![]() While the sediment is draining down the cup onto the saucer, the fortuneteller will ask the person who drank the coffee to put a ring or coin on top of the cup if the intent is love or wealth Once they are done swirling, ask them to put down the saucer and cup.Then, ask them to take the upside-down cup and saucer and while thinking about their intent, swirl the cup and saucer 3 times clockwise or counterclockwise, loosening the sediment inside.When they are done drinking, they will turn the cup over upside-down on the saucer.In some countries the person will be required to drink the coffee in a certain number of sips, usually 1,3, or 5 Ask the person drinking the coffee to drink the coffee with intent, meaning to think about their questions as they drink.Serve the coffee in small cups with a solid white inside.Prepare a strong, velvety Turkish coffee.When a reading is requested, the fortuneteller will do the following: For example, I grew up with my grandmother giving readings to her friends and the skill of Turkish coffee readings is passed down the generations. Turkish coffee readings are done by professional fortunetellers or between friends who have some experience with it but it is not custom to read your own cup. At first, the patterns may seem chaotic and random but through practice, a bit of intuition and, a dash of imagination the patterns in the cup will take shape allowing the reader to interpret them. Always in motion is the future."īecause Turkish coffee readings are entertaining, I do encourage everyone to try it at least once. I think it's fun, but please don't make any major or life-changing decisions based on any fortune reading. ![]() Usually, the professional fortunetellers, like most in similar professions, are good at picking up first impressions of their customer's personality. Now, I am not the superstitious type and I find this pastime one step removed from the Rorschach test, which is makes the fortunetelling so much fun for me. ![]() Turkish coffee readings fall in the category of Tasseography, the divination methods of interpreting patterns in tea leaves, coffee grounds or wine sediments. In the Balkans and Turkey, a favorite pass time is drinking Turkish coffee followed by having your fortune told from the leftover coffee grounds in the cup. ![]()
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