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Dog Coffee Cup Reading Symbol Meaning
good friend; if at bottom friend needs help; if barking, untrustworthy friend; or, someone born in Chinese Zodiac dog year.
Illustrative references
Ways the Dog silhouette may vary
The compiled traditional meaning for Dog is: good friend; if at bottom friend needs help; if barking, untrustworthy friend; or, someone born in Chinese Zodiac dog year.
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 dog 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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