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Moon in Coffee Grounds: What It Means
Two readings: what folk coffee cup reading says about this sign, and what it actually shows.
What the folk omen says
The moon, a crescent or a full circle, is read as a change in feeling and as the hidden: an unseen influence, night thoughts, the feminine. A full circle is said to grant a wish.
What the sign actually shows
The moon surfaces when something in you is unclear and will not settle. It is about the fog in your feelings and about what you have not put into words yet. Look closely at what is stirring up the water inside you.
Moon by place in the cup
The moon at the edge hints at a shift in feeling within days. Settled toward the bottom, it is about an old fog that still stands there and still clouds the water. By the handle the moon is your own night thoughts. Opposite it, the hidden pull other people have on you. A full clear circle is easier to notice than a thin smeared crescent.
In coffee cup reading the place of a sign tells you when and about whom: nearer the rim is sooner, toward the bottom is further off or out of the past, by the handle is you and your home, opposite the handle is other people.
FAQ
Is the moon in coffee grounds a good sign or a bad one?
Neither one on its own, because the grounds do not prophesy. The sign shows what is on your mind, and whether that is light or heavy is yours to weigh. The moon works as a mirror here and sets nothing in your future.
What does the moon at the bottom of the cup mean?
The bottom of the cup is the distant and the deep. The moon down there is read as an old story or as something coming out of your past. The days just ahead are told by signs near the rim, and other people by the far side from the handle.
The sign in your cup reflected one minute of your life. The chart of the sky for the minute you were born I can work out for real.
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