Reading Coffee Grinds & Wine

Reading Other forms of Cups

This is very much the same as reading tea leaves. The only difference is you're using coffee and its brewed the Turkish way. Here's a video how to brew and a link to the coffee pot I purchased from Amazon.

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Coffee-

After brewing your coffee, you prepare it the same way you normally would. Drink the coffee the same way as the tea, with intent or question in mind. Then turn the cup over and see what comes out in the bottom of the cup. Another way of doing this is reading the bubbles that form from pouring the coffee BEFORE adding anything to it. Sometimes they give a "preview" and some people only read those. You can use any type of coffee, so long as you grind it finely. I bought regular old Maxwell and just added the amount I was brewing to our grinder and pulsed it for 2-3 minutes. The best coffee is, of course, espresso because of its consistency. Unlike with tea leaves, you don't want any large pieces or clumps, due to the way you brew it, you will have a lot of grinds attempt their way into your mouth. To avoid an upset stomach, swallow as little as possible, and stay tight lipped when you sip. A napkin will be your best friend. You should also have a decent amount of fall out from your cup. To avoid that, you can try to pour slowly from the pot and just not use the last bit of coffee after brewing.

Wine-

Wine sediments can also be read using the same symbols. This practice is very versatile and can a wonderful "party trick" just like it used to be in the 1800's. This will likely be more difficult with wine glasses due to their shape and largely because its not a glass that usually found with markings for an "easy" read guide. Because of this, I would really only see people who have experience with readings truly be able to handle it. There also isn't an indicator of what way the glass is facing or a handle to really go off of as a central point. The way I would recommend doing it is having someone simply hold their glass while you look into it. There wouldn't be a need for the usually turning and tapping of the cup either, because you're really only reading left over grapes, which isn't nearly as clumpy as tea leaves or coffee grinds. I've had plenty of glasses of wine that didn't even have sediments. Comment below if you have any additional information on this type of fortune telling.



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Preparing and Reading a Cup for Tasseography

 

So this post is really going to be rather quick and simple. There's not much of a right or wrong way and I do have videos on my Facebook where I already went over most of this information, however the videos are not all that great of a quality, so I'll rerecord and then upload them later.

Now, you brew your tea by adding roughly 1/2 a teaspoon for every 8 ounces of hot water in a cup loosely. It's best to use specifically loose leaf tea and not the ground up type in bags, but I've done both and have not had an issue with it. The type of tea is also largely a personal choice. Every Sunday (except today) on my Instagram I review a new type of tea from this wonderful subscription box, Simple Loose Leaf. It costs me about $11 a month and I get four types of teas with enough for five cups each bag. Each box is different and wonderful and each tea is unique which is why I use them. I want to show people that you can use nearly any type of tea to do this and there isn't really a right or a wrong way. You can also add sweetener to your tea, but it's not suggested to use creamer. I haven't added creamer to test the waters, but I do plan on doing it at some point.

What is important is the PROCESS.

Now, tasseography will always deal with things that are happening with a past, present, future theme, so keep that in mind when doing your reading. The only time this process changes is when you're using a specialty cup. We'll discuss all of these types of cups in a later post. For the purpose of this post, we'll be referencing just a plain porcelain tea cup with a saucer.

The process is also very simple, but it must be done right. As you drink your tea, you can focus on a particular issue or just enjoy it, but when you're done, leave just a slight bit of tea in the up with all the leaves. Turn the cup over with the handle facing your dominant hand. Now, a lot of references will tell you the right, but I feel dominant is best because that's usually the hand you send energy out through. I think it's a) because most people are right handed and b) back when this popular and thriving as a main stream practice, people thought left handers were evil and all that other crazy nonsense. Anyway, tap the bottom on the cup, now facing upwards three times. Turn the cup full circle three times using your NON-dominant hand while it's still upside down. You can turn it the left for a past reading, the right for a future reading, or a combination of both for something you're focusing on in the present  or a generalized reading. Then tap three times on the bottom and turn the cup right-side up. Make sure the handle is still facing your dominant hand.

Now, for this part you'll understand why the handle placement isn't really all that important. At this time move the handle so that it is directly in front of you. The handle is now your dividing line.

If you are asking a Yes or No question:
The left is no and the right is yes. Read which side has the most tea leaves on it.

