You can do a tea leaf reading for yourself or friends by preparing tea in a solid white tea cup with a matching white saucer with it. Make sure the tea you are preparing contains loose leaves in it. The person who you are doing the tea leaf reading for needs to drink almost all of the tea, just leaving a tiny amount of liquid and leaves inside the tea cup. They then take the tea cup and swirl the liquid and leaves around using their left hand only, clockwise in the amount of three times around the cup. They now need to place the tea cup upside down on top of the white tea cup saucer and hold there in place for a full seven seconds, then pick the cup up and place the handle of the tea cup facing them during the tea leaf reading.

The interpretations of the symbols and objects are of vast majority and they all have very different meanings, so you have to look closely at what the symbols or objects seem to appear like the most. If there are a large amount of tea leaves this means a life that is full. Images of a specific nature symbolize issues of importance to this person. Objects that are on the left of the tea cup's handle pertain mostly to the past of the person having the tea leaf reading and the right of you the tea cup's handle pertains to their future endeavors and actions.

Symbols have many different meanings in the art of tea leaf reading. Here are some you will need to know: If the tea leaves look like an apple, this represents achievement. An anchor represents stability in your life and inconstancy. The ball represents fortunes of varying degrees. An acorn means gain and success along with healthy conditions. The baby represents worries which are of small nature. A butterfly means fickleness in your life. A bird or birds represents news that will be good. A candle represents receiving others help. The cat means a friend that is false and deceitful. The boat represents protectiveness and friends welcomed visit. A circle represents a new baby if there is a dot within this circle; if not then it represents successful completion of projects. The dog means friends in need of help and great friendships. The egg represents an omen of goodness.

Other tea leaf reading interpretations you will need to know are the feather represents a concentration that is lacking. A duck means money is headed your way. The eye represents for you to be cautious. A fish means fortunes of good. The flag represents danger is near. The fly means annoyance in domestic life. A hammer represents the need for working harder. The hat represents a job that is new with improvements. The heart means pleasures and lots of love. The hawk represents forms of jealousy.

Harder objects in your tea leaf reading and their meanings include the hourglass represents a decision needing to be made about something. The house means security. A kettle represents illness will be mild in nature. The kite 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 mushroom means a move out into the country or a nice journey there. An octopus represents there is danger nearby. The owl means scandalous gossip is afoot. The ring represents marriage or marriage offer and long engagements.

The objects and their meanings in a tea leaf reading are numerous. For a complete detailed account of all symbols and their meaning or interpretations put tea leaf reading into your search engine and you will find them.