How to Read Tea leaves Meaning for Fun or Profit
You don’t need to posses any psychic ability to read tea leaves meaning ; all that’s really required is patience to understand the various symbols and their meanings.
The ancient art of reading tea leaves in a cup is quite simple, and can be learned in a very short time. Although psychics throughout the ages have used it as a system of divination, any one can learn to master the techniques involved. Before long you will be making predictions about the future for friends and family. You don’t need to posses any psychic ability; all that’s really required is patience to understand the various symbols and their meanings. However, as
with all divinatory systems constant use can have the effect of developing and stimulating your natural intuitive ability. Adding clairvoyancy to the skill will give you a deeper insight into the
metaphysical energy surrounding the process. Reading tealeaves is a fun way of stimulating the imagination and tapping into the unconscious mind and listening to your inner self for answers to
problems or dilemmas that you may have. The process also links in with Carl Jung’s theory of the ‘Collective uconsciousness’, where by ones intuition isn’t limited by the constraints of space or time.
It’s through this that tealeaf readers can look into a persons past, present or future.The ancient practice of interpreting patterns made by tealeaves in the cup is called Tasseography, otherwise known as tasseomancy or tassology. "Tasse" or "tass" is an Arab word, meaning small cup or
goblet. The art also includes the reading of coffee grounds and wine sediments. In China and Japan tea drinking had a ceremonial use and an aid to meditation. A reader would watch for omens in the patterns and shapes left after drinking the tea. Although tealeaf reading is associated with Gypsy fortune-tellers and Victorian parlour games it’s roots began in Asia, ancient Greece and the Middle East. In recent history it has close ties with Scottish, and Irish tradition as well as throughout Eastern Europe.
Historically, a psychic often had a special cup that he or she would use for readings. Likewise a special spoon may be used to give it a sense of ritual. The cup, saucer and spoon should be first washed or cleansed by immersing it in hot soap and water and rinsing it with cold. Modern day psychics use cups with astrological markings printed on the inside. This not only gives a reading from the tealeaves but also provides information based on the astrological signs. The cup should have a wide brim and should be plain inside as any pattern would conflict with the interpretation of the tea leaves meaning.
Part of the ritual of reading tea leaves is in the act of sitting down and enjoying the tea in the company of fellow drinkers as this allows you to relax and gather your thoughts. Typically psychics choose not to use small commercially produced tealeaves but opt for the larger type i.e. Jasmin or Erl Grey etc. The person having the reading would be asked to spoon a measure of tea into a heated pot or directly into a china cup. Some psychics ask that the person receiving the reading stir the dried leaves before spooning them into the teacup or pot. This is seen as being similar to shuffling tarot cards before a reading. Boiling water is poured over the tea as the
person receiving the reading stirs the pot or cup. At the same time he or she should concentrate on the particular question that they would like an answer to. The teapot is swirled and the tea poured into the cup.
When the tea is cool enough to drink the person receiving the reading sips the liquid whilst continuing to concentrate on the question. The person having his or hers tealeaf read should leave about a quarter of an inch of tea at the bottom of the cup. The cup should then be swirled around with the left hand three times in a clockwise direction so that the tealeaves are in a state of suspension. It is then flipped quickly facedown onto a napkin, which has been placed on
the saucer thus leaving the tealeaves on the bottom and sides of the cup.
In order to interpret the images it may help if you slightly squint your eyes as you look at the tea leaves and allow your imagination to roam. Making a mental note of what you see; begin reading the cup clockwise, the handle representing the day of the teacup reading should be facing the reader The rest of the cup is divided into twelve months with the six month position being directly facing the handle. The tea leaves meaning near the brim of the cup have more importance than those near the bottom. Some psychics say that images facing anticlockwise represent the significance is departing, whilst images facing clockwise mean the person requesting the reading is moving towards the occurrence.
Iterpretation of the symbols can be either exactly as they appear, for example a house, may mean contentment and home, or symbolically ie combined with a bell may mean good news or an invitation on it’s way. Contradicting images imply indecision in the person's mind.
Sometimes the top of the cup is seen as lucky and the bottom is seen as unlucky, but you should use your intuition and common sense when deciding this. The size of the symbol may give you clue to its importance. The rim represents the present or things that may happen within a few days or weeks. The sides predict the future. The bottom predicts the very distant future.
Like learning most things the more you practice the better you will get. The same applies to the art of tealeaf reading the more proficient you will become at it. The secrete is to trust your
instinct, try and not allow your logic to interfere with what you see. At first you may only be able to see vague shapes, but with perseverance your competence and confidence will grow. The list of symbols and meanings below is far from complete but will help you get started. It would also be helpful to purchase a book with a more comprehensive list of interpretations or alternatively, there are many resources available on the Internet. Ultimately, the interpretation should be left up to the reader, and no two readers are the same. The main thing about interpreting what you see is to learn to trust your intuition and gut feelings. You may find that certain symbols have a particular meaning for you alone and vary from the meanings listed below
Tea Leaves Meaning, Symbols and Interpretations :
Aeroplane : Travel, going up in the world
Anchor : A journey ends.
Angel : A blessing from your guides
Bell : Good news i.e. wedding etc
Bird : Good fortune on its way
Book : Look for further information
Bottle : Allurement, good social life
Butterfly : None serious about a relationship
Clock : Act now, a meeting soon to happen
Moon : Changes
Cross : Problems but outcome positive
Cobweb : something guarded or secure
Dagger : Fallout or plotting ahead
Dog : A faithful friend
Flag : Stay fast for good fortune
Fish : Spiritual progress
Gate : Change of circumstance, confidently proceed
Heart : Happy emotional things
Key : Solutions revealed soon
Ladder : promotion, improvement
Mountain : Problems, but conquerable
Ring : Changes for the better
Scales : Decisions need to balance things
Trees : A new start.
