, ,

p a tt ern O f an y k in d as thi s ha s
, a t e n d e n cy
to conf use the symb ol s In dian t e a an d
.

the cheap er mixtur e s which con tain SO

,

mu ch d u st an d twigs are Of no u se for

rea din g a fortun e as th e y cann ot form in to
,

pictures and symbol s tha t can easil y be

d istin gui sh ed .

-
Th ose who de si r e t o ha ve th ei r t e a l ea v e s
i nterp reted shoul d l eave abou t a teas poonful
Of t ea at t he bottom Of the cup It Shou l d .

t hen be tak en i n t he l eft ha nd an d turn e d ,

three times from l eft with a qui ck swi n g .

Then very gen tl y sl owl y and with care

, , ,
14 FORTU NE TELLING BY -
TEA LEAVES

turn it u p side down over the sau cer l eaving ,

it th ere for a minute SO that all the moisture

,

ma y dra in away .

S ome divin a tors Of the t ea l ea ves insist

-

on a con ce n tra tion Of the min d d u rin g thi s

turning Of the cup as do many cart cmant es

whil st the ca rds are be ing sham
,

ed ; oth ers

prefer t he min d to be as far as possibl e

free from any defini te thought or d e sire ,

S imp l y al l owing it t o dwell on su ch ab stract

su bj e ct s as fl owers or t he wea th er Per .

son all y ,
I advoca te thi s for both systems
Of divin a tion ; it en abl es t he subcon scious

mi n d to assert it se l f un hi ndered whil st t he

,

n ormal min d i s i n ab eyan ce .

The turn ing Of t he cup b efore inverting

it over t he sa u cer i s equi val en t to t he sh uffli n g
Of t he cards . It i s as a dire ct resul t Of those
few second s turning th at t he pictures and
signs a re created t he subcon sciou s mind
,

dire ct in g t he han d hol din g t he cup The .

foll owing Simpl e ritual i s all tha t i s ne cessary

-
to t hose con sul ting t he t ea l ea ves .

The cu p to be re ad i s hel d by t he seer

an d turn ed about as n ecessar y SO th at ,

t he symbol s may be re ad withou t di sturbing

them This i s importan t bu t n o disturban ce
.
,

wil l take p l a ce if the moisture has been

 PRACTICE AN D M ETHOD 15

pr operl y dr ained away The h andl e Of the

.

cup represen t s t he consul tan t al so t he home

, ,

or if t he con su l tan t be a wa y from home

,

the p resent abod e .

It i s n e cessary to h ave a sta rtin g poin t

i n the cup for t he p urpose Of in dicati n g
even t s a pp ro a chin g n ea r to or far di sta n t
,

from t he p erson con sul tin g

, The l ea ve s
.

near the ri m d en ote su ch things as may

be exp ected to occur quickl y ; those directl y

ben ea th t he h an dl e in dica te pr esen t an d
immedi ate happ en in gs ; those on t he Sides
Of t he cup sugge st more distan t even ts ;
whil st those a t the bottom deal with t he
far di stan t fu ture .

Thi s me thod Of fixin g t he time cou pl ed ,

wi th in tui tion ren d ers it possibl e to give

,

a con sul t an t some idea a s to wh en a n even t

may be exp ected ; bu t if there be no intuitive

sen se Of time , it will be foun d W i ser n ot
t o be t OO p o sitive .

T he t urn i n g O f t he cu p an d t he drai n in g
Of t he moi stu re h avin g b ee n ca rrie d ou t
as di re ct e d -
t he t ea l eav e s will be foun d
,

distrib u ted at the sides an d bottom Of the cup .

For those who W i sh to u se t he sa u cer as

a further mean s Of divin ation t he foll owi ng
,

suggestion s w ill be u seful .

16 FORTUNE TE LLIN G BY -
TEA LEAVES

There m t b e
us defin ite poin t t o represen t
a

t he con sul tan t an d,

for this rea s on t he
sa u cer i s u sua ll y rej e ct e d Th ere i s al so .

t he Obj e ction th at it i s more di ffi cul t to

man ip ul ate in t he tur ning N everth el ess .
,

it i s foun d to gi ve excell en t resul ts and , ,

if t he cup i s b are Of even ts it i s u seful t o ,

be abl e to fin d in formation i n t he sau cer .

F ir st Of a l l th e n to de termin e t he position
, ,

of t he consul tan t Take the centre of the

.

sau cer for thi s p ur pose The cir cl e r oun d

.

it represen ts t he home or if t he con sul tan t ,

i s away from home t he presen t abod e , ,

an d al so even t s n ear a t h an d The more .

d i stan t circl e in di ca te s tho se thin gs which

are n ot to be e xp e cte d for some time The .

ou te r cir cl e an d rim su ggest even ts as y et

in t he mi sty fu ture .

When t he sa u cer i s u sed a s an additional

mean s Of seekin g kn owl edge Of comin g even ts ,

aft er t he symbol s i n t he cu p h a ve be en
exh a u sted it wil l Often be foun d tha t this
,

se con dary divin a tion confirms or enl arges

upon tha t which has al rea dy b een foretol d

i n t he cup .

The moi sture an d l ea ves d rain e d from

t he cu p having
, re ma in ed in the c
sa u er ,
 PRACTICE AN D M ETHOD 17

times with the same wirl ing motion as

s

for the cup an d t he moi sture careful l y

,

poured away The saucer shoul d be hel d

.

inverted for a few se con ds otherwi se wh en

,

it i s pl a ce d u pright the rema in ing moisture

,

will distur b t he t ea l ea ves

- The symbol s
.

are rea d i n exa ctl y t he same way a s in

the cu p the onl y di fferen ce b eing the po si

,

tion s represen tin g t he con sul tan t the home

, ,

and the indi ca tion s Of time These have

.

al rea dy b een expl ain ed.

20 FORTUNE TELLING BY A-
TE LEAVES

wil l squares trian gl es cir cl e s an d al so t he

, , ,

l in e Of fate .

Th ese signs may be l arge or smal l and ,

t he importan ce Of th em mu st be j u dged by ,

their rel a tive size and position Suppose .

,

for in stan ce tha t a sma ll cross shoul d be

,

a t t he bottom Of t he cu p t he onl y one

,

to be seen t he seer woul d predict th a t a

,

trifling vexa tion or a tiresome l ittl e del ay

mu st be exp ected ; but not for the present ,

a s it i s a t t he bottom Of t he cup An al ph a .

bet i cal l ist Of symbol s i s given l a ter on ,

so it i s not ne cessary to defin e them h ere .

The variou s p o in ts of a more gen eral chara cter ,

however must be studied before i t i s possi bl e

,

to gi ve an a ccura te rea di ng .

It wi l l con sta n tl y be fou nd th a t t he

s t ems , isol a ted l eave s or smal l grou p s Of
,

l ea ves form a l etter of t he al ph a be t some

, ,

times a number The se l etters an d numb ers

.

h a ve mean in gs which mu st be l ooke d for

i n conn e ction wi th other n oticea bl e sign s .

If an initial
“
M a pp ears an d n ear t o
,

it a small squa re or Obl ong l eaf both being ,

n ear t he ri m of t he cup it woul d indi ca te

a l e tt er comin g sp ee d i l y fr om someon e whose

name b egin s with an M

"
. If t he i niti al
ap pea rs n ear the bottom Of the cup i t shows
 GE NE RA L THE ORIES IN REA D IN G 21

that t he l etter will n ot be comin g for ome

s

If th ere be a cl ear sp a ce at t he bottom

Of t he cu p d evoid Of t ea l ea ves - it shows ,

water an d tha t in all prob a bil ity the l etter

, , ,

i s comi ng from abroad .If t he symbol O f

the l etter comes very n ear to a bird flyin g ,

i t shows a tel egram . If t he bird i s flyin g

toward s t he con sul tan t "t he h an dl e" t he ,

tel egram has been re ceived The news i n .

it i s to be j u dge d by other signs i n t he cu p .

If flying away from t he h an d l e t he tel e ,

g r a m i s se n t by t h e co n su l t a n t A S i
.n g l e

bird flying al wa ys in dica tes sp eedy n ews .

In a cu p with variou s omin ou s sign s ,

su ch as a serp en t an owl , or man y cro sse s

, ,

the n ews comin g i s n ot l ikel y to be p l easan t .

In a cup wi thou t ba d sign s it can safel y ,

be sai d th a t t he n ews i s good .

As a gen eral rul e l arge l etters indica te

p l a ces, wh il s t sma l l er o n es g iv e t he n a m es

Of p erson s . Thu s a l arge l e tter E woul d

st an d for E din b urgh an d a small er E
for E dward s for in stan ce TO all rul es th ere
, .

comes t he occa sion al exception an d , thi s

p r in c ip l e ho l d s good with re g a rd t o t h e
-
l etters i n the tea cup It i s sa id that th ese
.

small er l etters al ways p oint to t he first

22 F ORTU NE TE LLIN G BY TEA LEAVE S
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l etter Of the mesurnaUsual l y it i s so ;

.

bu t I h ave con sta n tl y foun d from exp eri en ce

th a t it i s the fir st l etter Of t he Christian
n ame ,or even a p et n ame to which t he ,

l e tter refers It i s wel l to keep this possi

.

bil i t y i n min d oth erwi se t he seer may give

,

mi sl ea din g in formation to con sul tan t s .

Sometimes n umb ers mean the da te for

an even t to be ex p e ct e d a 5 for in stan ce
, ,

v e ry n e a r t he br i m o f t he cu p , o r t he h a n dl e

"
t he consul tan t" mean s i n fiv e da ys ; or
,

fiv e weeks if it come on t he side po ssibl y ,

a s far Off a s fi v e mon th s i f t he fi g ur e be

a t t he bottom O f t he cup .

A s dot s arou n d a symbol al ways in dica te

mon ey i n some form or an other a ccordin g ,

to t he chara cter Of t he sy mbol a fi gu re ,

b eside the dots woul d sign ify the amount

Of money to be exp e ct ed If the symbol .

were th a t Of a l e ga cy with the figure 90

n ear , it woul d Show tha t a l ittl e l e ga cy Of
ni n ety pou n d s might be a n ti cip a te d .

Cl e arl y d efine d symbol s th at stan d out

sep ara tel y are of more importan ce th an
su ch a s are di ffi cul t t o di scern Cl usters .

Of Sh ap el e ss l eaves rep resen t cl ou d s marring

t he eff e ct Of an oth erwise fortun a te cup .

" o u rn e y s ar e s hown by l in es or do t s
24 FORTU NE TELLING BY -
TEA LEAVES

see ms to be j ust a dea d l evel present ,

t he dail y l ife n othi ng

, more It i s sad .

for those who have su ch a dull l ife but ,

there i s u suall y some Sign a small happeni ng

,

su ch as a p ar cel or a vi sit from a frien d

, .

The se mu st be ma d e t he most of The .

pl ea sure of anticipa tion will add to the

real i sa tion .

A confu sed l ooking t ea cup - wi thout ,

an y d efin i t e symbol s j u st a mu d dl e of t ea
,

l e a ve s i s u sel ess for t he p urpose of di vina

,

tion be yon d giving an in dica tion of t he

,
’
sta t e of t he con sul tan t s mi nd so v agu e ,

and un de cided i n i t s chara cter that it

ob scu res everything Tell such a one the
.

rea son for t he fai l ure of di vin in g and re com ,

m en d a more r e li a bl e st a t e of mi n d The n .

l et them try the ir fortun e a ga in i n a

few months when i t may be found qui te

,

differen t .

It i s of course a grea t mi stake t o be al way s

- as some fool ish
"
l ookin g in t he t ea l eaves ,

p eop l e do twice a d ay It i s sure t o l ea d

.

to con tradi ction s though th ere i s no h arm

i n t he h abit of l ookin g i n the cu p ea ch

morni ng as others d o for findi ng the events

,

l ik el y to happ en i n t he cour se of t he day .

Thi s i s as p ermissibl e as the rea di ng of

.
 GE N ERA L THE ORIES IN REA D IN G 25
’
t he card s ea ch mornin g for the day s events
by those who consider i t a saf eguard re ,

memberi ng th at to be forewarn ed i s to
be forearme d .

Some p eop l e use the te a cup simpl y for

-

t he p urpo se of askin g a d efin ite qu estion ,

su ch a s ,
IS t he sum of mon ey I am ex
p e ct i n g co m in g s oo n ? W h e n thi s i s t he

case the con sul tan t Shoul d be tol d before

,

tur ni ng t he cup i n t he h an d to con cen tra te

t he tho u ght s on thi s one point a s i n t he
,

cas e of wi shi ng whil e shuffl ing the cards

for a d efinite wi sh . The n t he seer mu st
l ook onl y for the signs tha t will give the
an swer to the qu estion , ign oring all other
poin ts This i s necessary for t he giving
.

of a sa ti sfa ct ory an swer t o the qu estion

a sked .
 CHAPTER IV

D IV INATIO N -
B Y TEA L E AVE S A S AN A M U S E M E NT

AND A S A MO RE S E RI O U S S TU DY

TH E n eed for p a tien ce cann ot be t oo

strongl y impressed up on those who are b egi n
-
nin g to l earn t he l an gu age of t ea l ea ve s .

Some of the mo st in t erestin g symbol s are

very minute and will certainl y be missed
,

by the seer who i s i n a h urry .

Wh en tea l eaf readi ng i s in dul ged in merel y

-

as an amu seme n t t o whil e a way a fe w

momen ts after a meal a hasty gl an ce at ,

t he cup , or cup and sau cer will suffi ce , .

The seer will j u st n ote t he chi ef feature s ,

su ch as a jou rn ey a l e tt er
, a p arcel , or ,

n ews of a weddin g an d p a ss
, on to the
next cu p B ut thi s i s far from b eing a
.

reall y in t erestin g method of divin a tion by

t ea l eaves wh erein so mu ch kn owl ed ge i s

-
,

t o be foun d an d so mu ch u seful inf orma tion

,

g a in e
. d
Tho se who cl osel y stu dy this fa scin ating
 D IV INATION BY TEA -LEAVE S 27

su bj e ct will certa inl y be well rewarded by

a deep p ersonal in t erest , in addi tion t o the
pl easure they give to oth ers .

It i s won derful how ra pidl y con verts are

made to this form of divination Some .

W ho i n the p ast have b een h eard scornf ull y

to a ssert th at th ey have n o bel ief i n t ea
l eaves
”
, b ecome the most regul ar in qui rers .

M oreover these sceptics have p roved t o

,

be very efli ci en t stu dents .

Th ere i s al ways a sa ti sfa ction i n p er

’
su adi n g an othe r to on e s own poin t of vi ew .

The more ob stinate t he opposition the more ,

g l orio u s t h e fin al co n q u es t "
It i s a rare o ccurre n ce n owa days to mee t
with three p eopl e in the course of a d ay ,

and n ot to find th at on e a t l ea st i s d eep l y

in terested in fortun e tell ing i n some of i ts

-

various f orms .

Q u it e r e cen tl y I h ad a l e tt er fr om a girl
who ha s g on e on a vi sit to B ritish C ol umbia ,

ask ing me if I wo ul d do t he cards for

her as she coul d n ot fin d an yon e i n her
,

vicin ity who wa s p ar ticul arl y good a t divina

tion . She W en t on to say th at there
i s a p erfe ct rage for fortun e tellin g out -
”
h ere and everyone i s keen on it
, . An oth er
i n stan ce of this un iversal pop ul arity was
28 FORTU N E TE LLIN G BY -
TEA LEAVES

g iv en t o m e by a fr i e n d who h a d r e ce n tl y
been to Ameri ca She was ama zed at the
. .

n umb ers of women whom she saw a b sorb e d

-
i n t he rea din g of their t ea cu p s ea ch d a y
of the voyage .

T he mal e sex hol d s al oof an d l ea ves u s

p erform th ese folli e s Some ascri b e it
”
to .

’
to man s sup eriority Or as briefly summed
.

u p by a del ightful member of their sex ,

who wh en d e cl airn ing aga in st t he possi

bili t y of t he fu tu re be in g ma de vi sibl e ,

sa id , With all a pol ogie s to y ou I mu st ,

sa y I am n ot so p rofoun dl y stu pid as t o

b el ieve i n th ese thin gs ; it cann ot be any

thing more th an rot ”
.

It i s remarka bl e how su ch protests d i e

a wa y wh e n cl a ir v o y a n t e v i de n ce e i t he r by
,

cards tea l eaves or other means has a o

,
-
, ,

cur a t el y p red icte d some even t of t he di stan t

fu ture th a t a t t he time a pp ea red ab surd

an d impo ssibl e of h app en in g .

Woman may l awf uny cl aim su p eriority

wi th regard to her in tu itive fa cul ty an d ,

thu s she i s well e quipp ed for exerci sin g

her d ivin atory powers .

Who need be dul l or bored wh en the

l an guage of sym b ol i sm re ma in s t o be l e a rn e d ?
Perh ap s I shoul d say stu died ; for com
,
 DIVINATION BY -
TEA LEAVES 29

pl e t el y l earne d it v
can n e er be , i
see ng th at
fresh ev ents are constantl y occurri ng in
the worl d , and new symbol s app ear repre

sen ting ea ch .

Th ere are few thin gs more fascin a ting

than pe rsonal di scovery and those who
,

be come stu d ents of divination by t ea l eaves

-
,

or cards ,ma y safel y be p romised a taste

of thi s p l ea sin g sen sa tion of a chi evemen t .

It i s li mited to t he few to di scover the

marvel s of ra dium or t he di scomfort s of
,

the Sou th Pol e bu t a fragment of th e ir gl ory

,

is shared by those who fin d new e viden ce

of the far rea chin g kn owl edg e of symbol ism
- .
 CHAPTE R V

S OM E H I NTS F O R DIVINE RS

RE MA RKA B LE IN STA NC E S OF P RO PHE CY B Y TH E

-
TE A LEA VE S

’
For a man s mi nd i s sometimes wont to tell hi m more
than sev en watchmen that Si t above i n a hi gh t ower
”
.

To tho se of an in qu iring or doubtin g

tu rn of min d th ere may ari se the very
,

na t ural qu e stion as to why on e sh ap ed t ea

l ea f Shoul d mean a ha t an d a n oth er

It i s u sel e ss to poin t out th at

"
a tabl e .

the se obj e cts are p erfe ctl y represen ted by

t he l eaves That i s of no pra ctical sati sfac
.

tion The simp l e fa ct tha t ea ch l an guage

.

ha s i t s al phab et i t s sp ell ing an d i t s words

, , ,

whi ch must be l earned before there ca n

be an y reasonabl e un derstan din g of it seems ,

the b e st an d ob v io u s rep l y .

Symbol ism i s a wide su bj ect with many

bran che s Who can exp e ct to master even
.

i ts al ph ab et i n a moment ? To those who

34 FORTU NE TE LLING BY -
TEA LEAVE S ,

others woul d be t he better p rep ared to

me et it by having b een warn ed of i t s
a pp r oa ch .

On e ru l e ca n be sa fe l y ma de for gui da n ce
on thi s poin t D O n ot min imi se d a n ger wh e n
.

a ti mel y wa rni n g ma y a ve rt an a c cid e n t ,

or oth er misfort un e n or Shoul d symbol s

,

of ill omen be exaggera ted A s stu d ent s .

be come p rofici en t they will fin d man y mea n

,

-
in gs i n t he t ea l ea ve s i n a ddition to tho se
whi ch they l ea rn from th i s book M u ch .

wil l d ep end u pon circumstan ces an d in di

vid u al temp eramen t s .

Th e se p erson a ll y di scov ered mea ni n gs

sho u l d be ca re ful l y n ot e d an d verifie d with

even t s a s th ey occu r .

It i s n e ce ss a ry to re m e mbe r t ha t di v i n a
tion by -
t he t ea cup i s by n o mean s l imited
to p erson al in form a tion F orthcomi ng p u b li c
.

ev e n t s are fre qu e n tl y rev e a l ed This a dds .

l arge l y to t he in t ere st a n d u se ful n e ss of t he

div in a tion It i s importan t to poin t ou t
.

t his to con sul tan t s so th a t they ma y n ot

,

be too rea dy to fix t he whol e rea din g of

their cup s to p ur el y p erson al ma tters It .

will be foun d tha t p u bl ic n ews i s u su al l y

for e t ol d i n t he cu p s of those who see k i n
forma tion O f t he fu tu re a s a re gu l a r p ra cti ce .
 SOM E HINTS FOR D IVIN ERS 35

For those who rarel y do so priva te aff a irs

,

al o n e will app ear

, p rob abl y wi th out even
a fore ca st of t he wea th e r to be exp e ct ed

Wi thi n the next few d ays .

It i s a cu riou s fa ct that t he wider kn owl

e dge S hou l d seem to be reserve d for tho se

who p ractise divi n ation con stan tl y bu t so ,

it i s.

Some remarkabl e in stan ce s of t he a ccur at e

foret ell in g of p u bl ic eve n t s which h av e ,

quite re cen tl y b ee n brou ght to my n otice ,

ma y be in terestin g .

