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St. Toussaint 
"Two points." The Professor inwardly cringed at the word 'fanning'. She didn't know why, but she simply found it disquieting.
"All of you were only partially correct in your answers." She said addressing the class as whole. "The reason why we never, ever, ever are to use tea cut from the bag in conducting tea leaf readings is because it is known to be very bad luck, especially towards health-related matters."
Steelsheen raised her brows. Not having come across that detail on her research she jotted it down on her parchment.
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St. Toussaint "In studying the images and shapes created by the tea and the inside of the cup or saucer, which part do we look at in order to study positive signs and which do we look at to study negative signs?"
Raising her hand again she answered
"Most teacups used in the readings are generally white or ivory in color, serving to give a strong contrast against the tea leaves. Thus the white or light colored parts are usually used to symbolize the good or positive things for the drinker, while the dark leaves or grounds represents the bad or negative things.
Another way to tell positive or negative signs is by basing the symbols on their positions relative to the cup handle. Symbols to the right of the handle are usually viewed as positive whereas symbols to the left of the handle are considered to be negative."