Telling Fortunes By Tea Leaves: How to Read Your Fate in a Teacup

by Cicely Kent

FIGURE XVIII

PRINCIPAL SYMBOLS

On sides.—Shapeless leaves. Haycock. Shadow beneath.

In centre.—Pair of boots. Spreading branches of a tree. Pheasant flying.

Near circle.—Head of a polar bear.

INTERPRETATION

FIGURE XIX

The doll on the side, with the small symbol of a toadstool beside it, gives a warning to the consultant against folly and a bad habit of gossiping when feeling bored in society. The stuffed head of the deer, in this case, shows that much distress is caused by the unguarded talk, and the consultant certainly cannot be described as an "innocent cause."

The various scattered shapeless leaves point to confusion, and a somewhat "happy-go-lucky" nature. The spray of poppies on the circle beneath the handle foreshows that a pleasant experience may be expected in the summer.