Tea Magic: Spells, Rituals, and Divination in Your Cup

by Jenay Marontate

Pour a Steaming Cup of Health, Intuition, and Enchantment Brewing tea is more than just magic, it is an intimate act steeped in rich history, exciting pageantry, and ceremonial rituals. This beginner-friendly book covers everything you need to know about tea, including all six true varieties, herbal tisanes, and even cannabis tea. You will learn how Create your own blend Properly brew the perfect pot Safely charge your tea with crystals Connect to spirit guides and guardian angels Draw on the influence of the zodiac Scry into your teacup Call on gods and goddesses Read the leaves and water With chants, sigils, visualizations, and other tools, there is likely more to tea witchery than you ever imagined. This book's gentle guidance through the world of tea will help you improve meditation, increase wellness, enhance spell work, and expand your joy one cup at a time.

Genres: Witchcraft, Nonfiction, Tea, Magic

248 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2022

Reviews

[Paperback Pagan · Rating 3 out of 5]

What I liked about the book:
I enjoyed learning about the plant tea comes from and all of the different ways that plant to used to make different types of tea. I really liked the zodiac section and all of the ideas for creating rituals with tea.

I went into this book expecting it to have a lot of tasseography and I was surprised that tasseography was only a small section of the book. There is much more in this book about spellwork using tea and a lot of great tips for how to set to mood for tea leaf reading if that's what you would like to do. There is a ton of educational info about tea in the first part of the book and I learned a lot. I would love to grow my own tea plant now!

What I didn't like:
The reason this book didn't hit a five-star for me is because of a couple of points that I personally did not like.
The first one is a lot of references to using teas to access the akashic records. The idea of akashic records is greatly based on Blavatsky taking other cultural ideas and mystifying them. There is value in knowing occult history and there is a lot of value in looking at how we can not continue these concepts that take a word of an idea from another language and make it **Magic!**

I also had a hard time with advice on using tea for ADHD. This was only done one time in the book but there is a history of parents using everything but medical advice to treat ADHD in their children and I am very adverse to the new age community not revising this type of advice. My suggestion would be to not name specific medical conditions. The tea was recommended for focus, I would have preferred to see it left there instead of saying it could be used for ADHD.

Other than those two things, I enjoyed the book and I would recommend it to people who want to use tea in spell work or who already use tasseography and they want to improve their work.

[Latasha · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book was so good and contains so much info! The author covers such topics as- the types of tea, the types of water used to make tea, sigils and tea magic, what teas and blends are best for each zodiac sign and so, so much more. I read this with the group Book Witches. I'm so glad it was a group read. I already love tea so now I have a guide of how to add magic to that and some recipes to blend myself.

[Ashley (Red-Haired Ash Reads) · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was an in-depth look at tea and how it can be used in your magical practice. This book covers the main types of tea (black, green, yellow, pu-erh, and white tea) and also herbal, which isn’t actually a tea, but is very common. This explores the history of tea, how to make it, and ways it can be used magically.

The author covers a wide variety of topics that you can use tea magic with, such as tasseography, the moon cycles, the zodiac, crystals, and connecting with spirits. As someone who has been drinking tea for years, I really enjoyed all these new ways that tea can be applied to your practice. Overall, this was a very informative book that I will definitely be referring back to in the future.

*ARC provided by Netgalley for an honest review.*

You can also find my reviews at Red-Haired Ash Reads.

[Leah M · Rating 4 out of 5]

Thank you to NetGalley and Llewellyn Publishing for providing me with an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review.

This was a really comprehensive look at tea and how it can be used in magic. I wasn't expecting it to be so full of information, although I was pleasantly surprised about how in-depth the author goes into the various types of tea, and how she also included not just the typical forms of tea (black tea, green tea, yellow tea, pu-erh, white tea), but also herbal "tea" which don't actually contain any types of tea at all.

It explores not just the history of tea, but also the ways in which it can be used magically. The author takes us through moon cycles, information about the zodiac, days of the week, crystals, and how to charge both the water and the implements to make the tea for best results. As someone who is completely new to all of this, Marontate presents all of this information in a way that is completely accessible to a beginner, although I get the feeling that this material is also good for people who are already familiar with these rituals.

