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How we express ourselves this week will reveal whether people are listening or not, as Monday and Tuesday's Aquarius Moon encourages us to be more assertive and clearer in our communication. We all have different styles, but if you're feeling like no one is hearing you, this is the time to explore alternate ways of getting your message out to others. The Moon cruises through Pisces Wednesday and Thursday, encouraging us to go deep within to evaluate our spiritual lives. As with our communication styles, this deep dive could reveal some changes we need to consider making. Our most productive days of the week will be Friday and Saturday under the Aries Moon, when our energy returns and our determination expands. We'll have to move with caution, however, as the planet Saturn will turn retrograde on Saturday. Typically cited as the planet of boundaries and restrictions, it tends to promote the opposite when it is retrograde. So for the next five months, we'll experience more freedom of movement and fewer blocks to our dreams. Sunday's Taurus Moon encourages relaxation and a somewhat lazy day. Let's keep our plans simple and just go with the flow.

Divination: Using Palms, the Tarot, and the Dictionary to Tell the Future, by Beleta Greenaway

(Article originally published in The Llewellyn Journal.)

Throughout the centuries, divination has been used to investigate future events. Many methods have been tried and tested in the hope of revealing hidden answers. I have held a fascination for this subject for many years, which was why I eventually put pen to paper with my daughter, Leanna Greenaway, and wrote, Catalog of the Unexplained.

Palmistry
I have been a working palmist for over forty years and have studied many clients' hands, gaining a great deal of information and knowledge (which I wrote about in one of my other books, Palmistry Out of your Hands).

The very first impressions happen when taking the person's hands into yours; there is usually an immediate vibration to into which you can hone. Perhaps they're feeling unwell, or you'll pick up that there is a sadness in their aura. One of the more visible signs is cold hands, cold fingers, or a bluish tint to the nails. Obviously, there is a circulatory problem for the querent. Perhaps they should live in a warmer climate. Here are some other signs and their meanings.

• Yellow Nails: This has the potential to indicate a liver condition. Does the person drink too much alcohol? I would always be careful about approaching this subject, and instead would advise my client to drink more water or to perform a detoxification program.
• Reddish Nails: If I am reading for a hunky man who has a reddish hue to his nails, he will usually enjoy sex. Later I would inspect his heart line to see if the prognosis is correct.
• White or Opaque Nails: These will often have a dark banding at the top of the nail, indicating that the client might have diabetes. At this point, I would stop myself from diagnosing and suggest they might like to visit their doctor for a check-up or, maybe a blood test.
• Pitted Nails: These signify that the querent has suffered some kind of recent shock, especially if there are a couple of deep purple pits on the nail. Generally, pitted nails represent skin conditions such as alopecia, dermatitis, or psoriasis.
• The Fate Line: It is not generally known, but many Vedic palmists will measure the fate line as a way of telling how long the person will live, so great credence is put upon it. A person's wealth, career, and fortune can be seen with the expert eye. A weak fate line can mean the person is scattered and will often get into a muddle or let others make decisions for them. A robust, clear fate line represents someone who is in charge of their life and will forge ahead with a dedicated career, attracting good luck to them.
• Heart Line: This is the first line that sits under the mounts of the fingers. A long, curved, strong heart line that has a deep pink color represents a healthy and well-rounded person. If the heart line is broken or bitty and lacks pigment, the individual can be inclined to be weak in love and a bit of a victim. (When seeing this on a female, I have often remarked that she really ought to summon some courage and kick him to the curb! Sometimes they do listen and go on to have a much better life). A short, broken heart line with purple indentations could be linked to problems associated with heart health. When teaching my students, I tell them it's not their business to make any remarks on this topic; leave that to the doctor.
• Lifeline: This is the line that curves around the thumb area or the Mount of Venus. Having a short lifeline does not indicate a short life, as other aspects of the hand have to be considered. A depressed person who feels they have nothing to live for can have this connotation, but when their life changes for the better, it's amazing how the lifeline can actually start to grow again. A professional palmist will measure the lifeline and date it. Usually, to find out this information, a print is taken, or an acceptable photocopy of the hand can be used for this process.
• Relationship Lines: If the Mercury finger (the little finger) is bent forward, these lines are present to the side near the heart line. The more lines, the more relationships, especially if there are dash lines across them. A curved line that connects to the heart line can be a sign of widowhood. If it has a fork, it's likely the client is divorced.
• Marriage and Children: The children's lines sit on the Mercury Mount, or just under the little pinky finger. Traditionally, slanting lines were said to be girls and straight lines represent boys. If one of the lines were crossed by another, a miscarriage could occur. Sometimes, these predictions can be a bit hit and miss. Once, I was reading for a glamourous blonde and noted she had seven sons on her palm. "These lines are ridiculous," I said to myself, "and can't possibly be true." The client asked why I was looking so perplexed, so I smiled and remarked that she should have seven sons according to her line-markings. She laughed and said how clever I was because she did indeed have seven sons: two sets of twins and three individual ones. I coolly replied, "Well, there you go!"

