Tea Leaf Reading for Beginners: Your Fortune in a Tea Cup

by Caroline Dow

With a cup of freshly brewed tea, you can indulge in an age-old custom that brings you deep relaxation, healthful rejuvenation―and a sense of wonder as you see what the leaves reveal. In six simple steps, you'll learn to read tea leaves like a pro. Four sample readings with photos will help you interpret tea-leaf patterns even more easily. You'll also find hundreds of symbols and their meanings, grouped by theme―from animals and sun signs to travel and trees.

Genres: Nonfiction, Divination, Spirituality, Witchcraft, Reference

312 pages, Paperback

First published March 8, 2011

Reviews

[Selise I · Rating 4 out of 5]

The perfect amount of information and anecdotal information. This is very very very informationally dense. The first 130ish pages are all about making tea, reading tea, kinda of tea, how to serve the tea extra extra and the remaining book is a list of images and possible meanings. I would say this is more of an encyclopedia than a book but as a tea reader I would the information was wonderfully put and clear to understand.

[Andrea Martin · Rating 4 out of 5]

Fantastic book for learning the basics of tea leaf reading with some history and lore thrown in for fun. Other than that all I have to say is Zodiac Tea!! Yes. I am definitely recommending this delightful little book for anyone who is curious about what the future will bring.

[Shyla Colt · Rating 5 out of 5]

I loved this book. It delved into the history of tea leaf reading as well as how people do it now. She gave options , examples, and thorough descriptions . I highly recommend this read.

[Nikki · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book has absolutely everything you'll need to jump into tea leaf reading!

[Sarah ~Goddessofthestory~ · Rating 3 out of 5]

Fun. Can't wait to try this with friends. Not sure how to drink the tea without chewing on leaves.

[Joanne Spiller · Rating 5 out of 5]

Loved it and do readings regularly now so much fun and very enlightening

[Loran (Inked with Curiosity) · Rating 3 out of 5]

A really good beginner's overview on Tea Leaf Reading. There is a lot of information in this book but nothing goes into too much detail which I sort of liked. If you are looking for a good overview then this is a great book and for more detailed information the author provided other reference books which was nice. There is a lot more to learn about from this book than just tea leaf reading as the author blending your own teas, herbal infusions, medicinal benefits, tea parties, and tea superstitions/history. There is a nice size symbol dictionary included too which is nicely divided up and easy to use. Overall I really liked this book and for anybody who is into tea or reading the leaves it would be a great reference guide!