I remember the first time I learned about Spirit Guides — and how cool I thought it was. Imagine having a whole gang of invisible helpers at your beck and call: would they do the laundry? Give me lottery numbers? Give me the answer’s to the next day’s Physics test? The answer is no, no …
THE OUIJA HEEBIE-JEEBIES
I still remember the first time I ever used a Ouija board: I was in fifth grade, having a sleepover with my friends. After a long, giggly debate, we decided the dead person we most wanted to contact was….Betsy Ross. Go figure. (I voted for Bobby Sherman, but he wasn’t dead– a minor technicality). Anyway, …
Five-Minute Feng Shui
I just did a major purge of old books, DVDs and some truly hideous gifts. It wasn’t so much to provide shelf-filler for the local Goodwill as it was to make some feng shui fixes in my house. Feng shui is essentially the art of placement: where you put the stuff in your home and …
Drag Queens and The Devil
I’m obsessed with drag queens. I love them. RuPaul’s Drag Race is my not-so-guilty pleasure, and To Wong Foo is one of my favorite movies. Now what could a middle-aged Methodist from a small town who personally prefers Land’s End over Louboutins find in this world of sequins, wigs and general diva-liciousness? I think it …
The No-Fear Zone
I was doing a reading for someone the other day when this card fell out of the deck as I was shuffling (love when that happens…) The Strength card is about taming those things that seem like they’re out of control: appetites (whether it be for Thin Mints or a hook-up with that toxic person …
“My kitty sees dead people!”
I work as a psychic/medium – but don’t limit myself to two-legged clients. I’m frequently asked to talk to pets, including those who’ve passed over. And their take on that experience is pretty interesting. Animals understand – on a very fundamental level — that death is merely a change from one form of energy to …
An Angel On My Sofa
There’s been this thing going around on the Inter-webs, about “hosting” five of the archangels in your home. You invite them to kick back with you for five days, before sending them on to visit 3 of your friends. Kind of like a heavenly chain letter. Anyway, all sorts of cool things are supposed to …
Living In the Past (Life)
There’s something really tantalizing about the idea of having lived before. I’m not talking about that life before entering the Witness Protection Program — I mean the ones that had you riding alongside Charlemagne, or hanging on a barge with Cleopatra. [Funny, you never want to think about the one you had as a chimney …
Psychic Phone Tag
One of the subjects I’m most asked is about psychic readings that are done over the phone, versus in person: how do they work? Are they as accurate as an in-person reading? And why would you want one? Let me break it down for you, starting with the last part: why would someone want a …
“Well done, Medium Raya”
The headline is a line from one of my all-time favorite shows, I Love Lucy. In an old bit from their vaudeville days, Fred introduces Ethel, who’s posing as a medium in order to lead a seance which will hopefully impress Ricky’s spirit-obsessed new boss. Here’s a little taste… Having done my share of working …