CUP READING SYMBOL · OBJECTS AND PLACES
House symbol in coffee grounds and tea leaves
Home · Family · Security
What does a house mean in a coffee cup or tea leaves?
Traditionally, a house points to home and family matters, or a change of home, often a good one. A house can reflect your sense of home and security, wherever you are.
A question for reflection
What would make your home feel more like yours?
One small step
Make one small change at home that comforts you.
Where the house sits in the cup
- Near the rim: home in what is close to you now, or soon.
- On the sides: home in what is developing over the coming weeks.
- At the bottom: home in what is settled, further away, or deep in the past.
- Near the handle: home in you, your home, and the people close to you.
- Opposite the handle: home 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 house in Lenormand
The same picture appears as a Lenormand card: see the House Lenormand card, read in pairs with its neighbours.
More objects and places
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Read your own cup ↗ How to read coffee grounds ↗ How to read tea leaves ↗
Symbol artwork: Velvet Omen’s original cup drawings.