For some weeks b efore t he co al strike

of 1 920 wa s d e cl a re d , a pickaxe wa s seen

on s e v e ra l occa si on s i n t he cu p s Of two
p erson s both of whom rea d th eir t ea l eaves
,
-

r e g u l a rl y
. Thi s sy mb ol a s will be se e n i n
,

t he dic tion a ry which fol l ows sta n d s , for

“ ”
l abour trou b l e an d strike s A sp a de wa s
.

al so i n e vid en ce at i n t erval s a fu rth e r S ign

,
”
of trou bl e an d unr e st . SO th a t it wa s
throu gh n o fa ul t of t he t ea l eav e s i f some
-

of u s were n ot i n t he sup erior po sition of

kn owing al l abo ut the strik e b efore it came

to p a ss .

The symbol s al rea dy men tion e d wo ul d

of course appl y e qu al l y to ra il wa y di s
t urban ce a n d some time b e fore t he thr e a t
,
36 FORTUN E TELLIN G BY -
TEA LEAVE S

of a t ike was ann oun ced these symbol s

s r ,

app eared a gain , together wi th an engin e ,

”
and a signal at t he an gl e of D an ger .

Thi s seemed omi n ous B ut wi thin a few

.

days the sign al was evi den t on ce more ;

”
but on thi s occasion set at Al l Cl ear .

So it was e asy to de cide that t he threa ten e d

strike wo ul d not t ake p l a ce The a ccura cy .

of thi s p redi ction by mean s of the t ea

l ea ves was shor tl y af t er wards ma de
e viden t .

Again a week b efore there seemed t o be

,

e v en a hop e of a settl emen t of t he coal

strik e , a min in g sh aft p resen te d itself i n

-
one of the t ea cup s which had p rev iou sl y

been ind ica ting t he strike This symbol

.

a pp ear ed a t t he top of t he cup stan ding

out cl earl y by it sel f evi den tl y p re dicting

,
’
t he mi n ers return to work wi thin a short
time There was no nee d to dep end upon
.

information from t he newspap ers as to the

en d of t he stri ke -
for here i n t he t ea l ea ves
,

was al l necessary evi den ce of the fa ct .

Another very remarkabl e instan ce of

symbol i sm was given to me by a frien d

a Short time ago On M onday morni n g

.
,

October 26t h 1 920 the th ree foll owi ng

, ,

symbol s a pp ear ed i n he r cu p
 SOME HIN TS FOR D IVINERS 37

A vul ture re s tin g on a r ock .

An e a gl e .

A monkey .

In t he eveni ng of th at d ay t he death Of
Kin g Al exa n der of Gree ce was ann oun ce d .

It will be seen on referring to the dic

,

ti onary that an eagl e an d a vul ture signify

,

the d ea th of a mon ar ch The monk ey

”
.

who l ay at the bottom of the cup app aren tl y ,

dead was of course the third symbol as

,
’
having ca used the K ing s d eath It was .

particul arl y gra tifying tha t these Signs shou l d

’
have app eared i n my friend s cup for she
i s a math ematical gen iu s an d rej e cts every ,

symbol which she cann ot re co gn i se a t on ce .

She was SO stru ck by th ese Sign s th at she

cal l ed th em to t he a tt en tion of her moth er ,

who al so immedi atel y p erceived an d i d en ti

fied them The onl y regrettabl e omi ssion
.

was that t he cup wa s n ot photographed .

It wo ul d ha v e be e n v a l u a bl e e v i d e n ce fo r
the wonders of -
t he t ea l eaves .

Thi s same frien d had an other i nterestin g

exp erien ce The hea d of an In di an app eared
.

i n her cup with oth er signs poin ting to

,

news of a p ersonal nature She was p uz zl ed .

,

for as far as she knew there was no on e

, ,
38 FORTUN E TE LLING BY TEA -
LEAVES

i n In dia from whom she woul d be i n t he

l ea st lik el y to h ear .

Very shortl y aft erward s however , her ,

moth er wen t on a visit to Lon don Th ere .

she qui te un exp ectedl y met someone who

ha d re cen tl y come from In dia an d who ,

had brou ght b a ck me ssa ge s of rememb ran ce

an d aff e ction from a girl who my frien d
had n o id ea wa s in In dia at th at time .

Hen ce t he Indian i n her t ea cup -

Whil st on thi s su bj e ct I am remin ded ,

of an oth er occa sion wh e n In dia wa s rep re

sen t ed i n t he t ea l eave s
- I was l ooking
.

i nto my t ea cu p on e d a y wh en I saw most

-
,

cl earl y depicted two n ativ e s creepin g steal thil y ,

th ei r attit ude mak ing thi s evident In th eir .

han ds w ere what a pp eared to be kni v es ,

an d they were mak ing towards a figure

tha t wa s un mi stakabl y th at of an offi cer .

He was stan ding u pon wha t l ooked l ike

a ra i sed p l a tform with a b arrica d e roun d

hi m H e h el d a revol v er i n hi s han d
. .

I am qu it e aware that some ma y think

-
thi s a tal l tal e for the t ea l eaves to rel ate
B u t fort un a tel y my rea di n g of the cu p was
witn essed by two others on e of them being
,

a man ,who al though interested i n p sychic

,

su bj e ct s -
despises the t ea l ea ves " Without
,
 SOM E H IN TS FOR D IVIN E RS 39

re marking upon what I saw I suggested ,

that he shoul d l ook at my cup and see what

’
he made of it Without a momen t s hesi
.

t at i on he said ,
Th ere i s an offi cer defen di n g
himsel f agai n st some n a tives who are a b o u t
to atta ck him .

My rea ders will appre cia te the satisfa cti on

thi s te stimon y gave me comi n g as it did
,

from on e who had n ever b efore l ooked

in to a cu p . More over that thi s witn ess
,

shoul d h av e be en on e of t he mal e sex add ed

t o i t s val u e " Thi s p re diction of dan ger

for some on e i n In dia wa s born e ou t by
fa ct s tha t were di scl osed short l y aft erward s .

These in stan ce s which I h a v e giv e n il l u st ra t e

t he vari ety an d in terest whi ch ar e to be
foun d in divin ation by t ea l eave s
- .
 C HAPTE R VI

-
W RITING IN THE TEA LEAVE S

S OM E F RE Q UE NT S YM B O LS

AN O TH E R o c through whi ch me ssages

s ur e
-
are re ceived by t he t ea l ea ves wil l be foun d

i n the writin g which will be see n from time

to time Moreov er it has the great ad v an
.
,

tage of b e ing cl ear an d ea sy to de ciph er ,

so tha t ther e may be n o dou bt of wha t i s

i n ten de d to be un derstood by it The t ea

.

l ea ves can n ever be a ccu sed of b e ing ill egibl e.

Occas ion al l y it i s very min u te writing an d ,

woul d probabl y be p assed over by those

who read their cu p s i n a sup erficial mann er .

To those who stu dy them car efull y the

fu ture i s reveal ed .

N 0 one woul d reasonab l y exp ect t o find

a sp ee ch from t he Prime Mini ster or a n
in vita tion to a t ea p arty wr itte n for th em
-

i n the t ea l eaves B ut word s th ey cert ainl y

- .
42 FORTU N E TE LLIN G BY TE A LEAV E S
~

bi n ed s ymbol s by heart it wil l re qu ire onl y

,

a l ittl e p ra ctice to in terpret th eir mean

in gs withou t hesitation For those who find
.

di ffi cu l ty i n commi ttin g t he d iction ary to

memory an essen tial for p rofi ci en t reading
,

of t he cu p I wou l d su ggest tha t th ey write

,

down any mean in g whi ch ma y seem sp eci all y

hard to remember rou ghl y drawin g i t s sym
,

bol b eside it In thi s way t he di fi cu l ty wil l

.

s oon be ov er come .
 CHA PTE R V II

THE N E L RO S CU P

TW O E XA M P LE RE A D ING S OF ITS S IG N S

If t hou woul d st l earn thy fu ture wi th thy tea ,

Thi s magi c cu p wil l Show i t t hee
”
.

S OME rea ders may find an addition al

-
intere st i n divin ation by t ea l eave s if th ey ,

u se a cu p marke d with t he p l an e t a ry sy m

bol s p aten ted as t he

, N el ros Cup of For
tun e . A Short expl an ation of the symbol s ,

an d t he method of u sin g thi s cu p will be ,

hel pful for those who are n ot famil iar with

i t s Signs . I am not suggesting t he u se of
“
t he N e l r os sa u cer for t he rea son th a t
,

i t s signs are somewh at Ob scur e and studen t s ,

who have no exp eri en ce i n the scien ce of

a strol ogy wo ul d fin d it conf u sing if u se d i n ,

a ddition to t he cu p i n which all n eed ful

,

sign s are il l u stra t e d .

A s i n t he case of t he ordin ary t ea cup -

,

t he h an dl e rema ins as the represen t ative

46 FORTU N E TE LLIN G BY -
TEA LE AV E S

is activ ity Sh ow mu ch al e rt n e ss a n d de sire

,

for kn owl e dge t he Cross me an in g Ob st a cl e s

a n d hin d ra n c e s i n t he ch osen p a th whil st,

t he Si gn Of Pi sce s d en ote s i n t ere stin g n e ws

from dist a nt l a n ds with mu ch desire for
,

travel and expl oration .

In t he n ext sp a ce t he Wi n e cu p a n d Spide r ,

i n conn e ction with t he Sign of M ar s t he ,

ch ara cteri stic of M ars bein g en ergy Show ,

t he st ren gth courage and p erse v era n ce

, ,

n eed ed to ca rry ou t a su cc essful c a r e er ;

t he Spid er b ein g a sym b ol of c on ce n tra tion ,

p a tien ce an d a chiev eme n t whi l st t he W in e

, ,

cup t ell s oi joy an d real i sed ambition .

’
F ol l owing th e se sign s a re t he Ca t s H e a d
and t he H e art wit h t he Cre sce n t Mo on
.

bel ow The chara cteri sti c of t he Moon i s

.

ch ange mobil i t y ; i t i s a l so a symb ol of

,

g ood f ort u n e i n t h e t e a - l e a v e s In c
. o m bi n a

tion with t he H e art it in di ca te s a roman tic

’
l ove a ff ai r The C a t s H e a d Sh ows i n t erfer
.

e n ce by tho se who a re mea n a n d spit e ful .

H avin g l earn ed from thi s bri e f e xp l an a tion

t he symbol s of t he N el ros C u p
“ ”
t he re a din g
,

o f t he t e a l e a v e s i n r e l a t i on t o t hose sy mb ol s
-

wi l l be ea sy For in stan ce supp ose t he wife

.
,

of a sa il or to be t he con su l t an t Her hu s.

ban d i s on hi s ship i n t he N orth Sea an d ,

 THE NE LROS CU P 47

she is eagerl waiting n ews of him In

y a .

turn ed the symbol of a

”
the cup She has ,

l e tt er come s i n t he wa te ry S ign with a

l arge ivy l eaf b en ea th it Fur ther p ati en ce
.

will be n e ce ssary t he i v y l e a f t ell s u s a s

, ,

t he wi sh e d for l e tt er i s still far a way

- The
.

d i stan ce from t he h an dl e " t he c on sul ta n t "

S hows thi s a l so t he l e t t er symbol be in g
,

i n t he wat ery Sign in di ca t e s t he fa ct th a t

it will come from a cro ss t he sea The wait .

i n g for t he n ews ca u se s a fe el ing of d i sap

p oi n tme n t an d sa d n e s s ; th e se w il l v a n i sh
l a t er on an d t he waitin g b e comp en sa t ed
,

by t he h appy n ews that wil l come i n t he

l on ge d for l e tter
- Thi s i s se e n by t he t e a
.

l e aves which app ear on other symbol s of

the cup .

The form ofman i s seen b etween the

a

sign s of t he B ell an d Cl u b ; n e ar thi s form

”
i s the l e tt er A t he fir st l ett er of t he
,
’
con sul tan t s n ame Roun d thi s in i t ial l etter
.

i s a well formed ci rcl e ; a tride nt l ie s a t a

-

l ittl e di st an ce from it .

H ere i s eviden ce of the joyful n ews comi n g

from her h u sb a d t he t e a l eav e s i n t he
n -
,

sp a ces of t he B ell an d C l ub maki n g a p re

diction Of t he sa ti sfa ctory n ews a safe on e .

The circl e roun d t he l etter A a n d t he

48 FORTUNE TELLING BY -
T A LEAVES
E

sy mbol of the trident near enabl e the seer ,

to prophesy a good promotion much success ,

an d happin ess .

Thi s exampl e rea di ng of the N el ros

cup i s a fortunate one We wil l now con
.

sid er on e of a l e ss sa tisfa ctory chara ct er .

The con sul tant i s a wi dow ; opposite

t he h an dl e of the cup she has turned
i s the E n vel op e over "u pit er upon the ,

E n v el op e t e a l ea v es formin g a n Owl a r e
-

seen , beneath i s a smal l arrow poin ting

towar ds the handl e . The se signs foretell
ba d n ews p rob abl y comi n g from a far
coun try ; t he sign of "upit er and di stan ce
from t he handl e "the con sul t an t" woul d
Show thi s . The symbol of the Owl indica te s
t he anxi ety ca u se d by t he arrival of t he
l etter and i ts n ews . The arrow poin tin g
towards the handl e woul d Show tha t the
matter i s p ersonal an d wil l much affe ct
,

t he con sul tan t

.

Upon the Sign of Satur n with an arm ,

stretched toward s t he Sp a d e above it is ,

t he figur e of a man . The ch ara ct eristic

of Sa turn b ein g p riv a tion an d t he Sp a de
,

be ing a symbol of toil it i s eviden t tha t

,

t he figu re of t he ma n re presen t s some on e

rel a t e d to the con sul ta n t for whom t he
 THE N E LROS CU P 49

present p ro sp e cts are very bad It may well

.

be thi s man from whom i s comi ng the news

i n t he l e tt er whi ch wil l ca u se her so mu ch
a nxi e ty .

F ortun atel y on the An chor at the bottom

,

of t he cu p i s a well forme d key

- B e in g i n
.

this position it shows tha t someone at a

,

distance having the wel fare of t he con

,

sul t an t mu ch i n th e ir mi n d , wil l be t he
mean s i n the future of help ing her ou t of
t he di fficul ties The key b eing on the An chor
.

indica tes t he security She may feel i n the

fri en ds who will be in strume n tal i n giving
,

her h appiness and p eace of mind .

The se two examp l e divin a tion s wil l ill u s

trate the man ner i n which t he t ea l e aves -

are read i n rel ation to the signs up on the

cu p . To some it may app ear an ea sier

means than that of the ordinary t ea cup - .

In any ca se it i s very u seful to h ave an

al tern a tiv e me thod of for e t e l l ing t he fu ture .

Variety i s al ways acceptabl e and for this

,

reason I commen d t he N el ros Cup of

F ortune to my readers .
 A D IC T ION A RY OF SY M B O LS

Abbey —A Si gn of i n cre si ng weal t h and mfort

co
.
a ,

y ou wil l gai n mu ch su ccess i n your life .

Ace of Cl ubs —Thrs

. si gni fies good ne ws through
the p ost .

Ace of D i amonds —You will be gratifi ed by a g oo d

presen t or su m of money .

Ace of —
Hearts Shows . aflecti on and happi ness "
in
the home .

Ace of S pa d e s — A . l arge t own or bui l din g .

Acorn — Thi s
. i s a symbol of heal t h stren gt h an d ,

g ai n t hr o u gh i n d u st r y a so wi n g o f
, whi ch y o u wi ll
see t he rea p i n g a Short j ou rney from whi ch t here ma y
,

be gr ea t resu l ts ; goo d fortune and ease are pre di ct e d

by several a corns .

Ai rcraft — If flyi n g t oward s con sul t ant hast y n ews ,

or a n u n exp ect e d j ou rney ; if sta ti ona ry i t gi v e s warn

i n g t hat y ou wi ll ha v e bu t li t t l e su ccess i n y our life
u nl ess y ou come ou t of the rut i n to whi ch y ou ha v e
fall en .

Albatross — If . see n wi th t he Si gn of a shi p or wat er

i t port end s di stress for t hose at sea ; t o sail ors or t o
t hose associ ated wi t h t hem i t i s an omen of sadness .

meani ng sorrow an d someti mes death .

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—
Bagpipes Thi s . sy mbol gi v es w arni ng of co mi ng
sorrow or mu ch a gi ta ti on an d di stu rban ce .

—
Bal l See Footbal l
. .

—
Bal l et D ance Thi s is a forecas t of unsu ccessful

p l a n s .

B al l oon - A sym ol . b whi ch i n di ca t es that mu ch i s

a tt emp t e d bu t li t tl e i s a p assi ng a chi ev ed ; t here
e nthu si as m for v ari ou s e xperimen t s a nd new i d eas ,

but t he i n t erest soon flags , an d fina ll y v an i shes as

t he ball oon in t he cl ou d s .

B an anas .
— The se p r o mi se gra t ifi ca t i on a n d t he oc cu r
re nce of those t hi n gs whi ch are most pl easi ng t o y ou ;
al so a p re di cti on of mu ch ha p pi n ess an d su ccess in
l ov e aff ai rs .

Banner .
—Thi s is mbol of a prosperous li fe for
a sy
a man a n d of a weal thy marri age for a woman .

—
Barber Thi s si gnifies the approach of a new i nterest
.

comi n g i n t o y ou r lif e whi ch wi ll l ea d y ou to be most

,

p arti cu l ar as t o your person al appearance .

Barrel —Festi vi t y
.
, p ossi bl y a pi cni c; sev eral barrel s ,

prosperi t y .

—
Barrel Organ Mel anchol y and a di staste for present
.

ci rcu msta n ces .

B a si n — T hi s
. sy mbo l sta n d s for sma l l ai l me n t s a nd
mi nor worri es ; a broken basi n , d omesti c ann oyan ce .

—
Basket D ome sti c du ti e s and fami l y cares ; if fu ll ,
a p re se n t gi v e n or rece i v ed .

Basket of Fl owers —Happi ness and content ment ,

ful fil l e d d esi res .

Bassoon .
—Thi s mu si cal i n strumen t impli es that
your en ergy is apt to e xceed your wi t ,
 DICTIONARY OF SYMB OLS 55
—
Bath Thi s . i ndi ca tes gri ef or di smay .

—
Bats An . ill o men Sho wi ng si ckness an d trou l e b
in t he home ; wi th ot her si gn s , a p re di ct i on o f

—
Bayonet A Si gn to be feared ; i t Sho ws danger of
Op era t i on , wou n ds , an d p ai n .

—
B ean s These sho w qu arrel s and di spu t es wi t h
rel ati on s .

—
B ean A j our ney nor th, so meti mes prol onged trav e l .

See al so Pol ar B ear .

B ed — A. vi si t , il l n ess; or deat h, accordi ng to other

sy mbol s .

—
B e ef A . rou nd of beef foretell s co mi ng finan ci al
worri es .

—
B eehi ve Thi s . is a sy mb ol men t al of q
el o uen ce ,
ca p aci t y , an d mu ch en ergy i n formi n g n ew schemes
an d ca rryi n g t hem t hr ou gh ; al so of a t t ai nmen t t o
p o wer and hon our .

—
B ee s These foretell su ccess through
.
y ou r o wn
abi li t y many fri en ds and enj oyment of
, lif e t o the
fu ll See al so B umbl e B ee
. .

—
B eetl e Thi s signi fies unrest domesti c , b
tri ul ati on ,
or di sagreement s ; sev eral beetl es t hat , there i s a
ri sk of sl an d er an d a bu se by t hose whom y ou re gard

as fri en ds .

—
B eetroot Thi s sy mb ol i n di cat es that someone wi l l
t ry t o d o y ou a ba d t u rn , bu t i t wi l l fail i n i t s o bj ect
an d ra t her tur n ou t as a en efit b .

Bell .
— Amazi ng ne ws a cc ordi n g to othe r s i gn s in
t he cu p ; se v e ra l bell s i n di ca t e a we d di n g . See al so
Canterbury B ell s , D i vi ng B ell , Handbell .
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TE LEAVES
A

Bella donna Lil y — Thi s flower i s a si gn of hope ,

l ov e happ i n ess
, , an d t he l ea di n g of an u pri ght and
hon ourabl e lif e .

—
Bell ows These S ho w an en deav our to make t he
best of a ba d bu si ness .

—
B e som Thi s .
g i v e s a ca u t i o n t o a v oi d m e d dli n g i n
’
ot her p p
e o l e s a f
f a i r s o r y ou m a y fi n d y o u rsel f r eg a rd e d
as a n u n p l ea sa n t bu sy b od y .

—
B i er A . symbol
dea t h ; if n ear consul tant , of a

p ersona l sorrow ot her wi se o f a l es s,p e rson al n a t u re .

—
Bil li ar d Tabl e Pl ea sure fol l owed by . regret .

—
Bird Feeding Young After a time of t i n t wai t
p a e
i n g y our desi res wi ll be fulfi l l ed
, .

