tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1831415821473910792.post3699537218610283258..comments2022-12-26T01:30:14.559-07:00Comments on The Unibrow: O, I Am Fortune's Fool!Maggie Asfahani Hajjhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15250678324642063148noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1831415821473910792.post-44088500310434890062011-09-09T20:36:47.615-06:002011-09-09T20:36:47.615-06:00This is great!This is great!Come At Me Brohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12471756942136977057noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1831415821473910792.post-61283804568375105592011-09-07T22:26:45.092-06:002011-09-07T22:26:45.092-06:00To everyone: I am enjoying all of these comments! ...To everyone: I am enjoying all of these comments! I will say that I do not believe anyone can really tell the future. However, the phrase the woman opened with (sorry that I cannot share it here) was SO personal and SO specific (not anything about money problems or relationship problems or anything else) about an event nobody else knows about...it was just creepy. As in, mouth-dropped-open-creepy.Maggie Asfahani Hajjhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15250678324642063148noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1831415821473910792.post-47128927366414546032011-09-07T12:10:11.669-06:002011-09-07T12:10:11.669-06:00What could be better than to have been born under ...What could be better than to have been born under a "big ass lucky star?" Methinks there's nothing else you need to know ;)Elizabeth Rose Stantonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05725663688810441280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1831415821473910792.post-69165409732672091612011-09-05T15:22:25.646-06:002011-09-05T15:22:25.646-06:00Now, of course, aside from your funny tale of this...Now, of course, aside from your funny tale of this adventure, I love that you posted a listening list! Luck Be A Lady, indeed!Susan Scheidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09250142489341777926noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1831415821473910792.post-25215639656616479242011-09-05T13:33:27.504-06:002011-09-05T13:33:27.504-06:00i used to do my own Tarot reading until I realized...i used to do my own Tarot reading until I realized it was a dark depressing medium. I switched to the I-Ching that is much more positive, accurate and did not interfere with my religious beliefs, but even this harmless oracle, when overused, could bombard you with crossed messages. Fortune-telling devices are to be used wisely even if you are the one doing the telling. It´s like that Harry Potter mirror that didn't show the future but what the looker wished to happen in the future.Violantehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02800111423488923625noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1831415821473910792.post-43787232511935895832011-09-05T12:33:25.860-06:002011-09-05T12:33:25.860-06:00Maggie,
I've been exposed to three fortune-te...Maggie,<br /><br />I've been exposed to three fortune-tellers in my life. The first one was a gypsy who harassed my girlfriend and I at a parking lot when we were only 13 or 14 years old until we agreed to have our "future" read. She looked at my palm and told me a bunch of nonsense that I couldn't even understand. The second time I went willingly to a Tarot card reader (I was 24). She got some things right (like I was going to marry a foreigner) but also failed in many things (she said I would have two boys and I have a boy and a girl, she also said I would open a business with my husband--never happened. And that I would marry in December--I married in January.) For my bachelorette party, my girlfriends brought in another Tarot-reader, who didn't get one single thing right except that I was getting married (but wasn't that obvious?) But I can say one thing, the first Tarot reader gave me the reassurance I was seeking to marry and move to another country.<br /><br />I've been doing a lot of research about this subject for my third novel and I have come to a conclusion: people want certainty in a world of uncertainties. Deep down, we know what the right decision is for us, but we need someone else to tell us (preferably someone who can tell us that the decision will have positive consequences for us.) Also, people who seek the advice of fortune tellers/clairvoyants/psychics are people who (for the most part) want to believe. So they'll have a tendency to forget any inaccuracies and focus on the things that apply to their lives. People who do this for a living are experts at reading others, and if you think about it, we all have similar conflicts (love, money, career, illness, family problems) so it's not that difficult to perceive what is bothering the other person. You probably gave away more about yourself than you think.Lorenahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17848249911635132594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1831415821473910792.post-89232342120019666372011-09-04T14:12:41.979-06:002011-09-04T14:12:41.979-06:00Intriguing but I stay away from all types of fortu...Intriguing but I stay away from all types of fortune tellers. I do not believe that any one can see the future and, if they can, it is only in a hazy and fragmented manner.