Teapot : Warm-loving friends
Friday, December 5, 2008
Prophecy by the Tea Leaves
Prophecy by the Tea Leaves
"For a man's mind is sometimes wont to tell him more than seven watchmen that sit above in a high tower."
To those of an inquiring or doubting turn of mind, there may arise the very natural question as to why one shaped tea-leaves meaning "a hat" and another "a table." It is useless to point out that these objects are perfectly represented by the leaves. That is of no practical satisfaction. The simple fact that each language has its alphabet, its spelling, and its words, which must be learned before there can be any reasonable understanding of it, seems the best and obvious reply.
Symbolism is a wide subject with many branches. Who can expect to master even its alphabet in a moment? To those who cannot accept the symbols in the tea-leaves meaning on the authority of past experience, reaching over several centuries, I would recommend a careful study of their cups for, say, three months. Let them make notes of such signs as appear and beside them place their meanings and predictions.
At the end of this time, compare all that has taken place with these notes, and I think there will be no further lack of faith in the tea-leaves meaning symbols.Before very many years have passed the language of symbolism by cards, tea-leaves, crystal gazing, etc., will probably be almost universally understood. The day will undoubtedly come when it will be accepted as naturally as the English language, and we shall cease to worry ourselves as to the why and wherefore of it all.
It is important that those who are learning the art of divination by tea-leaves meaning should realize the necessity for consistently attributing the same meanings to the symbols. Do not be tempted to change their interpretation for what may seem a more probable, or pleasant, prediction for your client. It is a fatal mistake.
Remember that you are dealing with conditions and events of the future which are outside the limited knowledge of the normal mind, whose power of vision is limited to physical sight.
A simple instance of what may occur, should you thus change the meanings of the symbols, will suffice to show the folly of such a practice. A consultant comes to have her "fortune read." She is known to you personally, and you are aware that she is anxious to hear a hopeful report of someone dear to her who is ill. The tea-leaf symbols are obstinately unfavorable, and display ominous signs of forthcoming sorrow. If you gloss over this fact completely, and predict a rapid
recovery from the illness, what becomes of your client's faith in the power of foretelling the future? Certain it is that the symbols would be right in their verdict, and you would be wrong.
It is usually easier to prophesy smooth things rather than unpleasant facts, but to do this in the face of obvious contradictions will lead to disaster in foretelling the future.Divination by tea-leaves or cards has the candor to be frankly disagreeable when necessary. This is one great argument in favor of its unerring truthfulness. There is no means by which symbols may be
coaxed into proclaiming false statements.
The most practiced clairvoyant may occasionally make mistakes in her reading of the symbols, but no genuine seer should ever deliberately give a wrong interpretation of them to please her consultant. The business of the diviner is to give what she believes to be a correct and unprejudiced translation of the symbols before her.
It is sometimes a vexed question as to what extent information of a gloomy nature, which may appear in a divination, should be given to a client. Some are in favor of withholding such matter altogether, whilst others announce it frankly without modification. It seems impossible to lay down any hard and fast rule. There are so many things to be taken into account, and each case should be treated on its merits and according to its peculiar circumstances. There are some who would fret themselves ill at the least mention of coming misfortune, others would be the better prepared to meet it by having been warned of its approach.
One rule can be safely made for guidance on this point. Do not minimize danger when a timely warning may avert an accident, or other misfortune, nor should symbols of ill omen be exaggerated. As students become proficient, they will find many meanings in the tea-leaves in addition to those which they learn from this book. Much will depend upon circumstances and individual temperaments.These personally discovered meanings should be carefully noted and
verified with events as they occur.It is necessary to remember that divination by the tea-cup is by no means limited to personal information. Forthcoming public events are frequently revealed. This adds largely to the interest and usefulness of the divination. It is important to point out this to consultants, so that they may not be too ready to fix the whole reading of their cups to purely personal matters. It will be found that public news is usually foretold in the cups of those who seek information of the future as a regular practice.
For those who rarely do so, private affairs alone will appear, probably without even a forecast of the weather to be expected within the next few days.
It is a curious fact that the wider knowledge should seem to be reserved for those who practice divination constantly, but so it is.Some remarkable instances of the accurate foretelling of public
events, which have quite recently been brought to my notice, may be interesting.
For some weeks before the coal strike of 1920 was declared, a pickaxe was seen on several occasions in the cups of two persons, both of whom read their tea-leaves meaning regularly. This symbol, as will be seen in the dictionary which follows, stands for "labor trouble and strikes."
A spade was also in evidence at intervals, a further sign of "trouble and unrest." So that it was through no fault of the tea-leaves if some of us were not in the superior position of knowing all about the strike before it came to pass.The symbols already mentioned would of course apply equally to railway disturbance, and some time before the threat of a strike was announced, these symbols appeared again, together with an engine, and a signal at the angle of "Danger." This seemed ominous. But within a few days the signal was evident once more; but on this occasion set at "All Clear." So it was easy to decide that the threatened strike would not take place. The accuracy of this prediction by means of the tea-leaves was shortly afterwards made evident.
Again, a week before there seemed to be even a hope of a settlement of the coal strike, a mining shaft presented itself in one of the tea-cups which had previously been indicating the strike. This symbol appeared at the top of the cup standing out clearly by itself, evidently predicting the miners' return to work within a short time.
There was no need to depend upon information from the newspapers as to the end of the strike, for here in the tea-leaves was all necessary evidence of the fact.
Another very remarkable instance of symbolism was given to me by a friend a short time ago. On Monday morning, October 26th, 1920, the three following symbols appeared in her cup:—
having caused the King's death. It was particularly gratifying that these signs should have appeared in my friend's cup for she is a mathematical genius, and rejects every symbol which she cannot recognize at once. She was so struck by these signs that she called them to the attention of her mother, who also immediately perceived and identified them. The only regrettable omission was that the cup was not photographed. It would have been valuable evidence for the wonders of the tea-leaves.