—
Bi rd of Paradi se Di ffi cu l ti es . an d tri al s are van
i shi n g an d a fu ture of comfort an d p l easu re a wai ts
y ou .

Bird on a Perch — If . near con su l t an t , news resul ti ng

i n pl easant pl a n s ; if a t so me di st a n ce , t here i s a dou t b
of t he news bei ng sent .

—
Birds These . hap pi ness and j oyful
ar e si gnifi ca n t of
ti di n gs ; a si ngl e bi rd flyi ng mean s spe ed y news tel e ,

g ra m s ; bi r d s i n a row on a b ra n ch o r li n e show t hat

t here wi l l be v exat i ou s del ay i n recei vi n g some wi shed
for n ews ; bi rd s i n a ci rcl e d e not e cogi ta ti on foll owe d
by swi ft deci si on See al so Cl apper for S cari ng B irds
.

an d S tufi e d B ird s .

Bird s in Cage —Thi s i mp l i es t ha t a v ari e t y of

cau ses from obt ai ni n g y our d earest
pre v e n t s y ou
wi sh ; shou ld t he ca ge d oor be Op en obsta cl es wi ll ,

shortl y be remov ed and grea t happi ness wi ll be

y ours .
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’
Bird s N est —Thi s happy di scovery ,
si gnifies a
l ea di ng t o a fortun ate enterpri se brou ght abou t to
a grea t extent by your own pati ence and abili ty ;
i t i s al so a good omen of l ov e fri end s an d i ncrease , ,

of fortune .

—
Bi scui ts These seen i n v ari ou s shapes and sizes
foret ell t he oc cu rren ce of p l easant ev en ts .

—
Bi shop A si gn of ben ev ol en ce , au thori ty , and
r
p g
o res s ; in cope and mi tre , p refer ment and honour .

Bl uebel l s .
—These
i n di ca te that an ev ent bri ngi ng
y ou m u ch sa ti sfa cti on an d pl easure ma y be expect ed
to ta ke pl ace i n the Spri ng .

—
Bl uebottl e Fl y U npl easantness
. and j eal ousy will be
arou sed by y our success .

—
B oar Thi s
. a ni ma l sho ws much pu sh
energy and
t hou gh n ot al way s
i n t he ri ght d irecti on t o bri ng y ou
u n qu alifi ed su ccess ; i t i s al so a si gn of obstac l es i n

y ou r p a t h .

—
Boat Su ccess in a new enterpri se ; seen wi th
l rds , trou l esb and di sappoi ntment See al so Ferry
gggt
.

—
Bomb Thi s foretells a personal di sast er or ne ws
of an expl osi on an d l oss of life .

B on es — T hese ar e an
. i ndi ca ti on of mi sfort u n e su r
mounted wi th courage .

—
Bonnet Thi s i mpli es that you t h wi ll be past efore b
y ou hav e t he b est hap pi n es s of your li fe See al so
’
.

Wi dow s B onnet .

Book .
—
An op en desi re for i nformati on
book shows a
and a mi nd ev er on the al ert t o und erstand new theori e s
and facts ; a cl osed book i s a si gn of expectancy .
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—
Bookcas e Thi s . is a p l easi n g sym b o l of co mi ng
su ccess throu gh stu dy an d p ersev eran ce .

—
Boomerang Thi s si gn mea n s . from Au stral i a , n ews
or that some un expe cted dev el opmen t wil l l ea d t o

y o u r ha v i n g a gr ea t i n t e res t i n t ha t c ou n t ry ; wi t h
si gns of trav el tha t y ou wi l l make y our home
,

there .

—
B ootblack A bootbl ack . is a Si gn of fail ur e i n y our
work .

B oots .
—These fortu n at e bu si n ess a good
Show ,

i n come an d t he gra tifi ca t i on of you r t astes an d

,

p l ea sure s ; b oo t s of a cu r i ou s sha p e fore t e ll an unf or

tunate en t erpri se en di n g i n fai l ure .

-
Boot tree —A l ucky surpri se
. .

—
Borden See Fl ower B order .

B ottl e —A S i gn of ha ppy
. d a y s ; sev eral bot tl es
i ndi ca te extrav a gant tastes ; smal l ot t l e s i l l ness b , .

—
B ouquet Thi s i s a most fortu n a t e symbol of comi n g
ha pp i n ess l ov e ful fil l ed hope an d marri age
, , , .

—
B ow A . si gn of reu ni on aft er a bsen ce or e st range~

ment .

—
B ow an d Arrow Thi s d en ot es t ha t . t here i s u n p l eas~
an t t alk Of y ou r pe rs ona l a ff ai rs whi ch ma y d o y ou
harm .

—
Bowen Ha ppi n es s i n l ov e i s procl ai med by this
sy mbol .

B ox — An . ope n box foreshows a b

trou l e d l ov e affair ;
a cl ose d box, t ha t y ou wi ll fin d somet hi n g whi ch y ou
ha d l ost .

B oy — Thi s sy mbol mu st be rea d in accor da n ce wi th

othe r si gns i n t he cu p .

race l e t.
—A di scov ery ma de too l at e .
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Bran ch —A
l arge branch i s a Si gn of much i nde
p n d n n d f u i n ca rr i n g u t a n u n d er
e e ce a o s cc
ess y o

ta ki n g ; t he l arger i t i s the great er your success ; a

broken branch si gnifies an att emp t t o organi se a
pr oj ec t or n ew sc hem e w hi c h w i ll e n d i n f a il u re .

—
Bread A l oaf of bread
. i s a si gn of the common pl ace
an d of mon ot on y ; sev eral l oav es gi v e warni ng agai n st
wast e a n d e xtra v a ga n ce for a short a ge of corn i s
,

t hrea t ened ; l oa v es of brea d wi th crossed sword s a bov e

them p redi ct mu ti ny an d d i saff ect i on amon g t hose
whom t he worl d t ru sted .

’ —
Bri ckl ayer s Trowel A task whi ch you hav e i n
.

ha nd wi l l be su ccessfu ll y carri ed ou t .

Bri cks .
—These si gn i fy n ew p l ans and enterpri se
s
whi ch wi l l l ea d t o prosp eri t y .

—
Bri de Thi s. Si gn i n di ca te s a we ddin g comi ng joy , ,

or a ri v al i n y our aff ecti ons accordi ng to other symbols

,

arou n d it .

Bri dge .
-
An a d v antageou s Op p ortu ni t y ; a fort una te
j ourney . See al so S uspens i on Bri dge .

Bri dl e —
Thi s p oi n t s t o t he fact that y ou great l y
obj ect t o i nterference or aut hori t y an d tha t you will
,

way s wi th your fri ends

”
al be t op d og .

—
Brooch Thi s i n di ca tes t hat y ou ar e likel y t o make
a di scov er y grea t l y t o y ou r a d v an ta ge an d ma y i n ,

ti me tu rn i t t o goo d accou nt i n t he d e v e l opme n t of

a pa t en t ; a brooch wi th d ot s arou n d i t p redi cts a

p esent
r .

—
Broom Thi s . si gn ifies t hat t here i sfor y ou n ee d

to be i n the
careful choi ce of y our fri e nd s and t o ,

av oi d rushi ng i n t o an i n timacy whi ch you mi ght l ater

hav e cause t o regret .
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-

Campanul as —These flowers indi cate that y ou r hope

i s ce ntre d on one desi re , and assure y ou of the cer tai n ty
of obt ai ni ng y our wi sh .

Can dl e —Thi s . is si gni fi ca n t of tr i a l s , worri es , or

Candl e Exti ngui sher —An . unco mf ortabl e i nci dent

or epi sod e whi ch wi ll pu t y ou ou t con si d era bl y .

Candl e sti ck — Y ou hav e n eedto l ook at thi ngs from

a wi d er p oi nt of vi e w; to make the est of y ourself
b
y ou mu st cu l ti v a te pe rce p t i on .

Cannon — Thi s d en ote s mi l i tary a n d nav al di sp l ay

.

and good fortu n e ; wi t h p l easa nt sy mb ol s ar oun d or

near su ch as a cro wn or s tar , p romoti on for someone
,

dear t o y ou i n t he servi ce .

Canoe . Thi s i mpl i es t hat a new fri endshi p will

ev e tu
n a l ] ,
r
l ea d t o a hap py l ov e affai r .

Ca opy — Thi s bri ngs t hrough t he

hel p
n . su ccess
and i nt erest of those who are soci all y or mental l y
y our su p eri ors .

Canterbury B ell s graceful flo w ers .i n—These

di cat e
that y ou r ha ppi ness i s t o a great exten t d epe n d en t
u p on ot hers if t he figure of a woman a p p eared besi d e
,

the flowers i t wi l l be throu gh a woma n t ha t y our best

hap pi ness comes i f a ma n were seen i t wi ll be one
,

of t he mal e sex t o whom y ou mu st l ook for y our chi ef

j oy i n lif e .

Cap — Thi s warn s t o be cau t i ou s i n y ou r dea li ngs

.
y u
o
wi th t hose of t he opp osi t e sex ; i t al so p oi n ts t o t he
fact that those t hi n gs whi ch y ou d e si re t o hi d e will
become kn own . See al so Peaked Cap .

Capstan —To . those as soci ated wi th the t hi s

sea ,
sy mb ol g i v es wa r ni n g of st orms ; t o o t hers , i t predi ct s
ass oci a t i on wi th sa i l ors or y acht smen .
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Caterpill ar —You . lik el y t o be cri ti ciz ed un ki n dl y

ar e
by those who are envi ou s of y ou a l t hough y ou hav e ,

n o su sp i ci on t ha t t hese peopl e are an yt hi n g but

fri endl y i n thei r feeli n g towards y ou ; t here i s sl yn ess
a n d d ec e p ti on an d i t woul d be we ll t o be on y ou r
,

g u ar d or y o u ma y fi n d u n pl easa n t g oss i p has bee n

sprea d a bou t you .

Cathedral .
-Pros eri t
p y, conten t ment an d happi ness
,

wi th those whom you l ov e i s the meani ng of t hi s

symbol .

Cattl e — Profita bl e tran sa cti ons .

Caul dron — N ew opportu ni ti es whi ch need ca refu l

con si d era t i on .

Caul ifl ower — Thi s si gni fies t ha t ev e n u r best

.
y o
fri end s ca nn ot descri be y ou as con st a n t or reli a bl e .

Cave — Unl ess ou rou se our se l f an d u se li t t l e

a
.
y y
more p u sh, y ou are likel y t o re mai n in obscuri ty all

y ou r lif e .

Cel ery —A . vi gorou s bod y an d a ct i v e mi n d whi ch

will p eser v e
r t he e n e rg i e s o f y o u t h to a g oo d o l d a
g e .

Chai n — An engagement or weddi n g a n entangl ed

chai n mea ns a dil emma whi ch will t a x y ou r i n en ui t y
g
to t he u t most a l ong thi ck chai n i n di ca tes t i es tha t
, ,

y ou wi sh to ur do ; i a broken on e , b
t rou l e i n st ore .

Chair — A . s ma ll chai r shows an arri v a l ; l ara

ge
one ,d eli berat i on ov er a ne w pl an . See al so Carryi ng
Chai r, Rocki ng Chai r .

Chatel ai ne —Thi s si gnifi es t hat a v ar i e t y of p p

e o l e
wi ll be i nstrumen ta li n y ou r career ; i t i s al so an i n di
ca ti on tha t y ou are somewhat i ncl i n ed t o d e pe n d t oo
mu ch on sen ti men tal and demon st ra t i v e a ffe ct i on .

Champagne Gl ass —Thi s i s a sy mbol . of g ood fortun e

and deli ght ; t o the si ck , a good o men of recov ery .
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Cheese .
-
A l arge cheese denotes t hat you wil l benefit
by t he generosi ty of prosperous fri end s .

Cherri es -A
l o v e a ff a i r , ha p p i n e s s ,
. an d hea l t h,
are the mea n i ngs of t hi s sym ol b .

Che ssmen — These ann ou nce

. t he fact t hat y ou Wi ll
be troubl ed by matters whi ch are di ffi cu l t t o ad u st j
to y ou r sa ti sfa cti on an d you mu st expect a cer tai n
,

amount of anx i et y a n d worry .

Che stnut Tree ev ent of i nt erest

.
-An and i mportance
may be expe cted i n the spri ng .

Chestnuts —These sho w determi nati on i n carryi ng

out a sche me whi ch y ou t hi nk wi l l ben efit y ou .

Chi cken — Thi s . sho ws n ew i n terests an d p l easur es

if roosti n g , d omesti c tri bu l ati on ; if flyi n g trou bl esome ,

mat ters .

Chil d —
.Thi s i s a si gn that you wi ll soon be ma ki ng
fre sh p la n s or form n n ew proj ects ; a chil d runni ng
mea ns ba d n ews or threa tened danger ; at play , tran
qui l li ty and p l ea su re .

Chil d Bl owi ng S oap —

Bubbl e s Occasi ons . of sadness
and joy i n qui ck su cce ssi on .

Chil d w th
i D -
an ci n g D oll —The
.
grat ifi ca ti on of a
Wi sh t hr ou gh an en t i rel y u ne xpec t e d means .

Chil d —
wi th Tambouri ne Pl ea sure . , li ghtheartedness ,

comi n g good ne ws .

Chimney — U nl es s y ou are cau ti ous

.
y ou wi ll ta ke
a fal se st ep ; a chi mn ey wi t h smoke t o be seen mea n s
t ha t y ou are co n t e n t , a n d
fin d pl easu re In dai l y rou t i ne
and a somewhat common p l a ce life .

Chi naman —There is so meone who ap pea rs eager

t o ser ve y ou but i n rea li t y i s far from bei ng tru st
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LEAVES

Chi nese Lantern — Fa1se securi ty the evi dence of

.
,

whi ch will soon be brought to your noti ce .

Chi sel — A symbol of l osses di smay and troubl e

. , , .

Chri st mas Tree — Thi s si gn i n di ca tes that y ou may

season .

Chrysanthemums —These beau tiful flowers assure

y ou o f a l on g d esi re d hop e i n conn ect i on wi t h someon e .

d ea r t o y ou whi ch wi ll be reali sed i n the autumn .

Church —Courage hon ou r an d tranqui ll i t y ; a l egacy

, , .

Churmng —Thi s i s a happ y omen for good an d

‘

successful i n all y ou undert ake ; you Will be

resu l ts
fortuna te an d will al way s ta ke a turn i n the ri ght
di recti on for your own happi nes s .

Cigar .
—
A weal thy fri en d l ov er who will absorb
or

all y our t houghts ; a broken ci gar si gni fies a di sagr eea bl e

i n ci dent or a quarrel .

Circl e —M oney , p rese n t s , an engage ment , fai thfu l

fri end s .

Cl apper for Scari ng —

Birds Thi s si gn procl a i ms that
y ou are off e n d ed at s mall faul ts or fai li ngs i n others ,
and are al way s ea ger t o bri ng them i n to noti ce, but
are bli nd to your o wn more obvi ous defi ci enci es .

Clari onet —A pl ea sure Whi ch wil l be gr atifi ed i n an

-
unl oc ked for manner .

—
Cl aw Thi s symbol foretell s sa
. ndal or evi l i nfluence .

Cl enched Hand -In di n ti on di sputes

.
g a ; .

—
Cl ergymam Recon cilia t i on i n a -
l ong standi ng feu d .

Cl ock —A si gn tha t y ou desi re t o hurry ov er t he

presen t an d arr i ve a t a t i me to whi ch you are l ooki ng

forward .
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—
G ouda These denote di sappoi ntment , failure of

pl ans , and di sma y .

Cl over —A . v er y l u cky si gn of co mi n g g oo d fort u n e .

Cl oves — Thi s
. sy mbol procl ai ms the desi re for appre
ci ati on and the Wi sh to a ppear at y our best on all
occasi ons .

Cl own —Your
. foll y i s apparent to ev eryone .

Cl ubs —See Golf

. Cl ubs , Ace of Cl ubs .

Coach — Ii wi t h horses y ou may l ook forward to

,

a time of ease and l uxu ry ; if wi thou t horses i t warns ,

y ou agai n st an a ct of foll y or a harmfu l i n di scre ti on .

—
CoaL Prosperi t y an d g ood fell owshi p
-
Coal S coop — Thi s si gnifies domes ti c di fi cul ti es
. or
vexa ti on a t t he t u rn t hi n gs hav e t ake n .

Coal Scuttl e —You wi l l a dapt y ourse lf t o unaccus

tomed cir cu mstances re qui ri ng mu ch energy .

Coat —Sadness cau sed t hrou gh a p a rt i n g; if t he

coat i s ragged di stressi ng , news ; wi thout sl eev es ,
fail ure i n a new u nd ertaki ng .

Cobbl er —Thi s .
p redi cts a life of ardu ous an d ill
pai d work poor heal th
, , and a struggl e to make both
end s meet .

Cobra — A warni ng of grav e danger t o y ou or y ours .

Cock — A si gn of forthcomi ng good news of con qu est ,

and tri umph .

Cockatoo —Thi s bird . i ndi ca tes di st urbance i n the

home and so me v exati on wi th fri end s .

Cockchafer —Thi s .
p red i ct s a ba d har vest season
fly ing the arri v al
, of su d d en ne ws of a somewhat
di sagreea bl e nat ure .

Cocon ut —Travel or i nteresti ng di scov eri es .

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Cofi ee Pot —Dependence on cr eatu re co mfort s ;

sl i ght i n di sposi ti on .

Com —
m A bad omen of comi ng berea v emen t ; a
cofli n wi t h a s word be si d e i t sho ws d ea t h o f a so l d i er ;

wi t h a flag t ha t of a sai l or ; wi th sn owdrop s d ea th

, ,

of a child or inf an t .

Conan — Perse v erance i n the face of b

O st acl es wil l
bri ng y ou a gr ea t re war d .

-
Coll ar Stud —A . mi nder
re of so me t i resome or di s
agr eea bl e li t tl e du t y whi ch you wou ld fai n forget .

Col umbin e — Theseflowers foretell the ren ewal of

a former fri endshi p whi ch i s brou ght a bou t by mea ns

of an unthou ght of meeti ng

- .

Comb —You will

. fin d ou t tha t y our confi d en ce i n
so meone was mi spl aced and thi s di scov ery wi ll cau se
y ou mu ch di st ress .

Comet — Fav oura bl e wea ther ;

. u nu su a l an d i nterest
i ng t o l ov ers i t i s an u nf a v oura l e
ev e nt s ; b o men of
sepa rati on and li ghted hope b .

C ompa s se s —Thi s . im p l i e s t ha t y ou ma y e xp e ct
s i gn

to travel and to spend y our life i n i nteresti ng acti vi ti es .

Concertina —Thi s . mbol

sy p rocl a i ms di l atory habi ts
and feebl e wi t .

Conductor —See M usi c Conductor

. .

Convol vuli .
—Thi s
flower shows fe eli n gs of sa dness
l ov e and hope whi ch hav e l as t ed bu t a shor t ti me
n ow l ea v e onl y memori es t o whi ch y ou cl i n g .

Corks —Thi s Si gn sho ws the p o wer of a d a p t i ng

y ou rse l f t o y our co mpan y , an d of p ro vi n g y our sel f

usefu l in a wkward si tuati ons .

—
Corkscrew Thi s . denotes that you w i ll be v exed
by i nq ui si ti ve peopl e who troubl e you W thi q uesti ons.
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Cormorant — Thi s bird i s a symbol of agi l i ty swi ft ,

deci si on s an d the a t ta inment of y our ambi ti on thr ou gh

,

the power of ra p i d thought an d work .

Cora —Thi s is a pl eas ant o men of weal th and

su cc
e ss .

q
and un ua l ifie d su ccess .

—
Coven See M eat Cover .

—
Cow A cal m contented
. , st ate of mi nd , pea ceful
and p rosper ou s d ays .

Cowsl i ps — A . Si gn of j oy ; to the marri ed i t foretell s

a birth .

about a l Chl l d .

Crane — Hea vy burdens and anxi ety are i ndi ca ted

by thi s symbol .

Crests — These are often t o be seen and mu st t o

some ext ent be rea d i n connecti on wi th other si gns
i n t he cu p ; l arge crests i ndi ca te n ews of or communi ,

ca ti ons wi t h those i n posi t i ons of a uthori ty ; small

,

crest s , i n t eresti ng famil y d ev el opmen ts .

Cri cket B at — A l ov e of sport a n d a keen desi re for

fai r pl a y i n all ma t ters .

Crinoli n e — Thi s predi cts t hat unl ess y ou re trench

.

i n y our expe n di ture , y ou will hav e but a pi tt ance t o

spen d upon y our dress .

Crocuse s —These. flowers are an mbl em

e of j oy ,
and of ra di an t ha p pi ness i n l ov e .

-
Croquet M all et — A cheerfu l an d pati ent di sp osi ti on
.
,

al ways M g the best of th i ngs i s t he me a ni ng of ,

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Cross — You must expect to meet w i th hi ndrance s

and obsta cl es i n the way of your desi res ; sorrow and
mi sfortune are al so i ndi cated by thi s symbol See .

al so M al tese Cross .

