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Nest in Coffee Grounds: What It Means
Nest in the coffee grounds: folklore reads one thing, but really the sign shows what is on your mind now - the grounds don't foretell fate.
First layer · what tradition says
What the folk omen says
In folk coffee reading the nest is a sign of home and family - comfort, care for those close to you, the warm place you weave for your own. A full nest promises family well-being, an empty one a longing for a corner of your own and the wish to build it.
Second layer · the honest read
What the sign actually shows
The truth is that the nest surfaces in the cup of someone who is weaving her own warm place and caring for those close to her. It's about your need for comfort and the ones you keep warm under your wing. Look at how firmly your nest is woven, and whether everyone inside it is warm.
Nest by place in the cup
A nest by the handle is your own hearth - the warmth of it begins with you.
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 a nest 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 nest works as a mirror here and sets nothing in your future.
What does the nest at the bottom of the cup mean?
The bottom of the cup is the distant and the deep. The nest 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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