First, choose some herbs that correspond to your question. For example, if your question is about love, use lemon, rose hips, orange and/or nutmeg steeped in hot water. Let the ground herbs remain loose in your cup. Concentrate on your question while drinking, until the cup is nearly empty except for the leaves and a tiny bit of water. Next, place your strong hand over the top of the cup. Swirl the remaining liquid three times, clockways. Turn the cup onto a saucer and lightly tap on the bottom five times. With each tap, repeat an incantation like:

"One for vision, two for insight,
three for wisdom, four for discernment,
come five the spell is free,
majick, majick, work for me."

Now turn the cup back over. See if any patterns emerge in the remaining herbs stuck to the cup. Interpret the patterns according to your question. If you were asking how soon you would find a life mate, for example, and a heart shape appears near the rim of your cup (close to you), this portends someone appearing soon. Images farther away, near the bottom of the cup, indicate longer waiting periods. You may want to place a few paper towels beneath your saucer before performing this procedure to gather up any dribbles.

This spell is commonly used for oracles, prophesy, prediction, or forecasts. For best effect, cast when the Moon is in Pisces. During the full Moon. Halloween, May Day (for matters of love). The month of November. Wednesday.