What does a cat mean in coffee grounds?

There is no single answer. Kent finds trickery and quarrels in a cat, and Highland Seer finds treachery. On woman.ru the cat means poverty and ruin, on kp.ru it stands for women's gossip, and on riamo.ru it is a false friend. Kent also notes, as a general rule, that clearly defined symbols that stand out separately matter more than those that are hard to make out.

Is a cat a good or bad sign in coffee grounds?

Five of the six sources that give the cat a meaning read it unfavorably: Kent, Highland Seer, woman.ru, kp.ru and riamo.ru. Only the Turkish dictionary links it to wisdom and learning. The one softer case is a worked cup of Kent, in which a bone beyond the cat shows trouble met with courage.

Mixed sign

Cat in coffee grounds and tea leaves: meaning

A cat means trickery in Cicely Kent, treachery in Highland Seer, cunning on kp.ru, lies on riamo.ru and wisdom in the Turkish dictionary. In one of Kent's worked cups, a bone beyond a cat with dots softens the reading.

How our bot reads it

independence, a little cunning

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How different traditions read it

The sources disagree here

Turkish tradition

The Turkish dictionary reads the cat as wisdom and learning. According to the entry, a period is beginning in which something new is discovered.

Western tea-leaf books

Both tea-leaf books connect the cat with trouble. Kent calls it an uncomfortable sign of trickery, meanness and quarrels among relations, with money matters probably the cause, and lists cats among the symbols that threaten misfortune or sorrow. Highland Seer gives one line: difficulties caused by treachery.

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Russian-language sites

The Russian-language sites differ. On woman.ru the cat means poverty and ruin. The kp.ru article calls it a symbol of cunning that stands for women's gossip behind one's back, and the author adds that secrets told in confidence are not to be trusted too far. On riamo.ru the cat is a liar who pretends to be a friend.

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In combination with other signs

Cat with dots near the handle. In one of Kent's worked cups this means financial worry in the home.
Cat, dots and a bone farther on. In the same cup the bone beyond shows that the misfortunes will be met with courage and eventually overcome.
Table, quill pen, cat and ring with dots. In Kent's list of combinations these four signs together mean legal business over money matters that leads to family quarrels.
Jumping cat. Kent's entry for the cat adds that a jumping cat shows worries and difficulty.

Common questions

What does a cat mean in coffee grounds?: There is no single answer. Kent finds trickery and quarrels in a cat, and Highland Seer finds treachery. On woman.ru the cat means poverty and ruin, on kp.ru it stands for women's gossip, and on riamo.ru it is a false friend. Kent also notes, as a general rule, that clearly defined symbols that stand out separately matter more than those that are hard to make out.
Is a cat a good or bad sign in coffee grounds?: Five of the six sources that give the cat a meaning read it unfavorably: Kent, Highland Seer, woman.ru, kp.ru and riamo.ru. Only the Turkish dictionary links it to wisdom and learning. The one softer case is a worked cup of Kent, in which a bone beyond the cat shows trouble met with courage.