One of the most interesting parts of the book for me was learning about tasseography, or reading tea leaves. The section on how to do it was fascinating, although I wish there was more information about how to actually interpret the symbols, although I get that there is an individualized aspect to reading the symbols.

Overall, this was an intriguing book with a lot of helpful information regardless of what level the reader is at. This is a book that I'll be referring back to again and again.

[Kasia Rzymowska · Rating 4 out of 5]

Herbata od wieków znana jest ze swoich właściwości prozdrowotnych. Herbaciane napary, z odpowiednich jej rodzajów, pomagają w poprawie kondycji naszego ciała.

Zielona herbata nas pobudza, pu-erh pomaga obniżyć poziom cholesterolu, a biała zadba o kondycję włosów.

Ale niewielu z nas zna magiczne właściwości tych niepozornych listków. I wtedy z dawką wiedzy, niemalże tajemnej, przychodzi ta książka.

Jej autorka określa siebie mianem kuchennej czarownicy. Dlatego zatem znajdziecie tu przepisy na magiczne napary, ale nie tylko.

Dowiecie się jak można połączyć napar herbaciany z układem gwiazd i planet, jak za pomocą filiżanki odnaleźć łączność z zaświatami, czy za pomocą których kryształów dodać naparowi odpowiedniej intencji i potencjału.

Lektura tej książki będzie z pewnością ciekawa dla fanów herbaty. Pozwoli zobaczyć ten niezwykły napój w zupełnie innej perspektywie. A jak lubicie przyszamanić, to już w ogóle 😉

[Violet ♡ · Rating 5 out of 5]

I love this book so very much and while I don’t advise Sun Tea.. I do adore this. The information is accurate and unique to come across that I have only in one other book. This is definitely a must have for any tea or witchy lovers. It’s an absolutely incredible resource I can’t wait to buy this and add it to my shelves.

[Fernanda · Rating 4 out of 5]

4.5/5 stars!

This is an excellent guide if you like tea and are also looking to different ways to do witchy things everyday! I highly recommend it, since you'll not only learn to brew different types of tea for various purposes, but you also get an herb correspondence guide that I find very useful.

[LiteraryCryptid · Rating 4 out of 5]

An extensive and informative compendium of everything tea and how tea can be used in both day-to-day and in practice.

Marontate includes a comprehensive description of what exactly defines teas, and the differences between tea and tisane. The information breaks down not only what a tea is, but also the historic preparations for each blend.

While I appreciate the in depth discussions about tea blends and related water rituals, I was hoping for a little more detail on actual scrying and how to interpret tea leaves. That being said, it was still an enjoyable read.

Thank you to #NetGalley and Llewellyn Worldwide for the opportunity to read and review this book.

[Jeannie Holmes · Rating 4 out of 5]

Title: Tea Magic
Author: Jenay Marontate
Genre: Witchcraft - Wicca - Tea Magic - Kitchen Witchery
Publisher: Llewellyn Publications - Copyright 2022
Publication Date: December 8, 2022
Read: November 16-24, 2022
Disclaimer: I received a digital advanced reader copy from the publisher via Netgalley. All opinions are my own.

Synopsis from Publisher: Pour a Steaming Cup of Health, Intuition, and Enchantment

Brewing tea is more than just magic, it is an intimate act steeped in rich history, exciting pageantry, and ceremonial rituals. This beginner-friendly book covers everything you need to know about tea, including all six true varieties, herbal tisanes, and even cannabis tea. You will learn how to:

• Create your own blend • Properly brew the perfect pot • Safely charge your tea with crystals • Connect to spirit guides and guardian angels • Draw on the influence of the zodiac • Scry into your teacup • Call on gods and goddesses • Read the leaves and water

With chants, sigils, visualizations, and other tools, there is likely more to tea witchery than you ever imagined. This book's gentle guidance through the world of tea will help you improve meditation, increase wellness, enhance spell work, and expand your joy one cup at a time.

Review: Tasseography, the use of tea leaves (or coffee grounds) for divination, is an ancient art and one I've been personally interested in for a number of years but have never found a truly satisfying book on the subject. Imagine my excitement when I was gift an e-ARC from the publisher for Tea Magic by Jenay Marontate! "Finally," I thought, "here is a book that will explain tasseography." Alas, my search continues because the actual section on interpreting tea leaves and symbols is small and comes at the very end of the book. The majority of the book is dedicated to the various types of teas, blends, and their preparations.