—
Crosse d
honour and an assurance of
Keys A si gn of
co
authori
mfort
ty
and
,

hel p
po
wt m
er
in
.

i
and
es
,

of di ffi cul t y or doubt .

Crown —Ad vancement and honour ; the attai n ment

of y our hi ghest ambi ti on .

Crutche s —Thi s . i s an unpl easant si g n of forth

co mi ng i ll ness or ac ci dent whi ch causes l amene
s s for
t he t ime bei n g .

Cucumber — A new pl an . e ssful l y carri ed out

su cc .

Cup —A large cu p tell s

. of a spl endi d opportuni ty
co mi ng y our wa y whi ch wi ll i nsure your fut ure su ccess ;
a smal l cu p means tha t a li tt l e anxi ety i s before you .

Curtai n —Thi s . mbol procl ai ms that someone i s

sy
hi di ng a ma tter from you whi ch i t woul d be to your
ad v anta ge t o l earn ; wi th other si gns i n the cup whi ch
are good y ou ma y concl ude that the matter w ill be
rev eal ed t o y ou shortl y .

-
Custard Gla sses —A . si gnal of ill ness, possi bl y
chi cken pox or measl es .

Cypre ss —Thi s tree i ndi cates that y ou bravel y

face a di ffi cul ty , and finall y overco me i t by your own
en deav ours .

D afiodil s A l ong d esi red hope i s about to come

- .

to p ass or a deli ghtful holi da y Spent i n the company

,

of those most congeni al to you .

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Desk —You wi l l l etter whi ch will up

recei v e a m
u
y ,
o or you wi ll l ose t he fri en dshi p of someon e wi th
whom you have corresponded regularl y for many
years .

D evil —Thi s symbol

.
g i v es w a rn i n g t ha t re form a ti o n
i s needed or you may find yourself so ti ghtl y i n the
,

r
g pi of ba d i nfl u en ce tha t i t will b e w e ll -
n i g h i mp os si b l e
to extri ca te yourself .

—
Di adem Thi s ensi gn of royal ty Shows that y our
ambi ti on i s rea li sed beyond your exp ect ati ons ; won
derfu l good fortu n e a nd i n flu en ti al fri en ds as sure y u
o
of an unu su al l y su ccessfu l career .

Diamonds —See Ace of Di amonds .

D i sh —Anxi et y
. i n hou se hol d matters ; a broken
di sh i s a foreta ste of a gr ea ter l oss .

Di ver —A great and unexpected

. i
p ece of news whi ch
wil l l ea d to a fortu na t e di scov ery ; to the l over" i t
rev eal s d ecep t i on .

-
Di vi ng Be ll — predi c ts that you may
Thi s Si gn . one
day find y oursel f i n da nger on the sea or ri ver .

Dog — Thi s sy mbol has many meani ngs whi ch must

be rea d in accorda n ce wi t h t he ot her symbol s ; i n
a gen eral way t hi s Si gn i n d i cat es a dv erse condi ti on s ,
’
the thwart i ng of l i fe s chan ces , u n fortu na te
l ov e affai rs ,
fami l y mi sfortu n e an d mon ey tr ou b l es ; a l arge d og
somet imes si gn ifies prot e ct i on a nd good fri en ds ; a
small d og v exati on and i mpati ence
, .

D ol l —
. A festi vi ty at whi ch y ou wi ll endea vour to
concea l y our fee l i ngs of bored om und er somewhat
fooli sh hi l ari ty See al so Chil d wi th D ancing D oll ,
.

Rag Doll .

Dol phi n -A cheerfu l an d opt i mi sti c charact er l

, p ea s
ure on the sea or ri v er .
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D ovecot —Peace i n t he home .

D ov e s .
—
These bi rd s i
g ev a personal message Of

p ea cefu l ci rcu mstan ces

hi gh idea l s and progress ;
, ,

to those who are at enmi ty thi s symbol procl aims

reconcili ati on ; to t he si ck or anxi ous comf ort and ,

success .

—
Dmgom Great an d su dden changes a out b whi ch

-
unl ocked for ev ents , ne w a nd ad v a n tageous op p or

—
Drum A . haz a rd ous en t erpri se or expedi ti on i s the

Drummer —To . a man , ws popul ari ty

thi s f oresho
and a su ccessful pu bli c career ; t o a woman soci a l ,

success , a l arge foll owi ng of fri ends and admi rers and ,

po wer of gai ni ng her own end s .

Duck —A Si gn of a taste for specul ati on ; if more

tha n one d u ck , su cces s i n work and en terpri se, p rofit

Dumb Bell —A . chance meeti ng whi ch will ll l ea d to

the makin g of a ne w fri end .

Dustpan and —
Brush You
wil l be certai n to hear
of dome s ti c tri bula ti on amongst your fri ends or rel a
ti ves ; if thi s symbol ap pears i n y our cup wi t h other
si gns of v exa ti on i t woul d i ndi ca te personal domesti c
,

Dwarf —Thi s .
por tend s cal a mi ty , acci dent , or di s
76 FORTUNE TELLING BY TEA-LEAVES

—
Fal con Thi s bi rd warns you to be on y our guard
for y ou hav e an ene my .

the op posi t e sex .

—
Fate Thi s i s i ndi ca ted by a strai ght thin li ne of
tea l eav es whi ch ascends towards the consu l tant ;
wha t may be expected of fate mu st be j u dged by
the li ne i t self and other si gns i n t he cu p .

—
Feathers Large fea t hers si gn ify achi ev ement and
p ro sp e r i t y; t o a u t hors l i t erary su,ccess ; smal l fea thers

denote somethi ng of whi ch y ou are afrai d , but whi ch

y o u w i ll m ee t wi t h courage .

—
Feet You wi l l be call ed u p on t o take a deci si v e
ste p i n some ma tte r whi ch ma y l ea d u p to an ev en t ful

change i n y our l ife .

—
Fence Thi s means that there i s bu t a step bet ween
y ou an d su cces s .

—
Fender You. will constant l y co me
i n contact wi th
someon e to whom y ou feel a strong anti p at hy .

—
Ferns Di gni ty , peace , and st ea dfas t l ov e are the
mea ni ngs of thi s symbol .

—
Ferret Jea l ousy and en mi ty are li kel y t o ca u se

y ou di stress .

- —
Ferry Boat Thi s symbol i mpli es that diffi cul ti es
.

wi l l be smoothed away for y ou by the ai d of good

and u se fu l fri en d s .

’ —
Fi el d Marshal s Hat To a sol di er or those who ,

are a ssoc i a t ed wi t h t hem t hi s i s a Si gn of comi n g ,

prom o t i o n tri,u mp h an d of t he at tai

, nme n t t o hon our .

—
Figs These i ndi ca te j oy an d a bundance of t he good
thi ngs of thi s worl d ; to those i n busi ness i t i s an o men
of success and prosperi ty .
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Fi gurehead of a S hi p — A good o men for y our fu t ure

wel fare ; thi s sy mbol p redi ct sthat y ou wi l l be en a b l e d
to steer y our course t hrou gh smooth wa ters .

—
Fi gures See Numbers , Human Fi gu res , Runni ng
Fi gur e s .

—
Finger Thi s . u suall y i ndi ca tes a speci al need for
at ten ti on t o be pai d t o a dj oi ni n g symb ol s .

- —
Fire Engi ne An evi dence of a seri ous fire of whi ch
.

you w i ll hear or from whi ch y ou wi ll su ff er ; t hi s mu st

be j u dged by ot her i n di ca t i ons i n the cu p .

- —
Fire Escape An urgent warni ng t o take all re
.
p
cau ti on s a gai n st fire .

—
Firepla ce Your chi ef i nterest s i n life will r babl y
.
p o

l i e i n y our home ; small duti es , si mpl e p l easu res , an d

a cir cl e of fri en ds
‘

—
Fi sh N ews from abroad ; wi th
. ot her si gn s of

mov emen t emi grati on ; a star fish i s

, a S i gn of go od
l u ck .

Fl ag — D a nger.
, re belli on , an d war are t he meani ngs
of thi s sym bol .

- —
Fl ower Border That for whi ch .
you hav e l ong
hoped an d wai ted i s about to come t o p ass .

—
Fl owers M any pl easant meani ngs may be gi v en
.

t thi s symbol good fortu ne hap pi n ess l ov e mar

O , , , ,

ri age an d a l arge ci rcl e of a dmi ri n g fri en d s

,
bei ng ,

among t hem See al so Basket of Fl owers , Foxgl oves ,

.

F
Li l y, o get
r -me -
not .

Fl y —Thi s . si gni fies s mall v exati ons an d ann oy an ce s

whi ch wi ll ruffl e y ou consi d era bl y . See al so Bl uebottl e

Fl y, D ragon Fl y .

—
Font N ews of a bi rth or an i nvi tat i on t o a chri s

temng party .
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Foot —Thi s indi cates a j ourney ; a swoll en foot,

inj ury , or news of an acci den t to the foot .

games,
Football .
-Lov e of outdoor or a keen i nterest

- - —
Forget me not Thi s flower speak s of the atta i n
meri t of a cheri shed hOpe , al so t ha t you wi l l
p ro b bl y
a find y ou r truest happi ness i n l ov e and

flatter y ou ; i t woul d be well for you to be

stan tl y
on your guard or y ou may one day a wake t o the
fact that all thi s flatt ery was used as a tool to harm
you .

Fountai n .
-A most favourabl e o men
foretelli ng
happi ness, su ccess i n l ov e and marriage , prosperi ty
i n busi ness and , g ood fort un e i n a l l y o u u n de r

—
Fox Thi s
. den ot es t hat you may hav e an unsus

ment ; if broken or bendi ng , defea ted p l ans and

hopes .

—
Frog A . change of resi dence ; wi th other si gns,
new work or p rofessi on ; wi th bad sy mbol s around,

Fruit —A happy Si gn of forthcomi ng prosperity

 DI CTI O NARY OF SYMB OLS 79

not at tract you ; to cl ergy , or to those associ a te d

wi th them , gai ters i ndi ca te p romoti on .

Gall ows -An men of re t di stress and tragedy

. o g a .

Gard en Roll er — An i n di ca ti on tha t thi ngs around

.

u are li a b l e t o bec ome somewhat unmana gea bl e

yo
and tha t you wi l l need tact and strength to a v oi d

Gate — An excell ent opportuni ty awai ts you perhap s ,

the chance of a lifetime ; ma ssi v e hi gh gates d enote

re st ri cti on , mi sery , or i mp ri so nmen t .

Gee se — These i ndi ca te the arri val of unexpected

and rather trou b l esome vi si tors .

—
Ge nfiam A memory whi ch i s i nte r wov en wi th
sorro w and joy .

—
Geranium Thi s . flower sho ws a strong wi ll and

d e termi n ed char act er con ten tment , and happi ness ;

,

i t al so denotes two opposi t e na tures who ha v e a grea t

bond of aflecti on between them .

Giant —There is , or wi ll be , b
a seri ous o stacl e in
you r p a t h .

Girafi e —You
. are apt to cau se mi schi ef through
80 FORTU NE TE LLIN G B Y TEA-LEAVES
Gl adi oli .
-These flowers i ndi ca te courage in the

G l a sse s —These
. sho w that you will
y our en tertain
fri e n ds on a l a v i sh sca l e , and d eli ght i n ho sp i tali t y , '

bu t wi ll occasi onall y be confronted by di ffi cu l ti es i n

y o u r a rran geme n ts S e e al so C
. ham p ga n e G l a ss ,
-
Custard Gl a sse s , Eyegl asse s , Hand G l ass .

Gl eaner — You will al ways en dea v our to make the

.

best of t he ci rcumsta nces i n whi ch you find yourself

bu t wi l l sel dom possess t he most d esirabl e thi ngs in

Goat —A new enterpri se whi ch has an el e ment of

ri sk a bou t it ; a goa t is a n un fortun ate si gn to sa il ors
or to t hose conn ected wi th them .

Golf Cl ubs — These i n di ca te a life so full of work

that there i s but li tt l e l ei sure for recreati on .

Gond ol a —A . vi si t to Ital y , or a ro mance are the

meani ngs of thi s si gn .

- -
Gong and S ti ck — Thi s . symbol warns y ou to exp ect
li ttl e el se t ha n the t ri vi al rou nd an d co mmon task
”

for the presen t .

Goose — A v en tu re needi n g mu ch di scussi on and

arran gemen t ; p l an s are ma de onl y to be upse t a gai n ,
and u nl essp rocee d y ou wi th cauti on , y ou are li kel y
to make a ba d mi stake .

Gramophone — Thi s u suall y ten ds v exation at

por
bei ng drawn i nto a so mewhat di sorderl y and noi sy
p l easu re .

Grapes —These si gnify p l easure , b

a un dance , ful fil
ment , a nd a life free from care .

Gra s shoppers — These .i n sect s gi v e warni ng of a

p oor harv est seaso n ; fo r a n o l d person the ri sk of

chill l ea di ng t o sev ere ill ness .
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—
Hedgehog You will be immensel y surpri sed by
hea ri n g t ha t someone whom y ou had al ways
t hou ght of as a confirmed ba chel or i s a bou t t o be
marri ed .

H eml ock — The sha d ows of y our p ast l ife ha v e a n

i n conv eni e n t habi t of app ea rin g a t t he most a wk ward
momen ts .

Hens — Comf ort an d d omesti c feli ci ty ; a hen

roo sti n g shows domesti c annoyan ce an d money
worri es .

Hi ghla nder .
-Thi s i s a si n of soun d
g bu si n ess capac
i ty an d a p l od di n g con tri v er i n t ran sact i ons .

Hi ve —See B eehi ve .

-
H ockey S ti ck — A keenness for mes and su ccess
.
ga
i n the p l a yi n g of them .

—
Hoe Thi s mean s that y ou wil l often hav e more
to d o t han y ou can we ll accompli sh ; ea ch d a y thi n gs
wi ll occur needi ng your at tenti on and increasi ng your
work, but i n spi te of i t you wil l hav e good heal th and

—
Holl y Thi s i ndi ca tes
. t hat so methi n g of importance
may be expect ed to occur i n t he wi n ter ; unl ess gl oomy
si gns ap pea r i n the cup , i t may be assumed tha t the
ev e nt wi ll be a ha ppy on e .

H oll yhoeh .
-You wi ll hav e a fri end , or l ov er , who
wi l l n ev er di sap poi nt you .

H oneycomb —
und er ta ki n gs hon our an d
Prosp erous ,

ren own a n d mu ch whi ch i s d eli ght fu l are foreshown

,

by thi s symbol .

Hoop —Y ou . wi ll fin d immen se sa t i sfac ti on i n d oi ng

thi ngs that req ui re energy ev en if they are of li ttl e
 DICTI O NAR Y OF SYMB OLS 85
—
Horns You hav e a p owerfu l enemy or , at l east
someone who has feeli ngs of ani mosi ty towards you ,
whi ch ma y p ro v e to be u n p l eas a n t in t hei r
re sul t .

—
Horse Comforts l oy al fri en ds , an d pl easure ; gal
,

l opi ng horses mean that ev ents are hurryi n g towards

y ou ov er whi ch y ou h av e n o co n t rol b ri n i
g gn ,

many cha nges into you r life See al so Carriage and .

Horse s .

-
Hors e Coll ar — To those who own horses or do
.
,

bu si ness wi t h t hem thi s si gn i s a p l eas an t i n di cati on

,

of su ccess i n some t ra n sa ct i on ; t o ot hers i t woul d

imp l y toil an d a strenu ou s eff ort to keep thi n gs

goi n g .

Horse —
mn S
a . ee M ounted Hors eman .

—
Horseshoe An un expe ct ed
p i ece o f g ood fo rt u n e ,

the a chi ev emen t of y our wi sh a n d good l u ck i n all ,

y ou u n d e r ta k e ; a d o u b l e h o rs es ho e h as t e n s t he a r ri v a l
of y o u r d esi res ; a h o rses h oe re v e rs e d m ea n s a n
u pse t of p l an s ca u si ng mu ch di sap p oi n t men t a nd
v exa ti on ; a broke n one d enot es a di l emma , t ri a l s , or

Hot-
Water B ottl e -
You wi ll al wa ys fin d comp ensa
ti on i n all t ri al s an d di scomf orts .

-
Hot Water Can —Indi sp osi ti on i rri tab i li ty
.
, , annoy

—
Hourgl ass A . warni ng
d el a y i n arran gea gai n st
h t -
men ts or t ou g of p l a n s ; wi th other si gn s the
h ,

hourgl a ss i s a grav e warni n g of p eri l throu gh ill n ess

or a cci d en t .

House —A su ccessful transa cti on , a vi si t , a n ew

home .
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Human Fi gure s — These mu st be judged wi th regard
to what they appear to be doi n g .

—
Hyacinth Thi s flower predi cts l ov e joy , , and grat
ihod a mbi ti on .

Ibex on Rock —After a ti me of strenu ou s eff ort an d

st ruggl e , y ou wi l l achi ev e t ri umph and a posi ti on of
secu ri t y an d pea ce .

—
Indi um Thi s sy mbol p redi cts news from Indi a
t he n a tu re oft he i nforma t i on whe ther pers o nal , p u li c ,
, b
p l easa n t , or t he re v erse , mu st be u dge d b y ot he r j
indi ca ti on s i n t he cu p .

Ini tial s —These frequ entl y occur , and u sual l y poi nt

t o names of p eop l e from whom y ou ma y expect to
hea r short l y ; or they ma y i n di ca te p l a ces .

Inkpot — Expectan cy .

Iri s .
—
These flowers bri ng a message of hope and

p l ea su re .

Iron —Small v exati on s or troubl es whi ch wi l l qui ckl y

.

p as s , i s the mea ni ng of t hi s sy mbol .

Ivory — fore tel l s i n creased weal th

Thi s . and a well
meri ted reward for past i ndu stry .

Ivy .
—Pati ence , u n de rstan di n g , st ea df astness , and
l oyal fri ends are i ndi ca ted by thi s si gn .

I
J -
ackdaw 4 . agaci t y , d ep endabl e fri ends an d knowl
,

e d ge ac qui red by persev eri n g stu d y .

" m a .
-Pots of j m a
cau ti on you agai nst extrav a gance
 D I CT IO NARY OF SY MB O LS 87
—
Jelly Thi s . foreshows a time of p l easur e and a
ti me of p ai n .

J mmy
e .
—
A bad atta ck of t ootha che i s i n di ca t ed by
thi s weapon .

Je w e ll e ry
— Y ou m . a y exp e c t an i ncrease of wea l th ,

possi b l y g oo d p res en t s a l so .

"ocke y
—S u ccess.ful d ea li n g a nd good money enter

p ri se ; l u ck i n ra ci ng and specul ati on .

John Bull — Thi s

. figure impli es that you are likel y
to wi tness , or p art a ke i n a n ev ent o
.f n a t i onal
i mp ortance .

Judge i n Robes .
—Le gal affai rs , p ersonal or ot her wi se
a ccordi n g i n di cati on s i n the cu p thi s si gn
to ot her
i s often seen duri ng a famou s t ri al or/ when su ch i s
abou t t o ta ke pl ace .

"g
u -Thi s
. shows good heal th an d money making .

Jumping —
Fi gure Change whi ch wi ll be greatl y to

i n teresti ng pi ece of ne ws ; so meti mes i t i n di cat es t hat

o u ha v e a ri v al
y .

Kettl e —Thi s i ll n ess ; unl ess a human

is a si gn of
fi gur e a pp ea rs b esi d e i t t he i l l n e ss i s p roba bl y for
,

the con sul tan t ; i t i s an omen of comi n g t rou bl e .

Key Ci rcumst an ce s wi l l i mp rov e , t hi ngs wi ll

.

b ecome easy an d y ou r pa th wi l l be made smooth; y ou

,

may hope for su ccess i n what ev er y ou hav e on hand ; a

key a t some di st an ce from the con sul t an t denotes the
need for the a ssi st ance of goo d a n d i nflu en ti al fri en ds
111 ti mes of di ffi cul ty See al so Crossed Keys
"
. .
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Ke yhol e —Thi sgi v e s war ni n g of a n ee d for ca u t i on ,

for so meon e of whom y ou fee l n o su sp i ci on i s u n t rust
wort hy .

Kin gfi she r .
-Thi s bea u tifu l bi rd i gn i fies the ret u rn
s

of s o meon e for whom y ou ha v e bee n l on gi n g ; i f flyi n g ,

n ews of a su rp ri si n g na tu re wi l l sp ee di l y arri v e .

Ki ng on Hi s Throne —Se cu ri ty an d p e a ce
; i t ma y
al so mea n that y ou gai n a hi gh p osi ti on t hrou gh i nflu
e n ti a l fri en d s .

Ki te — V ani shi n g p l ea su res an d benefits , or sca n da l ,

are t he mea ni n gs of t hi s si gn .

Kne e li n g Fi gure —A n ew e n te rp ri se or p r o j
ec t ;
ca re shou l dbe t ak en t o t hi nk i t ov er wel l ; d o n ot hi n g
rashl y an d see k re li a b l e a d v i ce .

