told himself Yawoudnt have read tea leaves excused himself what a guy

                                                                          he was familiar with tasseography tasseomancy preferred the -omancy

Use loose oolong or gun powder teas.  she had said

coffee ground residue had to be in the same ballpark

                                                        they had dried on the side of a Ballard Machine Works white ceramic mug  it looked like a pirates bandannaananll skeleton black patch over an empty eye socket either being restored or reduced

that occurred to him in passing as he washed it

                                                    he thought I fucked upmissed a shot

he knew the tea bit

                      had played the game with a legit gypsy

a mystic gathering held at the Arlington Park horse race track on its immense parking lot

inside a large olive and ivorystriped tent he selected the tea  the cup and saucer meditated on questions he wished to ask as she brewed it

he grounded 

he sipped it in silence 

 

when he finished they retained the quiet revery

                                                     the process reminded him of when he did psychedelics

entered  in a safe quiet place

exited into the same atmosphere

the gypsy asked him to swirl the cup before himself three times  three  a magic number caught her grimace as he swirled it counterclockwise  he also understood from numerology that three signified creativity  communication knowledge

he set the cup down

she instructed him to place the saucer over it and to flip the pair

     she read the leaves

 

all these years laternot that the experience was a guiding light much of what she sawmore than he believed possible plausible  accreted    coalesced

gypsy told him could have been buttering his toast on both sides it was the most rewarding reading she had done in a very long time

    having tossed dice more frequently than he thought necessary

                                                                            he had to agree   

1934,  Thursday,  19  2. 26

1114,  reggaefriday,  20  2. 26

https://www.refinery29.com/en-us/how-to-read-tea-leaves  &  https://www.pinkjinn.com/2021/11/17/reading-turkish-coffee-grounds-101-a-tradition-of-fortune-telling-and-storytelling/

3  https://www.numerology.com/articles/about-numerology/single-digit-number-3-meaning/  & 3  https://creativenumerology.com/life-path-number/3-destiny-path/