Meet the fortune teller who reads tea, coffee and wine for a living

Melbourne tea leaf reader Annie O’Reilly has a modern slant on her ancient  profession, posting cups on Instagram and doing consultations by Skype.

While she’ll identify the traditional hearts, knots and angels in the dregs of your cuppa, Ms O’Reilly will also interpret aeroplanes, laptops and Homer Simpson.

As well as all forms of leaf tea (not tea bags), she can read images in the dregs of thick coffee (not instant) good red wine and hot chocolate.

This may be a sceptical age, but business is booming. Ms O’Reilly has her own website and Instagram account, sees private clients at her inner suburban house most nights, and attends hens’ nights and corporate functions around the state.


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