Knowing People's Health Problems

In psychic readings, I often start with a client’s health issues. It works in two ways. Sometimes my eyes are drawn to a part of their body, but more often I feel actual heat or pain there. I’ve been told I’m helpful, but I feel helpless if I realize they’ll continue with unhealthy habits. Instead of harping about ruin, I send out love. I can only fix myself. I can’t fix another person.

I love being psychic. I hate being psychic. I love that I help solve murders. I hate when I can’t save people. One time, I begged a client to leave town because of danger, she didn’t, and her death occurred. Another time, I knew a cop would die on a highway but couldn’t be more specific, and he was killed as he helped a stranded motorist change a flat tire on a snowy day.

I’ve done many years of therapy to excise my demons and save myself from destruction. Seeing the dark side is never easy, but life is a day-to-day task. Positive thoughts and actions are what you can control. No one needs my help for that.

Essex wrote a pop song in 1963, Easier Said than Done. That’s all I can give you.

Becoming One with Another

A close connection with another person or animal is the fruit of life. It takes intuition, emotions, and the ability to let yourself go, to fuse two into one. I think it’s the reason I enjoy my grown children one at a time. Of course, the three of us together is a wonderful party, but with one, I get the full effect of our relationship and who we are together.

A gal pal calls her horse her son. She cares for him, pays for his boarding, and their souls are tied together. I so enjoy Leon, the dog next door, and I know he loves me when he looks into my eyes.

Pay attention to the link your soul has with other people. As we come out of a long hibernating year, it’s time to be close. The parts of yourself that you lose when you become one are not yours to begin with, ashes and ashes, dust to dust and all. Soon we will feel this closeness in a physical sense, with hugs and pats on the shoulder. So sweet, like fruit, and good for you.

Am I a Medium? Are You One?

I keep wondering, am I really a medium? The word makes me feel I should be doing seances in dark rooms with exotic people. I still do hear dead people, but I heard way more of them when I was immersed in helping solve murder cases.

A study at Durham University says that people who become deeply immersed in mental tasks and activities are more likely to claim they can communicate with the decreased, with only 44% hearing voices on a daily basis. Clairaudient, they are called, and most heard voices in early life. I certainly did, and it’s why I was a fearful child who rarely spoke. With no outlet or support, I figured my practical nurse mom would call them imaginings and my engineer dad would say, nonsense.

Many mediums hear voices inside their heads, and others experienced voices coming from both inside and outside their head. Mine come both ways, sometimes with various voices, but more often one strong, male voice. I seldom talk about it when it happens. It was private for just too many years.

Dominic Albanese, a poet pal, says he hears his dead mom and friend’s voices in the wind and in the shower. He claims it’s rare that he talks back, but sometimes he does. I seldom talk to dead people, but in my career, I pass on their advice and secrets to loved ones.

Here’s the good news about the study. The team found no significant link between belief in the paranormal and proneness to hallucinations. Whew.

Quick Guide to Palms: Heart, Head, & Life Lines

On your palm, there are three main lines going horizontally. The top one is the Heart Line. Curved means you’re sensitive, straight is direct. Darker is emotional and impulsive, while pale means you need reassurance. Any chains you see represent a broken heart.

If that line is close to your fingers, you have spiritual love. If it’s low, your emotions are tempered by reason. I have a narrow space between this heart line and the next one down, which is the head line. Narrow means introverted. If you have a wide space, you’re extroverted.

The middle line is the Head Line. Strong means a powerful mentality, while a thin line represents daydreaming and difficulty with decisions. Mine is long, meaning I have lots of interests. A short line represents specialists. My Head Line is curved, which signifies a creative communicator. A straight line is someone analytical with good concentration. At the end of that line, two lines fork off, which means I’m a writer.

The bottom of those three lines is the Life Line, a line of health and energy. If it’s prominent, then physical activities are more important to you than intellectual. If you have a broken line, your constitution is delicate or you had an accident. A wide semi-circle is a zest for life.

