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Hello and welcome to the Psychic News.
In this edition we discuss the following:
1. Doodle Mania
2. Humour Offering
3. The FAQ
4. Trivial Tidbit
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:::Just for Fun:::
What Do Your Doodles Mean?
Just as there are no two fingerprints exactly alike,
there are no two handwritings alike. A fingerprint
is irrefutable identification of an individual; his/her
handwriting is also a clear indication of character.
This study of personality is called 'graphology' and
is sometimes used by corporations to evaluate
cover letters supplied with hand written employment
applications. Obviously in this medium we aren't
going into depth about handwriting analysis, but our
doodles also reflect some of the same principles that
can enlighten us about the nature of the doodler.
The following is a short list of doodle characteristics
and their generally accepted interpretations:
ANGULARITY - indicates planning, construction and
slight aggressiveness.
ROUNDNESS - affection, friendliness, tact and
general co-operativeness. Many of the softer qualities.
FIRM HEAVY PRESSURE - serious thought and
deepness. Often some regret or sorrow. A troubled
mind at the time of doodling.
LIGHT PRESSURE - receptivity, sensitivity and a
subconscious wish for the easier path in spite of any
facade presented by the doodler.
UPWARD TENDENCIES - intellectual and spiritual
aspirations; active imagination.
DOWNWARD TENDENCIES - strong emotional
influences and pressures; receptiveness to feeling
responses.
SLANT TO THE RIGHT - enjoys outside world,
communicative, extrovert, progressive.
SLANT TO THE LEFT - some repressions, reserve,
caution and inner reluctance to face the outside world.
REPEATED DESIGN - when lines are repeated this
indicates a compulsive person.
SHADING and FILLED IN DESIGNS - tension,
inner insecurity and fears.
VARIETY of DOODLES - many interests, lively
mind, active imagination.
UNDERLINING, BOXING IN, SURROUNDING
POINTS - desire for protection,, wish to hide things,
secretiveness, insecurity.
Have some fun with this and startle your friends or
co-workers with unexpected insights into how they
were feeling during that phone call or lecture when
they doodled all over their notes!
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The Humour Offering
A woman goes to the local psychic in hopes of
contacting her dearly departed grandmother. The
psychic's eyelids begin fluttering, her voice begins
warbling, her hands float up above the table, and
she begins moaning. Eventually, a coherent voice
emanates, saying, "Granddaughter? Are you there?"
The customer, wide-eyed and on the edge of her
seat, responds, "Grandmother? Is that you?"
"Yes granddaughter, it's me."
"It's really, really you, Grandmother?" the
woman
repeats.
"Yes, it's really me, granddaughter."
The woman looks puzzled, "You're sure it's you,
Grandmother?"
"Yes, granddaughter, I'm sure it's me." The
woman
pauses a moment, "Grandmother, I have just one
question for you."
"Anything, my child."
"Grandmother, when did you learn to speak English?"
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THE FAQ
(Frequently Asked Questions)
Question:
Is it possible for a person to alter their future? My
friends tell me that when a psychic predicts your
future, it is only one path that your future might take
you on. If you make a different decision on the way,
your future might change. Therefore nothing is set in
stone. Is that possible? That would mean that a
reading from a psychic would be different now than
what it was 5 years ago?
Answer:
It is definitely possible to alter your future. Your
friends are correct, a psychic reader is only telling
you about one possible path that she or he foresees
within your future.
When you get a "reading", whether through
tarot or
clairvoyance or whatever, the predictions are based
on the path that the reader senses that you are
proceeding along at the time of the reading. If you
change direction, attitudes or deliberately alter
circumstances, you drastically can change the
likelihood of the predictions coming true. We are all
in charge of our own destinies in my opinion, and
"readings" need to be understood and utilized
as
guidelines for times when we are feeling unsure of
the outcomes that we will be dealing with.
Thus seeking readings too frequently is counter
productive, because the frequent questioner is in a
way trying to put their self direction on the reader's
shoulders, rather than take responsibility for their
own life. Nothing is carved in stone for this life
besides death and taxes.
In palmistry, where the "life line" indicates
how long
a person will survive, even the lines on the hands
change and evolve, sometimes lengthening or
shortening, depending on the actions, choices and
decisions the person is making as they live their life.
So a reading from even the same psychic five years
later is likely to be quite different. Also, you must
keep any predictions in perspective, because it is
only
scam artists (usually with no developed psychic skills)
who use the medium of a "reading" to frighten
people
through their predictions.
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Trivial Tidbit
Apple Divination
We have all heard and used the expression "An
apple a day keeps the doctor away." This
expression is based on a very old superstition and is
one of many associated with apples. I am quite sure
that you have all held an apple in one hand and
twisted the stem while reciting the alphabet to
ascertain the initial of that "special someone"
- the
apple of your eye. I am equally as certain we have
all gotten happy feet and sung along with the
Andrew's Sisters "Don't Sit Under the Apple Tree
With Anyone Else But Me". In "The Scarlet
Letter"
by Nathaniel Hawthorne, we are moved and
touched by the gracious and dignified austerity of
Hester Prynne's declaration "A is for Apple."
There
is a very long tradition of prediction and divination
with apples. A great many of them, of course, are
associated with love and relationships.