This same friend had another interesting experience. The head of an Indian appeared in her cup, with other signs pointing to news of a personal nature. She was puzzled, for, as far as she knew, there was no one in India from whom she would be in the least likely to hear.Very shortly afterwards, however, her mother went on a visit to London. There she quite unexpectedly met someone who had recently come from India, and who had brought back messages of remembrance and affection from a girl who my friend had no idea was in India at that time. Hence the Indian in her tea-cup!
Whilst on this subject, I am reminded of another occasion when India was represented in the tea-leaves. I was looking into my tea-cup one day, when I saw most clearly depicted two natives creeping stealthily, their attitude making this evident. In their hands were what appeared to be knives, and they were making towards a figure that was unmistakably that of an officer. He was standing upon what looked like a raised platform with a barricade round him. He held a revolver in his hand.
I am quite aware that some may think this a tall tale for the tea-leaves to relate! But fortunately my reading of the cup was witnessed by two others, one of them being a man, who, although
interested in psychic subjects, despises the tea-leaves! Without remarking upon what I saw, I suggested that he should look at my cup and see what he made of it. Without a moment's hesitation he said, "There is an officer defending himself against some natives who are about to attack him."
Moreover, that this witness should have been one of the male sex added to its value! This prediction of danger for someone in India was borne out by facts that were disclosed shortly afterwards. These instances which I have given illustrate the variety and interest which are to be found in divination by tea-leaves meaning.
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"For a man's mind is sometimes wont to tell him more than seven watchmen that sit above in a high tower."
To those of an inquiring or doubting turn of mind, there may arise the very natural question as to why one shaped tea-leaves meaning "a hat" and another "a table." It is useless to point out that these objects are perfectly represented by the leaves. That is of no practical satisfaction. The simple fact that each language has its alphabet, its spelling, and its words, which must be learned before there can be any reasonable understanding of it, seems the best and obvious reply.
Symbolism is a wide subject with many branches. Who can expect to master even its alphabet in a moment? To those who cannot accept the symbols in the tea-leaves meaning on the authority of past experience, reaching over several centuries, I would recommend a careful study of their cups for, say, three months. Let them make notes of such signs as appear and beside them place their meanings and predictions.
At the end of this time, compare all that has taken place with these notes, and I think there will be no further lack of faith in the tea-leaves meaning symbols.Before very many years have passed the language of symbolism by cards, tea-leaves, crystal gazing, etc., will probably be almost universally understood. The day will undoubtedly come when it will be accepted as naturally as the English language, and we shall cease to worry ourselves as to the why and wherefore of it all.
It is important that those who are learning the art of divination by tea-leaves meaning should realize the necessity for consistently attributing the same meanings to the symbols. Do not be tempted to change their interpretation for what may seem a more probable, or pleasant, prediction for your client. It is a fatal mistake.
Remember that you are dealing with conditions and events of the future which are outside the limited knowledge of the normal mind, whose power of vision is limited to physical sight.
A simple instance of what may occur, should you thus change the meanings of the symbols, will suffice to show the folly of such a practice. A consultant comes to have her "fortune read." She is known to you personally, and you are aware that she is anxious to hear a hopeful report of someone dear to her who is ill. The tea-leaf symbols are obstinately unfavorable, and display ominous signs of forthcoming sorrow. If you gloss over this fact completely, and predict a rapid
recovery from the illness, what becomes of your client's faith in the power of foretelling the future? Certain it is that the symbols would be right in their verdict, and you would be wrong.
It is usually easier to prophesy smooth things rather than unpleasant facts, but to do this in the face of obvious contradictions will lead to disaster in foretelling the future.Divination by tea-leaves or cards has the candor to be frankly disagreeable when necessary. This is one great argument in favor of its unerring truthfulness. There is no means by which symbols may be
coaxed into proclaiming false statements.
The most practiced clairvoyant may occasionally make mistakes in her reading of the symbols, but no genuine seer should ever deliberately give a wrong interpretation of them to please her consultant. The business of the diviner is to give what she believes to be a correct and unprejudiced translation of the symbols before her.
It is sometimes a vexed question as to what extent information of a gloomy nature, which may appear in a divination, should be given to a client. Some are in favor of withholding such matter altogether, whilst others announce it frankly without modification. It seems impossible to lay down any hard and fast rule. There are so many things to be taken into account, and each case should be treated on its merits and according to its peculiar circumstances. There are some who would fret themselves ill at the least mention of coming misfortune, others would be the better prepared to meet it by having been warned of its approach.
One rule can be safely made for guidance on this point. Do not minimize danger when a timely warning may avert an accident, or other misfortune, nor should symbols of ill omen be exaggerated. As students become proficient, they will find many meanings in the tea-leaves in addition to those which they learn from this book. Much will depend upon circumstances and individual temperaments.These personally discovered meanings should be carefully noted and
verified with events as they occur.It is necessary to remember that divination by the tea-cup is by no means limited to personal information. Forthcoming public events are frequently revealed. This adds largely to the interest and usefulness of the divination. It is important to point out this to consultants, so that they may not be too ready to fix the whole reading of their cups to purely personal matters. It will be found that public news is usually foretold in the cups of those who seek information of the future as a regular practice.
For those who rarely do so, private affairs alone will appear, probably without even a forecast of the weather to be expected within the next few days.
It is a curious fact that the wider knowledge should seem to be reserved for those who practice divination constantly, but so it is.Some remarkable instances of the accurate foretelling of public
events, which have quite recently been brought to my notice, may be interesting.
For some weeks before the coal strike of 1920 was declared, a pickaxe was seen on several occasions in the cups of two persons, both of whom read their tea-leaves meaning regularly. This symbol, as will be seen in the dictionary which follows, stands for "labor trouble and strikes."
