Steady phrase about coffee fortune telling nowperceived as irony, sarcasm. But in the past, this ritual was treated with reverence and believed the predictions unconditionally. Meanwhile, this ritual has a special name - tasseography.
History of occurrence
The roots of coffee fortune telling is hard to find.Some sources indicate the appearance of this ritual among the Indians of Peru. Allegedly, before the hunt, they tried to predict the outcome. There is a version of a similar ritual conducted in ancient Egypt for the pharaohs, but instead of coffee there was sand. In one version, the sources of divination are attributed to the Russian tsars, but there is a version about the origin of the tradition from the Turkish sultans.
And in one of the most popular versions it is said that the Italians are the ancestor of fortune-telling on the coffee grounds: references to ritual and interpretation of symbols date back to the 18th century.
As it was in Russia
It is believed that coffee was brought to Tsarist Russia by PeterI. However, there are references to the fact that Alexander I used him as a medicine. At first, Peter I forced the courtiers to drink a drink with him.
In secular circles, fortune telling on coffee purchasedpopularity during the reign of Catherine: interpretations were compiled, and fortune-tellers, whose predictions were close to reality, were worth their weight in gold. Gradually, the drink "entered" into the masses: becoming more affordable. And the ritual of divination spread to the people, but since the life of the secular and the peasants was very different, there was a difference in the interpretation. The relationship of serfs to this kind of divination was very skeptical. It is here that the skepticism of the whole phrase "fortune-telling on the coffee grounds" takes its origin.
Rules and stages of divination for coffee
The classic divination ritual does not includecoffee recipes, proportions and other subtleties. In order to tell fortunes, you need to perform the following simple steps: it is desirable to grind the coffee yourself and cook in the usual way in the Turk. In the process of grinding and cooking you need to think only about the question that you want to ask. It is important to self-tuning and preparation. Coffee should not be liquid: it is necessary to drain the excess, and pour coffee with sediment into the cup. In the process of coffee drinking only think about your question. When drinking up the coffee, pay attention to the fact that there should be a thick and a little liquid at the bottom.
Let's go step by step:
- According to the old custom, the cup should be in the left hand. Vigorously, but carefully you need to shake the thick clockwise so that it washed the walls to the brim and left a mark.
- Then quickly and sharply turn the cup on a pre-cooked saucer.
- Wait a few seconds (it is recommended to count to 7 measuredly) and take the mug in your left hand.
- Tilt the cup at an acute angle and slowly clockwise turn in such a way that the remaining thickness flows on the saucer and forms patterns.
- The marks on the walls of the cup show the present and the future. Patterns that appeared on the saucer - the past.
- Interpretation of the received pictures. If decoding occurs independently, then we connect the intuition and interpret the resulting figures.
Examples in history. Paul I
18th century periodicals mentionedthe case that the lieutenant Kempen was convicted in 1799, told a rumor about the fortune-telling about coffee for the future, and indicated the name of Tsar Paul 1. The count was told and the Secret Office interrogated him and sent him to serve in the Razumovsky regiment. However, this rumor was widely known, including the Secret Office.
Her records tell us that somehowthe palace was a coffee-house fortune-teller and offered the king to tell fortunes. Pavel I agreed, and the gypsy asked for coffee. She predicted him to reign for 3 years, after which he was to die. Three times she wondered to the king, and three times the interpretation of fortune telling on coffee did not change. She was sent to the fortress, and the next time Paul addressed her before the birth of his wife. She seems to have predicted everything correctly. After that, the emperor gave her 500 rubles and let him go.
Alexander Pushkin
The story of the greatthe poet It is believed that his prediction came true completely. One day, Alexander Pushkin, along with a friend, glanced to a famous fortune teller - Charlotte Kirhof. She offered him money, references to the north and south, and advised him to avoid a white-headed man. Friend predicted the near death. The prophecy for a friend came true: in the morning he was killed. Very soon the prediction about money came true: Pushkin was returned an old debt. The words about links were fulfilled: first Pushkin was exiled south to Chisinau, and then north, to Pskov. But the most surprising thing is that the poet’s murderer was known to be blond. In the materials of that time one can find confirmation that the poet avoided fair-haired horses, people.
Napoleon
Guessing on the coffee grounds predicted completelythe fate of Emperor Napoleon. Then the fortune teller predicted the coronation and marriage to the woman who would make him great, but officer Bonaparte, but after divorcing her, a black stripe will come, and life will end in solitude. Interestingly, the same fortuneteller predicted to Josephine a quick marriage and all sorts of honors. Being divorced and with 2 children in her arms, Josephine did not believe in the result of fortune telling. However, history has shown truth.
Character decoding
Of course, for the interpretation of the remaining after divinationon coffee characters it is better to invite an experienced person. Positive signs are: harp, symbolizing harmony, adder, mill, column, mountains, fish and anchor. They mean success in different areas of activity. Circle, lines, tree, house - fulfillment of desires, harmony, progress.
Из нейтральных символов можно выделить:butterfly, bell and bee comet. This is adventure, news, guest, respectively. Negative consequences predict the following signs: a hawk, a pistol and a flag - danger; hat, triangle - failure; knife and scissors - quarrels; goat, snake, drum - hate, enemies or intrigue.
Some signs have similar interpretations. And it is not only in characters.
Decryption of letters and numbers
May fall out after guessing on coffee letters, numbersor figures. Letters that herald positive changes: A, Z, L, M, O, T, X, C, W, L, I (victory, entertainment, love, money, travel, dating, wedding, career, reconciliation, flirting, stability) . Letters foreshadowing negative changes: V, D, F, I, K, C, U, H, E, Yu (grief, money problems, conspiracy, bad consequences, trials, disputes, quarrels, loss of loved ones, theft, illness) .
The figures that appear after coffee fortune telling are usually interpreted as follows:
- 1 - love for you, 3 - successful completion of work, 7 - happiness at home, 9 - a familiarity for the future, 10 - a long, happy life; 0, 101 - happy life.
- 2 - expect trouble, 4 - a bad outcome, 5 - gossip and intrigue, 6 - problems, 8 - a quarrel with relatives.
Of course, the interpretation of symbols is not so complicated as their recognition. Therefore, it is important to look at the signs on the cup and use the creative approach to interpreting coffee fortune telling.
