spooks, readings, and reasons
Spooks? That is what I call my guides. Others may call them souls, guides, entities, spirits, guardian angels, or channels. I prefer just plain "Spooks," and apparently they don't mind. It's just a friendly, intimate nickname.
I am one of those crazy California psychics, and I have been doreadings in person or by telephone for the past thirty-five years, long before 900 numbers and psychic advertising existed. During this time, I have read for thousands of people from all over this country, including Alaska and Hawaii, and the Bermuda Islands. Many have been clients for years. I have reassured them during the difficult times and shared their pleasure over good fortune or when predicted events came to pass. They know I won't reveal anything we discuss during a reading without their permission. Some have become my friends, othhave visited in my home, and a few are now seriously involved in the field of parapsychology. I've even taught some to read cards using the same method I do.
Who Calls Me
Who is crazy enough to call me? You'd be surprised. I get calls from people in all walks of life, at all levels of education, and in all professions-possibly even your boss or neighbor. I don't advertise or solicit calls; my name and phone number are passed only by word of mouth. I am constantly surprised by how far and fast that word can spread. All I ask is the person's first name, shuffle my deck of plain old poker cards, and the Spooks do the rest. Yes, I do give the Spooks full credit for the accuof the readings. I don't do it; they do. I'm just a grandma, with a fahobby of getting muddy in my garden with my grandchildren.
Some of the people I talk to just want to know, "What's going to hapnext?" Others want to learn more about karma, the Law of Return, reincarnation, affirmations, and parapsychology in general. (These are just some of the things I'll cover in this book.) Some ask right off the bat, "Are you for real?" My Spooks thereupon give me some bit of inabout their personal lives that will help to convince them. One individual I read for was so curious about whether we were for real or not that she drove to California from Minnesota to find out in person. She now works in the field of alternative therapy and is a good friend. Apparently, she decided we were for real!
The most unusual series of calls I ever had the misfortune of receivwere from two personalities in a multiple personality, time-share situation. Both personalities were very strange, intensely disliked each other, and accused each other of spying and meddling. I got hooked on the first phone call, in which the personality rambled on for over two hours. I heard her whole life history. "They" had been after her all of her life. Her story included the love of a mystery man in a "gray flannel suit." It sounded like a bad Grade-B movie, and several times I interto ask if she had written this whole story down-it sounded as if she were reading a script.
This strange call was immediately followed by a call from the other personality inhabiting the body. She wanted an immediate appointso she could "tell me the real truth about Mary, who is a patholiar." The second story was just as bizarre as the first! I'm not a psychiatrist, so I tried to convince both personalities to seek profescounseling and the calls stopped after about two weeks.
But that's out of the ordinary. Most callers are normal people with the same concerns you and I have-and the same challenges with work, relationships, and love. Callers relax with me because all I know about them is a first name and the city from which they are calling. I couldn't find them or snitch on them even if I wanted to. It's a pretty safe arfor the people calling. By the time they send me a check for the reading with their personal information printed on it, they already know they can trust me.
Some of my clients have been very surprised to find that some of their best friends have been calling me during the same time period, and years may have gone by before one of them admits to the other that he or she has been calling a psychic-me!
Using the telephone for the readings gives anonymity to the caller, but it leaves me wide open to weird phone calls at any time of the day or night. I have been called between two and six a.m. in the morning, usually because people don't remember the time difference in the varizones. Occasionally, I'll get an after-midnight call from some very intoxicated person who just got my name and number from a friend in a bar where they had been happily sharing their grief and problems. I sometimes wonder if my number has been scribbled on some bathwalls with a "For a good time call . . ." note!
"Reading" Defined
What is a reading and how do I conduct one? Good questions. Let me describe a typical call. Usually, I'll answer the phone and the person will give me his or her first name and the name of the person who referred them to me. We make small talk while I shuffle the cards and spread them out into the reading format I use, typically known as "the wheel." The center card of this wheel usually shows what the individual is "centering" on-what their biggest concern is at that moment. The two lower spokes of the wheel will give me additional or background information, while the other spokes (eight in all) fill in additional inSay a client asks a specific question, such as, "How is my health?" I locate the eight of spades (the health card) and find which cards touch or are around that card. This usually provides the answer.
In a recent reading, for example, the center card indicated "Divorce, leaving, gone, or over." The lower spokes gave the description of a male with whom she was having problems. I said, "It appears that you are contemplating a divorce or split with a dark-haired man. This is not a sudden decision; it has been going on for some time and you have given it considerable thought." She verified this with an "Oh my God, how did you know?" We then continued with the reading. The various advancing portions of the wheel indicated other things she needed to know that would be happening either to help or hinder her. As with all readings, forewarned is forearmed.
While I get many calls from women regarding the state of their love or marital lives, men form a significant portion of my clientele. One man in particular, whom I've read for a number of years, comes to mind. The first few minutes of the first reading indicated he was contemplating a divorce. His biggest concern by the time he called was that he had just realized his soon-to-be ex-wife was a pathological liar and a chronic gambler. He wanted this validated because he had just found out she also had a new boyfriend. He had bailed her out of a $40,000 gambling debt two years before. Would he be able to get back any of the money that she gambled away? Not likely. Logic and the Spooks said not that money, but they said he would be able to retain and use his future income to his own advantage.
He was very angry, but the Spooks helped him to understand that his ex-wife would owe him in a future life, or that perhaps he owed her this amount from a past incarnation. Only his soul knew which situareally was the basis of the karmic debt. (Don't worry if you don't understand this yet. I'll discuss the nature of such karma and debts in detail in coming chapters.) He needed to let it go, said the Spooks, and get on with this current life without the anger and need for revenge.
He got the divorce and custody of his ten-year-old daughter. He is now buying a new home and will soon be remarried. What's more, he can even be in the same room with the ex-wife now and hold a conversation.
Another man called recently, wanting to schedule another reading. He gave me his name and I immediately remembered that he was a rodeo cowboy who had arthritis in his wrists. I had only read for him once, a year before, and my memory isn't that good, especially when you consider all of the people I talk to and all of the stories I hear. The Spooks helped me remember. (Some individuals comment on my fabulous memory, but I have to give credit to the Spooks. It is not me! When something like this happens, I'm just as surprised as they are.)
The rodeo rider just wanted to thank me and the Spooks for recthat he try the same alternative medication I use for my arthritis. He had regained the use of his hands and wrists completely, but now wanted to know which direction to take at this moment since several options were open in the rodeo and business world for him. I was able to help him once again.
Accuracy and Privacy in Readings
The accuracy of the readings depends on the individual I am readfor. Usually, the Spooks will offer enough information to convince callers that either I can read their mind or I know someone they know. Neither is true. The thoughts just come into my head. Sometimes I hear a sentence, a phrase, or just a word or two. Occasionally, it is a very vivid impression of the person I am reading for doing something totally out of character as an example of how outrageous their plan is.
A good example just happened. A long-time client was contemplat-ing an audition for an upcoming television show. I had a very clear vision of her wrestling with a large, apelike man for a ticket. This is totally out of character for her; she is a petite, ladylike, talented woman who would never fight in that manner for any material thing in this world. The message: Go to the audition "only if you are willing to fight or get down and get dirty," something she wouldn't do.
I charge $30 for a reading. The amount is the same regardless of the length of time needed to complete the process. Some readings last only thirty minutes, while others continue for several hours. People are on their honor to send me a check after the reading (I don't take credit cards). Nearly all do, since I've only h...