<br />Glad you enjoyed my last post. If you are interested in the Phoenicians, I found a great website: www.phoenicia.orgLoreehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12520908604580765632noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1831415821473910792.post-39273407119212685262011-09-03T16:07:14.079-06:002011-09-03T16:07:14.079-06:00"to visit a tarot card reader to get focus an..."to visit a tarot card reader to get focus and clarity into my life" ????<br /><br />For Heaven's Sakes, how gullible can one person be?<br /><br />You may be guessing that all mumbo jumbo is far from my belief system; if I need clarity I'll sit myself down and get real; and if I can't do it by myself I get a trained professional to give me a helping idea or two.<br /><br />But no fortune teller is ever going to be my guide.<br /><br />I am glad to see that you realise that these people are extremely good at reading others and know about the mistakes people make in their lives. So they'll get it right 50% of the time.Frikohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04277167831642088694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1831415821473910792.post-38144520448089594542011-09-03T12:20:41.128-06:002011-09-03T12:20:41.128-06:00I had the wonderful fortune of hearing you speak o...I had the wonderful fortune of hearing you speak of this adventure over the phone, so you know my thoughts. :)<br /><br />When I was in my last year at university, a fairly handsome guy with dreads and questionable body odor sat next to me in a conference room for a study group in adjunct to a lit crit class. It was a long table at which we were all seated and he looked straight at me without a word, slid across the table a tarot card by my books and then just stared at me silently with this odd smile.<br /><br />I didn't touch the card.Suzehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07908805179119217608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1831415821473910792.post-12053481498255072682011-09-03T10:02:31.850-06:002011-09-03T10:02:31.850-06:00I get my tarot read often and I have my own set th...I get my tarot read often and I have my own set that I sometimes use. Like a horoscope, I think you can get what you seek out of the cards. Even cards that are thought of as "negative" like the Devil or Tower can have meanings of starting over or breaking from a possibly negative influence. For me, it's sort of like a little practice in meditation and the power of positive thinking. It's also a way to look at your life in the big picture to see if you're following a certain theme--good or bad. The themes are pretty much similar for all humans, just the experience different which is why I think the cards sometimes hit very close to home.<br /><br />Do I believe there's messages in the cards that speak to me? Do I think someone can see what is in my future if I continue along a certain path? Let's just say that despite all my skepticism and desire for proof, sometimes taking a leap of faith is refreshing.julie feddersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06621537183935460781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1831415821473910792.post-90741709349386297532011-09-03T04:44:37.821-06:002011-09-03T04:44:37.821-06:00Hi Maggie,
Firstly, thanks so much for stopping by...Hi Maggie,<br />Firstly, thanks so much for stopping by with encouragement. Enjoy your babies as much as you possibly can, in a blink of an eye, they are dating boys, staying out late and moving out, then your worries begin!<br /><br />I used to read my own tarot cards but had to stop because it got too scary! Maybe not the best idea as I knew so much about the subject in question, me. But they did reveal things that later came true, and not all nice. What is it about us humans that want to know what's on the horizon? We are strange creatures. I've tried everything, tarot, palm reading, hypnotic regression, astral projection, you name it' I've done it. I am still such a curious soul and open to anything!<br />Have a great weekend<br />Di<br />XYONKShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02659751063643621817noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1831415821473910792.post-74346796407478699422011-09-03T03:16:09.153-06:002011-09-03T03:16:09.153-06:00Hello Maggie:
How very intriguing and how brave. w...Hello Maggie:<br />How very intriguing and how brave. we are sure that we should never summon up the courage to visit a 'fortune teller'of any kind as it would simply have us mulling over the predictions for days if not months on end.<br /><br />Perhaps we are but fatalists by nature and just accept that what will be, will be and that whatever it is somehow we shall find the strength to deal with it. However, we do have a sneaky curiosity about people like Olivia and do agree that she is probably a better 'reader' of human nature than of any cards. Bewitching just the same, though!!!Jane and Lance Hattatthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16831890261259302647noreply@blogger.com