The first rule to follow is to brew the tea in a pot without a strainer in order to allowsignificant portions of theleaves to enter the cup. The rest of the rules regarding tea leaf reading are those required for the interpretation of coffee grounds. To read someone’s tea leaves, you must prepare a cup of tea with loose tea leaves, so be sure to do this.

There are several different ways to process tea leaves, and each method of processing the leaves results in a different type of tea. Raw tea leaves are processed by oxidation and drying. Tea leaves, which come from the tea bush, are steeped in hot water, which allows the flavor, and caffeine that is in the leaves to infuse with the hot water making it a beverage. Tea leaves meant for a more mellow tasting green tea are not fermented at all, but merely withered in hot air and quickly steamed or pan-fried. Raw tea leaves are processed by oxidation and drying. Black tea derives its dark color and full flavor from a complex fermentation process that includes exposing crushed tea leaves to the air for astrictly defined number of minutes, because tea leaves exposed to the air quickly diminish in quality. White tea is made from immature tea leaves that are pickedjust before the buds have fully opened. Leaving tea leaves so close to their natural state producing the white tea has an amazing quality. White tea contains more polyphones, the powerful anti-oxidant that fights and kills cancer-causing cells; it does that more than any other type of tea. Green tea leaves and extracts have shown to be effective against bacteria responsible for bad breath. Tea leaves alsohave a long tradition of being used as a deodorizer.

Some tea leaf readers recommend using only the highest grade teas and your best china, and all readers advise against using a mug, which makes it hard toview the leaves at the bottom for an accurate reading. It is also recommended that a teapot with a larger spout should be used to allow easier passage of the tea leaves. Remember, what might be mistaken as stuff at the bottom of your tea cup could actually be messages from the Universe.

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