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Witch Weekly · July 30, 2018 – 1:33 PM

What Is Your Teacup Trying To Tell You?
Those who have studied divination ought to be familiar with the art of tesseomancy but you don't have to have a professional reader of tea leaves on hand or even an O.W.L. in Divination to read your own tea leaves with our easy to interpret guide.

To begin, prepare a cup of tea as you would usually. For easier reading, opt for a tea cup without a decorative pattern on the inside and finely prepared tea leaves. Do not strain the leaves when pouring the tea! Once the tea is ready, drink until there remains only a teaspoon of liquid left in the cup.

Pause for a moment and think about what you'd like to find out about your future from the tea leaves.

Take the teacup in your left hand and swirl the contents three times. Gently place the teacup upside down upon the saucer. With your left hand once again, turn the cup three times to the left.

Think back to what you want to find out from your reading while placing both hands upon the teacup. Do this for seven seconds.

After the seven seconds turn the teacup back over, making sure the handle is pointed towards you. If you look inside the cup, you should see that the leaves have arranged themselves in curious clumps.

In your cup you might be able to make out one or more of the following symbols:

Bear — Finding a bear in your cup suggests you may be venturing north soon, or else going on a very long journey.

Bell — A single bell suggests you are due for some wonderful news! Multiple bells implies an upcoming wedding - if you are already married it may be worth taking a greater interest in your spouse's well-being.

Coffin — Death or bereavement.

Cradle — If you are not expecting a child, you likely will be soon! If the cradle is broken, however, it indicates fear or misfortune over a child.

Crup — Should you spot a crup in your cup you will likely experience some unpleasantness involving one or more muggles.

Eels — You have unfaithful friends! Nasty gossip and betrayal are on the cards for you.

Fan — Admiration, flirtation, and attention from the opposite sex. Beware eels and other less fortunate symbols should they appear alongside the fan!

Frog — The frog has many meanings though it is chiefly a symbol of change. You may be changing your place of residence or changing occupation in some way. The change may be for the worse if the frog is surrounded by bad omens.

Kite — You are approaching a time of deprivation or potential scandal.

Mask — If you spot a mask in your cup, the object of your affections has been false towards you and separation looms.

Names — Should the name of a place or person reveal itself amongst the tea leaves, take note of the surrounding symbols for they pertain to that individual or location.

Padlock — The open padlock suggests a pleasant surprise while the closed padlock suggests a... less pleasant surprise.

Rabbit — A complex symbol to interpret. The rabbit may mean that the illness of a child is in your future, if the rabbit appears to be dead then financial struggle or domestic monotony may lie ahead. More than one rabbit means you must take measures to procure your own happiness, though it may be a more humble happiness than you envisaged for yourself.

Rose — Luck, love, and happiness await!

Scythe — Sorrow and grief.

Telescope — Take care of your eyes in the coming months, you may be blighted with ocular woes.

Thimble — If you are unmarried you will likely stay as such. If you are married a change in your household may be coming.

Urn — Sickness.

Vampire — A vampire in your cup could mean the obvious - an encounter with a vampire. It may also forewarn of misery or the announcement of a death.

If you wish to delve further into your tea leaves, Thea Lefèvre's book Cupping Your Future is a highly insightful and comprehensive guide to Tesseomancy.

The fineness of your tea leaves can make all the difference! Larger leaves make for more difficulty and less accuracy.

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