The subject of palmistry is vast and extremely interesting. Even after studying it for the best part of my adult life, I still cannot believe how uncannily accurate it is.

Tarot
My search into the paranormal brought me to explore another form of divination, the tarot. My daughter Leanna and I collectively have over sixty years' experience in tarot readings and went on to teach many students from all over the world. Anyone can learn tarot, whether they are psychic or not. There is nothing better than to see the joy on the students' faces when they actually do their first reading and get it right! Many clairvoyants prefer this form of divination because, believe it or not, we don’t wake up psychic every morning. The beauty of the tarot is that if you are having a psychic "off" day or you just can't get into the zone, a shuffled deck of cards will give the querent all the answers they are seeking. Each card has its own meaning, and this will change accordingly, depending on which cards are placed beside or around it. Many sceptics have argued that a pack of cards can't possibly predict future events and that surely, if you were to repeat a reading soon after performing one, a different set of cards would appear. I have tested this theory a few times in my life and once asked a client to shuffle two completely different decks separately. When I pulled out the cards and laid them in front of me, both spreads contained the majority of the same cards; they may be situated in a different sequence, but identical, all the same.

Reading tarot utilizes the right-hand side of the brain and enables the opening of the inner eye chakra, which sits directly between the eyebrows. The tarot works as a crutch to help the clairvoyant tune in psychically through their third eye.

Common Misconceptions about Tarot
There are 78 tarot cards in a traditional deck, and 22 of them house the Major Arcana and 56 represent the Minor Arcana. A novice might view the graphic images cautiously and worry that some might look sinister. Here are just a few topics of information that will hopefully dispel that myth.

• Card Number 12: The Hanged Man: This card portrays an unfortunate individual strapped upside down to a tree by one of his legs. The picture immediately tells us that he feels stuck and might never move on. He thinks, "Is this all there is to my life?" Positive Meaning: A time to change, get out of a rut, and also banish those bad habits that are holding him back. He should focus more on meditation and think things through in a more profound way for enlightenment. There could be obstacles in his path, preventing him from getting where he wants to be. Tell him to be patient. It could take twelve months before the blockades lift, but he will get there in the end.
• Card Number 13: Death: Here we see the grim reaper. Is he coming to tell bad news, or is it something sinister, like a death? Positive Meaning. Because this is the Scorpio card, many readers use this to time when an event might happen, such as in October, November, or around the fall. It predicts the end of one phase and the beginning of another or, in many cases, the birth of a new beginning. When one door closes, another will open, so it is often thought about as an incredibly positive card. It's true that it also represents death, but only if this card is placed next to a large, numbered Sword card (such as the nine, ten, or even the Tower). The opposite can be said if it sits around a Cup or Coin card, predicting a wonderful celebration on the horizon that will change a person's life.
• Card Number 15: Devil: This is an ugly card and signifies the time of Capricorn. When the Devil is in situ, the querent or someone around him could be chained by drugs, alcohol, and food addictions. There could also be a controlling or violent relationship with which they need to deal. Positive Meaning. If next to the Strength card, they will overcome all obstacles. If near The Hermit, Temperance, or the Star, spiritual protection is all around them. They are not alone and will win the day.
• Card Number 16: Tower: I find this the most challenging card. It can represent someone with a mental illness in the family or news of a shocking death, usually to do with the head. It can also mean accidents or huge arguments, and often, I have used this for those who are feeling suicidal. Positive Meaning. Its impact is lessened when placed around positive cards such as the High Priestess, Sun, or World. It tells the querent to keep going, don't give in, and remember that your Karma is being tested, so best to do things correctly.
• Card Number 20: Judgement: An Angel looks upon the individual with great care as it is a time of being stretched with little room to maneuver. Fate is in charge. Positive Meaning. Life is challenging, but the soul is becoming wiser because of the hardships of the past. The querent will be ascending up the spiritual ladder and will awaken to his real purpose. Karmic debts are being paid as he takes himself upwards.

