Chai Gazing!
Posted on August 19, 2008, under Miscellaneous.
For centuries, tea has been associated with mysticism and spirituality.The Japanese and Koreans have rituals focusing on the art of making and drinking tea!But do you know that tea also allows for psychic readings?
Tasseography is the ancient art of fortune telling by looking at shapes that uses tea leaves assume.The process of reading varies from person to person, culture to culture.The first step, everywhere, is to pour hot water into a cup containing tea leaves.Ideally, you should light scented candles in the room, there should be a white table cloth, low-back chairs and lots of flowers to create an ethereal, serene ambience.
After sipping 90 per cent of the tea, swirl the cup from left to right three times, turn the cup upside down on the saucer and allow the water to drain out fully.Now, when you gaze into the cup, you will see the leaves sticking to the inner walls of the cup and forming various shapes.Their placement represent the time frame-the rim is the present, the sides are the near future and the bottom, the distant future.
If they take on the shape of an aircraft, it implies a rise in position.A bird signifies good news, clouds mean happy surprises, flowers are for happiness, fish implies good fortune and a heart would , of course, denote love.
CHAI HO JAI!
Both green and black tea are good for health, as they contain antioxidants as well as cardio protectives.But green tea has more antioxidants.One can have as many cups of tea as one wants in a day but the sugar and milk levels have to be kept in mind.I always recommend tea without milk or sugar.Even children can have tea, as it is good for health.
The very fact that tea grows in mists and mountains lends the brew certain mystical powers, like being able to predict the future.Tea has uses everywhere: In the garden, kitchen, cosmetics, medicines..Use it to dye clothes, to condition hair, for an eye spa, to color hair..It is also a great gift option.Wrap it up tastefully and there..You have the perfect gift for a loved one!Some people prefer it over a bottle of wine!Research shows that tea contains antioxidants, minerals, vitamins and calcium.Tea helps boosts your concentration and determination.So keep drinking tea and make it a good habit.I am come across a drink that is as versatile as tea.