This is not to say the book isn't interesting because it is! I had no idea tea could be such a complex subject, and I'm also grateful to have information provided on different types of water that can be used for steeping tea in order to enhance its mystical properties. Marontate differentiates between green tea, black tea, white tea, and herbal infusions, which aren't truly "tea" as they generally don't contain any actual tea leaves. She also provides information on steeping times, water temperature, and a host of other brilliant insights into how to incorporate tea magic into daily life. I will certainly be referring to this book in the future.

However, I still wish the author had spent more time exploring the actual practice of tasseography as a form of divination. Whether it be in the form of interpreting visions found in clouds of milk or cream added to tea (or coffee) and signs/symbols in leaves (or grounds), I would have liked more pages devoted to the practical side of tea magic than to the selection of the tea itself. There are certainly little insightful nuggets throughout the book, such as using a tea bag as a pendulum (something I'd never considered before and I use pendulums a lot), that I found helpful and will definitely try in the future.

Overall, I had hoped a book titled Tea Magic would spend a little more time on the practical side of the magic. But, I'm happy to have read the book and will gladly add a physical copy to my shelf upon publication.

[Shirley Andrade · Rating 5 out of 5]

Wonderful Information!

Jenay Marontate, in giving some background information on tea magic, states that the first time she considered tea as a magical herb was when she was reading Scott Cunningham's book Encyclopedia of Magical Herbs, and since then she has been using tea and herbal infusions in a whole new way. She states that she has gone on to learn and expand on correspondences to black tea, green tea, white tea, oolong
teas, and herbal brews for magical uses in spells, charms, mojos, talismans, and potions, all of which readers will learn about in the book.

The author states that holistic health and wellness aids in healing our spirit, in addition to healing our physical body, and by using the natural essence of tea and plant magic, we can connect with our spirit so that we can manifest change within ourself, our environment, and the world we live in.

In this book, Tea Magic, the author states that contrary to what many people believe, there is only one plant that produces tea, which is Camellia sinensis, otherwise known as tea, is an evergreen shrub native to East Asia. She states that it is from this plant that six distinct classes, or types of tea, come from, and although there are hundreds of tea-growing regions all over the world that produce fine teas for their distinct qualities and profiles, these are the six teas that are the most common:
1. White
2. Green
3. Yellow
4. Black
5. Oolong
6. Pu-erh.

The author discusses each tea in detail, providing each's healing properties, how to meditate with them, the benefits of sun tea, and how our choice of tea blends can bring about our desired mood and outcomes.

Additionally, the author discusses various ways we can use teas, and she provides several rituals and spells, and she states "Having a foundational understanding of the healing power and magical properties of tea is what makes tea witchery powerful, pleasurable, and just plain fun!".

This great book provides lots of information, and I feel that it would be a great asset to not only a beginner, but a seasoned practitioner could benefit also.

[Books Tea Magic · Rating 5 out of 5]

Ooh this is good! ✨ How could I not love this book? Potions, ceremonies, books, and tea! Plus the author, Jenay Marontate, outdid herself. Tea Magic is brimming with fun and creative ideas that are as refreshing as they are inspiring for any tea lover.

“Images of witches with cauldrons and apothecaries of herbs and roots have filled the imagination of people for generations when they think of potions, spells, and healing elixirs through tea. For others when they think of tea, the magical aspects of it are not what initially come to mind.”

So true! And then there’s this quote, that shoots straight to my heart:

“With all its healing benefits, it is not surprising that Earl Grey tea is an excellent way to blend tea, aromatherapy, and plant medicine all in one cup.”

Marontate includes everything from zodiac tea choices, tea types, water magic, charging under the moon to scrying. Tea bags as pendulums? Breathe and intention to empower your tea and incantations for manifestation with your potion/tea? I’m 100% in!

I’ve read both of Dr. Masaru Emoto’s books and found the chapter on water to be delightfully refreshing — nice to find a kindred spirit in this regard. Luckily I live in a place ripe with clear mountain water, but that hasn’t always been the case. I’ve also lived in sub-Saharan Africa where rainwater was our BFF. I’ve yet to melt snow water for tea— but I’m on it when our first snow storm hits ❄️☕️ Positivity and transformation bring it!

