Saturday night I had my fortune read in coffee grounds.
I got a cup of greek coffee at a restaurant - normally I don't drink coffee, but if it is strong enough and sweet enough I have a cup now and then. This is the type with the grounds left in - you let them settle to the bottom and sip from the top. When you're done, of course, you have a sludge at the bottom.
As directed by my dinner companions, I turned the cup over in the saucer, turned it in a circle, and let it drain. The cup was then flipped right-side up again and the tracks the grounds left on the sides examined.
Things that both I and others saw included a scottie dog, a rose, a chinese-style dragon, and a lion rampant. Others also said they saw a phoenix, a castle on fire, halley's comet (just repeating what was said...), an arrow (pointing up, I sortof saw that one), and a large letter "s". It was proposed that the "s" might stand for either sex or superman. I declined to comment on that point.
The symbolism of the rose is probably obvious, a chinese dragon usually indicates good luck, and the scottie dog is the unofficial mascot of C-MU. A lion rampant appears on the arms of An Tir, the SCA kingdom I live in. I really wish I had been able to make out the phoenix - that's a creature with some special meaning for me.
All in all, I don't think I have much of a future in divination.
And I really didn't think of the pun when I wrote that last sentance.
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First I must clarify. It's CMU without a dash if you must use the non-offical acronym. However the Scottie Dog is now the offical mascot. DOn't ask me, I don't like it. GO TARTANS!
As far as divination...Dolores Umbridge agrees!
I just find it amusing to put a dash in an acronym. :-)
I had forgotten that the scottie dog was now official. Sigh. :-(
Dolores Umbridge, however, doesn't have jurisdiction over me. I report to the US Department of Magic, not those silly Brits!
-Roger Gridley, Founding Member of the Company of Tebo
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