Pagan Culture - Magical Arts

Tea Leaf Reading for Beginners: Your Fortune in a Tea Cup

Tea Leaf Reading for Beginners: Your Fortune in a Tea Cup
Caroline Dow, Llewellyn, 2011

4/5 Broomsticks

This book is an adventure into the world of tasseography, but author Caroline Dow not only endeavors to teach us all about tea leaf reading, but also about the rich culture of tea around the world, tea etiquette, how to brew a perfect pot, using unique tea blends and much, much more.

As a diehard tea fan myself, I was very curious as to what Dow had to say. In her introduction, Dow starts by briefly outlining leaf-reading history, starting with its heyday in Victorian times. She follows this with some personal anecdotes, which are present throughout the book, along with an explanation on how tea leaf reading works.

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The Process

The Process
Dan Pelletier, The Tarot Connection  2009
3.5/5 Broomsticks

Dan Pelletier’s audio book The Process walks enthusiasts through a series of personal meditations about reading Tarot. “Learning is a process that ultimately you have to do for yourself,” he writes. “It takes a lot of hard work.” The author observes that one cannot just learn how to read the cards through books or observation alone; instead, you need to become friends with the deck, play with the cards, and write down what you think they say to you. With The Process, Pelletier imparts Tarot wisdom through spoken essays that give insight, personal tales, and guidelines; this wisdom helps listeners explore their own Tarot decks and discover just what type of readers they can become.

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