I have a confession: I dig astrology.
I find it intriguing and pretty darn entertaining.
For whatever reason, I find that the characteristics belonging to astrological signs can be weirdly accurate in most people.
I am pretty much the epitome of a Scorpio (with the exception of being logical. Nope. That is not me at all. Pretty much everything else applies, though.). And weirdly, if you look at the romantic pairings throughout my life, my most fascinating and long lasting pairings were with my polar opposite sign in the zodiac: the stubborn-as-all-GET-OUT Taurus. (Hello, Mr. Looney Tunes. There is a reason that their sign is a bull, people.) Meh, I like a challenge. I work WELL with people who tick on a polar plane. And it keeps life interesting. And besides, (According to Wikipedia) “Scorpio was a dear friend of Taurus the bull, who was hunted and killed by Orion. In retaliation for his friend, Scorpio stung Orion to death, but was crushed beneath the hunter’s feet when he thrashed about in his death throes. All three were then put into the sky by Zeus so that their story would be remembered.”
I’m not saying that I say things like, “Oh, I’m in a bitchy mood because this planet is in retrograde.” or chart my daily activities by what my horoscope says or whatever. (Which is actually a pretty good thing because as a Scorpio, my horoscope usually consists of things like “YOUR EMOTIONS WILL EXPLODE ALL OVER EVERYONE AROUND YOU LIKE MOUNT VESUVIUS!! BEWARE THE PERIL!!!!!!) (You think I’m kidding but try being a Scorpio.) (We’re a FEISTY breed, y’all. Pretty much as passionate as it gets but good Lord you do NOT want to piss us off.) (We may be a handful but we have really great points to us that make up for a lot.) (We’re also known for not being too bad in the sack.) (Just sayin’.)
ANYWAY…
I had a psychic reading on the phone the other day.
I’m sure that some reading this perked up a little with curiosity and/or interest, some had your eyes roll or glaze over and others probably just muttered, “W.T.F, Loralee?” but it’s true. I have an interesting job. Working online means that sometimes I get to to some really intriguing things. I get to work with great people and great brands and sometimes I just get interesting DM’s from friends that say, “Hey! Do you want to talk to a psychic?”
And really? That one was just too damn interesting to turn down.
I’m not sure how I feel about psychic ability. I believe that people are sensitive and intuitive to things. Hell, I have a great online friend who is a practicing psychic and she is an incredibly wise person that has given me some great advice (and helped me find my keys once). I also believe that there are a great many people that are full of craaaaaaaaap and trying to make a buck off of people. But, I don’t put everyone in that pool at all.
So, I went to hollywoodpyschics.com, read through numerous psychic profiles. That was probably the most interesting part of all this is figuring out who I wanted to talk to. Their set up is pretty cool. You can choose what you’re looking for and their bios and customer reviews and it tells you if they are available to take your call. After careful consideration I chose one. I picked my psychic for her high customer ratings and because she had the skills that interested me most and all her reviews said she didn’t waste time and was pretty dead on (I was on a limit people! Time is money, ya know!). I entered the PIN number of the complimentary code that my blogging ethics and the FCC require that I disclose paid for the call and I dialed.
I have to admit, I was a bit nervous.
She picked up the phone and immediately asked me my name and birth date and then she asked me if I had any questions. She was friendly and I immediately felt at ease.
I told her that I would rather just hear what she had to say.
She asked me a question that pretty much floored me.
Like, stunned me to my effing TOES.
And OH, how I wish I could share it with y’all but it’s part of that section of my life that is completely off limits to the Internet. And it was a question that was so NOT something that you would lay out there to fish for information. Just know that the fact that it was the first thing she asked and so mind-bendingly ballsy and WILDLY INAPPROPRIATE to just ask a total stranger did weird me out a bit.
But there is plenty of stuff she said that I can totally talk about.
I said nothing for most of the conversation, I just let her talk and tell me what she was thinking and she was fine with that. I did say things, “Talk about money” (it is going to be fine for the next bit) but really, that was it.
She told me that if I wasn’t working as a writer it was a pity because I, “had so much to share that will not only help but also entertain people.” (Which, you know, was kind of cool.)
She told me about some people that have left my life and that it was a really positive move and that my life is full of twists and turns but in the last few years I have really started to figure things out and have begun to come into my own. She did say my life was a bit tough right now due to circumstances beyond my control but that I am someone that can take it.“Basically, you show great resilience to adversity. You may not do it as seamlessly as some but you stay standing through things that would bring down most people.”
I think of everything she said that was honestly the most intriguing. And it was comforting, I’m not going to lie. I have been through a lot and man…I don’t feel like I handle it well, I’m just grateful to get to the other side of it intact.
Basically, she was a whole bunch of fun and at the end as we talked a bit, she was pretty damn wise and understanding but also logical about her advice. And really, it was really great talking to her. I can see how people form relationships with their psychics.
I don’t ever recommend doing something like this out of desperation. (I’ve NEVER been inclined to consult a psychic about Matthew, for example). What you believe is your business but I would go into this with the purpose of the disclaimer, that it is for entertainment purposes or if you just want to bounce some things off of a person that has a lot of skill in talking to people and good insight, which she really did.
It was a good time.
I had fun!
So, what about you? Do things like astrology or psychic ability intrigue you on some level?
Stumble it!
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