A spade was also in evidence at intervals, a further sign of "trouble and unrest." So that it was through no fault of the tea-leaves if some of us were not in the superior position of knowing all about the strike before it came to pass.The symbols already mentioned would of course apply equally to railway disturbance, and some time before the threat of a strike was announced, these symbols appeared again, together with an engine, and a signal at the angle of "Danger." This seemed ominous. But within a few days the signal was evident once more; but on this occasion set at "All Clear." So it was easy to decide that the threatened strike would not take place. The accuracy of this prediction by means of the tea-leaves was shortly afterwards made evident.
Again, a week before there seemed to be even a hope of a settlement of the coal strike, a mining shaft presented itself in one of the tea-cups which had previously been indicating the strike. This symbol appeared at the top of the cup standing out clearly by itself, evidently predicting the miners' return to work within a short time.
There was no need to depend upon information from the newspapers as to the end of the strike, for here in the tea-leaves was all necessary evidence of the fact.
Another very remarkable instance of symbolism was given to me by a friend a short time ago. On Monday morning, October 26th, 1920, the three following symbols appeared in her cup:—
- A vulture resting on a rock.
- An eagle.
- A monkey.
having caused the King's death. It was particularly gratifying that these signs should have appeared in my friend's cup for she is a mathematical genius, and rejects every symbol which she cannot recognize at once. She was so struck by these signs that she called them to the attention of her mother, who also immediately perceived and identified them. The only regrettable omission was that the cup was not photographed. It would have been valuable evidence for the wonders of the tea-leaves.
This same friend had another interesting experience. The head of an Indian appeared in her cup, with other signs pointing to news of a personal nature. She was puzzled, for, as far as she knew, there was no one in India from whom she would be in the least likely to hear.Very shortly afterwards, however, her mother went on a visit to London. There she quite unexpectedly met someone who had recently come from India, and who had brought back messages of remembrance and affection from a girl who my friend had no idea was in India at that time. Hence the Indian in her tea-cup!
Whilst on this subject, I am reminded of another occasion when India was represented in the tea-leaves. I was looking into my tea-cup one day, when I saw most clearly depicted two natives creeping stealthily, their attitude making this evident. In their hands were what appeared to be knives, and they were making towards a figure that was unmistakably that of an officer. He was standing upon what looked like a raised platform with a barricade round him. He held a revolver in his hand.
I am quite aware that some may think this a tall tale for the tea-leaves to relate! But fortunately my reading of the cup was witnessed by two others, one of them being a man, who, although
interested in psychic subjects, despises the tea-leaves! Without remarking upon what I saw, I suggested that he should look at my cup and see what he made of it. Without a moment's hesitation he said, "There is an officer defending himself against some natives who are about to attack him."
Moreover, that this witness should have been one of the male sex added to its value! This prediction of danger for someone in India was borne out by facts that were disclosed shortly afterwards. These instances which I have given illustrate the variety and interest which are to be found in divination by tea-leaves meaning.
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How to Read Tea-Leaves Meaning - Tasseography
How to Read Tea-Leaves Meaning - Tasseography
Tea-leaves or coffee grounds are simply a means by which future events can be arranged into a form suitable for the interpreter to understand. It is sometimes helpful to use a tea leaves meaning reading alongside another method of reading, such as the Tarot or a crystal ball, as it is often the case that you will only get a couple of clumps in the cup which makes it difficult to make an extensive prediction.
You must first consider the person for whom you are carrying out the prediction; an older person with fixed ideas will have a different outlook on life to a younger person with unformed views and opinions. If you are making predictions for yourself, be careful not to fall into the trap of seeing things you wish to see rather than what is actually there.
Make your own preparations in any way you see fit, meditation, burning oils and or tidying up the area where you wish to practice – though the only necessary things you need are hot water, a cup and a saucer, and a surface you don’t mind splashing tea or coffee over.
The key to a successful interpretation is imagination, so do whatever floats your boat in respect to indulging your fantasies to bring a responsive chord to your mind.There are two ways to manipulate the grounds or leaves to achieve your goal so that patterns are formed; whichever one you use is more down to convenience than any one being superior to the other, if you are intent on developing you tealeaf reading powers it is a good idea to practice both.
The blotting paper method cup diagram for tea leaf meaning reading :
Taking a sheet of white blotting paper, or a paper towel or napkin, and using a cup as a pattern, draw two circles and a handle as shown in diagram A. In the middle of the inner circle make a small hole.
Make a cup of tea with a spoonful of sugar but no milk and a teaspoonful of Tea-leaves, then fill the cup with hot water. Stir vigorously then throw away most of the tea , leaving about a teaspoonful. With a little practice you will soon become expert at getting the right quantity. Place your marked blotting paper on the saucer, and with the left hand swirl the cup around three times, then up-end it over the diagram, ensuring that the cup’s handle lines up with the one on the diagram.
The majority of the liquid will run off through the hole you made in the blotting paper, leaving the Tea-leaves on the surface. You can then interpret the symbols and shapes the same as if they were in a cup; any of the leaves that fall outside the circle should be disregarded.
The traditional method
This is the more usual way of reading Tea-leaves meaning, a white cup is best so that the leaves can easily be seen. You can make your cup of tea exactly the same as in the blotting paper method, also discovering the correct amount of tea to leave in the cup with practice. Swirl the cup and liquid around using your left hand, and up-end it into the saucer. Examine the leaves that are left behind in the cup and make your reading.
Sometimes when a cup of tea is finished there are a few leaves lingering at the bottom of the cup, this is said to be a sign that everything is running smoothly and the person who drank the tea can expect to be extremely fortunate, whatever their question or problem may be.
