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Thanks, Debbie Ford. Now Get That Smile Off Your Face.

Earlier this week, self-help author Debbie Ford passed away at the too-young age of 57.  I was introduced to her work by a friend who gave me a copy of “The Dark Side of the Light Chasers.”  Yeah, I know – awful title.  But the point of the book is really interesting:  namely, that our …

“Curses!” Or How They Get In Your Head

Not long ago, I had a woman come in for a reading.  Well-dressed, educated, well-spoken  — and absolutely terrified.  It seems that she’d been to another reader earlier in the week, and was told that she’d been “cursed.”  She hemmed, hawed, tried to laugh it off, because, really, who believes in those things…. But as …

Psychic Encyclopedia: The Trickster

I just learned about something called “The Trickster.”  Not to be confused with T-Rex, Jeepster (love this song). The Trickster is just what it sounds like:  an entity with a slightly warped sense of humor.  Your keys go missing, your reading glasses vanish, your checkbook was JUST THERE and it disappears.  Some of it may …

Guess Who’s Coming to the Funeral?

Tom Sawyer wasn’t the only one: dead people like to attend their own funerals. Come on, wouldn’t you?  They tend to stand near the end of their coffin, and watch as people pass to pay their respects.   They love looking at all the flowers and expressions of sympathy (so make sure you send really nice …

Angels: They’re Not Just for Christmas Anymore

This time of year there are angels everywhere: in malls, on Christmas cards, hanging from my neighbor’s roof — you name it. I like the ones at Rockefeller Center myself: We tend to focus on the one angel who brought the news of Jesus’s birth – and that would be Archangel Gabriel.  Now I know …