I’m also excited to try out one of the tea rituals at the next Full Moon. This books is absolutely delightful. Consider this a marvelous reference for your magical bookshelf. Cozy up with your favorite cup and read on!.

[Damiana · Rating 5 out of 5]

As a fan of books, witchcraft, and tea - requesting this book was a no-brainer. I've read kitchen witch, tasseomancy, and similar books before so I have to admit, I didn't have high hopes for this one. I fully expected a regurgitation of the information already out there. So I was pleasantly surprised to find an in-depth look at tea and its practical magical use. The book covers a variety of tea and their differences (white through black, darjeeling, earl grey, herbals, and more). It also covers a variety of methods of divination with tea, use of it in spells and ritual, and recipes for blends.

Tea Magic has enough in-depth looks and explanations to be perfect for a beginner witch but new insights and points of view to be of service to witches who have years of practice under their belts. I had no idea about the preparation of yellow tea, the use of cream for divination in tasseomancy, or a few other morsels tucked into these pages!

While I wasn't thrilled with how the author separated the same plant in its various preparations (white tea, green tea, puerh, etc) into different magical genders (which is an outdated look at plants anyways), elements, and energies - that was probably the only thing about the book that I can complain about. The rest of it was excellent.

I highly recommend Tea Magic to any witch who enjoys tea. It would make an excellent gift along with a nice loose tea variety pack.

[Cozy Reviews · Rating 5 out of 5]

Thank you to the publisher and to Net Galley for the opportunity to review this wonderful book. My review opinions are my own. This is a book I highly recommend .

I was trained in tea magic and was thrilled to find so much in depth information in this book. The author has made this book understandable for beginners or experienced witches. A exciting part of this book for me is the history of every type of tea . The author has including magical uses, health uses and even creating your own blends of tea as well as specific uses of every type of tea. The creation of your tea, water and types of tea is included. If your looking for magical spells with tea the author has a guide here to reading leaves and brewing tea for magic. it is a fascinating history and use of tea here that everyone who enjoys tea and creates magic with tea will enjoy.

I highly recommend this book for beginners or experienced witches, for all tea drinkers and those who want to learn a complete history of tea and its many uses throughout history. I look forward to buying a hard copy fior my collection to use as referance . A most excellent read. Brew a cup of your favorite tea while reading this will enhance your reading enjoyment and education of tea.

[Daria (jezykowy.koneser) · Rating 3 out of 5]

Uwielbiam herbatę! Dlatego kiedy tylko zobaczyłam zapowiedź "Magia herbaty. Zaklęcia, rytuały i wróżby w filiżance" od razu wiedziałam, że to coś dla mnie.

Dzięki lekturze tej książki dowiemy się czym tak właściwie są czary herbaciane, jak należy wróżyć z filiżanki herbaty, a także przeprowadzać wizualizacje, mantry i zaklęcia. Przeczytamy również o wróżeniu z fusów, pieczęciach i symbolach, kontakcie z duchami, magii księżycowej czy herbacie zodiakalnej.

Oczywiście dowiemy się więcej o samej herbacie - o jej odmianach, sposobie parzenia, oraz o mocy wody.

Bardzo lubię czytać o najróżniejszych wierzeniach, do tego kocham herbatę, więc bardzo spodobała mi się ta pozycja.

Jest dobrze napisana, przystępna i zawiera sporą dawkę wiedzy dla tych, którzy chcą poznać magię herbaty. Należy czytać ją od początku do końca, każdy kolejny rozdział wprowadza ważne informacje i sama autorka mówi o tym, że książka jest skonstruowana tak aby powoli tą wiedzę poszerzać i móc wykorzystać przy kolejnych tematach.

Jeśli interesuje Was taka tematyka, myślę, że ten tytuł przypadnie Wam do gustu.

[M Samuell · Rating 4 out of 5]

Encyclopedic knowledge of tea with practical applications for magic users.

Starting with the primary types of tea, how they're made, and what they are good for- this book is incredibly through. I was especially impressed that there was even a chapter about cannabis tea. Recipes and spells are intermingled with knowledge and insight creating a delightful resource. I especially appreciate the author's use of the appendices to gather information conveniently. Though I would be wary of communing with the dead without further research or experience.

