Tea leaf reading is one of the oldest fortune-telling techniques. Very few readers or intuitive entertainers do it. Most don’t know about it until they visit my website. So, this technique is not as frequently requested compared to the most common of psychic entertainment: tarot card readings.
Reading tea leaves is a very old fashioned way of doing fortune-telling predictions. It’s a treat for me to spend several hours entertaining party guests by gazing into a tea cup and interpreting the images I see.
Every cup of tea holds leafy puzzles that I decode for the person I am reading. These are special messages just for them. Some of the interpretations can be cryptic like a riddle. Some times the messages are personal that only the guest themselves would understand.
Recently, a client requested tea leaf readings for her friend’s bridal shower. She is so creative, well organized and her guests were always charming and fun. I knew the afternoon would be another lovely event for tea leaf readings.
Tea Parties!
Preparation is key for party tea leaf to run smoothly . Reading tea for a party is different than a private tea reading at my office. For private readings, guests sip on their tea and then hand me their cup when finished.
To speed up the process for a party or event, small ramekins of tea leaves (jasmine, mint, blackberry sage and a gun powder green) are prepped in advance. Guests may choose from the tea assortment for their fortune. This process engages them as an active participant in their own reading.
My table is set with plates of little ramekins of tea, my reading cup and a stack of napkins. I also have tea cards where I notate the symbols that I find in each guests cup.
Guests keep these drawings and notes as a souvenir of the special event.
Tea reading uses all of the senses.
When the tea hits my reading cup, the aroma of the blend fills the air and you can immediately tell which tea the client choose without even looking.
Various types of tea leaves clump uniquely and have their own style of images. The blackberry tea has smaller leaves and smaller images. The jasmine creates images that look like line drawings. The green teas have longer leaves that unfurl and can actually make three dimensional images in the cup.
Guests hand me their ramekin of tea. I dump the contents into my reading cup and then “spin” the cup by moving my wrist in a circular motion. The tea leaves and the small amount of water to whirl around the cup. Next, I drain any remaining liquid onto a napkin .
Reading the tea leaves!
I look for whatever symbol catches my eye. This can take a moment and the guests are the most excited at this moment. After searching the cup, I make notes on the tea card or draw the image. Then I am able tell the story of their cup.
Looking at tea leaves is a lot like looking at ink blots or clouds. You have to use your imagination and go with the first thought that comes into your head.
Tea leaf readings and symbols.
It’s been a rainy afternoon. But the bride to be has had some good luck. The rain has let up and given us a break. I’m sitting in a small enchanting parlor decorated with cute whimsical needle point pillows and antique chairs. What a perfect place to sip tea and talk with a friend.
The guests have all been very excited and I have been busy all afternoon.The tea leaves tell of vacations, gifts, money, social occasions and news from old friends.
All the readings sort of blur together in my memory. Except for the cup of the bride’s grandmother that includes the images of a peacock, mermaid, dolphin, palm tree, the letter C and a boat. All the symbols in her cup pertained to water.
Grandma’s tea leaves of mermaids, peacocks and dolphins.
Peacocks symbolize wealth by marriage and the lady admitted that she and her husband had been happy and well off. Ms. M continued to share a wonderful story about the bride chased the peacocks when she was a little girl on the property in Hawaii that she and her husband loved to visit. She smiled remembering how fascinated the little girl was with them.
The dolphin (a symbol of luck) and palm tree (vacation) reminded her of Hawaii. She and her late husband spent a lot of time there. She also brought his ashes after he died. But that had been a couple of years ago and thought about paying a visit.
The letter C belonged to her accountant. She was waiting to hear from about some good news regarding her stocks.
The mermaid was her. She said that she belonged in the sea and would one day join her husband in the waters off Hawaii.
Magical moments and shared memories.
I held her hand and thanked her for telling me such a personal story. It was a wonderful moment to reflect about her own wedding and the wonderful years she had spent with her love.
It’s magical how these experiences can connect us to meaningful memories and how wonderful life can be.
Is an event in the tea leaves for you?
Tea leaf readings are fun for bridal and baby showers, girls night, customer appreciation events and product promotions. All ages love!
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Laura E. West is a professional fortune-teller & certified Lipsologist in Dallas, TX. She specializes in intuitive entertainment for corporate events and private parties. Her clients include Southwest Airlines, Mary Kay, Pandora Radio, Burt’s Bees and Hewlett Packard and Siemens.