Tealeaf Fortune-Telling

Anyone can practice the art of Tealeaf Fortune-telling.
You must be receptive and imaginative to see what is there.

You need a wide shallow cup with no inside pattern, and preferably white or light coloured.

If you don't have leaf tea, you can cut a teabag and use that - it will give you the same results.

The person having their leaves read, must leave about a teaspoon of tea at the bottom of the cup.

The tea drinker should then hold the cup in their left hand and swing it gently three times and then turn it upside.

After a few seconds, turn the cup anti-clockwise, using the left hand.
You can then pick up the cup and look to see how the leaves have arranged themselves.
Use your imagination and what patterns or shapes have are visible.

The cup is split in to sections -

The handle is the inquirers home or person.

The bottom of the cup is past or ill fortune.

The rim of the cup is future.

Thin lines represent, women and fatter lines represent men.

Here are some of signs and symbols and what they mean.

Clover & horseshoe - these are good luck signs A square - pointing to the rim - is an omen of protection.
A triangle - pointing up - is a good omen . Pointing down is a bad omen.
Letters of the alphabet represent people or places.

Anchor - rest and contentment, a voyage that ends happily

Arch - wishes that will be granted unexpectedly, a happy marriage for those in love.

Basket - Birth or good fortune

Bird - good news & good fortune

Boat - a voyage of discovery leading to a material reward. If upturned and near the bottom is means disappointment.

Bridge - a desire for change and possibly a journey

Candle - a symbol of life, faith & love.

Cat - condiment & good luck

Cat, Jumping - deception, quarrelling & uneasiness

Circle - divorce, unfinished business or disloyalty

Crown - success

Dog - friendship - if begging mean a friend needs help

Duck - luck with money

Egg - good omen. New ideas and success

Face - if the person is a stranger to smile is a good omen , to frown is a bad omen.

Fish - good omen, riches, luck & good fortune

Gallows - don't make rash decisions

Gun - uneasiness, war

Hat - visitor or success

Kite - high achievement or success

Knife - arguments or sacrifice

Mermaid - temptation or dangers

Moth - self destruction

Octopus - possessiveness or entanglement.

Owl - wise ness or bad news

Parachute - a lucky escape

Pyramid - achievements & happiness

Rainbow - good omen - wishes granted

Scissors - destruction & creation

Tree - A friend is moving on to better things.

Weeping willow - sadness, broken affairs.

Windmill - overcome difficult situation.

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