Sign visual family
Cross Coffee Cup Reading Symbol Meaning
if like a 'T' = hard won success and happiness; if like a solid 'X' = warning (look for meaning with nearby symbols); if like a broken 'X' = obstacles and losses are ahead.
Illustrative references
Ways the Cross silhouette may vary
The compiled traditional meaning for Cross is: if like a 'T' = hard won success and happiness; if like a solid 'X' = warning (look for meaning with nearby symbols); if like a broken 'X' = obstacles and losses are ahead.
The images on this page are illustrative reconstructions made to help compare a rough silhouette. They are not documentary photographs of a particular reading, and a real cup is unlikely to match them exactly.
Use the entry as a reference, not a prediction. Check the actual residue, the cup position, and the question being asked before deciding whether cross is a useful description of the mark.
Cup position
How placement changes the reading
Rim
Readers commonly use the rim for the present or near future.
Middle
The middle wall is commonly used for a matter understood as developing.
Base
The base is commonly used for slower, hidden, or underlying matters.
Handle
The handle side is commonly read as closest to the person whose cup is being interpreted.
Continue the reading
Compare this symbol with nearby cup marks, then return to the symbol index to check related shapes and refine the interpretation.
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