Knife — Thi s i s an u npl ea san t si gn of qu arrel s broken ,

fri en d shi p , and t ea rs .

Kni ght i n Armour —Thi s

si gn p re di ct s good fortu n e
.
,

su cces s i n l ov e and l oy al ty t o y ou r fri en d s

, .

Kni ve s — T he se si gn i fy d a nger of wound s . a t ta cks

of p ai n an d di smay
,
.

Laburnum Tre e —A si gn
of d e l i ght a n d t he fu lfi lmen t

of a che ri shed hop e p roba b l y o ccu rri n g i n t he sp ri n g

, .

Ladd e r — Thi s . si gni fie s a d v a n ce men t , i n flu en ti a l

fri en ds , an d t he a t t ai n men t of goo d for tu n e .

Lamb — An . i n di ca ti on t ha t y ou wil l be a ma ze d by
the su cce ss of a d ou b t ful u n derta kin g See . a l so Pranc
i ng Lamb .

Lamp — Thi s . si gn p rovi des an assurance of good

in bu si ness S ee a l so S tree t Lam i
su ccess .

r .
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Lantern — Thi s . shows tha t fe a r and d ou bt wi l l mar

y ou r happ i n ess a nd p g
ro re ss . S ee al so Chi ne se
Lante rn .

—
LaureL Thi s tree p oi n t s to p o wer , a bi l i t y an d
heal t h .

Leave s -Pros er u s re su l t s of our di li gen ce ne w

.
p o y ,

fri en ds and , sa ti sfacti on .

Le ek — Thi si rn pl i e s t ha t y ou are a nxi ou s to come

t o t he root of some ma t t e r of whi ch at prese n t y ou
hav e on l y a n i nk l i n g ; wi th good si gn s aroun d y ou ,

ma y e xp e c t to co me to a s a t i s fa c t o ry u n d e rs t a n di n g .

Le g —
. Thi s fore tell s a su ccessfu l ra ce wi th fortun e .

Leg of M utton p re ssi on .

-D e an d p e cu ni ary worri es
i s the mea ni ng of thi s si gn .

Le 0 pard — Thi s ani ma l fore shows t ri umph ov er

.

a d v erse ci rcu msta n ces or a n e v i l rep ort ; t wo l e op ard s ,

for tu n e a n d mi sfo rtu n e fo ll owi n g ea ch o the r i n q u i ck

su c ce ssi on .

Letters — These
are shown by obl on g or squ a re
tea l ea v es i ni ti al s n ea r gi v e the name of the wri ter ;
- ,

wi th d ots aroun d t he y will contai n money .

Le ttuce —Thi s shows sl eep l essn ess , p o ssi bl y from the

recei vi n g of so me p ert u r bi ng n ews .

Li ghthou se —A g oo d si gn of se cu ri t yli ght an d of

on y ou r p a t h when e v er i t i s most need ed ; if croo ked
or broken , di saste r a t sea .

Li ghtning — Forked li ghtni n g se en i n a zi g-za g u p

.

t he si d e of t he cu p shows ba d we a ther con di t i on s ; i f

n ea r t he figure of a ma n or woma n i t ma y p o ssi b l
y ,

i n di ca t e d ea th from l i ghtn i n g o r e l ec tri ca l me cha ni sm ;

if see n a t the bo ttom of t he cu p an d wi t h a cl ea r sp ace
i ndi ca ti ng wa t er, i t woul d mea n bad storms abroad
ca u si ng da ma ge an d l o ss .
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TEA LEAVES
M al te se Cro ss — You wi ll
. emerge from on e sou rce
of v exa t i on or b
t rou l e onl y t o fall i n t o another .

—
M am You may exp e ct a v i si tor .

M an Carryi ng a B ur d en .
-A n u nha
p py marri a ge or
an unfort una te l ov e a ff ai r .

M an Carryin g —
M ace Thi s p oi n ts to p ersonal
p rom o t i on or the ad v ancemen t of someone d ear to
y ou .

Man Spe aki ng from a —

Platform Pu bli c . news or
dev el opmen ts whi ch wil l Sp eci a l l y i n t eres t or con cern

y ou .

—
M arrow See Vege tabl e M arrow
. .

—
M ars Thi s si gn will be see n and i ndi cates
often ,

a cou rageou s en erge t i c n a tu re

, fon d of expl oi ts and ,

free dom an d shows a ca p a ci t y for st renu ou s work ;

,

a fortunate symbol for a sol di er .

—
M ask For a l ov er thi s p redi ct s that unpl easant
,

fa ct s wi ll co me t o l i ght of whi ch a t p resen t t here i s

,

no su s p i ci o n , l ea di n g t o an a br u p t e n di n o f t he l o v e
g

M ass of Le ave s — Arri v al s an d departures b

a out
whi ch there are l i tt l e di fficu l ti es .

—
M ast Thi s sy mbol mu st be rea d in connecti on
wi th the su rrou n di n g si gn s .

M astifi .
— Thi s d og warns y ou of an un exp ected
emerge n cy in whi ch t he re i s da n ger of y ou r bei n g
ov erp o were d by t he argumen t s of those who are
masterful .

—
M aypol e Thi s . sho ws t hat y ou fin d bu t li t tl e sa ti s
facti on i n your a mu sements an d gai e t y; for whil st
y ou appea r t o ente r i nt o t hem i n a -
l i ght hea rted
manner , y ou are cravi n g for furt her exci tement .
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-
Mine Shaft .
-Thi s 1 s a hopefu l si gn of co mi ng peace
a fter a t i me of di scont en t a mongst mi ners , or a coal
stri ke .

—
M i rror Prop he ti c
. dream s ; a l ov e of t ru t h .

—
M i stl etoe Thi s si gni fies
hope i s t hat a cheri she d
un likel y t o be ful fil l e d or a t an y ra t e i t wil l onl y be
,

a fter ma n y mon ths hav e asse d a n d w he n u h a e

p y o v ,

become wea ry of wai ting .

—
M i tre A p re di c t i on o f hon our an d p r o moti on for
a cl ergyman .

—
M onk Reli gi ou s con t rov ersy an d di st u rb an ces .

—
M onkey Thi s i s an unp l easan t i ndi cat i on that
.

u gl y rumou rs a n d sca n d a l wi l l be Sp rea d a b ou t y ou

or y ou rs ; somet ime s p u b li c n ot ori et y ; wi t h o the r
si gn s i t fore shows g ri e f an d p ai n
,
.

- - —
M onk ey on Organ D ifli cu l t . ci rcu mst ances an d a
hard st ru ggle ar e t he mea ni n gs of t hi s Si gn .

M onkey Puzzl e Tre e —A

t a sk li es be fore y ou whi ch
u wi l l fin d h rd bu t fo r whi ch y ou wi ll aft e rward s
y o a ,

be rewarded by meeti ng wi th great su ccess .

Monograms .
— These wi l l
be foun d 1n the t ea oft en

l eav es an d wi ll i n di ca t e someon e of mu ch i mp ort an ce

i n y our l ife whose i ni t i al s are shown by t he mon ogram
,
.

—
M onument Someone rn whose career ou a re mu ch
y
i n t e rest ed wi l l ri se t o fame .

M oon —A
crescen t moon d e n ot es good n ews fortu n e
. , ,

an d roma n ce ; for a ma n i t p re di ct s pu b li c recogni ti on

and honour .

—
M orta r A Si gn of l om i l l n e ss emergen ci es
.
g o , , .

—
M otor Car Short j ou rney s by road or ra i l vi si t s
.
,

from fri en ds ; wi th other Si gns some i ncrease of fortune ,

may be exp ect ed .

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—
M ountain Thi s g i v es p rom i se o f t he rea li sat i on of
a grea t amb i t i on a n d of t he i nflu e n ce o f p owerfu l fri en d s ;
man y moun tai n s i ndi ca te ob structi ons and sometimes
we rful e n emi es rn y ou r caree r
p o .

M ounted Horseman — A . si gn o f good fri en ds, l u ck,

and a dv antageou s offers .

—
Mou s e Thi s i nv ari abl y i ndi ca tes that t here i s
for
n eed a t rap t o be se t ; i t al so gi v es wa rni n g that
domest i c worri es are to be exp ecte d .

M ufi .
~ —Thi s im m i es capri ce an d ost ent a ti on .

—
M ug Thi s . sy mbol p re di ct s a merry meeti n g .

—
M u shroom Thi s p redi cts t hat y o u wil l t ake a s mall
ri sk an d a chrev e a grea t su cce ss ; t o l ov ers , i t fore
sho ws a quarrel an d p o s si bl y a broken engagement .

Mu si c Conductor — A d i gn to mu si ci an ;
to
.
goo s a
others it su ggest s t ha t e n thu si a s m a n d good s i ri ts
p
wi ll ca rry them throu gh lif e v ery happ i l y .

Mutton Chop —Frui tl ess

. di scussi on or i ndi sposi ti on
a re the mea ni n gs of t hi s Si gn . S ee a l so Le g of M utton .

M yrtl e Tre e —Thi s sp eaks of a ff ecti on a nd p eace

a d ecl ara ti on of l ov e , a nd a happ y marri age .

Nai l Toothache
. an d p ai nf ul d en ti st ry are fore
shown by t hi s Si gn .

N ames — To see the name l of a erson

p ace p or ,

si gni fies ev en t s occu rri n g i n con n e cti on wi th su ch

p e rs on or p l a ce ; if goo d sym b ol s app ea r , p l ea sa nt

hap p eni ngs may be expe cte d ; i f gl oomy si gn s then ,

troubl e wi l l ari se associ ated wi th the name seen .

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LEAVES
N ar ci s su s — Thi s flowe r shows se n t imen t a n d comi n g
j y;
o a l so t ha t som e n ew i d ea wi ll u n fo l d i t se l f t o y ou

i n t he S pri n g and wi l l prov e to be of mu ch adv an ta ge

to y ou .

”—
N ati ve wi th Tom Tom- Thi s foreshows n ews .

of di stu rban ce i n In di a or n ews of a pe rson al na tu re

whi ch wi l l ca u se anxi e ty .

N eckla ce — A goo d p rese n t or money ; a broken

n eckl a ce S hows t hat y ou brea k
wi l l a bond whi ch you
hav e grown t o fee l i s un en d ura bl e .

N ee dl e s — These d en ot e mi schi ef an d d ecei t ; so me

ti mes di sa pp oi n tmen t i n l ov e .

N eptune —Thi s p l an e ta ry mbol

sy in di ca tes a con
di t i on of chaos .

N e st — See ’ ’
Bird s N e st, Eagl e s Nest .

N et — T oi l
. or anxi e ty fol l owe d by a mazi ng a chi ev e
ment and good fortune .

N i nepins — These . Sho w a mi n d det ermi n ed t o gai n

s u cces s wha tev er the co s t i n d r u d g ery .

Nose —A denotes di ssi p ati on ; a crooked

l arge nose
on e shows a waywa rd an d u n t ru stworthy cha ra ct er ;
a l ong t hi n nose i mp li es t ha t y ou change you r i d eas
,

on v a ri ou s su bj ect s a n d al t er y our mod e of life in

a ccorda n ce wi t h y ou r n ew i d eas .

N ose gay — See B ouquet

. .

-
N oti ce B oard —Your atten ti on will
. be call ed to
some fa ct whi ch i t wil l be t o your a dv an ta ge to
l earn .

N umb e rs — These
a re fre qu e n t l f u n d i n the t ea
.
y o
l eav es and mu st be rea d i n con ju n cti on wi th surrou n d
,

i ng symb ol s If the con su l t ant ha s a l u cky nu mb e r a n d

.
,

thi s appears wi th good si gn s i t promi ses mu ch su ccess , .

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An unl ucky
n m
gb
luoom
er wi th
y s i gn s p re di cts mi s
fortu ne A "ourney wi th a fiv e near obvi ou sl y p oi nt s
.

ou t that i t wil l be taken i n five day s or weeks and , ,

so on .Ten d ots , c ose toge ther means t en pou n ds

l
,

or shil l i n g s a cc ordi n g t o t he si z e a n d n umb er of t he

,

dots . Numbers wi th the symbol of a l egacy Show

the amoun t t o be exp ect ed .

Nun — Thi s i s a Si gn that you wil l prob abl y mai n

re

unmarri ed t hr ou gh y our own choi ce ; t o t he marri ed

rt irnp l i es j
un u st su spi ci on .

N urse .
—A n u rse in u nifor m u su a ll y foret ell s ill ness
for yourself or for someone dear t o y ou .

-
N ut Crackers — Thi s p ort en ds tha t .
y ou will stri v e
to sol v e a di fficu l t p rob l em t he , resu l t of whi ch i s of
mu ch importa nce to y ou .

Nuts —Gratified ambi ti on

. an d weal th are i n di ca ted
by nuts.

O ak Tree — Thi s i s a good ome n of wea l th stren gt h , ,

and at tai n men t of cheri she d hop es ; for a l ov e r it ,

re di ct s hap pi n ess a n d p rosp e ri t y i n ma rri a ge

p .

O ar — Sp ort ; amu seme n t s ; a broken oar d en ot es

.

reckl essne ss for whi ch y ou wi ll p ay d earl y ; for a

l ov e r or hu sba n d t hi s mea n s
, affli cti o n .

Obeli sk — Thi s foreshows hon ou r a n d weal th

. .

-
Oil Can —Work an d worry are fore tol d by thi s Si gn
. .

Oni ons — You may exp ect that somet hi n g whi ch

you su pp ose d was a se cret wi ll be di scov ered p ossi bl y ,

throu gh t rea cherou s fri en d s .

-
Opera Glasse s — You a re i n d an ger of l osi ng the
.

confid en ce of y our fri ends becau se of y our i nq ui srtrv e

,
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O rchi ds —These gi v e a p l ea si ng a ssurance

. of co min g
good fortun e an d a lif e of eas e an d wea l th .

Organ — Thi s must be rea d i n conne cti on wi th other

si gns around i t ; somet imes i t mea n s a we d di n g d ea th , ,

or rea li se d ambi ti o n ; t o a mu si ci a n i t i s a good omen ,

of achi ev emen t See a l so B arrel Organ

. .

O stri ch — Thi s symbol p oi n t s t o a chi ev emen t i n

.

crea ti v e work ; if ru nni n g , y ou may l ook for s tart l i n g

mou rs of
news a n d ru p u bli c u phea v al s .

Otter — You mu st
. exp ect todi sa greea bl e
re cei v e a

shock t hrou gh some unp l easa nt spi te on t he p art of

t hose of whom y ou hav e al way s t hou ght well a nd ,

regard ed as l oyal and aff ecti on at e fri ends .

Overcoat — You may expect to hav e changes i n your

lif e an d become of mu ch i mp orta n ce .

—
OW L A bad ome n of il l ness mi sfort u ne an d p ov , ,

erty ; if fl i n
y g y ou w i l l,
re cei v e t i di n gs of gri ef ; t o l ov ers
t hi s b ird i s a symb ol of bad n ews or un pl ea sa n t rumours ;
t o those who a re cont emp l a ti n g n e w work or en t erp ri se
t he owl Shoul d be regard e d as a warni ng t o p roceed
wi th ca u ti on .

—
Ore An i n hi s stall i mpli es hospi tali ty domesti c
ox ,

p ea ce an d abu n d an ce .

Oysters — These are a si gn of e n oy j men t an d exp en

si v e tastes , t ha t y ou wil l app reci ate t he p l ea su res
a l so

of lif e more in your l a te r y ears than i n y our y ou thfu l

days .

P adl ock — An . op en p a dl o ck mean s a su rp ri se ; a

cl osed on e , a n eed for p re ca u ti on .

Pagoda —Forei gn
. t ra v el s .
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—
Pai L You wi ll be cal l ed u pon t o undertake a v ari ety
of thi ngs whi ch you di slike .

Pail s on Yoke — In . t he fu t u re y ou may hop e for

co mpensa ti on for p as t t ri al s an d wea ri ness .

Palace —Thi s portends good fortune an d fav ours .

Pal ette —Ahopeful Si gn of su ccess to an arti st or

.

t o those associ at ed wi t h one ; to others, i t su ggests

a need for d eli berati on an d a dvi ce before embarki ng
upon a n ew work or en t erp ri se .

Pal m Tree — Thi s is a sy mbol of honour fame , , and

vi ctory ; i n crea se of wea l th l ov e
, , an d marriage .

Pampas —
i s a Si gn t ha t y ou will make
Grass Thi s
a p a theti c en d eav our t o fin d hap p i n ess i n a li fe whi ch
i s ca st i n a somewha t drea ry l ot .

Pan and Hi s Pi pe s — A most che eri n g sy mbol whi ch

gi v es a n assurance of happi ness future prosperi ty , , an d
del i ght .

sm
Pansy — Thi s flower i s a b l of understandi ng,
.
y o
mod est y , a n d co n t en t men t ; i t i s a l so a p l easa n t i n di
cati on of fai thful fri ends and hap p y days .

Panther — You may . exp ect t o be shocked at the

trea cherou s behavi our of a fri en d whom y ou had
al ways regarded as honourabl e .

Paradi se — S e e B ir d of Para di se .

Paral l el ine s
L — T se pre ct w
h e di . el l t hought-
- out an d
smoothl y ru nni n g pl an s .

Parcel s — These are sho wn by t hi ck sq u are or rou n d

,

l ea v es .

Parrot — Thi s forei gn t rav el the maki n g

rs a si gn of ,

of many fri en d s a nd mu ch me n ta l e n ergy some ti me s

,

i t gi v es a hi nt t hat t here i s an i ncli nati on t o g ossi p

and Sp rea d sca ndal .
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B Y TEA LEAVES

Parsl ey —Small ev en ts wi ll bri ng you

. sati sfacti on.

Peacock —A si gn
prope rt y of the a
cqui si ti on of
a p rosp erou s and happ y marria ge ; wi th other si gns .

an unf ortun a te fri en dshi p .

Pe ak ed Cap —The arri . v al of a mal e vi si tor .

P ears — Imp rov ed soci a l con di ti on an d ot her a dv an

ta ges ; t hi s frui t ri n gs su cces
s to a u si n ess man
b b
an d to a woman a ri ch hus and ; one pea r si gni fi es b
a b
i rth or n ew p lans .

P e de stri an —An i mportant . ap poi n t ment or ur gen t

bu si ness .

Peli can —This bi rd rs a symbol of l oneli ness , sep ara

ti on , an d for t he unatt ai nabl e ; if i t i s flyi ng
y ea rn i ng
ou wi l l recei v e news from those who are far away
y
i n i sol ated parts of the worl d .

Pea —S ee Qui ll P en .

Pengui n — Thi s . st ran ge bi rd

i n di ca tes interesti ng
n ews of e xp e di ti on s a n d di scov e ri es i n the n orthern

regi on s .

—
Penknife Thi s i s an unfortuna te symbol
. of en mi ty ,

di sl oy al t y , an d j eal ou sy .

P e oni e s — You wil l probabl y be call ed upon to

.

make a d eci si on of mu ch i mporta nce before an other

summer i s p ast ; broken p eoni es p redi ct t ha t y ou
may possi bl y throw awa y your chance of happi ness
by comin g t o a wrong con cl u si on .

-
P epper Pot — Thi s mea ns v exati on and unreasonabl e
.

irri tati on whi ch you will end ea vour to conceal .

Perambul ator — News of a birth . .

Pe stl e —A si gn of deci si v e measures ;

. a re medy for
a gri ev ance or an il l .
 1 04 FORTU NE TE LLIN G BY TEA-LEAVES
Q u ery . w —Thi s
s d ou bt i n d e ci si on ; if t hi s Si gn
sho ,

were seen wi th a l etter the d ou bt woul d be wi th regard

t o some corresp on dence ; if wi th a j ourney , uncer tai nty
a bou t i t ; a n d so on .

Q u il l P e n — T hi s s
.hows t ha t y ou ma y expect , before
l on g , t o Si
g n y ou r mai den n ame for the l as t t irn e
i n a marri age regi ster ; wi th other si gns a l egal ,

d ocumen t .

Q u o i t s —
. Thi s S i gn i n di ca t es a j our ney to t he cou n try

on p l easure .

Rabbi t — An i ndi ca ti on of i l l n ess for a chil d ; a

dea d ra bbi t mea n s d ome sti c du ti es whi ch wi l l bore y ou ,

some t i me s fin an ci al worry ; se v era l rabbi ts su ggest

t hat y ou mu st dep en d u p on y our own eff orts for you r
amu seme nt s a n d mu st be cont ent wi th si mp l e on es ;
a ra bbi t on i t s hi n d l egs p re di c t s t ha t a new p lan or
i d ea will bri ng y o u g rea t su ccess .

Ra g D oll .
—Thi s i mp li es a si mp l i ci ty that so meti mes
v erges on fol l y .

Rail way S i gnal symbol .

—Thi s
may be se en at
Its mea ni n g must be rea d i n
”
d an ger or all cl ea r .

a ccorda n ce wi th ot her si gn s .

