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Canterbury Bells Tea Leaf Symbol Meaning
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How to read Canterbury Bells in tea leaves
Canterbury Bells in a tea leaf reading points to Graceful flowers indicate that one's happiness is to a great extent dependent upon others; if the figure of a woman appeared beside the flowers it may be through a woman that one's best happiness comes, if a man were seen it may be one of the male sex to.... Read it as a tea-leaf sign first: the shape, cup position, and nearby clusters matter as much as the dictionary meaning.
In tea-leaf reading, canterbury bells is not read as a perfect picture. It is read as a cluster of damp leaves, stems, dots, and empty porcelain that briefly resembles the sign. The stronger the resemblance and the clearer its position, the more weight the symbol carries.
This entry is based on paraphrased notes from Cicely Kent's tea-leaf symbol book, rewritten for the Tasseography.org tea archive.
Cup position
How placement changes the reading
Rim
Near the rim, canterbury bells describes something close to the present: news, movement, or a matter already visible to the querent.
Middle
In the middle of the cup, canterbury bells points to the developing stage of the question and the choices that shape the coming weeks.
Base
At the base, canterbury bells is slower and more rooted. It may show a hidden cause, a delayed result, or an emotional foundation.
Handle
Near the handle, canterbury bells is personal to the querent, their home circle, or a decision only they can make.