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karonious Mar 24th 2008 11:26 am

Tarot/'alternative' evening
 
Dreamfish and I have just been discussing the above.
Anyone fancy having their card read as I do 'the cards'
Can anyone else offer anything?
Where?
When?
If it's at my house {which won't be a problem.....}, I will need to borrow a table to put in the spare room - don't really want to be doing readings in the living room in the midst of a full-on party.....:cool:
Karen

irnbru14 Mar 24th 2008 10:13 pm

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Originally Posted by karonious (Post 6103708)
Dreamfish and I have just been discussing the above.
Anyone fancy having their card read as I do 'the cards'
Can anyone else offer anything?
Where?
When?
If it's at my house {which won't be a problem.....}, I will need to borrow a table to put in the spare room - don't really want to be doing readings in the living room in the midst of a full-on party.....:cool:
Karen

Sounds like a good excuse to visit Hells Pizza if you ask me :thumbsup:

dreamfish Mar 24th 2008 10:16 pm

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i can offer spiritual healing and depending upon the night i will give messages (fledgling medium)

simonmarkellis Mar 24th 2008 10:42 pm

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I can offer myself as a drinking buddy!!!:rofl::p;)

irnbru14 Mar 24th 2008 10:42 pm

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Originally Posted by dreamfish (Post 6106036)
i can offer spiritual healing and depending upon the night i will give messages (fledgling medium)

I think I'd prefer my fledgling done rare please, and can I have chips with that :blink::confused:

dreamfish Mar 24th 2008 10:52 pm

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Originally Posted by simonmarkellis (Post 6106123)
I can offer myself as a drinking buddy!!!:rofl::p;)

or sacrificial lamb? :D

stasia Mar 25th 2008 12:44 am

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sounds good to me have wanted my cards read for a while, is this a drinking or civilised night? either way count me in x

Welly Wife Mar 25th 2008 3:30 am

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Count me in. I have always wanted my cards done!! I saw a medium once years ago and she was very good. She knew I was pregnant ( I was only 12 weeks so not showing) and predicted the sex right. As I didn't want to know she wrote it down and put it in a sealed envelope. I hid it and didn't find it again until I was clearing out ready for the move to NZ some 9 years later!!!:eek: :eek:She got quite a lot of other things right too!!

simonmarkellis Mar 25th 2008 3:33 am

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Originally Posted by Welly Wife (Post 6106948)
Count me in. I have always wanted my cards done!! I saw a medium once years ago and she was very good. She knew I was pregnant ( I was only 12 weeks so not showing) and predicted the sex right. As I didn't want to know she wrote it down and put it in a sealed envelope. I hid it and didn't find it again until I was clearing out ready for the move to NZ some 9 years later!!!:eek: :eek:She got quite a lot of other things right too!!

That's because she phoned me earlier in the day and I told her!!!:rofl::p:rofl:

Welly Wife Mar 25th 2008 3:48 am

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Originally Posted by simonmarkellis (Post 6106957)
That's because she phoned me earlier in the day and I told her!!!:rofl::p:rofl:

:rofl::lol: U R so funny!!!!

Knightm Mar 25th 2008 5:33 am

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any cards with spades, hearts etc??

Maz Mar 25th 2008 6:46 am

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Originally Posted by irnbru14 (Post 6106124)
I think I'd prefer my fledgling done rare please, and can I have chips with that :blink::confused:

How about some fava beans and a nice chianti? :rofl: :D

Ted Logan Mar 25th 2008 6:52 am

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Originally Posted by karonious (Post 6103708)
Dreamfish and I have just been discussing the above.
Anyone fancy having their card read as I do 'the cards'
Can anyone else offer anything?
Where?
When?
If it's at my house {which won't be a problem.....}, I will need to borrow a table to put in the spare room - don't really want to be doing readings in the living room in the midst of a full-on party.....:cool:
Karen

As I don't believe in that mumbo jumbo ...................... count me in. Should be fun.

dreamfish Mar 25th 2008 7:02 am

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Originally Posted by Maz (Post 6107360)
How about some fava beans and a nice chianti? :rofl: :D

hey i quite like my liver where it is thank you very much

simonmarkellis Mar 25th 2008 8:55 am

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Originally Posted by dreamfish (Post 6107387)
hey i quite like my liver where it is thank you very much

Is that pickled in Tequila?

dreamfish Mar 25th 2008 8:58 am

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Originally Posted by simonmarkellis (Post 6107608)
Is that pickled in Tequila?

yep, top shelf, along with me lungs!

irnbru14 Mar 26th 2008 2:26 am

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We should have a Halloween party, just not at halloween!!! :rofl:

alanmacc Mar 26th 2008 11:13 pm

Re: Tarot/'alternative' evening
 

Originally Posted by karonious (Post 6103708)
Dreamfish and I have just been discussing the above.
Anyone fancy having their card read as I do 'the cards'
Can anyone else offer anything?
Where?
When?
If it's at my house {which won't be a problem.....}, I will need to borrow a table to put in the spare room - don't really want to be doing readings in the living room in the midst of a full-on party.....:cool:
Karen


