Magick
in a Cup: Turkish Coffee
Turkish coffee is a
delicacy around the world, but is not as much worshipped, as it is in our own
very home. With two-three cups per day of the decadent yet robust flavors stimulating
my mind with energy and banishing sleep from my eyes, I have always had a
connection to the coffee…
First of all, why is
Turkish coffee called “Turkish coffee” in the first place? When the Turkish,
during the Ottoman Empire, discovered coffee in 1555, they learned a new way of
roasting the bean over a fire to produce a delicate and unique flavor. From
there, it spread throughout Europe and the Balkans as a delicacy.
In Macedonia,
it is referred to as Macedonian Coffee, mostly due to the people having harsh
feelings for the Ottoman ruling that lasted over 600 years…
But what about after
the coffee has been assimilated into the blood stream? At the bottom of the cup
is left over grounds that have mixed with the liquid and make it undrinkable at
that point. However, if carefully tipped over into a small plate, a fancy
design may appear. Why and what is it?
It has been said in
the Mythos of Turkish Coffee that there is a certain level of “Magick in the
Cup” which can foretell the future and even give you a glimpse of advice.
Turkish Coffee has
been an advocate for divination Magick for centuries.
Depending on where
you go will determine the type of fortuitous readings you may get, but one
thing seems to be in agreeance with the entirety of the coffee: it’s source of
Magick that can somehow lead to future readings.
In Macedonia, it is
common for high school students to ‘read’ the coffee results to one another,
connecting dots and using passed down knowledge and information from books to
help read the future. My wife, a native Macedonian, used to do this in her
leisure and was even able to correctly tell the future of one of her aunts (who
tried to pay her later for doing so).
Likewise, in Turkey,
readings are common though not necessarily abbreviated to foreigners. It is
thought that, especially with the prevalent religion of Islam, Magick is
shunned and the work of evil, and thus should not be practiced.
Regardless,
divination readings are seldom looked at as Magickal, even though, in truth,
they are.
If you would like to
read my blog on “How to make Turkish Coffee” click here. If you have any
questions, comments, or input, feel free to post below!
