Western Tasseography
The first record of dream interpretation dates all the way back to the Epic of Gilgamesh and his strange dream. This sparked the idea that dreams could be used to forsee the future which continued through ancient societies, such as Greece, Egypt and China. Each of these cultures had their own way of interpreting dreams and their meanings. Dream interpretation is popular in both the Wizarding and Muggle communities. Wizards, however, record and analyze dreams for magical properties.
There are 3 levels of dreams that you can dream. Level 1 dreams are related to our preconscious mind and their content relates more to our normal life. Level 2 dreams are dreams that may provide some insight to the future. Trivial aspects of level 2 dreams can tie …show more content…
They used wax, lead, and other molten substances for their readings. This developed to tea leaves in the 17th century. After the Dutch introduced tea to Europe. England, Wales, Scotland and Ireland have produced a lot of practitioners as well as authors in this subject. Middle Eastern cultures use coffee grounds instead of tea leaves.
Tasseography relies most on the querents perception. The reader is ultimately the one who decides if the meaning is to be positive or negative. All questions should be personal and interpretive. To begin, the querent puts one teaspoon of loose leaf tea into a cup and pours hot water until the cup is just about full. As the tea steeps, the querent ponders a question while holding the cup. This should all take place in a silent and tranquil room. Once the tea is lukewarm, the querent can start drinking it, being cautious not to drink any of the leaves in the process.
There should be enough water left over to gently swirl the around the leaves. If the querent and reader aren't the same person, the cup gets handed over to the reader and they swirl the leaves. The swirling of the leaves helps to create an image for the reader to interpret. The next step is to place a napkin on the saucer and turn the cup over onto it for a few minutes. The reader turns the cup back over to start the reading. Any leaves left on the napkin are also part of the
There are 3 levels of dreams that you can dream. Level 1 dreams are related to our preconscious mind and their content relates more to our normal life. Level 2 dreams are dreams that may provide some insight to the future. Trivial aspects of level 2 dreams can tie …show more content…
They used wax, lead, and other molten substances for their readings. This developed to tea leaves in the 17th century. After the Dutch introduced tea to Europe. England, Wales, Scotland and Ireland have produced a lot of practitioners as well as authors in this subject. Middle Eastern cultures use coffee grounds instead of tea leaves.
Tasseography relies most on the querents perception. The reader is ultimately the one who decides if the meaning is to be positive or negative. All questions should be personal and interpretive. To begin, the querent puts one teaspoon of loose leaf tea into a cup and pours hot water until the cup is just about full. As the tea steeps, the querent ponders a question while holding the cup. This should all take place in a silent and tranquil room. Once the tea is lukewarm, the querent can start drinking it, being cautious not to drink any of the leaves in the process.
There should be enough water left over to gently swirl the around the leaves. If the querent and reader aren't the same person, the cup gets handed over to the reader and they swirl the leaves. The swirling of the leaves helps to create an image for the reader to interpret. The next step is to place a napkin on the saucer and turn the cup over onto it for a few minutes. The reader turns the cup back over to start the reading. Any leaves left on the napkin are also part of the