Overall I was thrilled by the many takeaways this read offered me for my own practices. My only qualm would be that I have limited access to the various water sources listed, making some of the work inaccessible.

[Thank you to NetGalley and Llewellyn Publications for a free copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.]

[Kim W. · Rating 3 out of 5]

I have no interest in the spells and divination portions of this book due to my personal beliefs, but I read it as a reference book and and I still found it to be a helpful resource on tea in general. The appendices alone were worth checking it out from the library.

I’m trying to learn more about tea making and blending and I this particular book had some excellent information on the different types of teas, their flavor profiles, and blending in botanicals to create custom recipes.

The proofreading and editing could use a bit of another pass or I would’ve given this one a four, despite my disinterest in the witchcraft aspects of the book.

[Zee · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book was not what I expected, namely in the author's take that tisanes don't count as tea. The whole book is only about how to use white, green, oolong, and black tea in magic. They can be blended with herbs/spices/flowers but must be present. I don't like this take. However what's most odd to me is how the author then decides, literally in the last chapter and with 0 explanation, that cannabis is perfectly fine and tells you how to brew weed tea two ways. Like 95% of this book is "only tea from tea bushes is tea!!!" And the final chapter is "weed is tea." What a choice, honestly.

[LittleRead · Rating 5 out of 5]

Tea, it’s good for the soul and brewing it is an art, as using it within your practice to read the leaves and water and using it within your daily life. This book goes beyond just reading tea, but also provides ways to charge it and use it in other ways. While this is a good book for everyone, it’s a must read for Kitchen witches who brew it with love and Green witches who grow their own tea.

[Nikki King · Rating 5 out of 5]

I was so thrilled to receive this book as an advanced reader copy. I have always been enthralled with all things tea. The history behind tea, the various types of tea, the magic of tea, and the divination of tea was all explained and discussed in a wonderful way throughout this book. This book was very easy to read and informative. I am so glad I got the opportunity.

[Daneen Radford · Rating 5 out of 5]

What a treasure trove of information.

I am so delighted I purchased this book for Kindle. I may purchase the hard copy too. The author is clearly experienced and knowledgeable about Tea Magic and has an engaging personality as well. This book is an incredible resource! I highly recommend it.

[JadersCorner · Rating 5 out of 5]

Such a joy to read. Well constructed and so much useful knowledge poured into this book. The author did not skip a beat when paying attention to the details. I walked away from this book with a better understanding on how tea magic can have a good place in my own life more than before.

[Annarella · Rating 5 out of 5]

Interesting, original, and intriguing. it's the first book i read about tea magic and found it easy to follow and full of interesting ideas.
Highly recommended.
Many thanks to the publisher for this arc, all opinions are mine

[Flower · Rating 5 out of 5]

The book explains thoroughly what you can do with teas both for your physical and your spiritual self and for others. It is well written and doesn't forget to give safety advices where needed. I loved it and am sure that I will regularly use it for research.

[Karrie Stewart · Rating 5 out of 5]

Thank you to Llewellyn Publications and NetGalley for this free ARC.

This was a great introduction to tea witchery. Jenay covers a lot of ground and doesn't leave anything out.

[CraftyKE · Rating 5 out of 5]

This books is an incredible resource for the magical properties of tea. It is an invaluable text for those practicing green witchery, kitchen witchery, and herbalism.

[Alexis · Rating 5 out of 5]

interesting book to read
seemed helpful and i might try some of them but unsrue but im unsure who would this book
5 star book

[Alexandra · Rating 3 out of 5]

Reader does get some history and connections to kitchen witchcraft. Goes through the process of tea from the plant to it coming us and enjoying it. It is a good one for tea lovers.

[Beverley · Rating 5 out of 5]

Such a good book on all the aspects of tea magic many of which I'd not considered. It's a wonderful book about deepening our connection to tea and how to use it in your magical practice

[_Anxsen · Rating 3 out of 5]

Mimo iż nie interesuję się zbytnio magicznymi specjalnościami herbaty to książkę czytało się przyjemnie do tego znalazłam tam naprawdę dużo interesujących faktów o herbacie