New Year’s Bleigiessen
Scrivener January 1st, 2008
Mike gets help melting his Bleigiessen mushroom, originally uploaded by Scrivenings.
For New Year’s Eve, I ordered a couple of bleigiessen kits to bring to Mike & Jenn’s, where the kids and I celebrated. The kit comes with a spoon, 6 lead figures, and a booklet of interpretations. You melt the figure over a candle and then drop the molten lead into a bowl of water, then everyone decides what the resulting lead shape looks like, and what that portends for the coming year.
The feather means “a change in your home,” which I take as proof positive that there is something to this whole bliegiessen thing. The other one was either a cobra (the snake means ” people are envious of your success”) or a staff (“your life will turn around”).
Eldest’s largest piece was a dagger, signifying triumph in some endeavor this year. Youngest’s was a lamppost, letting her know that she should not give up on her goals.
Happy New Year! Best wishes for this one being waaaaay better.
Happy New Year! (This looks like such a cool activity! I might have to steal— er, borrow this for next year.)
That’s cool! I’ve never seen that before. I might have to try that with my group of friends next year. I think they’d love it.
Wishing you a much improved year, Scriv!
I have never heard of that – a German take on tea-leaf reading? Looks like fun.