Cafe Nation explores the history of coffee and its use as a religious and divinatory tool. Travel through time, following this dark elixer on its remarkable journey from the monastaries of Sufi mystics to Victorian parlors and beyond. Author Sandra Mizumoto Posey will teach you both traditional and contemporary techniques for coffee divination, magick, and more.
 Unable to divine your destiny from tea leaves? Then take your questions
about the future to Cafe Nation, where your fortune unfolds out of the grounds and bubbles of
coffees from around the world. Drawing on the powers of which "Sufi
mystics knew centuries ago," writer Sandra Mizumoto Posey has crafted
an experience for coffee lovers that's both educational and a lot
of fun.--Coffee Journal
"This delightfully original book is full of surprises, information and
magic. It definitely takes coffee where no coffee drinker has gone before!"
"A delightful book. Well-suited for today's discerning coffee lovers,
Posey's book is richly brewed with history and fun. Take this book home with
you!"
"Cafe Nation combines myth, magic, and mystery in a unique recipe for
folding the essence of coffee into a blend of multi-culture, multi-century,
and multi-ethnic experiences that captivate both the sense of imagination
and taste."
"Here’s a fun one for you coffee lovers, from an author who loves the drink as thou, and who tells of coffee’s magick and folklore.
"This tiny but potent book has history, directions for (several forms of)
divination, potions, seasonal and everyday spells and recipes (for coffee
drinks as well as go-alongs), poetry, quotes, descriptions of various types
of coffee, gifts to give-it's fun but serious. If the reader has never done
a spell, ritual or divination before, you can trust that this writer
provides clear directions and a strong dose of ethics along with them. And
you can learn how to make Cowgirl Coffee and, as the writer says, "conquer
the world." |