The handle of the cup symbolizes the now, or the very near future; the position of the leaves relative to the handle represents th
e position in time that the symbol or pattern refers to, closer to the rim of the cup means that the influence is weak, nearer to the middle means the influence is stronger. In order to see all the shapes you must turn the cup around a little bit to get the right angle, but some basic patterns are commonly seen in Tea-leaves, as listed below.
Separate dots: Money or possessions; their position and size indicate when, and how large or small the amount.
Circles: Energy or power to influence events; completion of projects being started.
Crosses: A choice or dramatic change.
Straight or curved broken lines: Creativity and projects being started.
Wavy or curved lines: A need for caution, careful thought, intelligent planning and better direction and control.
Cluster or groups: The emotions; their size and position will show the extent of emotional responses to events, and associated patterns will indicate whether happiness or sadness is involved.
See The Arcane Significance of Shapes to help with your predictions, but learn to use your instincts to come up with shapes and meanings of your own; when reading Tea-leaves meaning you are in another dimension where the normal rules don’t apply, so use your feelings to make a prediction even when there seems to be no logical message in the cup.
tea leaves meaning reading
cup 1
Cup One: A reading with the blotting paper that shows (1) an arrow near the top and quite close to the handle, which means important news will soon arrive; (2) A ladder, further away
from the handle, which suggests a sustained effort that will have good results; (3) a cross, half-way up and well away from the handle, indicating a small choice or change some time away; (4) a basket, right by the handle, meaning that a welcome arrival is imminent; and (5) a mass of Tea-leaves around the hole you made which should be disregarded, whatever the shape.
cup 2
Cup Two: A reading inside the cup (6) a ball close to the top and not far from the handle suggests restlessness will be experienced soon; (7) an eye close to the handle means an important
offer will be made shortly which will require careful scrutiny; (8) a ring near the handle but at the bottom of the cup indicates power close at hand to influence or end a close but unsatisfactory
relationship; (9) a series of dots from top to bottom mean money, and in this part of the cup it means that money will come in over a long period, but not yet; (10) a heart near the top but far from the handle indicates love and financial gain will come later; (11) the sun at the bottom of the cup indicates a slight improvement in all areas coming soon. The tea leaves meaning....
Tea-leaves or coffee grounds are simply a means by which future events can be arranged into a form suitable for the interpreter to understand. It is sometimes helpful to use a tea leaves meaning reading alongside another method of reading, such as the Tarot or a crystal ball, as it is often the case that you will only get a couple of clumps in the cup which makes it difficult to make an extensive prediction.
You must first consider the person for whom you are carrying out the prediction; an older person with fixed ideas will have a different outlook on life to a younger person with unformed views and opinions. If you are making predictions for yourself, be careful not to fall into the trap of seeing things you wish to see rather than what is actually there.
Make your own preparations in any way you see fit, meditation, burning oils and or tidying up the area where you wish to practice – though the only necessary things you need are hot water, a cup and a saucer, and a surface you don’t mind splashing tea or coffee over.
The key to a successful interpretation is imagination, so do whatever floats your boat in respect to indulging your fantasies to bring a responsive chord to your mind.There are two ways to manipulate the grounds or leaves to achieve your goal so that patterns are formed; whichever one you use is more down to convenience than any one being superior to the other, if you are intent on developing you tealeaf reading powers it is a good idea to practice both.
The blotting paper method cup diagram for tea leaf meaning reading :
Taking a sheet of white blotting paper, or a paper towel or napkin, and using a cup as a pattern, draw two circles and a handle as shown in diagram A. In the middle of the inner circle make a small hole.
Make a cup of tea with a spoonful of sugar but no milk and a teaspoonful of Tea-leaves, then fill the cup with hot water. Stir vigorously then throw away most of the tea , leaving about a teaspoonful. With a little practice you will soon become expert at getting the right quantity. Place your marked blotting paper on the saucer, and with the left hand swirl the cup around three times, then up-end it over the diagram, ensuring that the cup’s handle lines up with the one on the diagram.
The majority of the liquid will run off through the hole you made in the blotting paper, leaving the Tea-leaves on the surface. You can then interpret the symbols and shapes the same as if they were in a cup; any of the leaves that fall outside the circle should be disregarded.
The traditional method
This is the more usual way of reading Tea-leaves meaning, a white cup is best so that the leaves can easily be seen. You can make your cup of tea exactly the same as in the blotting paper method, also discovering the correct amount of tea to leave in the cup with practice. Swirl the cup and liquid around using your left hand, and up-end it into the saucer. Examine the leaves that are left behind in the cup and make your reading.
Sometimes when a cup of tea is finished there are a few leaves lingering at the bottom of the cup, this is said to be a sign that everything is running smoothly and the person who drank the tea can expect to be extremely fortunate, whatever their question or problem may be.
The handle of the cup symbolizes the now, or the very near future; the position of the leaves relative to the handle represents th
e position in time that the symbol or pattern refers to, closer to the rim of the cup means that the influence is weak, nearer to the middle means the influence is stronger. In order to see all the shapes you must turn the cup around a little bit to get the right angle, but some basic patterns are commonly seen in Tea-leaves, as listed below.Separate dots: Money or possessions; their position and size indicate when, and how large or small the amount.
Circles: Energy or power to influence events; completion of projects being started.
Crosses: A choice or dramatic change.
Straight or curved broken lines: Creativity and projects being started.
Wavy or curved lines: A need for caution, careful thought, intelligent planning and better direction and control.
Cluster or groups: The emotions; their size and position will show the extent of emotional responses to events, and associated patterns will indicate whether happiness or sadness is involved.
