A Basic List of Tea Leaf Symbols

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  • Acorn: At top, slow growth; at bottom, good health.
  • Airplane: Long journey; a rise in social position.
  • Anchor: At top, stability and rest; at bottom, safety.
  • Apple: Achievement; if bitten into, temptation.
  • Arrow: Point down, bad news; up, good news.
  • Axe: Difficulties; if at top, overcoming of difficulties.
  • Baby: Fretting and small worries.
  • Bag: A trap; if open, escape, from a trap.
  • Ball: Variable fortune, as ball bounces up and down.
  • Balloon: A celebration or party soon.
  • Basket: A treat, award, compliment, recognition.
  • Bell: Announcement; the nearer the top, the better.
  • Birds: Good news (see also species of birds).
  • Boat: A visit from a friend, protection, inheritance.
  • Book: If open, good news; if closed, hidden secrets.
  • Bottle: Drunkenness, temptations offered.
  • Broom: A new home; a thorough house-cleaning.
  • Bush: A secret friend or secret opportunities.
  • Butterfly: Fickleness of friends.
  • Candle: Ask for and receive help from others.
  • Cat: Gossip, deceit; cat-head, female false friend.
  • Chain: Engagement, wedding; sequence of events.
  • Chair: A guest is coming.
  • Circle: Success, completion; with dots, a baby.
  • Clock: Better health if medical help is sought soon.
  • Clouds: Trouble; with dots (rain), many problems.
  • Coin: Money count the coins to tell how much.
  • Cross: Death, a funeral, suffering, sacrifice.
  • Cup: Reward of merit; overturned, justified criticism.
  • Dagger: Danger from self or others; beware injury.
  • Dish: Trouble at home; matters require cleaning up.
  • Dog: Good, true friend; at bottom, friend needs help.
  • Door: Opportunities arise through an odd event.

Duck: Money, and false gossip about money.

  • Eagle: Success by soaring over obstacles.
  • Egg: If unbroken, success; if broken, failure.
  • Envelope: Good news; with dots, news of money.
  • Eye: Look sharp; be cautious; you be psychic.
  • Face: A change is coming, it may be a setback.
  • Fan: Flirtation, but it comes to nothing in the end.
  • Feather: Insincerity, undependability, lack of focus.
  • Fence: Limitations, minor setbacks, easily mended.
  • Finger: Extra emphasis on whatever it points to.
  • Fire: At top, achievement; at bottom, danger, haste.
  • Fish: Increase of wealth or increase in family.
  • Flag: Danger if you compromise your integrity.
  • Flower: Compliments, tokens of love and esteem.
  • Fly: Domestic annoyances require your attention.
  • Forked Line: You must soon make a decision.
  • Fruit: Prosperity, a successful outcome to labour.
  • Gate: Opportunity, future success beckons.
  • Glass, Water: Integrity and temperance.
  • Glass, Cocktail: Dissatisfaction with life.
  • Goat: Beware stubborn people; they may be enemies.
  • Grapes: Good health, fertility, happiness; inebriation.
  • Gun: Anger, discord, strife; danger where it points.
  • Hammer: Hard work is needed; avoid complainers.
  • Hand: Open, a friendly helper; closed, an argument.
  • Hat: Improvement, a new role or a new job.
  • Hawk: Suspicion and jealousy; watch with care.
  • Heart: Love, pleasure, romance, a thrilling meeting.
  • Horse: Galloping, good news; head only, a lover.
  • Horseshoe: Good luck, a winning bet, good fortune.
  • Hourglass: You must decide something soon.
  • House: Security and safety; parents.
  • Insect: Minor problems require immediate attention.
  • Jewels: Gifts will be offered to you.
  • Kettle: Minor illness; don’t worry; friends will help.
  • Key: Success, prosperity, understanding.
  • Kite: Ascent in social position by the help of friends.
  • Knife: A broken friendship; a justified fear.
  • Ladder: Job promotion, a rise in life, advancement.
  • Lamp: At top, a feast; at side, secrets revealed.
  • Leaf: Change in health: up, better; down, worse.
  • Letter: News; If cross near, death, if coins, a gift.
  • Lines: If straight, progress; if wavy, uncertain path.
  • Lion: An influential friend in a position of authority.
  • Lock: Obstacles too strong to overcome.
  • Man: Near handle, a visitor; elsewhere, a pen-pal.
  • Moon: A change in plans.
  • Mountain: Great goals beset by difficulties.
  • Mouse: Someone is stealing from you.
  • Mushroom: At top, country life; at bottom, growth.
  • Nail: Injustice, unfairness, unrighteous punishment.
  • Necklace: Whole, admirers; broken, losing a lover.
  • Nest: Save your money; take care of your home.
  • Needle: Recognition, admiration.
  • Oak Tree: Strength, health, long life; betterment.
  • Octopus: Danger.
  • Ostrich: Travel abroad.
  • Owl: Gossip nearby; a wise person will protect you.
  • Palm Tree: Success, honour.
  • Palm Leaf: Victory, martyrdom.
  • Parasol: A new lover.
  • Parrot: Foreign journey; people talk about you.
  • Pig: Greed and carelessness.
  • Pin: A new job awaits.
  • Pine Tree: High achievement.
  • Pipe: Reconciliation of a friendship.
  • Pistol: Danger is near.
  • Plough: A struggle ahead; hard going.
  • Purse: At top, profit; at bottom, loss.
  • Question Mark: Be cautious; future unsettled.
  • Rabbit: Bravery to overcome a fear of disaster.
  • Rainbow: The most difficult time is now over.
  • Rake: Watch details lest you stumble.
  • Raven: Bad news; love disaster; death for the aged.
  • Rider: Good news from afar, especially in finances.
  • Ring: At top, marriage; at bottom, betrothal.
  • Ring, Broken: Divorce or broken engagement.
  • Rose: Popularity, romance.
  • Scales: Balanced, justice; unbalanced, injustice.
  • Scissors: Quarrels, possibly separation.
  • Sheep: Good fortune; a friend does your bidding.
  • Shell: Good news from over the sea.
  • Ship: At top, a journey; at bottom, a safe journey.
  • Shoe: Hard work leads to a change for the better.
  • Sickle: Illness, sorrow, and pain.
  • Snake: An enemy, and wisdom to discern who it is.
  • Spider: Good luck, a reward for industrious work.
  • Spoon: Generosity.
  • Squirrel: Save up now for future times of want.
  • Stairs: Orderly progress leads to eventual success.
  • Star: Health, happiness, hope; absolute success.
  • Sun: Joy, success, power, children, well-being.
  • Sword: Small quarrels turn into serious arguments.
  • Table: A social gathering at which you’ll find favour.
  • Teardrops: Sorrow and tears.
  • Tent: Travel for which you are not well prepared.
  • Thimble: Changes at home; a need for mending.
  • Tortoise: Criticism, usually beneficial.
  • Tower: Disappointment and possible ruin.
  • Triangle: Something unexpected will happen.
  • Turtle: Slow progress; a sluggard is near to you.
  • Umbrella: Trouble, but you will be protected.
  • Vase: A friend needs your help.
  • Violin: A self-centered person.
  • Volcano: Harmful and emotional words may erupt.
  • Wagon: A wedding will ensue.
  • Wasp: Your romantic problems are due to a rival.
  • Wheel: If whole, good fortune; if broken, loss.
  • Wings: Messages from Heaven.
  • Wolf: Cunning and jealousy.
  • Zebra: Adventures overseas.
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