Did y’all ever want to “see the future?” I did. I wanted to know what was in the cards for me. I wanted to go to some gypsy fortune teller and have her read the tarot cards for me. Of course, I expected that if I paid money for it, then the forecast had better be good! I never had the nerve to try it. Instead, I read my horoscope (I’m a Pisces) or my Chinese horoscope (I’m a Horse) and wondered if it would tell me anything interesting. It never did.
I admit that I noticed that horoscopes varied from one paper to the next. I chose the one that sounded the best, but it never occurred to me to recognize that the predictions rarely came to pass.
As I grew older, I lost my fascination for it. But, I have to confess that the last few weeks I have been curious again. Life is a jumble right now, and I’m grasping at straws. I’ve had to take a few days to get perspective.
I don’t really want to know my future. In fact, I think it’s probably a blessing not to know. Sure, there are some things I’d love to know to sidestep and some opportunities about which I’d love to have a “heads up.” But, if I knew in advance–what would be the fun in that? Not that it’s always fun, mind you. I just reckon that I’ll sit back and take it as it comes.
The way I figure it is this: My whole personality is shaped by the experiences I have had. If I could foresee the future, I’d likely change my actions. That would change me. Would I still be “me?” I’m not sure I want that. Mostly, I’m pretty content with who I am.
I guess “the devil you know is better than the devil you don’t know.”
So, would you want to know your “fate?” Just curious.
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This is a real philosophical question. My answer I don’t think so, as you said it would spoil the fun.
Am I content with who I am? Some days.
I sure am content with who you are though.
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You’ve been “kissin’ the Blarney Stone,” darlin’. I really don’t want to know my fate—I’d turn tail and run.
I have had Tarot Cards read and my palm read… just seems the readers try to be vague enough so that you can apply anything they say to what happens to you. So now I just say: LET IT HAPPEN!!
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Of course, I do prefer the good happening over anything else.
You and I both prefer the good, Carol. Tarot and horoscopes both seem vague, and can be interpreted many ways. I don’t know about them. I don’t know how I feel!
I actually “tell” fortunes with a deck of cards not tarot. It’s purely for fun but having done it for friends over many years, you learn to see signals as to what is going on in their lives … it can become a sneaky way to give advice. Many of the “professional” fortune tellers are very observant psychologists who can use those talents to either harmlessly entertain or swindle and scam.
Would I want to know my future? What day of the week is it? If I knew then what I know now would it have changed anything? Maybe, but would I really want to change anything that made me me?
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Hmmm. I could have guessed that you could “read cards,” too. You seem to be able to do everything else under the sun. I’m with you—I don’t want to change “me.”
About 20 years or so ago, a group of co-workers and I -on a lark -went to visit a fortune teller. We thought, incorrectly, that each of us in the group was not foolish enough to take what this woman said as gospel. Unfortunately, that was not the case with one of our young co-workers who the “seer” saw as gullible and naive and she began to work on her, telling her she needed to come and light x-number of candles (for x-number of bucks, ya know) or this or that terrible thing would happen to her, along with a couple other ploys to glean more of the poor kid’s hard earned cash. It took a lot of effort on the part of my co-workers and I to get this poor kid freed from the hold that woman had on her.
Fast forward then to a time about 10 years ago and I was in the throes of a really difficult depression -caused by, what else, a man! Somehow, I got a phone number for a so called fortune teller or something of that ilk, made the call, sobbing, in the middle of the night. Yes, she said things that rang true to me but anyone could have figured those things out. I think I might have been drinking when I made that phone call too. THe end result for me was I got nailed with a phone bill over $300, mostly for that one phone call! Much as I wanted to know if the jackass was ever going to come back to me, I cut my financial losses and ran. Took me a lot longer to cut those other losses, the ones in my heart, with him though. Oh well, live and learn, right?
And Thorne steps in with dissent: *cackle
First of all, I read cards. Have for years. I agree that a lot of so-called “professionals” (who make their living by it) are general and vague and if they are any good at all, must be perceptive observationists and have some understanding of people.
But (you knew a “but” was coming Hehe)
As a reader I know that information comes to me that simply looking at a person would never suggest.
I have done phone readings and internet readings for folks I didn’t know at all, without return input (neither their words or facial/physical “clues” that have been too right on to leave me any doubt that I am getting “information” from “somewhere” outside of myself.
I am not a proponant of superstition. I don’t think people should live their lives based on readings. I rarely do readings for myself, being all too aware of the problems with objectivity, but sometimes a little peek; a little guidance- is a good thing.
One should always keep in mind that a reading is not your future set in stone, rather a glimpse into the possible future from where you are standing.
Shelly, I would be happy to offer you a reading. I would even go so far as to say you may post about it or keep it completely private at your will. Email me if you wish.
xoxo
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I knew you’d have something to say about it. I figured that you read the cards. While I realize that the tarot is meant for “guidance,” I think that too many folks hope it foretells the future. Sure, I’m game to have a reading. Will I believe it? I dunno. I figure you might know me pretty well
Funny… we’re on the same wave length. I just discovered Moon signs which I posted on my blog yesterday. I use to be into the New Age thing 20 years ago. I’ve had some pretty incredible things happen.. and it spooked me so I don’t participate any more. I can hardly deal with what I do not let alone go after things I don’t know about yet.
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I don’t think that the “moon signs” sounded very much like me. Perhaps I am deluding myself
Okay, if it were really my fate and not a fate some “seer” fashions for me? Yeah, give it to me.
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No way…you don’t want to know all of it. Maybe just the good parts. If we knew the “bad” that was on the way, we would live in dread
Hehe. I’ll email you. I might know you pretty well, so we’ll have to see if the cards will tell us both anything we don’t know!
Just a note on the Astrology. The crap published in papers and such is always wrong for me too. A couple of years ago, I discovered why. It’s all “Tropical” astrology, which neglects to take into account that the stars have moved!! “Sidereal” astrology is much more accurate.
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I’ll look up Tropical astrology…and look forward to your reading.