See The Arcane Significance of Shapes to help with your predictions, but learn to use your instincts to come up with shapes and meanings of your own; when reading Tea-leaves meaning you are in another dimension where the normal rules don’t apply, so use your feelings to make a prediction even when there seems to be no logical message in the cup.
tea leaves meaning reading
cup 1Cup One: A reading with the blotting paper that shows (1) an arrow near the top and quite close to the handle, which means important news will soon arrive; (2) A ladder, further away
from the handle, which suggests a sustained effort that will have good results; (3) a cross, half-way up and well away from the handle, indicating a small choice or change some time away; (4) a basket, right by the handle, meaning that a welcome arrival is imminent; and (5) a mass of Tea-leaves around the hole you made which should be disregarded, whatever the shape.
cup 2Cup Two: A reading inside the cup (6) a ball close to the top and not far from the handle suggests restlessness will be experienced soon; (7) an eye close to the handle means an important
offer will be made shortly which will require careful scrutiny; (8) a ring near the handle but at the bottom of the cup indicates power close at hand to influence or end a close but unsatisfactory
relationship; (9) a series of dots from top to bottom mean money, and in this part of the cup it means that money will come in over a long period, but not yet; (10) a heart near the top but far from the handle indicates love and financial gain will come later; (11) the sun at the bottom of the cup indicates a slight improvement in all areas coming soon. The tea leaves meaning....
Reading & Learning the tea leaves meaning
Reading & Learning the Tea Leaves Meaning
It is a mystery.
It is a spiritual thing, and many people believe that the aura of a person remains in the cup for a while, after the drinker has finished.
To start, one must use tea leaves, not the curse of human kind, the abominable tea bag. Don’t use a tea strainer. One spoonful per person, and one for the pot is fine. After brewing for 3 or 4
minutes, the tea is stirred 3 times in a clockwise direction. Always use teacups, not mugs.
The tea is poured, and served. If using milk, put a small amount in the cup first. After the pouring, surface bubbles can indicate money.
A floating tea leaf means a letter is coming. A floating twig means a visitor, a small twig a child, a larger twig an adult. If the twig is soft when bitten, it is a female, if the twig is hard, it is a male visitor.
The gypsy people who originated the art of reading lea leaves, believed that if one thought kindly about the person while they are drinking the tea, a better reading would be had.
Just before finishing the tea, one should swirl the teacup gently 3 times anti-clockwise, then drain the cup.
This is what the tea leaves meaning is :
*Leaves close to the handle indicate an event close to home
*Leaves to the right of the handle indicate events in the future
*Leaves to the left indicate something from the past.
*Leaves at the bottom of the cup mean events in the distant future.
*Dark leaves mean men and boys, and dark haired persons.
*Light colored leaves indicate women and girls
*Long hard tea leaf stalks mean a male
*Thin shorter stalks symbolise women
*Erect stalks mean friends, crossed stalks mean enemies.
*Groups of dots are an omen of money
*Small single dot means a present
*Squares mean peace and happiness
*Oblongs mean quarrels
*Large unbroken circles indicate a promise of happiness
*Snakelike lines mean good fortune
*Letters of the alphabet mean an initial of a name, a place, or maybe a month
*Straight lines mean a new enterprise
*Numbers can mean a day of a week or month, as well as a number of people or events.
You stare into the teacup for a few minutes. After a while you will easily be able to make shapes from the leaves, and the more you do it, the better you will be at it. You can look at the leaves from any angle. The tea leaves will form shapes which resemble real life things and objects.
By practicing the art of tea leaf reading, you will see a perceptible increase in your clairvoyancy powers.Once people know you can read tea leaves meaning, you will be very popular at parties. Apart from all that, reading the tea leaves with your friends is a heck of a lot of fun!
Tea-Leaf-Reading
It is a mystery.
It is a spiritual thing, and many people believe that the aura of a person remains in the cup for a while, after the drinker has finished.
To start, one must use tea leaves, not the curse of human kind, the abominable tea bag. Don’t use a tea strainer. One spoonful per person, and one for the pot is fine. After brewing for 3 or 4
minutes, the tea is stirred 3 times in a clockwise direction. Always use teacups, not mugs.
The tea is poured, and served. If using milk, put a small amount in the cup first. After the pouring, surface bubbles can indicate money.
A floating tea leaf means a letter is coming. A floating twig means a visitor, a small twig a child, a larger twig an adult. If the twig is soft when bitten, it is a female, if the twig is hard, it is a male visitor.
The gypsy people who originated the art of reading lea leaves, believed that if one thought kindly about the person while they are drinking the tea, a better reading would be had.
Just before finishing the tea, one should swirl the teacup gently 3 times anti-clockwise, then drain the cup.
This is what the tea leaves meaning is :
*Leaves close to the handle indicate an event close to home
*Leaves to the right of the handle indicate events in the future
*Leaves to the left indicate something from the past.
*Leaves at the bottom of the cup mean events in the distant future.
*Dark leaves mean men and boys, and dark haired persons.
*Light colored leaves indicate women and girls
*Long hard tea leaf stalks mean a male
*Thin shorter stalks symbolise women
*Erect stalks mean friends, crossed stalks mean enemies.
*Groups of dots are an omen of money
*Small single dot means a present
*Squares mean peace and happiness
*Oblongs mean quarrels
*Large unbroken circles indicate a promise of happiness
*Snakelike lines mean good fortune
*Letters of the alphabet mean an initial of a name, a place, or maybe a month
*Straight lines mean a new enterprise
*Numbers can mean a day of a week or month, as well as a number of people or events.
You stare into the teacup for a few minutes. After a while you will easily be able to make shapes from the leaves, and the more you do it, the better you will be at it. You can look at the leaves from any angle. The tea leaves will form shapes which resemble real life things and objects.
By practicing the art of tea leaf reading, you will see a perceptible increase in your clairvoyancy powers.Once people know you can read tea leaves meaning, you will be very popular at parties. Apart from all that, reading the tea leaves with your friends is a heck of a lot of fun!