Im curious haw accurate are cards ......... or is it a stab in the dark ?......... spot the cynic

Ted Logan Mar 27th 2008 5:23 am

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:unsure::unsure:

Originally Posted by alanmacc (Post 6116357)
Im curious haw accurate are cards ......... or is it a stab in the dark ?......... spot the cynic

Good question, should I really be worried if the Death card appears. :confused: :confused:

Knightm Mar 27th 2008 5:25 am

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We better make sure to "erase" things we've done or said or we'll see them on the cards. :rofl:

dreamfish Mar 27th 2008 5:30 am

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Originally Posted by Ted Logan (Post 6117213)
:unsure::unsure:

Good question, should I really be worried if the Death card appears. :confused: :confused:

the death card is actually a good card to have come up. its the sign of change or transformation and should be regarded as symbolic rather than literal.

Is really quite a positive card to have. And depending upon where it falls in the spread will indicate whether it is linked to work, paths you have chosen or family.

Dave-G Mar 28th 2008 12:50 pm

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Out to do with spirits count me in. Especially if it's a single malt:thumbsup:

Ted Logan Mar 28th 2008 8:40 pm

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Dave !!! Where you been matey ???

luvwelly Mar 30th 2008 6:02 am

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Originally Posted by Welly Wife (Post 6106996)
:rofl::lol: U R so funny!!!!

She had a 50:50 chance of getting it right or wrong either way :rofl:

Maz Mar 30th 2008 6:07 am

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Originally Posted by luvwelly (Post 6130673)
She had a 50:50 chance of getting it right or wrong either way :rofl:

True! Like saying "You're having a boy. Or a girl. But definitely one of the two!" And to some people, that in itself might be a relief, you never know! :lol: :eek:

irnbru14 Mar 30th 2008 8:47 pm

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Originally Posted by Maz (Post 6130681)
True! Like saying "You're having a boy. Or a girl. But definitely one of the two!" And to some people, that in itself might be a relief, you never know! :lol: :eek:

Hang on Maz, something is coming to me through the ether, a voice is telling me something... "I can see travel has been a big part of your life recently, you seem to have come along way to get to where you are in life just now"...wow, that was impressive wasn't it, who'd have guessed huh!!! ;):rofl:

dreamfish Mar 30th 2008 10:01 pm

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Originally Posted by Maz (Post 6130681)
True! Like saying "You're having a boy. Or a girl. But definitely one of the two!" And to some people, that in itself might be a relief, you never know! :lol: :eek:

Interested to see that you are willing to dis this subject when you have actually requested readings in the past. Thats quite sad to see. :( Are you a sheep or shepherd?


Originally Posted by irnbru14 (Post 6133791)
Hang on Maz, something is coming to me through the ether, a voice is telling me something... "I can see travel has been a big part of your life recently, you seem to have come along way to get to where you are in life just now"...wow, that was impressive wasn't it, who'd have guessed huh!!! ;):rofl:

I never get used to seeing this kinda ribbing on a subject I hold very closely to my heart. This isnt a direct attack on you irnbru, just an opportunity for me to sound off :)

I can understand why the 'uneducated' (on all things psychic/spiritualist) might like to take pots at what we practice; but I do get quite cross when people treat Tarot, Clairvoyance, Mediumship or Spiritualism as some sort of party piece.

It is disrespectful to the Tarot and to Spirit and those people who are willing to offer their time and channels to provide the subject with solace.

There is a strict etiquette that genuine 'practitioners' follow. Seems to me that the cynical posters on this thread have yet to meet the genuine article and so would do well to come along!

We are not all charlatans; there are many out there who charge for their 'services'; that annoys me too, especially as the most genuine of us out there will not ask for money.

alanmacc Mar 30th 2008 10:27 pm

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Originally Posted by dreamfish (Post 6134067)
Interested to see that you are willing to dis this subject when you have actually requested readings in the past. Thats quite sad to see. :( Are you a sheep or shepherd?



I never get used to seeing this kinda ribbing on a subject I hold very closely to my heart. This isnt a direct attack on you irnbru, just an opportunity for me to sound off :)

I can understand why the 'uneducated' (on all things psychic/spiritualist) might like to take pots at what we practice; but I do get quite cross when people treat Tarot, Clairvoyance, Mediumship or Spiritualism as some sort of party piece.

It is disrespectful to the Tarot and to Spirit and those people who are willing to offer their time and channels to provide the subject with solace.

There is a strict etiquette that genuine 'practitioners' follow. Seems to me that the cynical posters on this thread have yet to meet the genuine article and so would do well to come along!

We are not all charlatans; there are many out there who charge for their 'services'; that annoys me too, especially as the most genuine of us out there will not ask for money.

"I can understand why the 'uneducated' (on all things psychic/spiritualist) might like to take pots at what we practice; but I do get quite cross when people treat Tarot, Clairvoyance, Mediumship or Spiritualism as some sort of party piece."

