Who really has the right to predict the future?

When I was a young and lost, I used to go to psychics more than I care to admit.  Back then, it was always about the unavailable guy.  I needed answers though I realize now I could have just asked the guy.  Or just paid attention to his behavior. Truth is, I really didn’t want to know.  I was a pesky and annoying client asking the same questions over and over and not waiting or trusting for whatever the prediction was to come true or not.  

But that is what life is – a blank slate of not knowing and in that void comes all the magic, creativity and the things that are best and meant for us.

There was one psychic that I would go to a lot.  He had a set gig working from a metaphysical store.  He made his living from doing this and did have a bit of a gift.  He was able to give accurate descriptions of the people I was inquiring about with little or no information. So of course I assumed he must be able to predict the future?  Nope!  He did always preface his predictions with something like we are always changing our destinies.  Sometimes he did give me some good advice when he wasn’t losing his patience with me.  But either way none of this was really helpful or good for me.

When I made it into rehab, I remember there was a girl in my group sharing how a psychic had told her that she would never get married.  The worst part about this is that it obviously affected her if she was bringing this up in this group.  I hope she did get married or whatever she really wanted and is happy now.  And later I had a roommate who decided that she was psychic and started to make a living from it.  I once heard her telling a client that she would have another miscarriage.  I moved out.

The point isn’t whether these things are true or not but letting them into our heads.   I went cold turkey. No more psychics!   When I met my husband, I didn’t want anyone else to tell me anything about him that I couldn’t figure out for myself.  I have never nor would I ask a psychic about him. And lucky for me, he doesn’t give me any reason to see one.

A few months ago, I was in the location of the store my old psychic worked at.  He still works there and came out of his office because he had a cancellation.  I thought this must be fate so I booked a session. He seemed annoyed that I didn’t have any questions prepared so I just started asking anything.  I asked if I would find an apartment in the area I wanted.  He said no but I would find one nearby.  I asked him when I would find a new job.  He said in a few months.  Today I walked home in the area I wanted and my new job didn’t start until 10 months later.  It would have been nice if he could have told me that in a few weeks, I would end up in the hospital for an irregular heartbeat.  I would have really appreciated the heads up.  But that’s another story. He did tell me that my mother was mentally ill and to have compassion before I gave any details so he still has the some skills.  

So what is the point?  Sit in the unknown.  It’s uncomfortable as hell but it where the all the good stuff happens.  And it is also less expensive.