Kate In The Desert
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Charlatans abound. No doubt about it. But there are also some individuals "able to read the future and the past" who do not call themselves mediums; nor do they take money for what they do.After my experiences, nobody can convince me that there aren't some individuals who are able to read the future and the past, by whatever means (deceased relatives or not). Dismissing the entire subject, as with most Fortean narratives, as nonsense trivialises why we are here.
I knew such a woman in Munich. We both lived in the same dormitory of about 20 residents. The woman with the gift was Turkish. She often turned down requests for a reading (she used Turkish coffee grounds as her means of concentrating).
One day she agreed to a reading for me, wherein she told me she saw me, crying, on a plane going home. I told her that couldn't be possible, since I was studying on a grant from an international cultural association, and their rule was we were not to travel back to the US during our year of study. She calmly said, "This will happen soon."
In a few days my boyfriend from home came to visit me, as it was Christmas time and we wanted to celebrate together. The day after Christmas I received a phone call for him. He was told his father had just died suddenly at home of an unexpected heart attack. They were my "second family," and I had known them well for many years. I got on the phone with the commission overseeing the grant, and they kindly waived the rule so I could attend the funeral.
We were on the next flight home. Needless to say, we both had occasion to cry during the flight, as my boyfriend's father had been a very dear soul, and I shared my boyfriend's grief.
My Turkish friend gave readings only occasionally, and she never would take money for a reading. I believe she had the ability to see some events in the future.
It's my belief that, apart from the charlatans, there are quiet, modest people with paranormal abilities.
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