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Steelsheen raised her hand and replied "Tasseomancy, which is also called Tassology or Tasseography, is a divination or fortune-telling method that interprets patterns in tea leaves, coffee grounds, or wine sediments."
Steelsheen waved to Cela and motioned her to sit next to her.
Celandine smiled and moved to join Steelsheen.
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St. Toussaint "Good answers, ladies!" She said taking a pinch of her tea and tossing it into her cup. "It's important to note the differences between the suffixes. Tasseomancy has to do with foretelling the future with the use of tea leaves, while Tasseography is the reading of tea leaves and Tassology is the study of tea leaves. Five points for each of you."
"Okay, ladies, we're going to start brewing the tea now. I want each of you to take about a pinch of tea and put it in your cups. Then, very carefully, pour the hot water into your cups and let it steep for a few minutes while we carry on with the lesson." She made sure to emphasize 'very carefully'. Clara Belle was a witch of such admirable taste and style, in St. Toussaint's opinion. It would not do to have the young ladies of her namesaked school going around splashing hot-water on themselves. Ugh! Tacky much?!
"As one of you mentioned, sediments of wine are also lumped together in this category of Divination. Where did this practice orginate? And, what other specific substances may be in this category?"
ooc: Don't worry if I missed you, I always go back and check the thread before tallying the points. Will return later.
Celandine did as she was told and took a pinch of tea and carefully added the hot water.
She left her tea to steep and raised her hand, "Professor, the tradition of tea leaf reading arises independently from Asia, the Middle East and Ancient Greece, but is also associated in more modern times with Eastern European cultures." she paused and looked at the tea, "Coffee grounds can also be used and this is generally practiced in the middle east with turkish coffee grounds."