Description

Tea Leaf Reading Cards is a set of 100 cards that turns your next cup of tea into a fortune telling session, teaching you how to read the shapes the leaves leave behind, an old practice known as tasseography.

Tea leaf reading is all about the little shapes your leaves settle into once you’ve finished your drink, and working out what each one might be telling you about what’s coming up in your life, and these cards help you learn to do it for yourself, so instead of tipping those last soggy leaves down the sink, you’ll be tilting your cup towards the light and squinting at it, trying to decide whether that clump near the handle is a bell or a basket.

Learning to read your tea leaves with this deck starts with the first few cards, which explain how a reading works and how the different zones of the cup each tell you something different, so even if you’ve never tried it before, you’ll know where to look before you’ve even put the kettle on.

The symbol cards are where the fun really starts! Running from A to Z with a little white picture beside each symbol so you can match the shape in your cup at a glance. On the card in the photos, it shows some symbols beginning with B, a basket points to a new addition to the family, whether through birth, marriage or adoption, while a bell brings happy news and positive changes. Each card follows the same format for each letter of the alphabet.

The black box with its pink teacup is small enough to keep right beside the kettle, and every card is numbered, so you can flick straight to the symbol you need while the leaves are still damp.

Brew a cup of loose leaf tea in the morning and see what’s settled at the bottom before the day gets going, or invite a few friends round for an evening of tea and readings, passing the cups around and working out what everyone’s leaves are trying to tell them.

The Run Down
Who it’s for:

• Tea drinkers who’ve always wondered what their leaves might say
• Anyone who loves the idea of old fashioned fortune telling
• Friends who fancy a tea and readings night in
• Anyone wanting a divination practice that fits into their daily cuppa

What it does:

• Shows you how to read your leaves from your very first cup
• Explains the zones of the cup and what each one means
• Helps you spot shapes and match them to their meanings
• Covers symbols from A to Z, with a picture for each one

Why you’ll love it:

• Turns an ordinary cup of tea into something a little bit magical
• Pictures that make matching shapes quick and easy
• Numbered cards for finding the right symbol mid reading
• Happy to live beside the kettle, ready for the next brew

The details:

• Tea Leaf Reading Cards, set of 100 cards
• Made by Gift Republic
• Pocket sized box with a black and pink teacup design

Different screens have their own opinion about colour, so the shades you see here may sit slightly differently in person. Every card is exactly as you see it though, and there’s always a little something extra that only shows up when a deck is finally yours.