I am a coffee drinker and a grumpy morning person until I get some caffeine into the system. On my recent trip to Cyprus I was introduced to metrios by George (who turned out to be a fellow singer and whose concert I later attended – but that’s for another blog). In the middle photo you can see my first metrios waiting for me – Cypriot hospitality has a lot going for it.
It is a medium strength coffee without milk but a little sugar. After a morning hike with my guide Pambos, I was offered a drink and a metrios was my choice. Pambos then suggested he could read my coffee grounds. He turned over my cup and a little while later we examined the patterns inside. At the base there was a large circular mass of coffee. This he suggested indicated an abundance of something in my life – but I had to work out what that might be.
Then we looked at the patterns that had formed on the inside of the cup, Pambos suggesting there was a divide starting at it's handle. He stayed quiet whilst I looked. One half of the cup was almost clean - an uncomplicated past perhaps said Pambos and I laughed - does anyone have one of those? But maybe it has not been particularly adventurous I thought. The other half of the cup (about my future) had some clear patterns in it. If you check the photos above left and right before you read on, it you can see what appears for you, as apparently tasseography is very much about our personal interpretations!
Well, for me, once I focussed in, the first thing I saw was a little girl. There she was looking rather sad, her head resting in her hands and her pony tail off to the right. I didn't recognise her. But now I will be looking out for her. Next to her was a mass broken up with meandering gaps. I didn’t know what to make of those, but my host suggested they might represent journeys.
I couldn’t help smiling. There I was in a pretty garden, after a walk through a stunning valley on a sunny December day, and my humble coffee cup had just given my muse chasing the seal of approval. See what I mean? It’s the small things.
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