Dictionary Divination
I close this article on a more unknown form of divination that has become ever popular over the last twenty years or so. When a person wants to communicate directly with the spirit world, they can use a large dictionary to find the answers they seek. This exercise involves performing a meditation beforehand to get into a more relaxed and open frame of mind.

Time to prepare is a must. It works by asking out loud a question that involves a specific answer. Something like, "Will I change my job?" or, "What should I do about my annoying mother-in-law?" You would verbalize your question and then scroll or flick through the book's pages with your thumb, close your eyes, and randomly point to a page in the book. Look at the word you have landed on. If that word makes no sense, you can look at the line of wording above or below. Your answers might be obvious in a sentence like, "A job awaits," or you might immediately land on the word "mother-in-law." You then continue to ask more questions relating to your query and piece together your answers.

When Leanna was younger, she once asked the dictionary the name of the person she would marry and, after a few attempts, pointed to the name Graham. She eventually married a Steven but, after divorcing thirteen years later, went on to marry Graeme. There is no set timing with the dictionary's predictions, but they do engage a connection with the spirit realm. Loved ones in spirit can also communicate with those they have left behind. It's a way of touching base and letting you know they are safe and well.

When a person is interested in one aspect of the paranormal, it is quite likely that they'll continue to explore other avenues. From being very young, I had a thirst for knowledge on all things unexplained and, for years, used to jot down bits of information on my findings. This is how the Catalog of the Unexplained was born. Of course, we had to extensively research hundreds of topics, making sure we gave the correct information. Still, having written six books so far in my life, I can safely say that this was the most interesting and most challenging of all for Leanna and myself.

Article originally published in The Llewellyn Journal. Copyright Llewellyn Worldwide, 2021. All rights reserved.

In meditation or sometimes when falling asleep, I often see faces of people I don't know. They only last a few seconds and are presented like photographs, though they are photographs that are living and breathing but not moving. There is no sense of communication from them, and I don't think these people are aware of me. There have been hundreds over the last few years. To give you an example, the most recent were two small boys who looked like they lived in the early 20th century, and were perhaps eastern European, and a young beautiful woman who looked like a 1960s fashion model. I have also seen Asian men meditating more than once, and these seemed more aware of me, though they weren't really focused on me.

I have only had identifiable intuitive experiences for the past three years, or perhaps I've only been open to them for that long. I tend to dismiss such experiences as "all in my mind," but these people are always surprising to me, and very real. They're not at all the kind of people who would populate my day dreams or fantasies. I'm very interested in your take on what is happening here. Thanks!

- Sarah

Dreamchaser:

When you are meditating or falling asleep, you are not just in one world, but rather in both worlds. Part of you is here in this physical world, while your soul is in the Otherworld.

Since you are still awake in both cases, your human/logical mind is still at work, so you are going to remember things that happen with your human memory.

These people you are seeing are people from the Otherside. Some may be just people passing through your consciousness. Some may be guides. Some may be messengers of some kind. Some may be other souls that you interact with while you are on the Otherside.

There are all kinds of different beings and souls there, and there are all kinds of different variables under which we make contact with these souls when our soul is on the Otherside.

As I have explained here before, this sort of thing happened to my best friend. She was sound asleep when something woke her up with a start. As she opened her eyes, she was laying on her back, and approximately two inches from her face was the face of an incredibly ugly, scary looking Native American man.

He was looking into her eyes, and when she jumped, he grinned and then vanished. She later learned that he was a spirit guide. For some reason, he wanted her to see him that night, though it scared the wits out of her when it happened.

There are things that happen for our souls' sakes that our human minds can never make any sense of. You can bet your soul knows exactly who these people are and why they are coming into your line of inner vision. Because you are still conscious, however, your human mind is saying, "Who is that? Why am I seeing that person? What do they want?" etc.

These beings you are seeing are very much aware of you. The two Asian men meditating were "joining you" in your meditation. They knew you were there, just like you knew they were there. They were just busy at the time.