If you are reading Past, Present, Future for a "When..." question:
The rim of the cup is present. The body of the cup is future, and the bottom of the cup is distant future.
You can read this one of two ways-
1) Go by where the greatest amount of tea leaves sit.
2) If it was a general "What does my future hold" read the images.

If you're asking about a timing:
Read to the left, or clockwise, starting at the handle going by months. Split the cup visually into 12 pie slices and eye it as best as you can. You can also use this in other ways.
1) A month: split it into 4 weeks
2) Seasons : split it into 4 seasons starting with spring
3) 6 months
4) Etc.
Which ever you feel or want to look into. If the majority of the leaves are stuck at the bottom and you can't see any images, it's likely to not happen in that time frame.

Another common way to read is about something effecting you or your life, or a Cause and Effect
The way you read this the left is the past circumstances or influences
The right is how it will turn out because of the past.

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Introduction into Tasseography

Tasseography

The study of reading a cup using tea leaves, coffee grounds, and even wine sediments. From the French word for cup; tasse. Also known as tasseomancy and tassology. Some believe that it works due to how a drinker influences a cup of tea while drinking it since, even subconsciously, we are thinking about something at all times. Others look at it as a form of clairvoyance called psychometry where you use inanimate objects to gain insight. 

A History of Tea

Teas were introduced to the Western world in the 17th century from China to India, and then to Europe through the Dutch trading companies. It's supposed that tea reading began in China soon after tea's discovery by Emperor Shen Nun in 2800 BC. It was developed by monks who started with reading the cracks in bells to foretell the future. The origin story talks about a group of friends who sat down to enjoy a cup of tea while chatting. When done with their tea, one person noticed how the leaves formed pictures relating to their conversations. The way this happened is how many speculate the term "throwing cups" came about. Tea was almost always drank loosely, so you would have to throw out the remaining leaves before getting another cup. Unless you rinse it, there's almost always some residing afterwards, which should form pictographs that can be interpreted. 

Unfortunately, soon after tea met Europe, the Tea Act was singed in England making the drink only accessible to the upper class since importing it was so expensive. This then turned the act of tasseography into a parlor trick. In the early 1800's, a Scottish botanist, Robert Fortune (haha!, the irony) was able to replicate the growing processes so that tea was more readily available to any and everyone. This attracted the traveling Romani into the parlors who would share their gifts of Fortune telling. The art and parlors even spilled into America arrive the first would war since it was cheap and fun.

We'll discuss how to use tea leaves in the next post, then move on to coffee and wine. You can join us on Instagram every Sunday to see our tea reviews and weekly cups.
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Image Meaning Dictionary

Here is a list of symbols that I personally use. These can be used for wax readings, flame gazing, smoke reading, and tasseography. 

Acorn : at the top means success and gain, but at the bottom means good health. 

Aircraft : journey; if broken means danger of accident or unsuccessful projects; can also mean a rise in position 

Anchor: good luck in business and a stable love life, rest, stability, constancy; at bottom it means clouded or inconstant.

Angel: good news, especially in love-related matters; someone is watching out for your best interests 

Ant : you are in industrious person, but there is more work ahead 

Apples: long life; success in school or business; knowledge; achievement

Arrows: bad messages or news from the direction in which the arrow points

Axe: difficulties; if at top overcoming of difficulties; someone near you may be planning to stab you in the back with lies, deceit 

Baby: something new, pregnancy, small worries

Bag: a trap; if open, escape

Ball: completion, variable fortunes

Balloon : Your troubles will be over soon.

Bear: trouble ahead

Bell: harmonics, creation, spiritual, unexpected news; good if near the top, good news, wedding to be set

Birds: good luck, possibly a good journey; will be pleasant and productive; ascension, 

Boat: a visit from a friend; life path (note size of boat); protection hi

Bouquet: very good luck, including good friends, success, and a happy love life

Bridge: a good journey

Book: you will find your answer by something written, if open it’s good news; if closed you need to investigate something

Bush: new friends, opportunities, something growing in life

Butterfly: success and pleasure; transition, transformation, fickleness 

Cabbage: jealousy; with dots, at work 

Candle: enlightenment, sacred light, creation flame, help from others 

Cap: trouble, take care

Cat: deceit, a false friend, keep eye on treacherous friend/relative

Car: approaching wealth

Castle: an unexpected fortune (monetary or otherwise)

Chain: DNA, engagement, a wedding, chain link, karm

Chair: a guest

Chicken: No take off, not meeting potential or not having the necessary tools to move forward.