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Thursday, August 14, 2008
How to Interpret Fruit Pictures in Tea Leaves
How to Interpret Fruit Pictures in Tea Leaves Meaning
Instructions
Step 1:
Place loose tea leaves in the bottom of a white or light colored teacup and then pour hot water over it and allow it to steep. Avoid using tea bags or a tea strainer as it will limit the reading.
Step 2:
Clear your mind as you drink the tea, allowing your thoughts to drift. If a particular event or person keeps coming to mind, focus more closely on this and the reading will center around it. If no one thing comes to mind, allow your mind to wander and prepare for a more general reading.
Step 3:
Leave a small amount of tea in the bottom of the cup. Hold the cup in your non-dominant hand and swirl the liquid clockwise three times in the bottom of the cup and then turn the cup over into a saucer. When you are ready, turn the cup back over and begin focusing on the patterns made by the tea leaves.
Step 4:
Start at the handle of the cup or in the twelve o'clock position and work clockwise and downward in a spiral from the rim to the bottom of the cup. The rim refers to the present, the middle depth refers to the near future, and the bottom center of the cup refers to the more distant future and the "outcome" of the reading.
Step 5:
Write down or draw any images, symbols, designs or pictures you see in the leaves as well as their location. If a pattern brings to mind a specific memory, event, or has some meaning or connection to your daily life, interpret this as the meaning of that particular symbol. Pay attention to the symbols and patterns around this picture to form deeper connections and gain more insight.
Step 6:
Interpret more complicated pictures and symbols by meditating on them, looking to the images around them, or by looking them up in tasseomancy symbol lexicons. Check more than one source to find the meaning that fits your reading the best. Trust your intuition as tea leaf reading relies on subconscious pattern recognition.
Step 7:
Read fruit pictures based on the meaning it might have in your own life. If you get stuck, common meanings for fruit include prosperity and fertility. If this still doesn't seem to fit, move on to the next symbol and come back to it at the end of the reading to help to put it in perspective. The tea leaves meaning.
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Instructions
Step 1:
Place loose tea leaves in the bottom of a white or light colored teacup and then pour hot water over it and allow it to steep. Avoid using tea bags or a tea strainer as it will limit the reading.
Step 2:
Clear your mind as you drink the tea, allowing your thoughts to drift. If a particular event or person keeps coming to mind, focus more closely on this and the reading will center around it. If no one thing comes to mind, allow your mind to wander and prepare for a more general reading.
Step 3:
Leave a small amount of tea in the bottom of the cup. Hold the cup in your non-dominant hand and swirl the liquid clockwise three times in the bottom of the cup and then turn the cup over into a saucer. When you are ready, turn the cup back over and begin focusing on the patterns made by the tea leaves.
Step 4:
Start at the handle of the cup or in the twelve o'clock position and work clockwise and downward in a spiral from the rim to the bottom of the cup. The rim refers to the present, the middle depth refers to the near future, and the bottom center of the cup refers to the more distant future and the "outcome" of the reading.
Step 5:
Write down or draw any images, symbols, designs or pictures you see in the leaves as well as their location. If a pattern brings to mind a specific memory, event, or has some meaning or connection to your daily life, interpret this as the meaning of that particular symbol. Pay attention to the symbols and patterns around this picture to form deeper connections and gain more insight.
Step 6:
Interpret more complicated pictures and symbols by meditating on them, looking to the images around them, or by looking them up in tasseomancy symbol lexicons. Check more than one source to find the meaning that fits your reading the best. Trust your intuition as tea leaf reading relies on subconscious pattern recognition.
Step 7:
Read fruit pictures based on the meaning it might have in your own life. If you get stuck, common meanings for fruit include prosperity and fertility. If this still doesn't seem to fit, move on to the next symbol and come back to it at the end of the reading to help to put it in perspective. The tea leaves meaning.
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How To Intrepret Bird Pictures In Tea Leaves Meaning
How To Intrepret Bird Pictures In Tea Leaves Meaning
Instructions
Step 1:
Select a loose tea and use a tea strainer only if the leaves are very finely cut. Traditionally, tea leaves are just placed in the bottom of a white or light colored tea cup and hot water is poured over them to steep.
Step 2:
Drink the tea slowly, and try to clear your mind. Focus on a particular question, or just let your thoughts drift and prepare for a general reading. Leave a tiny bit of tea left in the bottom of the cup.
Step 3:
Hold the teacup in your non-dominant hand and swirl the cup three times clockwise to stir up the leaves and then flip the cup over onto the tea saucer to drain away the rest of the liquid. Flip the cup back over and begin the reading, starting with the tea cup handle or the twelve o'clock position.
Step 4:
Perform the reading starting with the leaves closet to the rim. Move downward and clockwise in a spiral until you reach the bottom of the cup, writing down the symbol you see and the location as you go. The rim refers to the present, the middle depth of the cup refers to the near future, and the bottom of the cup refers to the more distant future or the "outcome" of the reading.
Step 5:
Interpret the symbols based on your intuition first. Whatever you see will have specific meaning to you and your life, and so however a tea leaf formation strikes you is how you should read it. For example, if you see the letter "k" and think of your sister Kate, this is the meaning. Somebody else could look at the same cup and see a butterfly instead, which would trigger a different connection.
Step 6:
Use your own best judgment. For bird pictures, ask yourself what meaning this might have in your own life based on your own experiences and associations. If nothing comes to mind, interpret the bird pictures as a symbol relating to an event or person. Standard meanings given for bird pictures include good news, exciting information, change, or a new arrival to the home. Choose the meaning that feels right and connects best to the symbols around it.
Step 7:
Look up bird symbols in tea leaf reading (also referred to as tasseography) symbol lexicons if you get stuck. Compare different interpretations from more than one source before you decide what it means for you. Again, trust your gut feeling or intuition to arrive at the best meaning for your reading.