Ram —An . u np l easan t person whom you woul d do

well to av oi d is i ndi ca t ed by thi s Si gn .

Rake —Thi s imp l ement denotes a persevering nature

whi ch Shou l d bri ng y o u li be ra l measu re of su ccess
a
i n wha t ev er y ou un d ert ake ; i t al so i n di ca t es l u ck
i n Specul ati on .

Rat — Trea chery impendi ng trou bl es ,

a n d o t her are
foreshown by t hi s un p l easan t symbol .
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Raven — Thi s bi rd i s a n omen of gl oom an d despond

.

ency di appoi ntmen t i n l ov e separati on fai l ure i n

s
, , ,

work ; i t i s a l so a sy mbol o f dea t h for the a ge d .

Razor —Q uarre
. l s , al so a warni ng agai nst i nterferen ce
’
i n o t he r p e op l e s a ff a i rs ; to l ov ers thi s S i gn fore t e ll s
di sa greemen t a n d se p a ra t i on .

-
Red H ot P oker T hi s flower su ggests t hat y ou
.

are l ikel y t o brin g y ou rself wi thi n the range of un p l eas

ant cri ti ci sm by your fla unti ng ma nner .

Repti l e —Thi s i s a bad omen of mi ng mi sfortune

co ,

t rea chery , or ill ness .

Rhi noceros — Thi s a nimal den otes a ri sky p rocee di n g

i nto whi ch you p l unge wi thou t hesi t ati on , al t hough
u r fri en d s an d re l a t i on s wi ll t ry to pe rsu a d e
y o y ou
to gi v e up you r scheme bu t y our i ndi fleren oe to t he ,

Op i n i on of o thers prev en ts any chance of thei r bein g

su ccessful .

Ri der —Thi s brin gs

.
good news from ov ersea s of
busin ess and finan cial aff ai rs .

Rifl e —Strife and cal ami ty are shown by t hi s Si gn .

—
Ri ng Wi th dots around , a cont ra ct or a bu si ness
tran sa cti on ; wi th the figures of a man an d woma n ,

an en ga ge men t or wed di ng i s foretol d .

—
Ri ven A si gn of
trou l e b and p p
e r l exi ty , so metimes
il l ness band erea v emen t .

Robin —A . sy mbol of mu ch goo d fortun e , l oyal

fri en d s , and happ in e ss i n l ov e .

Rocket — Thi s fore tell s joy and gl a dness at so me

ev ent about t o hap p en .

Rocki ng —
Chai n Thi s i n di cat e s con templ ati on of
a new id ea or sche me a b ou t whi ch y ou are somewhat
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TEA LEAVE S
Rocki ng Horse — Haass ci a ti ns wi ll b n w d
ppy o o e re e e ;
pl eas u re wi t h chi l dren .

Rocks — These p p
re are y ou for al arms and agi tati on ,
bu t if good S i gn s a p p ea r , y o u w i l l e v en t ua ll y fin d a
smoo t h p a t h t hrou gh you r l i fe .

Roll er —Se e . G ar d en Roll er .

Rol l in g Pin — Thi s i s a n i n di ca ti on tha t y ou wil l

.
‘

be ca p abl e of smoothi ng ou t y our di ffi cul ti es and

will u su a l l y fin d a n ea s y p a t h i n whi ch t o t rea d .

Rose — A token of goo d fortune , j oy , a n d l ov e .

Ro s emary — M emori es. of the p ast wi l l mar your

fu ture .

Runni ng Fi gure s — You ma

exp ect an emerge n cy
y
i n whi ch y ou wi l l n ee d t o hav e al l you r wi t s ab ou t
y ou ; s ome ti mes t hi s si gn i fies ur ge n t me ss a ges .

Sack —Thi s p redi ct s a n u n l o c ke d -

for ev en t whi ch
wi ll tu rn ou t to be most fort u n a t e .

Saddl e — The su ccessfu l s ol v i n g of a t rou l esome

b
ma tter i s t he mea ni n g of t hi s Si gn .

S ai l or — You ma y
. expe ct n e ws from ov e rsea s of an
i n tere sti n g n atu re .

Sal mon Jumping in a —

POOL Thi s is a fort unate
Si gn of r
p p
o i t i ou s n e ws whi ch wil l mean a g rea t d ea l
t o you .

S andwi ch —
M am After
a ti me of i rksome ta sks
an d p e cu ni a ry worry , y ou wi l l be rewar d ed by a ti me
of ease an d wea l t h .
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Saucepan .
—Thi s i s an i ndi cati on that many trou l esb
wi ll befall y ou , an d y ou r coura ge wi ll be tested i n

Sausages .
—These show co mpl ai nt s or a mi tic on .

—
Sam In terferen ce whi ch wi l l bri n g a good d eal of
trou l e b up on y ou , i s si gni fied by a sa w .

S cafiol d — Thi s . si gnifie s that y ou wi l l enter i n to

a rash spe cul ati on .

Scal e s —Thi s symbol sta nds for l egal proceedi ngs .

—
S car ecrow Thi s warns you to av oi d i nterferi ng
.

i n the p ri va e aff ai rs of others or y ou may find that

t ,

y ou wil l re cei v e the col d shoul d er from them .

Sceptre —Thi s rs a fortu n a te si gn of di st i ncti on and

Sci mi tar —You wi ll . hear of murders , horri bl e

trea cher y , and ri ots .

Sci ssors — An fri cti on b etween

u nl u cky Si gn of
fri en ds ; di spu ti n g an d di sa gre ea bl ene ss wi th ma rri e d
cou pl es ; q uarrel s be tween l ov ers ; troubl e in busi
ness .

Scoop —See Coal Scoop

. .

—
S crew Wi th . ali ttl e i ngenui t y and persev erance ,

y ou wil l arri v e at t hat for whi ch y ou ai m .

S cr e w-S p a nn e r .
-Trou l e some
b a ff ai rs an d v exa t i ons
are b efore you .

S cuttl e —S ee Coal S cu ttl e .

Scythe —Thi s Si gn foreshows gri ef and pai n .

—
S eagul L A Si gn of storm s ; if flyi ng news , from

S eakal e —A sa ti sfa ct ory con cl u si on to a v exe d

q uesti on i s the meani ng of thi s sym bol .

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S eal —An i ndi ca ti on that a consi dera bl e amount

of p a t i e n ce wi l l be n e cessa ry before y our hop es are
rea l i sed , bu t ev en tua l l y y ou wi ll gai n su ccess an d
wea l th .

- —
Seali ng Wax Theoreti cal l y you are wis e but you ,

se l dom brin g y our wi sd om to bear on pra ct i ca l ma tt ers .

-
S e e Saw —Unl ess .
y ou endea v our to become more
d e ci si v e a n d reli abl e , you wi l l l ose any good op p or
tuni t i es whi ch ma y come your way .

Seawee d — Thi s . denotes a j oy i n the past of whi ch

—
Shamrock A Si gn of good l uck
. .

Shark — An omi n ou s Si gn of dea th

. .

-
Shavi ng Brush — Thi s Si gn su gests tha t you
g
. are
ap t t o turn mol ehi ll s int o moun tai ns .

Sheep —To l andown ers or those engaged in any

a gri cu l tu ral p ursui t s sheep are an o men of su ccess
an d p rosp erou s d ea li n g to o t hers t hi s Si gn i mp li es
t ha t they wi ll recei v e assi stance from unexpe ct ed
qu arters .

Shel l .
—Good
l u ck from an un expect ed source

wi th other si gns a v i si t to the sea side

,
.

Shepherd —The . ap p earan ce of mbol warns

thi s sy

u a ai n st taki ng un necessary ri sks m all ma tters

y o g .

Ship —N ews from di st ant l ands

. a successful "ourney ;

Shi rt —Thi s Si gn is consi dered an o men of good

fortune .

Shoe s —These i ndi cate Sp eedy new arrange ments

whi ch are likel y t o turn out extre mel y well .

Shrimping Net —Pl easures and amusements , uncon

 D I CTI ONARY OF SYM B OLS 109

Shutters -Thi s Si gn r l ai ms the fact that there

.
p oc
is need for secrecy , and tha t there may be thi n gs i n
y o u r l ife o f whi ch y ou trust nothin g wi ll be kn own .

S i ckl e —
Si gn tha t y ou will exp e ri e n ce sorrow a n d
A
pai n thr ough t h e ca ll ous behavi ou r of som eon e y ou l ov e .

Si gnpost —Thi s symbol must be rea d in conj un cti on

wi th surroundi ng symbol s ; i t usually emphasi ses
the importan ce of ot her si gns ; a broken Si gnp ost
i ndi ca tes tha t y ou tak e a wron g t urni ng i n y our lif e
an d af terwards ha v e mu ch cau se t o regre t i t .

Skel eton — Thi s imp li es

. a feeli ng of di sgu st at some
i nf orm ati on whi ch i s told to y ou an d whi ch y ou are
asked n ot to rev ea l .

Ski ppi ng Rope —Pl ea sure wi th chil dren a n d p p

c u
la ri ty wi th them .

—
Sl ei gh A. sp ell of col d weat her ; an i n t erest i ng
event or p i e ce of n e ws t o be exp ect e d in the wi nter .

S l ug.
— Petty annoy ances ; bad wea ther .

—
SnaiL Thi s is a Si gn of i n fid eli ty ; sev eral sna il s ,
tha t mi schi ef i s goi ng on arou n d y ou of whi ch y ou

Snak e — Thi s i s an unpl ea san t Si n of t reachery ,

g
di sl oyal ty , and hi dd en danger, some ti mes ca use d by
hose whom you l east susp ect ; if i t s hea d i s rai se d
t ,

i n jury by the ma li ce of a man i s p redi ct e d ; i t i s al so

an i ndi ca ti on of mi sfortune an d ill ness .

Sni pe —Thi s bird si gnifi e s the di scov ery of a u sefu l

fact ; if flyi ng ha sty , n ews of a grea t fri en d .

Snowd m
ps -These are a symbol of y ou t h an d

i nnocen ce , t hi s Si gn ma y p oi n t t o some ev en t a ff ect i ng

ou an d yours whi ch wil l p robab l y t ake p l a ce a bou t
F ebruary ; if Seen i n a cross i t woul d foreshow the
dea th of an infant or y oung chil d .
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Stork — In . su mmer
t hi s i rd t ell s y ou to eware of
, b b
ro bb ery or fra u d ; i n wi n t er , p repare for ba d wea ther
a n d a grea t mi sfort un e ; a st ork flyi n g p re di ct s that
whi l st y ou hesi t a t e i n comi n g t o a d e ci si on a profi ta l e , b
cha n ce i s l ost t he n ews o f whi ch wi l l Sp e e di l y rea ch
,

y ou .

S tove — Thi s mbol

sy ca ll s a t ten ti on to the fact
tha t t ri a l s an d t ri bul a ti on s a wai t y o u .

—
S traw A . bun dl e of stra w forete ll s gai n t hr ou gh
i n du stry .

Strawberri e s — Pl easure an d the gratifica ti on of your

wi shes a re Shown by t hi s frui t .

Straw Ha t — M odesty an d Si mp l e l ea su res

p .

S tree t Lamp —Thi s i s

a . Si gn of a fooli sh d e si re to
d ra w a t te n ti o n t o y o u rse lf .

Stud — See Collar Stud

. .

S tu fi e d B ird s — A di scov ery . t ha t some thi n g u pon

whi ch y ou had set y our heart p rov es un sa ti sfyi n g .

S ubmari n e — Swi ft l y a rri v i n g n ews or e v e n t s ; some

.

time s t he di scl o su re of a se cre t whi ch wi ll be of mu ch

p ers ona l v a l u e t o y ou .

S un .
— Thi s p ro mi ses
ha pp i n ess heal th, su cce ss i n ,

l ov e , p rosp eri ty , an d t he b en efi c i a l di scov ery of secre t s .

S un B onn et — A Si gn of ori gi na l i ty , personal char m

an d a t tra cti on some ti mes coqu etry
, .

—
SundiaL You are warned to take heed as to the
way i n whi ch you spend your ti me .

Sunfl ower — Thi s flower procl aims l earni ng and a

.

sa ti sfa ctory con cl u si on i n ma t t ers whi ch are most

i n t ere st i n g t o y ou ; i t al so imp li es tha t y ou may rea
sona b l y exp ect a scheme to work ou t greatl y to your
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LEAVES

Tea Cosy — To
t he unmarri ed t hi s i s a Si gn that ,

t hey wi ll p robab l y remai n Si n gl e ; t o t he marri ed ,

aff ecti on an d comfor t l n t he small t hi ngs of lif e .

-
Tea Cup an d S au cer — You may . exp ect t o hea r some
thi n g af mu ch i n tere st a nd p l ea su re i n y ou r for tu n e
”
.

Te eth — The se call

. a tt ent i on t o t he fa ct tha t p ro b a bl y
a vi si t t o t he d enti st i s re qui red .

Te l e graph Post — Hasty n ews by tel ep hone or te l e

gra m .

Te l egraph —
Wires You wi ll tran sact important
business by t el ephone or t el egram .

Tel ephone —You wi ll be put to consi dera bl e i n con

v eni en ce through forgetfu l ness .

Tel e scope — Thi s .

p redi cts t he pro babili ty of trou l eb
wi th y ou r ey esi ght.

Tenni s N et .
—Thi s Shows pl ea sures an d soci al ent er
tai nments .

Tent .
—
A symbol of trav el .

Thimbl e — For a gi rl , t hi s sy mbol imp li es t hat S he

wil l probabl y nev er marry ; to the mar ri ed i t p redi cts
,

cha n ge s i n the hou sehol d .

Thi stl e —Thi s p l ea san t Siis

gn of s
at rengt h en d ur ,

an ce an d aff ecti on ; i t al so Shows a d esi re t o remov e

,

o bsta cl e s from t he p a t h of t ho se who are i n di ffi cul ti es .

Throne — An emp ty t hrone d en otes pu l i c b mi sfor

tu n e . See al so King on Throne .

Thumb — A l a rge a nd p owerful t humb foret ell s an

.

opp ort u ni t y i n whi ch you p rov e y oursel f su p eri or

to those who hi therto somewha t despi sed y ou .

Ti ger .
—
You will
be p l aced i n a peri l ou s p osi ti on
p o ssi b l y t hr ough t he ba d be ha vi our or fol l y of t hose
who Should protect y ou .
 DICT IONARY OF SYM B OLS 1 15

Timber —c . s of t im ber are a Si gn of wel l -

bei ng
and p rospe ri t y i n your affai rs .

Ti n Tacks —An agree men t about to be sati sfactoril y

Toad —You ma y
. exp ect decei t
the di scovery a nd
b
of di sagreea l e fact s ; t hi s S i gn S hou l d ca u ti on y ou t o

be on your guard , for mali ci ous talki ng causes much

di scomfort and ma y separate the es t of fri end s b .

—
ToadstooL You are warned a gai n st mald ng rash
and ungu arded state ments , a bad habi t of gossi i
p gn
and encou ragi n g sca n d al .

- —
Tom Tom S ee . Nati ve -
wi th Tom Tom .

Tomatoe s Growi ng —An . increase of worl dl y good s

i s foreshown by thi s Si gn .

Tombstone -Thi s Si n
g mu st be j udged i n accordance
wi th other symbol s around it .

—
Tongs A p ai r of firetongs i ndi cates anxi ety and

di stu rban ce i n t he home .

Tong ue — Thi s si gni fi es that unl ess y ou a men d y ou

wil l make mi schi ef by you r i n d i scree t an d u n ki n d

words .

—
Tooth One l ar ge tooth i s a symbol of bereav emen t
. .

Topiary Work —Trees and hedges cu t i n to the forms

of bi rd s , a n i ma l s e t c,a re ofte n t o be se e n i n the tea
.
,

l eav es ; thi s Si gn assures you of the fa ct that those

thi ngs for whi ch you mu st wai t l on ges t are those whi ch

Torch F
" l ami ng"
—Thi s hope fu l symbol tha t
is a

some unexpected p i ece of good fortune wi l l come t o

yo u ; i t al so i n di ca t es t he di scov er y of a n un d ev e l op e d
tal en t.
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LEAVES

Torpe d o — Acts of vi ol ence di saster or di stressi ng

. , ,

news are t he mea ni n gs of thi s symbol

.

Tortoi se — Thi s mean s that you a ttemp t tha t of

whi ch y o u ha v e no kn o wl ed g e .

Tower — Thi s.
p redi ct s a n a d v an t a geou s opp ortu n i t y
throu gh whi ch j ou ma y ri se to a good p osi ti on in

Toys —Pl ea su re wi th chi l dren .

Trai n — Arri val s remov al s a j ou rney

.
, , .

—
Tram A roa dway j ourn ey on bu si ness
. or p l e
a sure .

Tram Li ne — Thi s i s i n di ca t ed by two thi n , strai ght

li n es whi ch run near toge t her up the Si de of the
cu p .

Tree s .
— Good heal thand a p l easin g assurance of

comi n g p rosp eri t y a n d hap p i n ss ; if surroun ded by

e
d ots a n i nheri tance of p rop ert y i n t he cou nt ry i s fore
shown " See al so Che stnut Tree , Chri stm as Tree , Elm
Tre e , Oak Tree , Yew Tree .

Tri an gl e — A fortuna te meeting good l uck ; some ,

ti mes an unexpected l egacy .

Tri dent — A hopeful Si gn of honour and promoti on

to those i n the N avy .

Tri umphal —
1 S a fortu na te omen of your
Arch Thi s.

fu tu re hon our an d hi gh p osi ti on ; a decorated arch

foretel l s a wed di ng .

—
TroweL Thi s imp l ement foretel l s good
gard eni n g
wea ther condi ti ons ; seen i n the wi n ter i t i ndi cates
’
,

un u su a l mi l dn ess See al so B ri ckl ayer s Trowel

. .

Trou sers — A .
p a i r o f t rou sers forete ll s news of mis
fortun e or sorro w for a man .

’
Tr e Lo v er s Kn ot — T i s i s ha p p y omen of fai thfu l
u h a
ness rn l ove and of enduri ng fri endshi p
, .
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Trumpet — Thi s d en ote s good fortune t o a musi ci an ;

to ot hers en tertai nmen t l arge assembli es of p eop l e ,
, ,

p u bli c Sp ea ki ng sometimes the setti ng on foot of

,

new schemes .

Trunk — Arri v al s an d dep arture s .

Tub — You . ha v e ev i l t o fear , i s the meani n g of thi s

si gn .

Tulips — A symbol of radi ance , heal th , and consta ncy

i n l ov e an d fri en dshi p .

Tunn e l — Thi s su ggest s that y ou a re li kel y

. to make
a wron g de ci si on i n an imp ort a n t ma tter .

Turkey .
—Tha t
y ou a re i n d a n ge r of mmi tt ing
co
i nju ri ou s fol li es i s t he mea ni ng of t hi s Si gn .

Turni p — The . di scov ery of secrets an d domesti c

q u arrel s are in di ca te d by t hi s Si gn .

Turmike — Thi s i mpli es t hat t he remi ni scences whi ch

u rel a te o f t he p as t are of more i n t erest t han u
y o y o r
top i cs of the p resen t .

Turnstil e — Thi s is a Si gn that you cl ev erl y e v a de a

di sagreea bl e i n ci den t or un pl easa n t di scu ssi on wi thou t
offen di ng any one .

Turtl e — Thi s i s Si gnifi ca nt of wea l th and l uxur y .

Twi ns — Thi s i s a symb ol of symp a thy an d the

perfect i on of happi ness ; wi t h ot her si gn s , ne ws of t he
bi rth of twi ns .

Ugl y Faces .
-These Sho w domesti c quarrel s or

unpl easan t n ews .

Umbre ll a — If i t i s
. op en , bad wea t her a nd gr umbli ng
are fore tol d ; cl osed , a bi t of bad l uck whi ch may
1 18 FORTUN E TE LLIN G B Y TEA LEAVES
-

Uni corn —Thi s i s an i ndi ca ti on of sca ndal .

—
Un a A Si gn of ill ness .

Vampi re —Thi s brin gs a messa ge glof

oom a n d
sorro w , or al so mea ns that you awai t the expec ted
news of a d ea t h .

Van — Thi s
. Si gn
d en otes an i n t erestin g exp eri men t
i n whi ch y ou su cceed .

Vani ty B ag —
l arge ci rcl e
A. of ad mi ri ng fri en d s ,

and much pl eas u re wi t h t hem .

—
Vase Thi s Si gn brings y ou a p rmi se
o of good
hea l th .

Vegetabl e —
M arrow Thi s mea n s
. sa d n e ws ormone
ta ry l osses throu gh ba d crop s , ei ther at home or

—
Vegetabl es These in di ca te t oil fol l owed , by a
ti me of l ei su re an d affl u ent ci rcumsta n ce s .

—
Venus Thi s .
p l a ne t whi ch i s some t i mes see n i n
the -
t ea l ea v es , bri ngs a message of pea ce or
p l a ci di ty .

