On today’s episode of the Soul Connection Duo Podcast, we learn all about tea leaf readings from Rissa Miller! Rissa is also an accomplished journalist, freelance photographer, ghost tour guide, and is currently studying clinical herbalism. She holds a deep reverence for plants and the answers they offer, whether as tasseographs in a teacup, smoke in the air, a healing salve for the skin, a plant on the windowsill, or nourishment for the body.

Rissa shares her story of returning back into divination practices following her diagnosis of an autoimmune disease and her admiration for the healing power of plant medicine. Rissa explains the history of tea leaf readings and how she was led into practicing these truly incredible readings with her clients. She further describes how a tea leaf reading works, how spirits speak through symbols, and how these readings provide clarity to the seeker and sipper. Rissa has been creating her own symbol language since the age of 16 through her intuitive abilities, which makes her readings so unique. She shares some of the most common symbols that people may see in their tea cups during a reading with her, as well as the meanings behind each of these symbols.

Rissa also leads ghost tours and gives history talks at her job with Maryland History Tours. We get to ask our burning questions about ghost interactions and sightings, and Rissa shares some of the experiences that she's had with ghosts. She describes the beauty of ghost tours in that it creates an identity and connection to the history of a place that otherwise doesn't exist; "it leads people into the world of the past". Rissa offers tea, smoke and tarot readings which are available to book online through her website - www.teaandsmoke.com⁠⁠⁠. If you'd like to learn more about divination, magic or collective readings, you can access this information on her YouTube channel - Tasseography by Rissa and can also find her on Instagram ⁠⁠@teaandsmoke_byrissa.

“Divination to me isn't necessarily about future telling. It is about holding up a true mirror to where you are and the path that you need to get on.” ~Rissa Miller

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