Symbolism in tea leaves meaning
Instructions
Step 1:
Select a loose tea and use a tea strainer only if the leaves are very finely cut. Traditionally, tea leaves are just placed in the bottom of a white or light colored tea cup and hot water is poured over them to steep.
Step 2:
Drink the tea slowly, and try to clear your mind. Focus on a particular question, or just let your thoughts drift and prepare for a general reading. Leave a tiny bit of tea left in the bottom of the cup.
Step 3:
Hold the teacup in your non-dominant hand and swirl the cup three times clockwise to stir up the leaves and then flip the cup over onto the tea saucer to drain away the rest of the liquid. Flip the cup back over and begin the reading, starting with the tea cup handle or the twelve o'clock position.
Step 4:
Perform the reading starting with the leaves closet to the rim. Move downward and clockwise in a spiral until you reach the bottom of the cup, writing down the symbol you see and the location as you go. The rim refers to the present, the middle depth of the cup refers to the near future, and the bottom of the cup refers to the more distant future or the "outcome" of the reading.
Step 5:
Interpret the symbols based on your intuition first. Whatever you see will have specific meaning to you and your life, and so however a tea leaf formation strikes you is how you should read it. For example, if you see the letter "k" and think of your sister Kate, this is the meaning. Somebody else could look at the same cup and see a butterfly instead, which would trigger a different connection.
Step 6:
Use your own best judgment. For bird pictures, ask yourself what meaning this might have in your own life based on your own experiences and associations. If nothing comes to mind, interpret the bird pictures as a symbol relating to an event or person. Standard meanings given for bird pictures include good news, exciting information, change, or a new arrival to the home. Choose the meaning that feels right and connects best to the symbols around it.
Step 7:
Look up bird symbols in tea leaf reading (also referred to as tasseography) symbol lexicons if you get stuck. Compare different interpretations from more than one source before you decide what it means for you. Again, trust your gut feeling or intuition to arrive at the best meaning for your reading.
Symbolism in tea leaves meaning
How To Read tea Leaves
How to Read Tea Leaves Meaning
Follow this simple 6 step procedure to read tea leaves for yourself or a friend. Tea leaf reading is easy, fun and possibly a little bit enlightening!
Step 1: Make a cup of tea.
Choose a white or light colored teacup. Almost any leaf tea will do nicely. My personal preference is Earl Grey. If avoiding caffeine, you might even choose an herbal variety.
The herbal options are delicious: jasmine, peppermint, chamomile... the list goes on and on. If you do not mind the tiny floating bits, you can open a tea bag and sprinkle the tea into a cup of hot water. A middle eastern option is to sprinkle coffee grounds into a cup of coffee.
Step 2: Steep your tea and quiet your mind.
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Steeping time is a personal preference. Green and black teas are usually ready in a minute or two, while herbal teas may take longer. This is a time to quiet your mind and relax. What you are about to exercise is your mental creativity. Pattern recognition and symbol recollection will require focus and concentration. Distracting conversation, music or activity will detract from your experience. As in beginning meditation, attempt to empty your mind of all thoughts.
Step 3: Sip tea while you find your focus.
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Once your tea is cool enough, begin sipping. Leaves may be floating, so do the best you can to avoid consuming too many. If you are right-handed, lift your cup with your left. If left-handed, drink with your right. If ambidextrous, reach for your cup, stop, and then use the other hand.Now that you are quiet and relaxed, identify the issue foremost in your mind. In editation practice, one attempts to empty the mind -- blocking out all thoughts. As you attempt to think of nothing in particular, is there a stubborn thought that keeps returning to your attention? If so, that is the subject of this reading. Focus on that thought.If nothing in particular comes to mind, then this will be a general tea leaf reading. Focus on your breath and the taste of the tea.Leave a small amount of tea at the bottom of your cup.
Step 4: Swirl three times and dump.
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Hold your nearly empty teacup in your hand and give it three good swirls. The tea leaves will disperse around the interior of cup. Gently dump out the remaining liquid by turning your
teacup over into a saucer.Wait at least three breaths before turning your cup back over.
You are ready to begin reading your tea leaves!
Step 5: Identify symbols and jot them down.
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Tea leaf reading is a highly personal and subjective process. Because abstract pattern recognition keys into our subconscious, self analysis produces the most relevant reading. One person may see an egg, while another sees a beetle in the same spot. Tea leaf reading is very much like a Rorschach (Ink Blot) Test. We are most likely to recognize symbols having a bearing on or connection with the matter at hand. Therefore, you are the most qualified person to read
your own tea leaves. If your cup has a handle, begin there and read clockwise. If our cup has no handle, begin reading from 12 o'clock. Make a notation of the first symbol you see. Mentally divide the cup into three sections: rim, middle and base. The rim area is above the tea level when you first poured your tea. The base is the level of tea left before you dumped out the remainder.
The middle section is the area between the rim and bottom. Note where the symbol is located and if it is next to another symbol. Note whether you see bubbles, twigs or droplets in your cup. Work with quiet concentration and take your time.
Step 6: Create your tea leaf reading.
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Translating symbols into meaning is just as personal and subjective as their identification. Individual language, cultural exposure, experience, knowledge and mental state contribute to interpretation of symbols. For example, the letter "K" might first bring to mind your friend Kurt rather than your sister Kirstin. Next to each symbol you wrote down, jot down the meaning that comes to mind first. Again, abstract pattern recognition keys into our subconscious, so self analysis produces the most relevant reading. You are the most qualified person to read your own tea leaves. That being said, this site provides an extensive symbol lexicon to assist you in identifying and recalling symbols. The first symbol you saw represents your dominant character or someone near or influental. Symbols in the rim section apply to this moment in time. The middle section represents the near future -- usually no longer than a fortnight. Both the rim and middle section represent influences in your outcome. The base of your cup represents the ultimate answer or conclusion.
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