CUP READING SYMBOL · OBJECTS AND PLACES
Coffin symbol in coffee grounds and tea leaves
Endings · Closure · Rest
What does a coffin mean in a coffee cup or tea leaves?
Traditionally, a coffin was read as an ending or a loss. It does not predict death or illness; here it is read as a chapter closing. A coffin can reflect something that has run its course, and the relief and rest that can follow an ending.
A question for reflection
What is ready to end, so something else can begin?
One small step
Close one open loop you have been avoiding.
Where the coffin sits in the cup
- Near the rim: endings in what is close to you now, or soon.
- On the sides: endings in what is developing over the coming weeks.
- At the bottom: endings in what is settled, further away, or deep in the past.
- Near the handle: endings in you, your home, and the people close to you.
- Opposite the handle: endings in other people, and the wider world.
A clear shape counts for more than a faint one. Families and readers differ, so treat these as starting points.
The coffin in Lenormand
The same picture appears as a Lenormand card: see the Coffin Lenormand card, read in pairs with its neighbours.
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Symbol artwork: Velvet Omen’s original cup drawings.