Cigar: new friends

Circles: expect money or presents; success, completion; with a dot inside means a baby 

Clouds: trouble; with dots, many problems; if flecks scattered, troubles soon over, if solidly grouped, financial woes will soon materialize 

Clock: alchemy of time and consciousness, better health 

Clover: very good luck; happiness and prosperity

Coffin: lengthy sickness or the death of a loved one

Coin: change in financial status, money coming

Comb: an enemy

Compasses: business travel

Cow: prosperity

Cross: trouble, delay or death, protection, sacrifice

Crown: success and honor

Cup: reward, blood lines 

Dagger: warning, danger from self or others, power, beware of recklessness 

Dish: trouble at home

Dog: good friend, Sirius, celestial connotation, Egyptian god, Anubis; if at bottom, friend needs help

Dolphin: To see one means emotional trust. Jumping out of water means happy and fun times ahead.

Door: opening (to something new) or closing (old issues and relations), spiritual (portal), odd event

Dragon: large and sudden changes

Duck: money coming; everything is happening according to plan

Eagle: honor and riches achieved through a change in housing

Egg: good omen, creation, new beginnings, sacred geometry 

Elephant: luck and good health; wisdom, strength, trunk up indicates overcoming obstacles or a good omen

Envelope: message coming, positive or negative

Eye: creation; open (awakening); closed (something not seen)

Face: a change, may be a setback, many faces can mean various things so pay attention to their position.

Fan: flirtation

Feather: ascension, lack of concentration

Fence: limitations, minor setbacks, not permanent

Finger: which finger, pointing in a specific direction or it emphasizes whatever sign it points at

Fire: sacred flame if at top achievement; at bottom danger of hasty movements or decisions

Fish: good news from another country; good fortune

Flag: danger

Flowers: love or important honor may come to you

Fly: domestic annoyance, minor annoyance may become major problem if not addressed immediately

Fork: speak with false tongue, false flattery

Forked Line: decision

Fox: backstabbing from a close friend

Frog: be ready for dramatic change in life

Fruit: fruitful, prosperity (depends on the fruit too), planting something new.

Gate: opportunity, future success, ancient civilization, portal, doorway

Glass: integrity

Glow: enlightenment

Goat: enemies

Grapes: happiness

Greyhound: hard work paying off with good fortune

Gun: disharmony, slander, anger, sex, quarrels 

Hammer: challenges overcome; hard work needed, getting a point across 

Hand: creation, if open means friendship; if closed means an argument

Harp: creation harmonics, love, harmony

Hat: success in life; head, consciousness, improvement 

Hawk: jealousy

Heart: good things to come, such as money (if surrounded by dots) or marriage (if with a ring); chakra, pleasure, love, trust, compassion, someone is there in whom you may confide 

Horn: abundance

Horse: if galloping means good news; if just the head means a lover or nebula

Horseshoe: success in choosing a partner; a lucky trip; good luck, attraction, Earth’s magnetics, Omega or Leo, closure, go ahead with your plans 

Hourglass: imminent danger; time running out, need to decide something, synchronicity, illusion, creation, take more time for decision 

House: security, change, business success

Iceberg: danger, planetary meltdown, ice age, consciousness frozen in time

Insect: depends which one, problems are minor and easy to overcome

Jewels: Pearls, Diamonds, gifts

Kangaroo: harmony at home 

Kettle: death; (if its on the right side) not a serious illness

Kite: a long trip leading to honor; wishes coming true, flying free 

Knife: disaster met through fighting and hatred; broken friendship, hidden enemy, avoid misunderstandings with those close to you, Mind your health, beware of potential lawsuit 

Ladder: promotion, a rise or fall in life, DNA 

Lamp: turned on means enlightenment, at the top means a feast; at the side means secrets revealed; at the bottom means postponement

Leaf: new life

Letter (square of rectangular leaves): news; initials nearby signify the bearer of the news; dots with the letter means money, but if the image of the dots is cloudy, it means loss of money

