In this week’s episode of Breathe Love & Magic podcast, I talk with Rissa Miller, who offers tea leaf readings and smoke readings, among other interesting talents.
From journalist to intuitive reader
I started by asking how she went from being a journalist to a tea leaf reader. Risa has been a believer and a skeptic since childhood. He had a third eye that was open like a garage door and he saw spirits and entities and more.
Her parents were cool with it all. Unfortunately, others told her that it wasn’t smart to share these talents with others because people might think she was crazy. As a result, he locked it all away and went in the other direction of journalism and only facts.
Tarot has been in her family for a long time and she has a tarot deck that is over 50 years old. But she didn’t want to do that, since that’s what her family did – which was despicable.
Tea leaf reading symbols
Then one day, while drinking tea made with a tea ball, the tea leaves loose, Rissa noticed something that looked like a cat, created by the way the leaves were arranged.
Telling her mother what she saw, her mother explained that this was a very old method of divination and she might want to write down what she saw. This started her ability to read tea leaves.
Rissa couldn’t find anything in the library about it and there was no internet at the time, so she put together a big book of symbols and meanings through her own trial and error.
In recent years, as she has “come out” for her otherworldly skills, Rissa has come to realize that she can be both a skeptic and a believer. Today she feels that people now see who she really is and accept her as such.
We talked about how according to many, the frequency of the earth grid has shifted up and that is why so many people are waking up. Seeing spirits, becoming psychic, channeling, becoming healers, reading have all become commonplace.
This shows that the energy has changed and since we have been living on the planet, we have also ascended.
How does reading tea leaves work?
I asked Rissa if she has a small round table where her clients sit with a beautiful floral tablecloth where they drink tea before the reading. No, although it’s a great picture, it doesn’t make it so.
Most of her readings today are done virtually with clients. People drink their tea and then send her pictures! He then puts them into photoshop (software) and blows them up to get a better view of the patterns and symbols.
With such a deep dive into these tea leaves, you can imagine how much more you can see in the designs the leaves create.
What is a smoke reading?
Rissa also does smoke readings and I asked how that works. Using smokeless wickless candles, he holds a piece of paper over a flame and lets the soot collect.
It becomes like a drawing on paper. This is one of the oldest forms of divination and was practiced by fortune tellers at Delphi in ancient Greece. This is called Capnomancy or Libanomancy and falls under the category of Pyromancy (seeing symbols in fire).
Her readings are created as a guide for client empowerment. The most common questions she receives in her readings fall into two categories:
- Love and romance
- Career and money
The things that come up often are what people need to hear right now. A lot also comes up about the past and things that need to be cleared or healed. The past must be dealt with because it can become an obstacle to what you want.
Symbols can be personal
In addition, many symbols are completely personal to the customer. He mentioned a reading where he saw what looked like a house on a corner lot near a park with children.
She had no idea what this meant, but her client revealed that this was exactly what was happening in her life. It turned out that the client had a corner lot near a children’s park and wanted to build a house on it!
Rissa also once saw a sasquatch (bigfoot) playing the guitar. What the heck? This is very funny! This made her doubt herself. However, the client told her that her boyfriend liked to dress up as a sasquatch and play the guitar! Can you believe it?
Symbols are always appropriate for the client whether they are part of their own library or specific to the individual.
Food from a reading
One of the best takeaways from reading tea leaves is that it doesn’t necessarily tell you your future path. Instead, it gives you information to make decisions that can move you forward or leave you where you are.
It captures a direct reflection of your life in the moment. Rissa helps many who feel stuck to break free and move forward. In her own personal journey, she has found that fear has held her back many times. Getting over it is the answer.
This is not the truth!
There is much more to this episode, including the history of witches in Maryland and Pennsylvania, concurrent with the Salem, Massachusetts witch trials. He also explained what cryptids are and talked about William Shatner and his real-life journey into space.
At the end, Rissa shared what she believes to be the true magic in her life, so make sure you listen until the end.
BIO: Risa Miller
Rissa comes to divination from an expertise as varied and diverse as the tea leaves in a cup. Her knowledge of esoteric and art history, as well as a long background in journalism, give her a unique non-mystical perspective.
She sees how her art has a place in the culture of humanity and understands that life must be based on everyday practicality. Ultimately, she wants to help her clients enjoy more fulfillment.
Rissa aims to open a dialogue to heal stuck energies, not by telling people what to do, but by helping seekers see the answers with her guidance as they relate to their lives.
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Free for too long, Ronnie wanted to find love. She put her personal development skills and spiritual path to work, dating 30 men in 15 months to meet her adorable husband Paul. Discovering it keys to event and average dating agefounded It’s Never Too Late to help smart, successful women find love or live a dynamic and magical life. Ronnie Ann Ryan, MBA, CCC, is a certified life coach who has helped 1,000’s of midlife women with her Love & Magical Life Coach services. She is his hostess Breathe Love & Magic podcast and has been featured on NBC, ABC and Fox News, NPR, BBC, eHarmony, MSN.com and Connecticut Magazine among others. Ronnie is also the author of 6 books available at Amazon.