Little Baron
Last week, my parents went out for dinner with their friends. Their friends came back for coffee afterwards.
My mother was talking to them about a dream I had recently had about their daughter. I have not seen their daughter for about fifteen years, so there was no reason why I should have been dreaming of her. But because I often receive messages in dreams, should I dream of someone I havn't seen for a long time, I mention it. In that case, I had told my mum to call her friend on the morning after the dream, as I felt that the girl was calling out, in some distress. What occured was that that morning, the girl had gone to get on a bus. In London now, you can not always get onto a bus without a pre-bought ticket, and she only had change. After a little arguing with the driver, since she thought she might be late for work, she got off of the bus and went to the one that was just behind it. As she got to the second bus, the one that she had just tried to board, blew up. It was the day of the many explosions in London last year. I feel that the dream was warning me of this. Unlike the friends and families of many people, we were very lucky that Julia was little more than in shock, suffering no physical injuries from the explosion.
I have recently gone back to playing cards as a form of prediction. I say 'prediction' because the method of reading them that I use is more predictive than that of tarot, which I feel is often more reflective. And playing cards seem quite harsh in their interpretation, whether you want them to be or not.
Yesterday's cards actually changed what I did that day. There was so much sorrow in them, in evaluating my plans, I actually cancelled doing a few things that I thought might be risky.
And today, for the fourth time this week, I have got the '8 of Diamonds'. A card about budgeting. I have spent a lot this week. Have been out for dinner twice, for drinks with different friends on another two nights, have purchased clothes, bags, books etc. Was going to go out shopping today. Just changed plans at the sight of that card.
And last night, I dreampt that my best friend died. It was with me when I awoke. I looked at the playing cards and as I turned them, was praying that the 'Ace of Spades' did not come up. It could represent just bad news, but I also am aware that it has been used to predict a death. That would have scared me and made me uneasy if it had turned up.
In terms of my parents friends, my parents had told them, when discussing the dream, that I read tarot. In a jokey way, my dad said that I would give them a reading after the coffee. The female friend said 'Oh no .. I don't want one .. that sort of stuff really scares me'. I have heard this response many times and occasionally try to explain how the cards are not scary. How they are like a mirror. How there are positive and negative in each key. You know the drill. But on this occasion, I was tired and couldn't be bothered to read, so I didn't bother.
But it made me think. Because of the specific meanings and harsh nature of playing cards, I actually find them a little daunting when I approach them. They literally spell things out, rather than suggest them.
Does anyone else feel this way about playing cards? Because this is the first time that I have actually been a little spooked by a form of divination. Sometimes, I read for a friend. I stayed with her the other night. She is pregnant. Not that long ago, she miscarried and is taking extra care that it doesn't happen again. I don't think that I could have read for her. Not just because I would have had to translate the messages, if they were negative. Because maybe I might have held some stuff back. And maybe because I wouldn't have wanted to hold that information to myself.
What do you think?
LB
My mother was talking to them about a dream I had recently had about their daughter. I have not seen their daughter for about fifteen years, so there was no reason why I should have been dreaming of her. But because I often receive messages in dreams, should I dream of someone I havn't seen for a long time, I mention it. In that case, I had told my mum to call her friend on the morning after the dream, as I felt that the girl was calling out, in some distress. What occured was that that morning, the girl had gone to get on a bus. In London now, you can not always get onto a bus without a pre-bought ticket, and she only had change. After a little arguing with the driver, since she thought she might be late for work, she got off of the bus and went to the one that was just behind it. As she got to the second bus, the one that she had just tried to board, blew up. It was the day of the many explosions in London last year. I feel that the dream was warning me of this. Unlike the friends and families of many people, we were very lucky that Julia was little more than in shock, suffering no physical injuries from the explosion.
I have recently gone back to playing cards as a form of prediction. I say 'prediction' because the method of reading them that I use is more predictive than that of tarot, which I feel is often more reflective. And playing cards seem quite harsh in their interpretation, whether you want them to be or not.
Yesterday's cards actually changed what I did that day. There was so much sorrow in them, in evaluating my plans, I actually cancelled doing a few things that I thought might be risky.
And today, for the fourth time this week, I have got the '8 of Diamonds'. A card about budgeting. I have spent a lot this week. Have been out for dinner twice, for drinks with different friends on another two nights, have purchased clothes, bags, books etc. Was going to go out shopping today. Just changed plans at the sight of that card.
And last night, I dreampt that my best friend died. It was with me when I awoke. I looked at the playing cards and as I turned them, was praying that the 'Ace of Spades' did not come up. It could represent just bad news, but I also am aware that it has been used to predict a death. That would have scared me and made me uneasy if it had turned up.
In terms of my parents friends, my parents had told them, when discussing the dream, that I read tarot. In a jokey way, my dad said that I would give them a reading after the coffee. The female friend said 'Oh no .. I don't want one .. that sort of stuff really scares me'. I have heard this response many times and occasionally try to explain how the cards are not scary. How they are like a mirror. How there are positive and negative in each key. You know the drill. But on this occasion, I was tired and couldn't be bothered to read, so I didn't bother.
But it made me think. Because of the specific meanings and harsh nature of playing cards, I actually find them a little daunting when I approach them. They literally spell things out, rather than suggest them.
Does anyone else feel this way about playing cards? Because this is the first time that I have actually been a little spooked by a form of divination. Sometimes, I read for a friend. I stayed with her the other night. She is pregnant. Not that long ago, she miscarried and is taking extra care that it doesn't happen again. I don't think that I could have read for her. Not just because I would have had to translate the messages, if they were negative. Because maybe I might have held some stuff back. And maybe because I wouldn't have wanted to hold that information to myself.
What do you think?
LB