Lines: journey, and the direction of the journey (when reading with nearby symbols); wavy lines mean difficult journeys; straight lines can also mean peace, happiness and a long life

Lion: Leo, Omega, Closure, influential friends, strength, Zoroaster 

Lock: obstacles (if closed); new information unfolding (if open), lock and key are phallic symbols of creation

Loop: loops of time and creation, avoid impulsive actions, slinky effect

Man: near handle, a visitor: clear and distinct, a dark person; vague, a light colored person

Mask: something hidden, excitement, insecurity 

Moon: happiness and success; a crescent moon means prosperity; if full, romance is ahead, a half-moon is time to leave old projects and move on to new ones, a quarter moon warns against making hasty decisions 

Mountain: a powerful friend; (if many mountains) powerful enemies; obstacles or a specific area, great goals, or difficulties 

Mouse: theft

Mushroom: a sudden separation of lovers following a fight; at top means journey or moving to the country; near bottom means rapid growth; if reversed means frustration 

Nail: injustice, unfairness

Necklace: complete, admirers; if broken means danger of losing a lover

Needle: recognition, admiration

Oak: health, long life, tree of life

Octopus: danger, 8, infinity

Ostrich: travel, not seeking a truth

Owl: sickness, poverty, warning against starting a new business, deceit in love and other unlucky events, gossip, scandal

Palm Tree: success, honor, place were they grow

Parasol: open (you will glean insightful information), closed (something hidden), raining (water symbol of creation); new lover

Parrot: repeating something, a twin, a journey, people talking and saying nothing

Pear: wealth, social status, possibly a financially beneficial business move or marriage

People: symbol varies with what they are doing, but the symbol of people is usually good

Pig: a faithful lover but jealous friends; greed or prosperity depending on placement

Pine tree: contentment

Pistol: danger 

Purse: at top means profit; at bottom means loss

Question Mark: need for caution

Rabbit: success in a city; need for bravery, time and illusion 

Rake: watch details, planting seeks, reap what you sow 

Rat: losses through enemies or employees

Raven: bad news, death that leads to new beginnings 

Reptiles: arguments

Ring: marriage; if a letter is nearby, it is the initial of the future spouse; if the ring is at the bottom, it means the marriage will not take place; if the ring is surrounded by clouds, it signifies an unhappy marriage

Rose: Rose bloodline, creation, flower of life, love, may be accompanied by a fragrance in the room, popularity 

Saw: trouble from strangers; interference, tear apart, something viewed 

Scales (old-fashioned, weight-measuring ones): a lawsuit; legal issues; if balanced means just result; if unbalanced means unjust result 

Scissors: arguments; a break-up; illness; possibly separation 

Shark: danger of death

Sheep: prosperity and success; good fortune

Ship: a successful or worthwhile journey

Shoe: sole/soul, condition of shoe is important, transformation 

Snakes: a bad omen; take caution!; wisdom; (if the snake is attacking an enemy or a person) a small misfortune may only slightly impede your plans for success, you shall overcome the effects 

Spider: weaving together, reward at work

Spoon: generosity

Squares: comfort and peace

Star: good luck; if surrounded by dots, wealth, and honor; health and happiness, hope, heavens, Isis and other goddesses, female energies 

Sun: happiness, success, power 

Swan: good luck and a happy love life

Sword: arguments, especially between lovers; a broken sword means an enemy will win

Table: social gatherings, outside the box

Tent: travel, cover, hidden truth

Thimble: changes at home

Tortoise: criticism, usually beneficial, slow-moving, Turtle Island (Earth)

Tower: disappointments

Trees: good luck; prosperity and happiness; if surrounded by dots, fortune will be found in the country; improvements of life, creation, book of life, your life path 

Triangles: good luck or an unexpected inheritance; something unexpected 

Umbrella: difficulty; annoyance

Unicorn: scandal

Urn: Death; funeral

Vase: a friend needs help

Violin: egotism

Volcano: harmful emotions

Wagon: a wedding, wagon wheels (wheels within wheels)

Wasp: romantic problems

Waterfall: prosperity

Wheel: inheritance; if complete means good fortune; if broken means disappointment 

Wings: messages

Woman: your great desire is for love and happy family life

Wolf: jealousy

Worms: secret enemies

Yoke: domination

Zebra: adventure, especially overseas, black and white

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