Carl Jung speculated that the Tarot works according to the principle of ‘synchronicity’- that psychic insights are triggered by apparently random and yet meaningful co-incidence, which he thought might be explained by Quantum Mechanics.
He didn't declare that as an opening position, Simone. A lot of people have come as self declared skeptics. I have never minded that and said, well, no belief is required. We will get what we get. I did have one challenging reading, with a deeply skeptical client who did the folded arms thing, considering that I never accepted bookings without setting out my stall, downplaying the psychic aspect, and focussing more on the divination process for getting at the so-what of a situation. I had done the same with this gentleman, who then played hardball and did the folded arms thing, rocking back on his chair, saying suppose you tell me..... And so I did, and we both got quite a shock. Maybe I will write about that another time.
Thanks for the response. I figure you would pick up energetically, people's vibe. I can't understand why skeptics go for a reading, I guess it is the ego that is doubting and their soul is poking 🤣. Do you tap into the person's higher self in the psychic reading part, as in how you get info re possibilities? I haven't thought to ask Moira that because I just go for an annual mediumship reading. 😊. Yes, it would be good to read your stories. 🙏
A true skeptic will...or should be open to the possibilities, without commitment. If they are not open to exploration of the possibilities, they are not a true skeptic, in my opinion. Just as an atheist is not neutral, and therefore not a true skeptic. But an agnostic person is. Dreams of precognition led me into this work, but what I undertook when working in consultation was divination for disinterested insights, feedback or guidance, and no promises beyond that.
I never know what I am doing, exactly, Simone, when I get a message for which I cannot account directly via the system of the Tarot, and the vocabulary of the cards themselves, and the vocabulary is endless. But sometimes, not every time, something else enters the field. The oracular is a wind that bloweth as it listeth, and may as you know, be invited in, and facilitated, but never commanded.
An angel once spoke to me one time when I was utterly worn out and unable to sleep, years of chronic rheumatoid pain. I didn't believe in angels, and scarcely believed my own ears. But still an angel "only" means a messenger, and I was being given a message. The voice that spoke was externally experienced, and was neither male nor female. It spoke kindly, but firmly, and it spoke to the purpose at a point when I was feeling very, very sorry for myself and said aloud to the empty room that did it matter if I didn't wake up in the morning, if only I could get some rest from the pain. My husband would be all right. My daughters would be all right.
A voice answered, coming from right beside me, somewhere to my left. It said "Nelson Mandela did not know that he would ever get out of jail". I was utterly astonished but I replied and said, "what has that got to do anything? What's that got to do with this? That man's story. That is a whole other story."
Then it said, sternly kind: "You do not know what your story is."
This thought was so utterly arresting, that I finally settled to sleep, oddly comforted. I am perhaps something of a skeptic myself in some ways, even now. But how could I not be open to the possibilities of grace, or the divine, after that?
Hi Katie, sorry l couldn’t finish my comment this morning, l needed to dash to meet a friend. I understand what you’re saying about how you work and how you receive messages, thank you ☺️. I don’t always understand the messages l receive either, so l trust that what l need to know will come. How powerful, your angle that came to give you a nudge. Of course, once one experiences something like this, it cannot be forgotten. I love how you state it as being open to all “possibilities of grace, or the divine”, that sums it up, by being open to it, and with intent, respect and reverence. Have a great day Katie Ellen. Thank you. And thank you for sharing your knowledge and gifts. 🙏😊💚
Hi Kate, How fabulous and of course a skeptic is open to possibilities.🤦🏼♀️ I want to answer i detail except I have to get outta here, to meet a friend at the beach, so will come back to it. So, this is just a quick thank you — I fond all of this fascinating of course, how the universe opens up to us. Anyway, I will touch base later. Thank you 🙏 💙
Pattern seeking - exactly. In fact I said something very similar in my last post (written before reading yours). For better or worst, our biggest talent seems to be our capacity for making patterns and Tarot is a pattern making technology par excellence!
