If you uttered to somebody nowadays that you believe your future can be seen from the bottom of your coffee mug or tea cup they would probably say!'you can what?' But rest assured; they would most surely contemplate your sanity. The funnier part is that people have actually embraced tea leaf reading as a believable fortune telling ritual for centuries. This is probably due to the fact that psychiatrists were not administering psych evaluations and tossing out prescriptions to take care of delusions and stupidity at its finest. Tea leaf reading originated in Asia and spread primarily from China. In ancient times it isn't all that hard to believe that sane people could be suckered into this practice because there wasn't a window such as the internet or television to help you see how bizarre and unlikely to be true a practice like this is, I mean after all, people still 'knew' the world was flat. So who was to say that the remaining tasteless crap at the bottom of your cup wasn't a window to the universe? At the very most a tea leaf reading gathering should be done only by people that are less than gullible and see it as something of a hobby or social session for fun, not somebody who uses it to 'see the future' or has Ms. Cleo on speed dial. If you won't be biting off your fingernails during the preparation process because you just can't wait to find out what lays ahead on the road of life for you, then by all means you should invite some friends over, boil some water and throw some loose tea leaves in without the use of a strainer, and find a comfy environment to relax in and serve some hot tea. Take a few breaths to take in the pleasant aroma and sip the tea while engaging in peaceful conversation. For giggles, you can leave half of a sip in your cup to swirl around and observe where the tea leaves settle. With very little light-hearted research you can find out the tea leaf meanings of the settled leaves and see what 'the future holds'.