How to read coffee grounds in a cup. Needed utensils - Cup preparation.

 

Having the correct utensils, is the starting point on how to read coffee grounds.

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You don’t need expensive items at all.

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First of all buy a small coffee pot (like the one for butter melting). I saw some people using small saucepans. Not a bad idea. As long as you are able to make it is fine. 

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Second and the most important, buy any powder style ground coffee. Make sure that is similar to Greek/Turkish coffee.

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Many other nations have their own brands though. Balkan region, Armenia, Israel and the Arab world are just a few of them.

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Be careful here not to use regular coffee for drip machines, French press or even espresso. Their grounds will create almost invisible images. Go with the real stuff!

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Last, but not least, utensil is a plain, white demitasse cup. The small one that you use for your espresso is just fine. Avoid the patterned cups and the tea cups or mugs.

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Their large capacity makes it impossible to drink a strong coffee like this. On the other hand their enormous surface will not be able to hold the grounds properly and create images.

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So, now you made the correct coffee and you enjoyed it to the last drop. Recently I received an e-mail asking me for a cup reading, without photos! He meant to drink the coffee on his behalf. This is a NO-NO.

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I noticed that a few of the cup readers do that but I believe that is pure exploitation of people. I think that there is no need to elaborate on that.

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How you can read the coffee grounds? They just look like sludge at the bottom of the cup.

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Here comes the next step which we call it “Preparation of the cup”.

You place the saucer at the top of the cup. Turn it counter-clockwise for a couple of times (the ritual says 3). Now turn it upside and let the cup cool on the saucer for 10 minutes or so.

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After that you can start interpreting the symbols of the cup.