Turkish Coffee Ground Reading: A Small Intro
My mother’s side of the family has strong psychic powers, each generation showing up in a different way. That being said, my life is steeped in spirits and demons, even down to the most common actions. Often, her and my father would drink Turkish coffee, a strong yet sweet coffee from the Middle East. What they did after they finished their coffee always fascinated me, and it’s something they’ve begun to let me do.
Essentially, it’s a simple form of divination that is most popular in the Middle East, where my mom learned how to do it. Since it’s fairly easy, and I haven’t seen a lot of it around on Tumblr, I figured I’d give it a little intro of my own !!
If you plan on doing this, be warned: if you’re not used to high caffeine levels, you WILL feel the effects VERY strongly. I myself are still getting used to it, and get jittery whenever I drink it.
What you need:
- Turkish coffee !! This is (obviously) the most important thing in this whole process, and can’t be done without it.
- Small cups with saucers. The saucers can be replaced with small plates if needed.
And that’s it !! Everything else that I talk about material-wise is optional.
Also, it’s to be noted that traditionally it’s not advised to read your own coffee cup. However, if you don’t care for being traditional or you don’t have someone to drink coffee with, or even if you just want to practice, just read your own cup.
Now, how to actually use this form of divination:
1. Get and make the coffee. You can find the coffee online or at specialty markets, and recipes can be found online. When you pour, make sure that you have a substantial amount of grounds in the cup.
2. Drink all the coffee and set it upside down on the saucer. Think of a question during or after you flip the cup.
3. After letting it sit for a few minutes, turn over the cup. Look at the grounds and the patterns in the grounds. Look for symbols, objects, or anything distinguishable. It could be anything from a simple heart to an image of a growing seed. You can find some of the meanings online, or you can interpret it yourself. This could take awhile, depending on what you see, or what you don’t. More often than not, all of what you see will be impacted by the question you asked before. Also look at what’s on the saucer, as sometimes that can show you something as well.
4. When your satisfied with the information you’ve gathered from the cup, stick the middle finger of your dominate hand into the bottom of the cup. Take out your finger and observe. Do the same as you did in step 3.
5. And you’re done! Wash your cups and clean up whatever mess you made. After that, your free to log anything you find important.
And that’s that! As I mentioned before, this is a really simple form of divination that can be practiced by the most advanced practitioner of magick to the newest witch.
I hope you enjoyed! Feel free to message me with any questions, corrections, or anything really! Have a nice day, and may the universe bring peace to you.
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