Reading tea leaves is an ancient art of divinition and one that is fun for us all to learn. I hope you will enjoy this bit of information and will have your hand at reading your own..remember..write it down in your journal of divination..everything you do as you learn these methods areimportant to your growth, it really comes from inside of us. What you put into it is what you will get out of it.
Things you need:
Loose tea, any flavor. “Loose�?tea does not refer to its sexual proclivities; rather, it means that you’re using actual tea leaves that float loose in your cup instead of using a tea bag. We recommend that you use a Chinese tea or one with a minimum of fine-grained dust. If you like your subject (the one whose future you are going to read), let him choose a favorite flavor. If not, use the nastiest flavor you can find.***DO NOT CUT OPEN A TEA BAG... THE TEA IS TO FINE***
A white or pastel teacup with a wide brim. It needs to be white, or you won’t be able to read the dark leaves at the bottom, and it should have a wide brim so that the leaves have a greater area to stick to at the bottom of the cup. If you’re at work, a Styrofoam cup will do, but we’ll have to tell your boss that you’re slacking (…as if she doesn’t already know).
When the tea is almost at room temperature, have your subject sip it and concentrate on a specific question—perhaps something that’s been bothering him lately. If he can’t think of anything, then we’re sorry to tell you that your subject is a weirdo. But you probably already knew that. In this case, perhaps you’ll want to try your hand at a general prediction. Just have your subject clear his mind while sipping the tea instead of focusing on something in particular.
Tell your subject to leave a tiny bit of liquid and most of the tea leaves in the bottom of the cup. Since many people are used to drinking tea that’s strained through a tea bag as opposed to loose tea, a little coaching may be necessary. It’s really easy to just swallow the tea leaves, so make sure that he leaves some behind for you to read.
Swirl the cup three times.
If you have swirled correctly (read: vigorously), the leaves should now be clumped together in several different places on the cup’s inside, including the rim, sides and bottom. These clumps will form the symbols that you will read. You should always begin the interpretation by looking for the simplest symbols first. Several of the leaf clumps may clearly form shapes, letters or numbers.
Most of the clumps, however, will form random shapes (a bird, an anchor, a spider, Regis Philbin). With a little staring and a bit of creativity, these shapes can easily be distinguished. The following is a list of those most often encountered along with their interpretations:
| Acorn: financial success | Kangaroo: a trip |
| Airplane: an impending journey | Kettle: a sign of peace in the home |
| Anchor: an unpleasant situation | Kite: wishes that will come true |
| Angel: good news | Ladder: success in business |
| Ants: many impending difficulties | Leaf: a new life |
| Apple: prosperity, achievement | Lock: obstacles |
| Arrow: bad news in love | Man: a visitor, male or female |
| Axe: possible danger or difficulty to you or a friend | Mask: a secret that must be kept |
| Ball: desire to travel | Mouse: theft of heart, object or idea |
| Bell: good news | Mushroom: a future disturbance |
| Bear: bad luck | Necklace (whole): admirers |
| Bird: good luck, good news | Necklace (broken): danger ahead in love |
| Boat: a visit from a friend | Net: a trap |
| Book (open): the answer to a question | Oak tree: health |
| Book (closed): a question needing investigation | Oar: success in store after a period of trials |
| Bottle: possible disease | Owl: a sign of good or bad luck ahead |
| Bull: arguing with friends | Oyster: love, an impending engagement |
| Butterfly: much expected happiness | Palm tree: a trip to an upcoming tropical place |
| Candle: a light for the future, help from friends | Pig: greed |
| Cat: deceit, a false friend | Purse (open): financial gain |
| Child: a new idea | Purse (closed): financial loss |
| Coin: prosperity | Question mark: questionable morals |
| Cross: sacrifice, reward for suffering | Rabbit: bravery |
| Daisy: a new love | Rat: a dishonest person |
| Dog: a good friend | Raven: bad news |
| Dove: coming peace | Ring: upcoming marriage |
| Drum: a change | Rose: popularity |
| Eggs (broken): a career setback | Shark: bankruptcy |
| Eggs (whole): assured career success | Shell: good news |
| Envelope: good news | Shoe: increased energy and productivity |
| Eye: caution, foresight | Snake: an enemy nearby |
| Face: a change in friendships | Spider: reward for work |
| Finger (raised): a warning | Star: hope |
| Finger (lowered): a need for direction | Sword: warning of future arguments |
| Flag: impending danger | Teapot: friends |
| Foot: a walk away from the past | Tower: disappointment |
| Fountain: great happiness | Tree: health |
| Forked line: a coming decision | Turtle: criticism |
| Fruit: fruitful hopes | Umbrella: protection |
| Garden: a party | Vase: a secret admirer |
| Globe: travel | Volcano: an impending emotional eruption |
| Grapes: happiness | Wagon: hard times ahead |
| Gun: arguments with family | Waterfall: abundance |
| Hand: a friend’s assistance | Wheel: business advancement through great effort |
| Harp: romance | Witch: a strange occurrence |
| Hat: an upcoming raise on the job, an upcoming honor | Wolf: jealousy |
| House: comfort, home | Yoke: need for change |
| Iceberg: lack of inner self | Zebra: a move from one physical or emotional state to another |
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