—
Vi se A carpenter s
’
vi se si gn ifies that y ou wi ll
need p owerful assi sta nce to extri ca te y ou from the
ress i n whi ch you wi ll find yourself through your
pll y
o .

Vi ol ets — Thi s is a sy mbol

hi gh idea l s and of of
the findi n g of happi n ess i n i t s ful l est sen se ; sev eral
vi ol e ts assu re y ou of comi n g j oy ; if i n t he form of
a cross dea th i s p re di cted
,
.

Vi oli n — A . sy mbol of co mi n g su ccess to a mu si ci an,

an d of pl easu re and entert a M en t to ot hers,
 DICTIONARY OF SYM B OLS 1 19

—
Vul ture Thi s bird i s a forewarni ng of ey il and
unrest i n v ari ou s qu art ers of t he gl ob e ; i t al so mea ns
a p owerfu l e n emy someti mes deat h; if i t fli es tragedy
, , ,

sorro w
, and t ea rs are p re di c t e d .

Wadi ng —
B oot Thi s
. is a warni n g t o be ca u t i o u s

in swi mmi ng be ati ng or you may mee t wi t h an

or ,

acci dent ; wi th o ther si gn s i t d e n ot e s a home by t he

—
Waggon Thi s i mpli es . a fortunate ou tl ook and
changes for the be t ter .

—
Wal king Sti ck The arri . v al of a mal e v i si t or .

—
Wal L A thi ck, hi gh wall denote s many diffi cul ti es
in your li fe , and t hat mu ch courage wi l k be nee ded
to ov ercome t hem .

Wall flower .
—
Thi s Si gn i ndi ca t es the Seri ou s con
si dera ti on o f a n ew p l an .

Warming Pan .
-Thi s i s a Si n of comfort i n small
g
thi ngs an d domesti c p eace .

—
Wasps These i nsects are Si gnificant" of di stress ‘

mused by the sharp tongues of those around y ou .

—
Water Thi s . is re cogni sed by a cl ea r space
usu a l l y
en ti re l y free from -
t ea l ea ves a t the ot t om of t he
b
cup .

Water Lil y —Thi s

. flower procl ai ms a decl ar ati on of
l ove .

Weasel —Thi s
. ani mal Sho ws cun ni n g , and p oi n t s
to t he sl y behavi our of so meone wi th whom you asso
ci a te , a nd of whom you feel no su spi ci on .
120 FORTU NE TELLING B Y TEA-
LEAVES
—
Weathercock Thi s i s a Si gn tha t you feel i ncapabl e
.

of maki n g u p your mi n d d efini tel y on any ma t t er

wi thou t first con sul ti ng ea ch on e wi t h whom you
come i n cont act and i n the en d you settl e up on an
,

ent i rel y di fferen t course of act i on .

W eddi ng Cake —Thi s p rocl ai ms a Speedy and p ros

peron s marri a ge .

—
Whal e A p redi cti on of p ersona l da nger whi ch
may be av e rted if you are ca u t i ou s .

Whe el .
—Thi s is mboli c
sy of the wheel offortu n e
an d foreshows a p rosp e rous career or an i nheri ta n ce

of wea l th ; a broken wheel p redi cts a bad di sappoi nt

men t as to an expected i n crease of i ncome or a
l ega cy .

—
Wheel barrow Thi s . si gn
foret el l s a v i si t to the
cou n t ry or a p l ea san t ren ewa l o f fri en dshi p w i t h t hose
who li v e i n i t .

—
Whi p To . a woman thi s Si gn foretel l s v exati on
an d tri al s i n her marri age ; for a man , i t has mu ch
t he sa me meani n g , an d se v ere di sa p p oi n t men t will
befall him .

Wi cket Gate —A smal l i nci den t l ea ds up to an

importan t fu tu re ev en t .

’ —
Wi dow s B onnet Thi s Si gn mu st be rea d in conn ec
t i on wi th other symbol s ; some ti mes i t foreshows gri ef
an d mou rni ng if d ots are rou nd i t , that a sum
, or of
money or a l egacy may be expected from a wi dow .

—
Wi ndmi ll A Si gn tha t .
y ou may hope to su cceed
i n a d ou b tful enterp ri se .

—
Window An . open wi ndow sho ws t hat y ou are
regarded wi th favour by many ; a cl osed one means
1 24 FORTU NE TE LIN G B Y TEA LEAVES
L -

,
—
Besom Ugl y Face s You will make many ene mi es
by mi schi ef maki ng
- .

Bonnet ,
—
A B ouquet Marriage l ate i n life .

Bri de A , Cre scent M oon, A _

—
Swal l ow A j ourney
.

whi ch l ea ds to a ro manti c l ove aflai r .

Bri de , Penknife , An —
OWL Jeal ou sy termi nates an
u nhap py en gage ment .

Cab A S quare , A Cap gl oomy

-A out l ook brought
a bou t by one of the op posi t e sex .

Camel " Laden", A Small T, A Com” —

m An unex
pect ed fo rtu n e t hr ou gh th e dea th of someone abroa d
whose name begi ns wi th T
”
.

Chai n E
" ntangl ed", Oni on — You will be p l aced in
an e mbarrassi ng p o si t i on by t he di scov ery of a secret .

hi ne se Lantern , A Pai r of Stil ts — Pri de bri ngs abou t

a g
i
f ll

Cl over , Pl ums , A Bri dge — A new and excell ent

opp ortuni t y wi l l come y our way n ecessi tat i n g a j ou rne y .

Dafi odil s , The Sun —A j oyful

. occurrence i n the

D oves , A B ook, —
A Beehi ve You wi ll a dvance
rapi dl y and become a well kn own wri t er
- .

Du ck, —
A Vegetabl e Marrow Rash inv estments . .

"Fl yi ng" A S teamer A Tent A Large E

”
Eagl e , , , .

A posi ti on
. of hon ou r i n Egyp t .

Ear, A Beehi ve , A Trumpet — Fame as a pu bli c

Spea ker .

’
Fate Line , A S word rn Its S heath, The S i gn of M ars ,
A Chai n -A happy fa te awai t s y ou an d ma rri a ge
.
,

to a sol di er who will ri se to the top of the tree in hi s

p rofessi on .
 COMB INATION or SYMB OLS 125

Frog, A Fi sh, A Ship, A Large “ ” -Emi rati on to

’

C .
g ,

Goat, A Runni ng Fi gure , A Lamb —There. need be

no doubt as to the successful out come of your v enture .

Grasshoppers , A S l ei gh, A Wre ath of Asters —D ea th .

of an e l d erl y fri en d or re l at i v e i n t he wi nter .

Key, A Fl ami ng Torch —Some . di scov ery or t he

d ev el opmen t of a p a t en t l ea ds to y our be comi ng
famou s .

Ki ng on Hi s Throne , An Eagl e i n a Cage , A Mace .

An important publi c cere mony in whi ch you take

a p art .

Ladd er, Ri ng , A M an an d a Woman — M arriage wi ll .

be the means of adv ancement and good fortun e .

Ladder, A Pal ette — Attainment to a p osi ti on of

honour as an arti st .

Lad der, The Symb0 1 of —

M ars A most fortu na te
career as a sol di er .

Li on , A Lute —Ri si ng t o the top of the tree , as a

musi ci an i s , a ssu re d by t hese sym ol s b .

Li on, A M an Speaking from a —

Pl atform Great
su ccess i n a u bli c caree r and t he at tai ni ng to an
p
i nfluen ti al p osi t i on .

Li on, A M an B e si d e a P e stl e an d M ortar —E xcel l en t .

p rosp ect s an d fame as a doctor .

Li zard , A P eake d Cap .

—An exp ected vi si tor is not
to be trusted .

M ace , A —
M al l et Throu gh wi sdom an d cl ear j u dg
ment you will ri se t o a p osi t i on o f au t hori t y .

M an Carryi n g a Burden, A Pai r of S ci ss ors , A M ush

room — Q
. ua rrel s i n an u nhap p y l ov e aff ai r endi n g rn
a broken engage ment .
126 FORTU NE TELLING B Y TEA-
LEAVES

M agnet, A M eat —
Coven An unpl easant di scov ery
l ea ds to t he b
a rupt endi ng of an i nf atuati on .

Nail , A Pair of Pi ncers — A vi si t to the denti st and

the mov al
re of a tooth .

-
Noti ce B oard, A Le ek, An Open Padl ock —In . a
sur p ri sin g ma nner y u
o wi ll get t he i nformati on for
whi ch y ou are seeki n g .

Oni ons , An Otter —Those in whom y ou trusted have

.

betrayed y ou r confid ence an d di vul ged a secret .

Owl , A Pail .
— Lo ss i n come will
of necessi ta te y our
u n d erta ki n g di sta st eful work .

Pagoda , A Pal m Tree , —

Water A . v oyage to a warm
clima te un der v ery hap p y con di ti ons .

Pe stl e and Mortar, A Wal ki ng Stick —Ill ness and the

arri v al of the d octor .

Pul pi t , Opera Gl a sse s — Those who weary others

. by
un d u e curi osi ty wi ll al wa y s remai n i n i gn orance .

“
Q A
uery , L etter , In i ti a l B , A Grave S tone
”

You wil l be consul ted as to the erecti ng of a hea dstone

on the grav e of a rel ati v e or fri e n d .

Q uill Pen, Lil i es of the Vall ey , An Organ —Grea t

Rabbi t, An Arrow, A Large Letter L, “ ”

A D agger .

N ews of severe il l ness and a probabl e operati on for

a chil d who li v es i n Lond on .

Rhi noceros, An Overcoat, A Steamer, A Large Le tter

“ ”—
I. The un dertaki ng of a somewhat hazardous
en terpri se necessi ta tes a v oy a ge to Indi a ; throu gh
thi s mu ch wi l l happ en whi ch wi l l ev en tual l y l ea d to

Rocket, A Pear, A Snowdrop — N ews . of a birth of

whi ch y ou may expect to hear i n February .
1 28 FORTUN E TELLIN G BY -
TEA LEAVES
Vegetabl e M arrow A Steamer Nati ve wi th Tom
, ,

Tom ”
A Broken Pill ar
,
— Di stressi ng news of mi s
.

fortune for so meone dear t o y ou i n In di a .

Vi ol et, A Lil y, A Robin , A Cre scent Moon,

Water
A Ri ng .
—
A roma n ti c l ov e a ff a i r whi ch en d s i n a happ y
marriage taki ng pl ace i n the earl y spring .

Wading B oot Th e S i gn of N e ptu n e S everal Pen

—
, ,

gui ns, A M ast N ews of a di sast er i n t he N orth Sea .

’
Wi dow s B onnet, A Pi g, A Dotted Circl e , The Figures
—A smal l l egacy of a hundred p ounds may

—
Woodpecker, Trees, A Rose, A Mam A prospecti v e
v i si t to the coun try i n the su mmer when y ou wi l l meet
,

wi th someone who wi ll become v ery dear to you .

Yew Tree , An Open Padl ock , A Wal l fl ower, A Pi ne

appl e — A new pl an of life i s mad e necessary as the
s ul t of an unexpected i nheri tan ce of mu ch weal th
re .
SOME EXA MPLE CUPS WITH THE IR
IN TE R PRE TA T IO N S

The foll owi n g twenty i ll ustrati ons are phot ograp hs

of cu p s whi ch on v ari ous occasi on s hav e b ee n t urn ed by
con sul tan ts an d i n terp re t ed by a seer The st u de n t
.

wi ll find t hese of much practi cal v al u e rn l earni ng what

symbo l s t o l ook for an d how to di scern t hem cl ea rl y
,

as the cu p i s t urned abou t m t he han d .

The di v i na ti on of ea ch cu p shou l d be carefu ll y stu di ed

wi t h i ts il l u strati on ; by t hi s mea ns t he stu dent will
be ena bl ed to grasp the p ri n ci p l es upon whi ch to form
a j u d gmen t of the cu p as a whol e .

Hav ing mastered thi s the knowl edge gai ned can
,

be su p p l emen t ed by referen ce t o the al p ha e ti ca l

b
Di cti onary of Symbol s and Thei r M eani ngs i n the
p re vi ou s ch a p t
. er
To stu dy the i l l u strati on s an d thei r descrip t i on s
corre ctl y the forme r mu st be t u rn e d abou t an d abou t
,

unti l each symbol has been i dentifi ed .

132 FORTU NE TE LLIN G B Y TEA-LEAVES

IN TERPRE TATION

F IGURE I
The most n oti cea bl e fea ture of thi s cup i s the cl ear
evi d en ce gi v en t ha t t he chi ef i n t erest s of t he con su l ta n t
are boun d up i n some ma n i n In di a . T ha t t here i s
delay rn recei vi ng i mport an t news from hi m i s shown
by the symbol of the p i geon on the st one i mmedi atel y
benea th the handl e B u t t ha t most fav ourabl e news
.

may be expected l at er i s cert ai n , for the figure of a

man u pon an el ephant wi th a pi n eapp l e beyond gi v es
p roof o f t hi s. T h e n a t i v e s w i t h t he l arg e P i n c on
j uncti on Show that the Pu njaub i s i ndi cated and thi s ,

i s furt her emphasi sed by the Si gn - p’ o st w hi ch p oi n t s

t owards these symbol s .The chil d s toy s Show the
’
con sul t a n t s ass o ci a t i on a n d ha p p i n ess wi th chi l dr e n .

T he figu r e of t he woman sea t ed on the edge of a rock

wi th i t s cu ri ou s p eak behi n d her, a n d the sea gul l bel ow,
su ggest tha t storms at sea wil l caus e di stress t o some
woma n known t o the consu l t ant The smal l figu re .

cl o se t o t hi s symb ol p oi n ts ou t t hat i t i s l i kel y

,

t o be el ev en da y s before t here i s hop e of t he anxi ety

being reli ev ed .
 SOM E EXA M PLE C UPS 133

F IGU RE I
PR IN C IPA L S YM B OLS
On sides . N ati v es on p ost .Large l etter P .

’
Chi l d s toy s Woman wi th u p l if t ed han d s on curi ou s
.

shape d rock Small n umeral

. 11 abov e .Sea gull
per c he d o n sma ll roc k b e n ea t h .

I n cen tre — Pi ge on sta n di n g on l arge st on e man i n sun

,

hel met on el ep han t Si gn p ost p oi n tin g to l e t ter

”
.
- P .

N ear ri m a nd ha ndle — A pi neap p l e on di sh .

134 F ORTU NE TE LLIN G BY TEA-
LEAVES

INTERPRETATION

F romm II
Thi s cu p Sho ws that a v ari et y of even ts may be
exp ected , wi th a fai r p rop orti on of pl easure and su ccess
to be an t i ci p a t ed from t hem .

The fin ger beyond the handl e poi n ting to the ark

i ndi cates that i n al l tri al s the consul tant wi ll find a
refu ge. The hangi n g l amp i s al so a guarantee of
comi ng su ccess, and p rosp erou s undertaki ngs , i n some
new pl an whi ch rs und er consi derati on .

T he cl ou ds , t he symbol of t he goa t beyon d whi ch

i s faci ng into the open gate way , si gni fy that an advan
tage u s opportuni t y t o whi ch a cert ai n amoun t of
o ,

ri sk rs atta ched awai t s the con sul tant ; the p romi n ent
,

figurehea d upon the stone p ill ar gi v es assurance that

al l wil l tu rn ou t wel l , and t hat t here i s no need for
hesi ta ti on i n embarki ng u pon thi s n ew opportu ni ty ;
that i t will necessi t a te a remov al i s shown by the
buil di ngs bey ond The quil l p en and dots poi nt to
.

the fact that some l egal bu si ness will be transacted

ov er mon e y a ff a i rs .

The ov cot i n the centre wi th the form of a wi dow

d e - ,

wi th d ots arou n d , si gnifies tha t a benefit to t he home

may be expected i n the future , through a widow The .

cl ergyman i n conj un cti on hol di ng a p aper , shows

,

that the ben efit wi ll p robabl y come about thr ou gh a

reconcili a ti on . The b ank of cl ou ds behi nd t he ferry
boat shows that some trou bl e to be expe ct ed i n the ,

fu ture wil l be li ghten ed by the hel p of good fri ends

, .

Whi l st t he bi rd sta ti onary upon t he pi ece of wood ,

at some d i sta nce from the consul t ant , an d i n conj un c
ti on wi th t he l e t t er mea ns uncertai nt y as to
”
L ,

some d esi red i nf orma t i on whi ch shoul d come from

,

someone whose name b egi n s wi th

”
L .
136 FORTUNE TELLIN G BY -
TEA LEAVES

F IGURE III

The catwi th dots around being near the handl e

i ndi ca t es financial worry i n t he home The bone .

beyon d shows that t he mi sfortu nes wi ll be met wi th

cou ra ge ,and ev e n tu all y ov e rcome The cocka too
.
,

wi th the caulifl ower appea ri ng on t he opposi te Si d e ,

si gnifies tha t an unreli a bl e fri en d will cause the con

su l tan t a l i ttl e un ea si ness , and as a s mall mbol
sy of a

fri end ma y be expe cted .

The pea r ma y be li nked t o t he sy mbol of the font

in the centre of the cup , showi ng t hat t he consul tant
may expect news of a bi rth ; the ca rvi ng in di ca tes
that the news will gi v e mu ch sa ti sfacti on ; the wi ne
cup wi th t he l eg i n conj unct i on p oi nts out that the
, ,

ambi ti ons of the consul tant wi ll cert ai nl y be rea li sed

i n the fu ture That a certai n amount of wai ti ng
.

wil l lre necessary i s Shown by the di stance from the

ban dl e .

The motor boat an d monument i n the centre , fore

,

tell the su ccessful ou t come of a new v en tu re whi ch at ,

p resen t i s u nt hou ght -

o f The roc
. ks sh ow t ha t a cert ai n
amou n t of men ta l a gi ta ti on i s arou sed by the se tti n g

ou t on thi s underta ki ng , bu t , wi th the reassuri ng

symbol s i n thi s cup , no al arm i s necessary .
 SOME EXAMPLE CUPS 1 37

F IGURE III
PR IN CIPAL SYM B OLS
On side under hand le -Cat Scat tered dots
. . .

On side.
-B one Cockatoo up on a stump of wood
. .

Smal l symbo o a g
l f l e. W i ne -
cu p held rn hand Small
.

On ci rcle under hand le —C

uri ous Shap ed rocks .

On ci rcle beyond -M onument

—
.

I n centre Motor boat Font Carved figures

. . .
 138 F ORTUN E TE LLIN G BY LEAVE S
TEA -

INTERPRETATION

F IGU RE IV

The sy mbol of t he sea l bei ng di rectl y under the

han dl e wi th t he l arge arch a n d ca rv i n g bey on d Show
, ,

that the consul ta n t will soon enj oy t he fu l filmen t of

a l on g desi red hope ; ev ery t hi n g i s goi n g smoo t hl y ,
an d will turn ou t a s d esi red The o nl y o bsta cl e i s
m
.

see n i n t he sy bol of t he weasel whi ch a p p e ars be yond

,

the sea l p oi n t i n g to the fact tha t the co n su l t an t has

,

someone who i s n ot t o be t ru ste d i n the home bu t t hi s ,

wi l l not resul t i n an y t hi ng seri ou s .

The figures of t he t wo women op p osi t e t he handl e

Show t he arri v al of fri en d s t o the hou se bri ngi ng ,

p re s e n t s w i t h t h e m T h e. i nkp o t p e n a n, d n u m er a l ,
’
wi t h the bi rd s nest i n connecti on Show t hat ,

happy ne ws as the resul t of p erson al e ff ort on t he p art

,

of the consul tant ma y be l ooked for wi thi n sev en

,

day s
The rock motor and wavy li nes being rn conj ncti on
. ,
u ,

warn t he con sul t an t of some fort hcomi ng v exa ti on and ,

p o ss i bl y a l ar m i
, n conn e c t i o n w i t h a m ot or e xp e di ti on ,
bu t the epi sode i s i n t he di sta n ce an d wi l l n ot be ,

more than a p assi ng cl ou d .

The Sl u g at the bottom of the cu p predi cts a fu ture

, ,

di sturban ce wi th someone , bu t the ma tte r will be

trifli ng The large symbol of the ki n g an d qu een u pon
.

t he throne , op posi t e t he han d l e fore t el l s a fu ture

,

of honour an d wea l t h and t he assura nce of ev er

,
y
happi ness for thi s fortuna te con su l tan t .
 140 FORTUNE TELLIN G BY -
TEA LEAVES

INTERPRETATION

FIGURE V

caused b so meone whose name begi n s wi th J .

”

The n cc and j ewell ery bey ond , wi th sca ttered dots

around , gi ve a cheerful assurance to the consu l tant
of co mi ng p rosp e ri t y Thi s i s fur ther emphasi sed by
.

t he ci rcl e of dots a bov e the l ett er C i n the cen tre .

AS t he i ni ti al i s large , i t probabl y i n di ca tes the name

of the p l a ce from whi ch t he sou rce of wea l th may
be ant i ci pa ted ; and that mu ch happi ness will come t o
the consu l tant i n the fu ture , i s shown by the dancin g
figu re and ca rved figu res bei n g i n conj un cti on .

