Tea-Cup Reading, and the Art of Fortune-Telling

This practical manual explains the popular divinatory practice of reading tea leaves, along with related methods of fortune-telling. Its historical interest lies in documenting a widely practiced form of domestic divination, and readers will find instructions, symbol interpretations, and examples of readings.

A Highland Seer is a pseudonymous or title-based author associated with nineteenth-century Scottish spiritual and esoteric writing, rather than a securely identified individual. The name is linked to mystical and occult-tinged literature from the period, but the attribution is obscure and details of authorship are uncertain.