Cool, do you know whether he came to you as a skeptic?
He didn't declare that as an opening position, Simone. A lot of people have come as self declared skeptics. I have never minded that and said, well, no belief is required. We will get what we get. I did have one challenging reading, with a deeply skeptical client who did the folded arms thing, considering that I never accepted bookings without setting out my stall, downplaying the psychic aspect, and focussing more on the divination process for getting at the so-what of a situation. I had done the same with this gentleman, who then played hardball and did the folded arms thing, rocking back on his chair, saying suppose you tell me..... And so I did, and we both got quite a shock. Maybe I will write about that another time.
Thanks for the response. I figure you would pick up energetically, people's vibe. I can't understand why skeptics go for a reading, I guess it is the ego that is doubting and their soul is poking 🤣. Do you tap into the person's higher self in the psychic reading part, as in how you get info re possibilities? I haven't thought to ask Moira that because I just go for an annual mediumship reading. 😊. Yes, it would be good to read your stories. 🙏
A true skeptic will...or should be open to the possibilities, without commitment. If they are not open to exploration of the possibilities, they are not a true skeptic, in my opinion. Just as an atheist is not neutral, and therefore not a true skeptic. But an agnostic person is. Dreams of precognition led me into this work, but what I undertook when working in consultation was divination for disinterested insights, feedback or guidance, and no promises beyond that.
I never know what I am doing, exactly, Simone, when I get a message for which I cannot account directly via the system of the Tarot, and the vocabulary of the cards themselves, and the vocabulary is endless. But sometimes, not every time, something else enters the field. The oracular is a wind that bloweth as it listeth, and may as you know, be invited in, and facilitated, but never commanded.
An angel once spoke to me one time when I was utterly worn out and unable to sleep, years of chronic rheumatoid pain. I didn't believe in angels, and scarcely believed my own ears. But still an angel "only" means a messenger, and I was being given a message. The voice that spoke was externally experienced, and was neither male nor female. It spoke kindly, but firmly, and it spoke to the purpose at a point when I was feeling very, very sorry for myself and said aloud to the empty room that did it matter if I didn't wake up in the morning, if only I could get some rest from the pain. My husband would be all right. My daughters would be all right.
A voice answered, coming from right beside me, somewhere to my left. It said "Nelson Mandela did not know that he would ever get out of jail". I was utterly astonished but I replied and said, "what has that got to do anything? What's that got to do with this? That man's story. That is a whole other story."
Then it said, sternly kind: "You do not know what your story is."
This thought was so utterly arresting, that I finally settled to sleep, oddly comforted. I am perhaps something of a skeptic myself in some ways, even now. But how could I not be open to the possibilities of grace, or the divine, after that?
Hi Katie, sorry l couldn’t finish my comment this morning, l needed to dash to meet a friend. I understand what you’re saying about how you work and how you receive messages, thank you ☺️. I don’t always understand the messages l receive either, so l trust that what l need to know will come. How powerful, your angle that came to give you a nudge. Of course, once one experiences something like this, it cannot be forgotten. I love how you state it as being open to all “possibilities of grace, or the divine”, that sums it up, by being open to it, and with intent, respect and reverence. Have a great day Katie Ellen. Thank you. And thank you for sharing your knowledge and gifts. 🙏😊💚
Hi Kate, How fabulous and of course a skeptic is open to possibilities.🤦🏼♀️ I want to answer i detail except I have to get outta here, to meet a friend at the beach, so will come back to it. So, this is just a quick thank you — I fond all of this fascinating of course, how the universe opens up to us. Anyway, I will touch base later. Thank you 🙏 💙
What a story! But oh yes to reading patterns and interesting distortions in patterns and the collective weave.
Thank you!
Pattern seeking - exactly. In fact I said something very similar in my last post (written before reading yours). For better or worst, our biggest talent seems to be our capacity for making patterns and Tarot is a pattern making technology par excellence!