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, te may have guessed that tè bags are out. te want to use loose tea, preferably China tea. China tè has some nice bits and twigs that cling to the sides of the cup and make for interesting reading. arancia, arancio pekoe works pretty well too, but India tè is cut short, not rolled, so it contains più tè dust, which tends to clump up a bit. India tè is what most blends (like Irish and English breakfast teas) are made from. Of course, te can use any kind of tè te want, even herbal teas! te just have to be a little creative when te 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 tè 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 te your tè pot has a strainer, te may need to experiment with the amounts of tè and water te use. The goal is to have enough leaves in your cup and a beverage te can drink and enjoy!
Add tè and drink it! Then… get ready to read! As te 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, immagini jump out at you. Numbers for example, can indicate days, weeks, months o even years. Letters can represent clues to a person's name o place. A cerchio could indicate the end of a cycle, such as a completed project. o a cerchio might indicate a group of people. It is best to be open to any "hunches" te get during the Leggere while viewing the tè leaf symbols, especially when they look più like green globs than images. If the tè 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 farfalla means fickleness in your life. A bird o birds represents news that will be good. A candle represents receiving others help. The cat means a friend that is false and deceitful. The barca represents protectiveness and Friends welcomed visit. The dog means Friends in need of help and great friendships.
The eye represents for te to be cautious. A pesce means fortunes of good. The flag represents danger is near. The fly means annoyance in domestic life. The cuore means pleasures and lots of love. The hawk represents forms of jealousy. Harder objects in your tè leaf Leggere and their meanings include the hourglass represents a decision needing to be made about something. The house means security. The aquilone 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 fungo means a sposta out into the country o 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!
