I’ve been married four times to the same woman and I’m about to marry her three more times before I get it right!
This is not an insanity plea! I am not listed in the Guinness Book of World Records and my name won’t pop up when you Google for “the biggest loser”! Nevertheless it’s true…… if you believe in reincarnation!
According to a fortune teller in whom my ex-wife invested $25, she (the “ex” that is, not the fortune teller!) and I have exchanged nuptials a total of four times, including the most recent failed attempt that lasted almost 23 years. Fortunately for my emotional health and the welfare of my bank account, this wedding ceremony only happens once per (my) lifetime! The other three marriages to my “ex” occurred in different places and at different times, each one ending tragically or violently but (obviously) not permanently!
“So why three more times?” you may ask! Well, I certainly wondered about that. Was it that I hadn’t suffered enough? I realize the potential of glory and salvation in martyrdom, but being married to the same woman four times seems a bit obsessive! Was this her opportunity to seek final revenge for my trysts of years gone by or perhaps for condemning her to the guillotine during the French Revolution?
Whatever the reason, my relationships of the past must have been dismal failures!
In all fairness, my “ex” did not attach much importance to the gypsy and her tarot cards. Tea leaf readers and crystal ball gazers are annual entertainment at the State Fair, and it was all in good fun! But it does raise an interesting point about who we are!
The notion that someone is able to read our fortunes or see our future is nothing new. And while we may scoff at the credentials of Madame Dolores behind her velvet curtain, thousands of people read their syndicated horoscope every day. Although we dismiss fortune tellers as fraudsters, we elevate psychics to a level of adulation and reverence. Sandra Browne is one of the top clairvoyants in the nation and counsels to some of the most sophisticated and influential people of our time. Her books are consistently on the best-seller lists and are a constant reminder of our insatiable appetite for predictions and prognoses. Jean Dixon rose to immense fame with her “vision” of President John F. Kennedy’s assassination. And more recently the “Law of Attraction” has been documented by Jerry and Esther Hicks, as they “channel” a spiritual entity named Abraham. And now the “Secret” is out!
So what is your birth date? Do you know the astrological sign under which you were born? Were you born in the Year of the Rat or the Tiger? How does your name equate in “numerology”? What do you believe in?
From divining the Future by observing the entrails of sacrificed animals to the Oracle of Delphi, ancient history is rich with references to the foretelling of events and the predictions of our fortunes. And throughout the ages and well into modern times, our fascination with the spiritual world has never waned.
It seems that we’re always looking to find answers and get clarity on two fundamental questions:
I. Who am I?
II. Why am I here?
Any combination of tea leaves, any oracle, any psychic reading and any horoscope will have elements of how we wish to be perceived and characterized. We can take solace in the knowledge that any psychic prediction that is somewhat congruent with our self-image, will be welcomed and accepted as a validation of our self-perception. In reality, you will never need to extrapolate your future from a deck of tarot cards or on-line horoscope. Your destiny will not be determined by the celestial alignment of the stars on the day you were born. The direction of your future will depend on the connections you make with those who will ultimately help shape your destiny.
© 2014 Allan N. Mulholland, CPC
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