Choose teacup! Choose a cup that’s pleasing to you, but keep in mind a few general guidelines: the sides of the cup should be slanted, not straight up and down like a coffee cup. The slanty sides keep the leaves from sliding to the bottom; make sure the bottom of the cup has a little room for leaf clumping. Really arty teacups may be fun to look at but aren’t the best for reading!
Choose tea! Well, 你 may have guessed that 茶 bags are out. 你 want to use loose tea, preferably China tea. China 茶 has some nice bits and twigs that cling to the sides of the cup and make for interesting reading. 橙子, 橙色 pekoe works pretty well too, but India 茶 is cut short, not rolled, so it contains 更多 茶 dust, which tends to clump up a bit. India 茶 is what most blends (like Irish and English breakfast teas) are made from. Of course, 你 can use any kind of 茶 你 want, even herbal teas! 你 just have to be a little creative when 你 interpret what’s in the cup. Some people even interpret coffee grounds. People have also used dirt, sticks, stones for this same kind of divination…
Choose a teapot! Warm the 茶 pot with hot water from the tap. Try to find a teapot without a strainer. Finding one might take a bit of work, because most non-antique pots have a strainer built in where the spout is attached to the pot. If 你 your 茶 pot has a strainer, 你 may need to experiment with the amounts of 茶 and water 你 use. The goal is to have enough leaves in your cup and a beverage 你 can drink and enjoy!
Add 茶 and drink it! Then… get ready to read! As 你 finish drinking, be sure to leave about a teaspoon and a half of liquid in the bottom of the cup. Swish the liquid around the leaves. Carefully but quickly, tip the cup over into the saucer. Turn the cup around completely, going anti-clockwise (widdershins) three times. Turn the cup back over. Turn the cup around in your hands. Look at it from many different angles. Sometimes, 图片 jump out at you. Numbers for example, can indicate days, weeks, months 或者 even years. Letters can represent clues to a person's name 或者 place. A 圈, 圈子 could indicate the end of a cycle, such as a completed project. 或者 a 圈, 圈子 might indicate a group of people. It is best to be open to any "hunches" 你 get during the 阅读 while viewing the 茶 leaf symbols, especially when they look 更多 like green globs than images. If the 茶 leaves look like an apple, this represents achievement. An anchor represents stability in your life and inconstancy. The ball represents fortunes of varying degrees. A 蝴蝶 means fickleness in your life. A bird 或者 birds represents news that will be good. A candle represents receiving others help. The cat means a friend that is false and deceitful. The 船, 小船 represents protectiveness and 老友记 welcomed visit. The dog means 老友记 in need of help and great friendships.
The eye represents for 你 to be cautious. A 鱼 means fortunes of good. The flag represents danger is near. The fly means annoyance in domestic life. The 心 means pleasures and lots of love. The hawk represents forms of jealousy. Harder objects in your 茶 leaf 阅读 and their meanings include the hourglass represents a decision needing to be made about something. The house means security. The 风筝, 放风筝 represents s a friendship broken. A lamp means revealed secrets, postponement of a party. The leaf represents brings fortunes of good into your life. The letter means news which will be good in its coming. A mountain represents goals that are great. The 蘑菇 means a 移动 out into the country 或者 a nice journey there. An octopus represents there is danger nearby. The owl means gossip is afoot. Anyway, remeber that symbol meanings are interpreted differently depending on the "feeling" the reader gets when seeing them!