Branches up from your Life Line are successes, children, or relationships. A fork at the end of your life line means lots of travelling, or that your life can alter dramatically. A double, parallel line represents protection against illnesses or a long-term mate.

Pageant Loser and Winner

People ask me all the time if I inherited my psychic abilities. I tell them my great, great grandmother was born with a veil, when the caul, which is part of the birth membrane, covered her face. It happens in 1 in 80,000 births and predicts psychic powers. Here’s one story I tell about my mother.

When I was eighteen, she insisted I enter the Miss Lebanon Valley Pageant, a precursor to Miss America. It’s a scholarship pageant, she said to my protests, so I pictured it in my mind. A talent portion, oh I loved to sing, and a swimsuit promenade into the audience. That put me into a panic since I had few curves at 5’7” and 110 pounds. It felt like a lost cause.

There were ten of us. After a short practice, a good luck telegram arrived from my gal pals, who I had begged not to come because I knew it was hopeless. Then the show. The top five pageant winners were called forward. I got held back, and willed time to pass quickly. After the pageant, one of the judges whispered that I had the best talent. I fed my humiliation with the thought.

That summer, Dad came home covered in joy. State Senator Clarence Manbeck, who provided the college scholarship, said none of the girls ahead of me wanted to attend. I had won two free years at Penn State.

Mom predicted a path I couldn’t see on my own. From a loser, I turned into a winner. You just never know. 

Difficulties, Symbols, & Astrological Signs

I wrote about the positive qualities of astrological signs in a past blog. Here are some difficulties and what each sign symbolizes.

Aries, the Ram, a fire sign. Can be impulsive, and rams against things until they succeed. Aries symbolizes sacrifice and represents the head and brains.

Taurus, the Bull, an earth sign. Sometimes obstinate and lacks reason. Taurus symbolizes procreation and represents the ears, neck and throat.                     

Gemini, the Twins, an air sign. Can be restless, shallow, and uses double talk. Gemini symbolizes unity and represents the hands and arms.    

Cancer, the Crab, a water sign. Sometimes moody or melancholy and can take ten years to make a decision. Cancer symbolizes tenacity for life and represents the vital organs.

Leo, the lion, a fire sign. Can be haughty or arrogant. Leo symbolizes strength and represents the heart.       

Virgo is the Virgin, an earth sign. Sometimes cranky, timid, or pessimistic. Virgo symbolizes chastity and represents the solar plexus.   

Libra, the scales, an air sign. Can procrastinate, argue, be pleasure-seeking. Libra symbolizes justice and represents the loins.

Scorpio, the scorpion, a water sign. Sometimes suspicious, ruthless, or can seek revenge. Scorpio symbolizes deceit and represents procreation.     

Sagittarius, the archer, is a fire sign. Can be reckless with emotional confusion, and have a lack of tact. Sagittarius symbolizes authority and represents the thighs.  

Capricorn, the goat, is an earth sign. Sometimes rigid or lonely, with ruthless ambition. Capricorn symbolizes sin and represents the knees.      

Aquarius, the water bearer, is an air sign. Can be eccentric, neurotic, or detached. Aquarius symbolizes judgement and represents the legs.  

Pisces is the fish, a water sign. Sometimes timid or apprehensive. Pisces symbolizes the flood and represents the feet. 

Playing Music and Intuition

When you’re young, it can be hard to see how one job and the next can form a career trajectory, but they often fit like hard-to-find puzzle pieces. Last weekend, after my gig at a winery with two young men, a talented drummer and an excellent guitarist, I saw the connections between intuition and music.

To play music, you have to let go of your physical plant, open your emotions, and feel the vibe. The beat in music is like your heartbeat. To become more intuitive, you have to narrow your focus to the small beat of your heart. It’s an openness to the world, and a way to feel vibes from someone other than yourself.

Both music and intuition have a healing potential to the audience. Intuitive connections between people and events can’t be explained any more than the connection between a music performer and the audience, yet it is real and profound.

Bruce Lee, the martial artist, sums it up. Be like water. Be fluid, responsive to the situation, alive and present.