Christmas Reading from Nancy

Today I went to see Nancy and her family for Christmas dinner. She had given me an IOU for a one-hour psychic reading for my birthday back in March. I had never cashed it in.

She said she usually gives readings over the phone these days, and so hadn't given a face-to-face reading in years.

I watched her shuffle the Tarot cards. She's told me before that the answers aren't in the cards. The answers to questions come from within, but it's the outer ritual that gives her something concrete to do, to give her confidence that she's doing something the same way.

One of the things I asked her about was Arthur. She asked me for his birthday, and I gave it to her. She said that the first and last name and the date of birth make her more confident that her answers are for the right person.

She shuffled the cards, paused a moment, seemed to ponder something, then shuffled again.

"If he calls you within a week or less, it won't work."

"I doubt he's ever going to call me again," I said. "Who breaks up with someone by email?"

"If he calls you after a week," she continued, "this could be a long-term relationship."

"He's never going to call me," I said.

"But you have to make him jump through hoops. Do not take him back into your bed the same night. He has to work to get you back."

I thought that Nancy was off her rocker, but I think that she's great at understanding people even if she doesn't understand the circumstances. I'm that way myself. Intuitive. Immediate apprehension without intellectual comprehension.

"Why did he break it off with me?" I asked. "We seemed to be getting along great. He was pressuring me for committment."

"He was feeling insecure," she said.

"So you think he might call in a month?"

"If he calls in a week, it won't work out."

"Why not?"

"He needs time to think things over. He'll call. If it's less than a week, he won't have had enough time."

I asked Nancy about my Dad. I've been worried about his business and his finances and worried that I'll have to fly back to take care of him.

Nancy told me that she saw his finances clearing up, perhaps by mid-year, maybe by the end of the year.