So there I was ...putting the cash from my wallet into the console of my car because I was thinking that if I go in this place I could be murdered, raped, and robbed. If that's gonna happen--they're gonna have to look for this measly $100. OK...back story...I was at Pura Vida, a vegetarian cafe over the weekend- they were having a little street festival with health conscious vendors. The usual stuff..yoga studios, chiropractic practices, granola distributors and on and on..The pamphlets on animal cruelty brought tears to my eyes. HORRENDOUS! My good friend Suzanne had stopped eating chicken after she watched a television special on how they were mass produced and the horrible treatment and deaths they went through. I understand completely..and I was only reading a little color brochure. It is appalling. If you own any kind of pet and love their company then you should seriously educate yourself on the practices of mass producing meat. Not only that, ask yourself...why is your dog's life any different from a cow, chicken or pig?
There was a woman with a booth on hand analysis (read: science based palm reading). She was lovely. We had a very nice chat and I told her that I would come see her. She was intelligent, well spoken, charismatic..things I like in people. So when I pulled up to the address she gave me...parking my car in a former tennis court..next to an old van that probably hasn't seen the road in 10 years...I was more than skeptical, I was freaked the fuck out. I contemplated the situation. Put my cash in the console, pulled my spider senses more into focus and went in...all the while remembering my assaultive behavior class from last month and cursing at myself for not wearing "get away" shoes. Ok..I might be a little dramatic at the moment.
I walked through the gate and looked at the house. Something..some THING was starting to make sense. This is not so much a retreat for hippies (and hopefully not rapists and murderers) type of place but a place of gathering for naturalists. Apparently inside the courtyard of the big house was a community neighborhood organic garden. The trees outside weren't so much as unkempt..they just weren't "landscaped". No stubby short round bushes of indeterminate variety here. There was more ease in my step. The sign on the door explained the garden and the owner of the house and said come in quietly, take your shoes off (OH NO! NOT MY NON-GETAWAY SHOES!). I looked through the patio door windows and it looked empty. Hmmm...I was early. I went in. Took off my shoes. I was greeted by a pitbull.
Insert underwear change here.
He sized me up, shaked his butt and sniffed my shoes and I swear he smiled at me. So I patted his head and I'm happy to report that I have all my body parts. "Angel" is a beautiful dog, incredibly loving. Very sweet.
Yes... I realize fully that every action I have taken up to this point is completely insane. I know you're thinking.. Who DOES THAT! At multiple points I could've been the highlight of the 11 o'clock news. There was just a sixth sense, a feeling in my gut, that I wasn't in any danger, that I was just experiencing something for the first time. Cut away from the visual cues (things that society has sort of embedded into my brain) there was really nothing to be afraid of. I was only inside for about a minute before Annabella came in. She seemed surprised that I was inside. I said..well the note on the door said to come in. So I did.
Here are some of the highlights-I have Air hands- indicative of many, many reincarnations. This lifetime, based on some numerology type stuff, is about trusting my inner voice and my intuitive mind and bringing my spiritual consciousness alive. I have a "Mystic Cross" meaning a skepticism concerning spirituality and that I want information and truth, not blind faith.On my destiny line there is a Writer's Fork and from looking she said I was a writer in a past life as well as, oddly enough, a healer. Not only does this indicate creativity through writing she said, it also indicates that my subconscious wants to write down a map of my life (kind of spot on if you ask me). I have a very large money triangle and money should not stress me out because I'm going to be making plenty of it. I have a large triangle of triumph meaning that as I age I will be overcoming health issues. I have a loss of a loved one coming but it won't be detrimental to my path. I have had what she calls emotional confusion in my early life and I'm learning to trust my intuition (how very true since I was sitting there at that very moment because of my intuition). She said that I have a strong connection with someone with a different "background" (she added the footnote- race or culture) and that this connection is actually a reunion from a past life and that it is very favorable. All the while, we talked about events and karma..of the sense of being lost because I haven't really had the spiritual guidance I needed to grow. I will be changing careers soon and it will be very positive and very successful. She sees 2 pregnancies in the near future. Her biggest worries were that I wasn't spiritually fulfilled and that I am not using my creativity. She said that I need to write. (this is not the first person to tell me this). I apparently have a psychic line which indicates that my inner voice has an ability to guide me. That if I opened myself up to it, I would be able to connect with those who have passed on. YAY! Now I can see dead people too! That'll be fun!
I'm really glad I went. As you know I'm on a bit of a "vision quest" of healing and health..and I've spent 35 years just being willy nilly about damn near everything. I've been reading a lot. Joining meetup groups on meditation, veganism, yoga and travel..No stone left unturned.
Dear Buddha,
Hi. I don't think we've been formally introduced. To be honest I know VERY little about you. I mean, I saw his Holiness the Dali Lama speak in Boston. I don't remember a damn thing except I couldn't understand anything he said. If you don't mind...I'm gonna do some research on you..see what's cookin. I know I'm a pretty big fan of yours..I mean..we have the same belly- that's gotta mean something right? If you could be so kind as to be patient with me..I'm new at this. :-) Warm Regards, Brooke