Apples were once considered to be the food of the
gods - if you cut an apple in half crosswise the
centre is revealed as a five pointed star. The apple
and apple tree are symbolic of the guarantee of
immortality in Irish tradition and the apple tree is
universally esteemed as a holy tree. The expression
"apple of the eye" has a biblical origin and
means the
pupil of the eye and something or someone that is
very precious and in need of protection, Deuteronomy
32:10, Proverbs 7:2, Lamentations 2:18, Zechariah 2:8.
Keep me as the apple of the eye,
hide me under the shadow of thy wings,
Psalm 17:8
Traditional Christianity generally regards the apple
as the fruit of the Tree of Knowledge with which
Satan tempted Eve in the Garden of Eden. Since
that time, superstition has dictated that to eat an
apple without polishing it first is a challenge to Satan.
Carl Jung interpreted the same apple as a symbol of
life. Apples were also sacred to the goddess Venus
and symbolized her. She "was worshipped on one
half of the apple as the evening star, Hesper,...and
as Lucifer, son of morning, on the other."
To dream of ripe, sweet, red and green apples is a
promise of well deserved reward and shows the
achievement of harmonious balance in your life. If
the apples were green and bitter, it indicates that
you could face a loss through your own foolishness
and fickle friendships. Red, ripe apples denote true,
dependable friendships.
If you dream of an apple which is rotten on the
inside, it can indicate a relationship with serious
problems even if the surface appears perfect.
Eating apples with a friend or other people is a
happy omen. Eating alone in a dream generally
indicates a need to protect yourself from loss of
status and friendships. Apple pie or baked apples
in a dream can augur high expectations leading to
disappointments. To dream of apple trees in
blossom or an orchard can predict unexpected joys
and prolonged advancement. A Crabapple tree is
an indication of a new experience approaching.
In keeping with the traditions of the Gypsies, a
young lady wishing to dream of her future husband
was to obtain an apple from a widow on the Eve of
St. Andrew. No thanks were to be given. The young
lady consumed half of the apple before midnight and
the other half after, thereby ensuring a dream of her
intended.
We have all played the children's Halloween game
of bobbing for apples. Traditionally speaking, the
girls were to polish, mark and then float an apple in
the tub of water.
The boy that retrieved her apple with his bite would
be her spouse. There is another apple game for boys
called Snap Apple. Apples are hung from the ceiling
on strings, the boys leap and try to sink their teeth
into them. The first boy to bite into an apple will
be
the first to marry.
Peeling apples for a prediction has been popular for
ages. This method was used if someone had a very
important question. The apple was peeled very
carefully so that the questioner ended up with a long
unbroken peel. The question was asked and the peel
was thrown over the shoulder. The answer was "No"
if it fell in the shape of an "U" or an "O"
and it was
"Yes" if it was anything else.
Another very popular form of peeling prediction
was one that allowed a girl to find out who her
future husband would be. The apple was peeled,
again in one long continuous piece, and thrown over
her left shoulder. If the peel remained unbroken, it
would fall in the shape of the initial of her future
spouse. If the peel broke, she would remain
unmarried.
The seeds and cores from the apple were often
used to make difficult decisions. There is a tradition
in Europe for women who have several lovers and
are unable to choose. She is to take an apple core,
state the name of one of the men, and throw the pip
in a fire. If the pip "pops" it means he is
"bursting"
with love for her.
An Apple Spell for What the Heart Desires
Whatsoever your heart desires
Write it down in words of fire
Cut the Sacred Apple through
Place your wish between the two
Seal with twigs from the Lady's
Tree
Place in a kiln until dried it be
Sleep upon it night or day
Until good fortune comes your way
If you are having difficulty making up your mind
between two people, places or situations just take
two apple seeds and assign one to each of your
choices. Stand in front of a mirror and stick the
seeds on your forehead. The one that falls off last
is the right choice. For people desiring to know the
initial of the person who will be their next
relationship, take an apple seed and stick the seed
to your forehead. Recite the alphabet. The
letter you are saying when the seed falls is the
initial you seek.
Counting the seeds was also a form of divination.
To find out what the future held, people would cut
an apple in half and count the seeds in the core. If
the seeds were even in number, good luck was
coming. An odd number indicated a disappointment
and cutting one of the seeds in half indicated that
the future could hold hard lessons and uncertainty.
In Austria if a girl cut an apple in half on St.
Thomas' Night it was believed she would learn her
future. An even number of seeds indicated that she
would marry soon but if one or more of the seeds
was cut she would have troubles in her future and
be widowed.
Many cultures have interesting beliefs and traditions
about apples. An apple appearing in the grounds of
your tea cup indicates an achievement. In Britain if
an apple tree comes into bloom out of season while
still bearing fruit it was an augury of a death in the
family. In the rest of Europe this same event is
viewed as an omen of extremely good fortune.
You were never to pick all the apples off the tree at
harvest, some were to be left for the birds. If any
apples were left on the tree in the spring, there
would be a death in the family within the year. It is
also a good idea and considered lucky to leave a
fallen apple or two on the ground in the orchard to
keep any spirits who may be wandering through
content. In Germany if the first apple on a new tree
is picked and eaten by a mother with many children,
the tree will be abundantly fertile as well.
I hope you have some fun with this and don't worry,
only people who have read this article will know
how those two little dents in your forehead got there.
Only God can count the apples in a seed.
Contributed by: Cheryl Lynne Bradley
<cheryl@tarotcanada.every1.net>
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