You said you have only had intuitive experiences for the last few years. I say you were born this way and have always been this way. You have always had intuitive experiences.

While you may have only started recognizing that you were having these experiences over the past few years, you have always "just known" things. If someone told you something happened, you would think, "I knew that was going to happen." You would see situations unfold and think, "I knew that was going to happen."

You are "coming of age" spiritually, in that you actually realize what is happening now.

I wish you many more adventures with your psychic abilities.

*****

Astrea:

Like the boy in the movie The Sixth Sense, you see dead people. This is nothing to worry about; it's just a result of your meditative state.

During meditation, your mind relaxes enough to see these people as they pass through or visit our plane. You're passing through and seeing them at the same time, so at that moment, you're together.

This happens to people who meditate quite often, whether they have been doing it for a short time or a long time, and it usually comes and goes.

You won't see them every time or all the time, but when they appear, it's always going to be fun to try to figure out who they are and where and when they came from.

Once you understand it and are able to control it most of the time, this can be a wonderful and fascinating experience! I think it's extra nice for you that you're able to see these people so clearly. They aren't your imagination or people you would "dream up" - they are real people who happen to exist in another dimension.

Of special interest are the Asian men you see, who are probably monks not just meditating themselves into Heaven, but helping their fellow monks get there too! They are much more aware of you than the others because they were more spiritually aware when they died.

They choose to stay in that space to help others. You'll see all types of clergy there as you go deeper into the practice of meditation. All religions seem to have certain people who choose to help others transition. It's an interesting place you're traveling through.

Sometimes when people die, they instantly cross over to one of the heavens, but the people you see are either taking their time or wandering. Once in a while (as in the case of the two little boys you mention), they get stuck between here and there. They may stay stuck in transition for some time - sometimes even years.

The people you're seeing aren't seeing you because they're not asking for your help. They're being observed by you as they move along, and sometimes you're lending them a little energy too.

You don't see people you know who are dead because they wouldn't come to you like this. The people you're observing don't have any kind of personal relationship with you; your loved ones would come to you in a more powerful or meaningful way.

Whether you were aware of it or not, you've been having intuitive experiences all your life. I'm glad you've chosen to practice meditation and welcome experiences like this. As long as you aren't afraid, your intuition can grow and begin to help you in wonderful new ways.

Astrea:

Many times in life we hear, "You will always have what you NEED, but not necessarily what you WANT." Your spirit must have needed to experience the feeling of leaving your human body, and the suggestion in the next chapter of Sylvia Brown's book was all it took to get you there.

Even though you hadn't read it yet, your SOUL recognized the title of that chapter as something it had been seeking, and your soul, knowing that you had that reference to read after your experience, got with it and out you went!

While I don't usually recommend her books, Sylvia Brown has a wide reaching and powerful effect on lots of people. A Gemini like you would be able to relate easily to her writing and put it to good use. Synchronicity - you gotta love it!

I like your description of "getting caught." That's exactly what it feels like, isn't it? One minute you're free and hovering above the room, and the next minute, ZAP! back down into your corporeal form you go!

As a little kid, I loved that "feeling of return." With practice, most of the time we can control that event, but sometimes, when our physical ears hear a distracting noise or something else occurs to knock us back into reality, back we go. With practice you will be able to control your return better.

I find it interesting that you were visiting your mother-in-law and not someone in your own genetic family. Evidently, you and your husband got married for reasons that are even deeper than love. His family's interest in "psychic stuff" will nurture your children in such matters and help them to grow into their own abilities.

You'll never have to be concerned that when your daughter visits them, she'll be discouraged from exploring her own psychic life and power. My parents encouraged me to develop my psychic senses in a time when it wasn't nice to even discuss such things in public. Heck, it's STILL not considered a great topic at the dinner table in some families!

Your kids will get to talk about it ALL and ask questions and read and study. This is going to give them such an edge in life! Talk with your husband about how you want to present this to your kiddos, so that you are united in your approach and ready to tell them their experiences are all natural and okay.

A word or two of warning: Geminis often have difficulty staying grounded in REAL LIFE. Don't get so strung out on your ASTRAL life that you neglect what you're doing here on Earth.

You are at the beginning of a long journey to learn where your power really lies. Try to be patient with this process and take your time.