MACHINE.--See AUTOMATIC MACHINE.

MADONNA LILY.--This flower means perfection and peace, and the a.s.surance of love and truth.

MAGNET.--You will be drawn by an irresistible attraction towards someone for whom you will eventually feel more dislike than affection.

MAGNIFYING GLa.s.s.--You are given to such exaggeration that it amounts to untruthfulness.

MAGNOLIA.--This tree brings calm and peaceful conditions after a time of unrest.

MAGPIE.--"One for sorrow, two for mirth, three for a wedding, four for a birth"; this ancient saying well explains the meaning of seeing magpies in the tea-leaves.

MAHL STICK.--See ARTIST'S MAHL STICK.

MALLET.--You will arrive at a wise conclusion in a difficult matter. See also CROQUET MALLET.

MALTESE CROSS.--You will emerge from one source of vexation or trouble only to fall into another.

MAN.--You may expect a visitor.

MAN CARRYING A BURDEN.--An unhappy marriage or an unfortunate love affair.

MAN CARRYING MACE.--This points to personal promotion or the advancement of someone dear to you.

MAN SPEAKING FROM A PLATFORM.--Public news or developments which will specially interest or concern you.

MARROW.--See VEGETABLE MARROW.

MARS.--This sign will often be seen, and indicates a courageous, energetic nature, fond of exploits and freedom, and shows a capacity for strenuous work; a fortunate symbol for a soldier.

MASK.--For a lover, this predicts that unpleasant facts will come to light, of which at present there is no suspicion, leading to an abrupt ending of the love affair.

Ma.s.s OF LEAVES.--Arrivals and departures about which there are little difficulties.

MAST.--This symbol must be read in connection with the surrounding signs.

MASTIFF.--This dog warns you of an unexpected emergency in which there is danger of your being overpowered by the arguments of those who are masterful.

MAYPOLE.--This shows that you find but little satisfaction in your amus.e.m.e.nts and gaiety; for whilst you appear to enter into them in a light-hearted manner, you are craving for further excitement.

MAY TREE.--This signifies the receiving of a joyous message.

MEAT.--A sign of financial worry.

MEAT COVER.--An unpleasant emergency or discovery.

MEDAL.--You will be rewarded for past industry by future prosperity.

MEDICINE BOTTLE.--An unpleasant sign of illness.

MEDLAR.--This tree predicts a condition of transient happiness.

MEERSCHAUM PIPE.--You will be disturbed by some news from a man who has much influence in your life.

MELON.--This means gratification and good news, and the deriving of much pleasure from the appreciation of those whose good opinion is of value to you.

MERCURY.--This planet is constantly seen in the tea-leaves and is a symbol of ceaseless activity of striving to attain great things; it also indicates good business capacity.

MERMAID.--To those a.s.sociated with the sea, this is a warning of shipwreck or other peril.

MERRYTHOUGHT.--The attainment of a wish or small pleasure.

MICE.--These indicate danger of poverty through fraud or theft.

MILK-CANS.--These show an agricultural enterprise that will be to your advantage.

MILK-CHURN.--A good emblem of future comfort and increased happiness.

MILKING-STOOL.--A new venture about which you will feel somewhat dubious but which with care will be carried out successfully.

MINE-SHAFT.--This is a hopeful sign of coming peace after a time of discontent amongst miners, or a coal strike.

MIRROR.--Prophetic dreams; a love of truth.

MISTLETOE.--This signifies that a cherished hope is unlikely to be fulfilled, or at any rate it will only be after many months have pa.s.sed, and when you have become weary of waiting.

MITRE.--A prediction of honour and promotion for a clergyman.

MONK.--Religious controversy and disturbances.

MONKEY.--This is an unpleasant indication that ugly rumours and scandal will be spread about you or yours; sometimes public notoriety; with other signs, it foreshows grief and pain.

MONKEY-ON-ORGAN.--Difficult circ.u.mstances and a hard struggle are the meanings of this sign.

MONKEY PUZZLE TREE.--A task lies before you which you will find hard, but for which you will afterwards be rewarded by meeting with great success.

MONOGRAMS.--These will often be found in the tea-leaves and will indicate someone of much importance in your life, whose initials are shown by the monogram.

MONUMENT.--Someone in whose career you are much interested will rise to fame.

MOON.--A crescent moon denotes good news, fortune, and romance; for a man it predicts public recognition and honour.

MORTAR.--A sign of gloom, illness, emergencies.

MOTOR CAR.--Short journeys by road or rail, visits from friends; with other signs, some increase of fortune may be expected.

MOUNTAIN.--This gives promise of the realisation of a great ambition and of the influence of powerful friends; many mountains indicate obstructions and sometimes powerful enemies in your career.

MOUNTED HORSEMAN.--A sign of good friends, luck, and advantageous offers.