Hi Dreamfish........ Im just a sceptic and would love to think that there is something in it, im merely curious of it , the whole medium, tarrot and clairvoyance area, if I could be told something that only I should know by a complete stranger then I think I would be fully converted from sceptic to believer......... but there are lots of 'dubious' people out there who prey on people beliefs and insecurities, that is in no way a comment directed at yourself, merley aimed at the show ground fortune tellers who charge $$$$$, not that I have ever used one, just noticed the signs........... man I can ramble on a bit, all i am trying to say is if it was closer to chc I would be up for it ................

Does any of that make sense ??

irnbru14 Mar 30th 2008 11:55 pm

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Originally Posted by dreamfish (Post 6134067)
Interested to see that you are willing to dis this subject when you have actually requested readings in the past. Thats quite sad to see. :( Are you a sheep or shepherd?



I never get used to seeing this kinda ribbing on a subject I hold very closely to my heart. This isnt a direct attack on you irnbru, just an opportunity for me to sound off :)

I can understand why the 'uneducated' (on all things psychic/spiritualist) might like to take pots at what we practice; but I do get quite cross when people treat Tarot, Clairvoyance, Mediumship or Spiritualism as some sort of party piece.

It is disrespectful to the Tarot and to Spirit and those people who are willing to offer their time and channels to provide the subject with solace.

There is a strict etiquette that genuine 'practitioners' follow. Seems to me that the cynical posters on this thread have yet to meet the genuine article and so would do well to come along!

We are not all charlatans; there are many out there who charge for their 'services'; that annoys me too, especially as the most genuine of us out there will not ask for money.

I have read a wee it about cold reading techniques and the likes, and how people who are possibly succeptable or vulnerable, especially after maybe the loss of a loved one, can be easily taken in by the charlatans you mention, its a nasty cynical way to get into peoples trust and to extort cash from those who, in a less emotional state of affairs, may know better.

Derren Brown's book, "Tricks of the Mind" does debunk a lot of the stuff and it can be an interesting read in places, though as ever with Mr Brown, you should sometimes take what he is saying with a wee pinch of salt!

People are free to believe in what they believe in, thats the joy of living in a free society, and I'd never diss anyone for what they think, even if I don't really agree with their thoughts, personally I'm wary and probably cynical towards a lot of this kinda stuff, mind you, I'm the same towards a big chunk of organised religion too, as a lot of it comes down to having a faith or belief in something that is, by its nature, unprovable by scientific method, and the book "The God Deluision" is interesting reading for anyone interested in the thinkings about belief and religion.

Again, personally I have things I believe in and things I have faith in that other people may possibly wonder about or may not understand why I feel like that about certain things, but each to their own, as long as nobody gets hurt!! :)

dreamfish Mar 31st 2008 12:00 am

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Originally Posted by alanmacc (Post 6134126)
"I can understand why the 'uneducated' (on all things psychic/spiritualist) might like to take pots at what we practice; but I do get quite cross when people treat Tarot, Clairvoyance, Mediumship or Spiritualism as some sort of party piece."

Hi Dreamfish........ Im just a sceptic and would love to think that there is something in it, im merely curious of it , the whole medium, tarrot and clairvoyance area, if I could be told something that only I should know by a complete stranger then I think I would be fully converted from sceptic to believer......... but there are lots of 'dubious' people out there who prey on people beliefs and insecurities, that is in no way a comment directed at yourself, merley aimed at the show ground fortune tellers who charge $$$$$, not that I have ever used one, just noticed the signs........... man I can ramble on a bit, all i am trying to say is if it was closer to chc I would be up for it ................

Does any of that make sense ??

yep perfect sense. And its healthy to be sceptical as long as you can have an open mind. Applies to anything I guess.

I still have that element of questionning and wondering, partly because I cant always get over how I get these messages. It blows my mind everytime and so I wonder what else could be going on in my mind! One of the reasons why i like working on complete strangers. It helps me to reaffirm my beliefs.

I would love this 'industry' to be better monitored, perhaps with issuing of licences, to better control who gets out there and preys on these vulnerable people especially.

Spiritualist organisations have a list of registered mediums and psychics on their books and people should consider contacting their local spiritualist church for a recommendation rather than picking someone out the yellow pages.

Steve and Julie Mar 31st 2008 12:52 am

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Hi

Have you seen "Lisa Williams" on Sky? Shes a clairvoyant, really good. Series has ended now. Sends shivers down my spine some of the stories.

Julie

irnbru14 Mar 31st 2008 1:35 am

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Originally Posted by Steve and Julie (Post 6134547)
Hi

Have you seen "Lisa Williams" on Sky? Shes a clairvoyant, really good. Series has ended now. Sends shivers down my spine some of the stories.

Julie

She needs to do something with her hair though!!! :rofl:

Actually, will add "Attack of the Unsinkable Rubber Ducks" by Christopher Brookmyre as a fantastic book, albeit a work of fiction, that covers some of this subject, and he's my fav author just now so would always recommend him to anyone, and he's Scottish which helps :thumbup:


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