The small basket , the sausage , and roll of bread ,

wi th the query and 2 beyond al l poi nt to the fact
,

tha t the consul tant will hav e li tt l e complai nt s and

g ru mb l es t o p u t u p wi th an d, t here will be som e d ou b t
as to whi ch of t wo peop l e i s most t o bl ame Bu t i t .

will be onl y a small rippl e u p on the otherwi se smooth

’
surface of the consul tant s ou t l ook .
 SOME EXAMPLE CU PS 14 1

F IGURE V
PRI N C IPAL S Y M B OLS
s — Large rocks Le tter J . i n conj un cti on .

N eckl ace Jewell ery

—
. .

In cen tre Large orna menta l C Ci rcl e of dots

.

a bove . Fi gure of gi rl da nci ng wi th arm uprai sed

benea th . Carv ed figures .

In cen tre near ci rcle —B asket . Large sausage wi th

0 1]b f
rea d in j
con u n cti on Small qu ery Numera l
5 f .
.
142 FORTUNE TELLING BY -
TEA LEAVES

IN TE RPRETAT ION

F IGURE VI

ml 4, be si d e t he S ha p e l ess l ea v es a n d
,

the lin e l ea di ng from thi s to the flat rock beyond ,

b
i n di ca te tha t i n a ou t fou r d a y s t he con su l tan t ma y
exp ect to meet wi th o stacl es i n the way of some
b
p r o sp ec t i v e ou t i n g or p l eas u re , w hi ch wi l l p ro b b
a l y
fa l l through .

The corkscrew, wi t h t he l e t te r C j
i n con u ncti on ,
si n ifies v exa ti ou s cu ri osi t y as t o the con su l tan t s
'

g
p ri v a t e c o n cern s , o n t he p art of p e rso n s w h ose n ames
begi n wi th these i ni ti al s .B ut that i t i s merel y a
p as si n g a nn o y a n ce i s s ho wn by t he sym o l o f b
the

b
arch, and danci ng figures a ov e i t , and , wi th the fig
tree b ey on d , fore te ll s the d ev el op men t of thi n gs most

wi shed for, and much fu ture hap p i ness an d p rosperi ty .

b
The anvi l i n the cen t re , wi th the ran ches of a tree
j
i n con u n ct i on su ggests that i t will be l a rgel y owi n g
,
’
to the con su l tan t s en ergy tha t thi s hopeful outl ook
i n the fu ture may safel y be predi cted .
144 FORTUNE TELLING BY TEA-LEAVES

INTERPRETATION

FI GU RE VII

Al thou gh the small symbol of the da gger p oi nts

t owards t he consul tan t i t woul d n ot i n thi s ca se p redi ct
,

a personal da n er, as t here are no furt her Si gn s of

g
ill ness or mi sfort une So t hat i t ma y sa fel y be t aken
.

to mea n tha t t he consul tan t wi l l Shortl y be goi n g to

se e afri en d who ha s ha d a n op era t i o n ; t hi s fa c t i s
borne out by the short d ot te d l i ne b
eyond , l ea di ng
to the door knocker, un d er whi ch i s wri tt en the word
in
99
.

The meral
nu 7 comi n g a t t he en d of t he d ot ted
li ne woul d Show that i t wi ll probabl y be sev en weeks
before’ this fri end recov ers from the i l l ne”ss Thi s .

fri end s name i s shown to b egi n wi th L, as that

l etter i s al so n ear the en d of t he li nes .

The more di stant si gns of a brooch and a cabi n et

beyon d both fore tell t he u n e xp e ct e d d ev el op me n t of
g o od fo rtu ne If t
. he con su l t a n t i s marri e d t he,t hi mbl e
i n the cen tre woul d S how fu tu re changes i n the hou se
hol d ; that they wi ll be a dv an ta geou s i s shown by t he
l ge fea ther whi ch gi v es assu rance of a prosperou s
a
r
f tu re .

That thi s may come a bou t t hrough a fri end , or

l over i s Shown by the ci gar and i s further emphasi sed
, ,

by the l arge dots besi de i t .

A warni ng agai nst ext rav agance , howev er i s gi v en ,

to the consul tant by the cri nol ine , whi ch appears

ami dst these si gns of future wea l th .
 SOM E EXA M PLE CU PS

F IGU RE
V II
PR IN C IPAL S Y M B OLS
—
N ear ri m Small da gger Short d ot ted l i ne l eadi n g
.

t o d oor kn ocker wi t h i n
,
wri t t e n be n e a th N ume ra l .

“ ”
Le t ter L D ot s
. .

On si des n ear ci rcl e — G rou p ofd ot s a n d s ma l l sy m

bol s Showi ng p re sen ts . B roo ch . C abi ne t .

In cen tre — Cri n ol i n e . Large fea ther . Smal l c i gar .

Thimbl e .
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F IGURE VIII
The onl y p rospe cts i s
Shown by the symbol of the organ and acorn up on
, ,

the d r l e at the bottom of the cup , the posi ti on of

c
these i gn s showi ng that hope will not be rea l i sed for
s
some ti me .

But these symbol s make the pred i cti on of ul timate

success a safe one . Shoul d the consul tant be a mu si
d an tri umph 1n the p rofessi on woul d be as sured
,
.

The coal scoop and beetl e are Si gnificant of domesti c

worri es and hou sehol d mr cs B u t the tea cosy i n the
.
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IN TERPRETATION

F IGU RE IX

Thi s cu pwoul d be si ngu l arl y di sa p poi n ti ng from the

’
consul ta nt s p oi n t of v i e w
,
i t i s d ev oid of in d den t
as .

The l arge Sp ra y of t hi st l e on t he ri m i ndi ca tes an

unselfis h li fe of enduran ce For the presen t , there
.

i s no Si gn of a more ev ent ful exi sten ce .

-
The du st p an brush, and cl u ster i n the centre poi nt
, , ,

t o fu tu re d omest i c v exa t i on s bu t t he l a rge sp ray

,

of i ri s besi de i t promi ses a pl easure whi ch will far

outbal an ce the t riflin g di sturban ce .
SOM E E XA M PLE CU PS 14 9

F IGURE IX

PRIN CIPAL SY M B OLS

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F IGURE X

in di ca ti on s ofp l eas ure a n d sod al en j o y m e n t

. T hese
being Shown by the cake and bu tterfly , whi l e th’e
orchi d i n con ju n cti on p redi ct s t ha t the consul ta n t s

p e rson a l char m an d p ow er o f a t t ra c ti on w ill resu l t

in a fu ture of weal th and sod al di sti n cti on .

The pil l ar, near the rim and handl e , gi v es a pl easi ng

assurance of securi ty and l oy al fri ends . The bird
flyi ng from the ca ge brings j oyful news, that somethi ng
whi ch has been an ob sta cl e i n t he way of the con
’
sul ta n t s d esi res i s a bou t t o be remov ed , and mu ch
fu ture hap pi ness may be l ooked for .

The figu re of the ma n fishi ng from a rock foreshows

the arri val of a vi si tor , who will hav e some p l easant

The toqu e opposi t e the han dl e bu t at the bott om

,

of the cup , gi v es fu rther evi d ence of the good l u ck

comi ng t o thi s fortu na te consul tan t .
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FIGU RE XI

Thi s cup i n di cates that the consul ta nt i s ap t to

be ruffl ed by t rifles an d to become u p se t by any thi n g
u n e x p e c te dA S fo r i n s ta n ce , i n t he ca se of t he arri v al
.
,

of v i si tors , Shown by t he mass of l ea v es an d chai r .

b
The qu ery esi d e i t Shows the i n d eci si on of the consu l t
’
an t s mi n d as t o n ecessary arran geme n ts The oots
. b
on the op posi t e si d e d enote tha t la ck of i ncome will
n ot b
t rou l e t he con su l tan t .

B u t that there i s some mi sfortune or hindr ance in

the fu tu re i s shown by the symbol of the broken cross
i n the bot tom of the cup ; t he hea d and Shoul ders of
t he woman besi d e i t su ggest tha t thi s t rou bl e wi ll
be ca u se d by a woma n C omp en sa t i on wi l l be fou n d
.

i n the hap p y l ov e affai r, whi ch i s cl earl y p redi cted

by t he che rr ie s t he fi gur es of t he ma n an d woma n
,
’
ernbra d n g and the ma n s hat and pi pe
, .

La rge d ots si gn i fy t ha t wea l t h wi ll be added to

hap p i n ess Thi s ev en t mu st n ot be exp e ct ed for some
.

mont hs as the symbol s are i n the bo ttom of t he cup

, .

The l ett er N wi th t he d ot s and sma ll t ree beyond

Show an i mmedi at e p l easa nt happe ni n g i n conn ecti on ,

wi th a p erson whose name begi ns wi th that l etter .

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F IGURE XI
PR IN C IPAL S Y M B OLS
—
N ear ri m M ass of l eav es Stones
—
. .

On sides Chai r Qu ery Two boot s

—
. . . .

On ci rcl e Fi gure of man and woman embra ci ng’ .

Small bunch of cherri es b enea th Sev era l dot s M an s

. .

hat a n d p i p e i n conj u n cti on

—
.

I n centre B roken cross Head and shoul d ers of

.

woman
—Le tter
.

hand N . Small tree be on d .

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FI G URE X II

The p resen t condi t i ons of t hi s consul tant not

cheeri ng The l arge cl oud associ ated wi th dot s, the
.
,

small d og on t he opp osi te si d e an d t he p ol i ceman

,

beyond all poi n t t o gri ev ous money worri es , possi bl y

,

ca u se d by di shon es ty .

The somewhat i ndi sti nct axe i mpli es a brav e eflort

t o ov e rcome an d fin al mastery of, some of the di fli
,

cul ti es
.

H o wev e r t he fu t ur e has more p l e as an t p rospe ct s,

,

an d ma y be l ooke d forward t o wi th hop e The symbol s

.

of t he cl ov e r an d che rri es gi v e assu ran ce of t hi s

, .

The sp ray of i vy spea ks of the p ati ence wi th whi ch

the p rese n t t ri a l s are borne a l so t ha t true fri en ds are
,

a source of comf ort t o the cons ul t ant .

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FIGU RE XIII
The consul tant who has turned thrs cup must
be prep ared for d el ays and must not expect real
,

happ i n ess u n ti l ra t her l a te i n li fe t hi s bei n g S hown

,

by t he bonnet an d st ri n gs on the Si d e of the cup .

The sma l l symbol of birds on a perch gi v es further

evi d en ce t ha t ha v i n g t o wai t i s a fea ture of t he con
’
su l ta n t s l ot The roc k a nd p i p e bey ond Show some
.

di sma y wi th regard to a d ea r fri end .

The l arge sp ra y of mi stl e toe an d holl y a t the bottom

of the cu p wi th the l e t ters
, F and L i n con ”

jun cti on i mpli es tha t some ev en t of imp ortance to

,

t he con sul tan t i n c onn ecti on wi th p erson s whose names

,

begi n wi th these i ni ti al l etters wi ll occu r i n the wi nter

,
.

If the cup has been turned duri ng the autumn

or wi nter p rob abl y a y ear will p as s before the ev ent
,

takes pl ace as the mi stl e toe i n di ca t es d el ay

, B ut .

thi s consul tant i s p rep ared t o hear the truth and faces ,

i t ca hnl y ev en if i t i s a li tt l e un p l ea sa n t ; t he symbol
,

of the woman l ooki ng i nto the gl ass bri ngs thi s fact
'

to 1l ght .

The chi l d l
p y g
a i n wi t h i t s t o y s fo res h o w s fu tu re

p l easa n t p l ans whi ch w ill res u l t i n tr a n q ui lli ty a n d

satisfacti on .
 SOME EXAM PLE CUPS 157

F IG U RE X III
PR IN C IPAL S Y M B OLS
On sides
— B onn et and st ri n gs . B irds on p e rch .

Pi eces of rock A pi p e
. .

On ci rcle — Chi l d wi th t oy s .

Cen tre — Lar e S s f mi stl etoe and holl y Le tters

g p yra o .

F an d L .
"
Fi gure of woman l ooki ng in gl ass .
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A

IN TE R PRETA TION

F IGURE X IV

Thi s cup was tu rned by a well - known authoress .

Its si ni ster app earan ce i s accou nt ed for by t he fact

tha t at t he time of turni ng the cup she was e rrang
,

i ng mentall y a murder pl ot for the book she was then

The sy mbol s speak for themsel v es and need no

exp l an a ti on .

It i s a most interesti ng sped men , as bei ng absolutel y

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FIGURE XV
The consul tant who turned t hi s cup was sorrowful
an d ha d e i ther j u st p assed throu gh a berea v emen t ,

or su ch wi l l ta ke p l a ce i n the i mme di a t e fu tu re The .

ro u gh cro ss and t he gr a v e n ea r t he han dl e poi n t to

’
thi s The bed , wi th the figu re of
. m
the wo an i n nurse s
cl oak n ea r i t t el l s of se ri ou s il l ness i n the home .B ut
thi s i s a fu ture trou l e , as the sym ol s appear a t some
b b
di stan ce from the han dl e . The sa u cep an al so ea rs b
wi tness to the general gl oom .

b
The i v y l ea v e s e y on d t he rou gh cross Show the
p at i en ce wi th w h i ch th e c on s u l ta n t b
ea rs the t ri a l s ;
al so t ha t good an d l oy al fri en d s wi ll be a sou rce of
comf ort .

The sma l l bi t of wood a n d t he cl ose d oo k are symb

b ol s of hope , an d a ssure thi s sa d consul ta n t that the
expect e d i mp rov emen t i n a ff ai rs wi ll certai n l y take p lace
an d wi ll rel i ev e some of the p resent anxi eti es .

Thi s i s the most that ca n be foretold of the fu tu re ,

for there are no Si gn s of pl easan t ev en ts or defini te
chan ges . In d eed , t he sym ol of the l e af of
b b
rea d
i n t he cen tre of t he cup shows tha t mon otony and
ordi na ry rou ti ne are all that ca n be predi cted from
the di vi nati on .
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F IGURE XV
PRIN CIPA L SYM B OLS
—
Near ri m Ro u gh cross . Ivy l eav es beyond . Large

On sides — Lo g of wood B ed Fi gure of a woman

. .

’
in nurse s cl oak besi de i t Grav e wi th small cross
—
.
, .

In centre Loaf of bread .Small symbol of a

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F IGU RE XVI

cup gi v es i mpressi on of a somewhat un de

an
v el oped character whi ch i s furt her brou ght i n to noti ce
by the stump of a tree on the d rcl e ; the hen on a
nest nea r the handl e , poin ts t o a home life of comf ort
,

an d aff ecti on .

The egg i n the cup , and the duck Show that a ri sk

,

of t hrea t en e d di sast er as a resu l t of rash sp ecul a ti on

,

wi ll be av erted an d wi th the symbol of the three boots

, ,

fortuna t e p rospec ts a n d the gu ara n t ee of hop e fu lfil l ed ,

,

may safel y be predi cted for the future .

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FIGURE XVII
The figure of the chil d wi th i ts toys beyond impli es
,

that new pl ans t o be niad e v ery soon wi ll be most

,

, ,

benefid al , and wi ll bring mu ch pl easure to t he con

sul tant B ut as the sausages and snail are not far
.

di stant there i s li kel y to be a marri ng of the pl easant

,

the part of so meone wi th whom the consul tant i s

cl ose l y
The bel l ows beyond suggest that the matter i s
trea t ed wi th as mu ch phil osophy as possi bl e , and
wi th a resol v e to make the best of a bad busi ness ;
the ham al so, bein g i n conj un ct i on , i t i s evi dent that

an d t he l ar ge l ett er M bey on d p rep are the con

,

sul tant for startli ng news the resul t of whi ch wil l

,

be of grea t importa n ce . The n ews wi l l come from

a pl ace begin ni ng wi th t he l et ter M There IS no
.

d ou bt t hat t he ma t t er wi l l tu rn ou t a dmi ra bl y an d bri ng

about many adv anta ges as shown by the sprea di ng
,

bran ches of the tree ; whil e the grapes ben eath promi se
The l ar ge -
boot tree -on the circl e
and l atch key
beneath the handl e predi ct a fortunate and unexpected
gai n i n t he nea r fu tu re Thi s con
.sul t ant may l ook
forward wi th confidence to the pl easures whi ch fate has
 SOM E E XA M PLE C UPS 165

F IGURE XVII
PRINCIPAL SYM B OLS
On sides —Chil d seat ed . Toys beyond
. Sausages
Snail Ham B el l ows
—
. . .

In centre Si gn post . Runnin g figure besi de i t .

Large l etter M i n conjun cti on .

On ci rcl e — Tree wi th Sp rea di ng branches . Bunch

of grap es be n ea t h Lar
.
g e boo t-t ree La t ch-key. .
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F IGU RE XVIII
The shadow ben ea th the hay cock Shows t hat the
consul tant wi ll soon be p l a ce d i n a somewhat tryi ng

p osi ti on a n d wi l l hav e consi d era b l e di fli cul t y i n fin di ng

a wa y ou t of i t .

The fu ture i s ful l of promi se and there can be l i ttl e

d ou bt that the consu l tan t wi ll enj oy the pl easures
of p ro sp eri t y .

A j ourney to ma te
a col d cli to be taken l a ter will
i n v ery propi ti ou s
re su l t ne ws as shown by the sym olb
of the pheasant .
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F IGURE X IX

The doll on the Si de , wi th the small symbol of a

toa ds tool besi de i t gi v es a warni n g t o the con su l ta nt
,

agai n st foll y an d a bad habi t of gossi pi n g when feeli ng

bore d i n soci ety The stuff ed hea d of the deer, m
.

thi s msc , shows tha t mu ch di stress i s mu sed by the

un gua rd ed talk , an d the con sul tan t cert ai nl y mnnot
be descri bed as an i n nocent muse .

The v ari ou s smt t ered Shapel ess l ea v es poi nt to

confu si on , and a som e what - -
happy go l u cky na tu re .

The sp ray of poppi es on the d rcl e ben ea th the handl e

foreshows that a pl easan t experi ence may be expected
i n the su mmer .

The broken gate wi th the cross abov e i t , denotes

,

t ha t a n ew op portu ni t y whi ch awai ts t he con sul tan t a t

a fu ture da te wi l l cc i n d de wi th a ti me of p erpl exi ty
,

an d t rou bl e , whi ch fact i s fu rt her borne ou t by the

runni ng figure bel ow Thi s bei ng i n conj un cti on
.

’
wi th a l arge l etter Y impl i es that the di stu rbance
,

wi l l ari se i n connecti on wi th a p l ace the name of whi ch

.

begi ns wi th Y .
 SOME EXAMPLE CUPS 169

F IGURE X IX
PRIN C IPAL SY M B OLS
On sides —Small sy mbol of a toadstool .

Head of a stu fl ed deer

—
.

N ear ri m Many Shapel ess l eaves

—
.

On ci rcl e S pray of popp i es

—
.

In centre B roken gate wi th cross above it . Large

”
Y . Runni ng figu re .
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F IGURE XX
Thi s cup Shows confu si on and t hat the consul tant
was in a sta te of mental turmoi l a t t he time of tu rni n g ”

it. B u t i n sp i te of thi s drawback t here are some

i nteresti ng facts to be foun d.

The d ot ted ci rcl es an d l arge ornamen tal arch poi nt

to a most hopeful ou tl ook an d to the su ccessful dev el
op men t of some d e si re a t p resen t un a t t ai na bl e
.

The v ari ou s i ni ti al s and small numeral s smttered

a bou t Show corresp on d en ce as t o p l an s an d fixi n g of
da tes The bu sh a pp l e tree Sp ea ks of some p l easu re
.

whi ch ma y be l ooked forward to in the summer .

The danci ng figures predi ct mu ch fu tu re ha ppi n ess

t he numerou s changes whi ch are likel y to come about
wi l l al l te nd to su ccess and the grati fyi ng of the con
’
sul tan t s wi shes. And what more cheerful outl ook
than thi s mn be desired ?
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C ON C LU DIN G N OTE

It ma y be sa fe l y p romi sed to those who foll ow the

simpl e i nstructi ons gi v en i n thi s book that wi thin
a short time they wi ll find themsel v es en d rcl ed by
a hal o of popul ari ty . For few thin gs provi d e a more
certai n gua rant ee of thi s pl eas ant con di ti on than
that of bei ng abl e to
”
tel l fortunes .D i vi nati on
-
by tea l ea v es wi ll bring to those who stu dy i t deepl y
a fu nd of knowl edge beyond the radi us of normal

For those who use i t as a means of amusement onl y ,

i t wi ll gi v e p l eas u re whi ch i s d ep en d en t u pon nothi ng
more di fi cul t to obtai n than a cu p of tea " Wi th
t hi s re commen da ti on I will l ea v e these pages i n the
,

Sin cere hop e tha t thi s li t tl e book may be of rea l v al ue

to those who d esi re to be i ni ti ated i nto the fasd nati ng
art of readi ng the fu ture i n a tea cup — .