Hold Hands and Share Space

Test-3_sm_aAt my last Phenom (a live event I used to hold on Facebook, where readers posted questions and I gave them mini-readings), this one was among the Q & A’s.  This and the private message exchange that follows have been transcribed verbatim, only edited for brevity and clarity.  Read what Miss T said about my reading and share in the comfort it gave her:

Miss T:
Hey, Susan! Finally made it to a Phenom? What’s up for me? 🙂

SKM:
Hi, Miss T!  Glad to have you!  I’m seeing you poring over something, like a game or a crossword puzzle, and you are nervous.  Like you’re waiting for news about something important.  This seems to be related to the health of a loved one.  All you need to do/will do is be there for this person and hold hands and spend time and share space. And remember that everything happens not for A reason, but for many reasons, and just as it is meant to. You might want to read my lecture on beginnings and endings to C*** further down this page.*  Best of luck!

*****

Later, Miss T sent me a private message:
I wanted to let you know that your reading for me on the Phenom was SPOT ON! When you first said it, I was confused, because no one in my family or any of my “loved ones” were ill. But it has all come to pass just as you said it would and you answered a question for me concerning my role in the future.

SKM:
Thank you. I really appreciate that great feedback.  I would like to know more about your situation. If I can help you any further, please say so.

Miss T:
Yeah, oddly enough, I knew you wouldn’t be surprised by it.  My situation–my mom is ill. Apparently she’s been ill for a while but we don’t have much of a relationship or at least haven’t had. She called me the Monday after the Phenom to tell me she was having health problems but I didn’t call her back. Kept trying to prepare myself–during which time I kept playing a game on my phone over and over to deal with the nerves. Just like you said and I didn’t realize it until after and then everything began to make sense. Wednesday her neighbor called to let me know she was in the hospital. I called her there and we had a good conversation about a lot of things. Then I got word today that they’re putting her in ICU today. I have to head to the hospital and see what’s going on. From talking to her neighbor this morning, it sounds like she’s extremely ill.

SKM:
Well, I am so sorry. And not being close might make it even worse. Just remember what I said–all you have to do is be there. That will be very, very important to both of you. I wish you and your family the best and I hope your mom at least isn’t in pain.

*****

SKM:
Hi, how’s your mom doing?

Miss T:
I think I might be facing an end-of-life decision tomorrow for mom. Her doctor wants to see me in person in the morning.

I’m at peace with the decision if I have to make it. Just have to work through all the feelings I have, wishing things were different. When I visited mom today, there was no life in her eyes so, even before they called, I was thinking her prognosis was grim.

SKM:
I understand. You are obviously very wise. I wish you the best tomorrow, and I’ll be thinking of you.

*****

Miss T:

And in the end, it was just like you said it would be. I shared space, spent time and held her hand.

SKM:
God bless you both. I am honored to have had any participation and I hope it was helpful or meaningful to you.

Miss T:
It was helpful and comforting.

*****

*[Lecture on beginnings and endings to a different client:

Here’s what’s up for you: you are coming to the end of an era. That sounds scary to you until you realize that it is also a beginning, and you cannot have one without the other. So look for the beginning that is arriving at the same time, and relish the new freedoms it offers you. This may pertain to a relationship (which is my feeling) or your job or even graduation from school? But ultimately, while the ending can be painful and/or distressing, move forward into the beginning with confidence. This is part of what you came into this life for!]

Mama-to-Be

I had an email from my expectant-mother friend on a Tuesday, simply asking me to “take a look” at her and the baby.  She said she was 31 weeks along. I was happy to do this, and on Thursday, I sent this email reply:

“Well… She’s very wiggly. She’s head-down at the moment, but of course, that can change. Looks to me like the birth will be relatively easy—yay for you! I also am getting ’38 weeks’, which is perfect, fully-baked but not too humongous. She is smarter than either of you, which is saying something, and will amaze you all her life with her wisdom and intellect. She has a lot of purple and pink around her now, spirituality and divine love, respectively. Not really surprising, I guess, for a fetus! I really can’t see a single problem. More purple. Put some purple in her room. It will be her favorite.”

After I hit “send”, I re-read the mama’s email.  She implied that there might be a problem, that something had happened.  I tried to remember what tests are done at 30-31 weeks, so I could anticipate what might have happened.  I “looked” again at the baby, and still couldn’t see anything wrong.

So I called my friend.  She said, “I JUST read your email!  And you are so spot-on with everything!”

She went on to explain that, as a first-time mom-to-be, she didn’t realize she had been having contractions for a while.  At her 30-week visit, her doctor noticed that she was not gaining enough weight and that her cervix was becoming effaced (thinning out prior to delivery)–way too early.  In addition, the baby’s head was “engaged”, or in position for birth.  Mama was put on bed-rest.

So…

  • Yes, the baby is super-wiggly and has been all along.
  • Yes, the head is down right now, although the baby has come back up from being engaged in the pelvis–very good news.
  • Yes, the parents are hoping to make it to 36 weeks, so my prediction of 38 weeks is a good possibility and very reassuring–and remains to be seen!
  • Yes, the baby’s room is already purple (and green)…

Mama was delighted and so was I.

Is There a Psychic Reading in Your Future?

Test-3_sm_aSome of my clients get their first psychic reading ever with me. Others have been to a psychic or two and still others have been to many. What happens in a psychic reading?

I don’t know what happens in that little house down on the freeway, the one with the red neon hand on the sign with a hand-painted note urging, “$25 special!”, but I know why my readings are like.

First, I’ll tell you what does not happen in a session with me.  I will not tell you there is a curse on you.  I will not give you bad news.  I will not tell you that unless you do such-and-such, you will die or never meet your soulmate or any negative and untrue crap like that.

And I absolutely will not tell you that your late grandmother is mad at you because you gave her secret recipe to your cousin or that your dead grandpa wants you to go to medical school.  Spirits of our late loved ones are not angry, and they seldom ask anything of us, unless it is to our benefit and it is utterly our choice.

You might think those sound silly, but some people are afraid of what they might get from a psychic.  It’s probably because of charlatans, but that is a diatribe that can wait.

So what does happen if you get a reading from me, besides it taking place on the phone, and besides not getting upset about Grandpa?

Broadly stated, you will get exactly what you are supposed to get, information that will benefit you at that moment, and suggestions for helping you create a better life.

More specifically, I will answer your questions about anything that is on your mind.  Want to know what to do about your job?  We’ll cover that.  Want to know what your husband is really thinking?  I will tell you that.  Usually, looking into your closest relationships and telling you about them is among my best gifts.

I’ll also tell you if loved ones come through from the Other Side.  Sometimes, it’s just a hello; other times, there is detailed information.  In one reading, the only person who came through was a classmate of the client’s, who had passed away over 30 years ago.  Just a classmate.  But he was someone she remembered well.  (You’ll find fascinating stories about my communication with spirits in my book, Dead On: Spirited Stories from a Medium’s Diary.)

Then I like to scan your energy.  Other practitioners might call this “reading your aura”.  When I close my eyes and ask our guides, I see you, as a person, and there are colors and shapes in and around you.  I explain these and draw them for you, and ask our guides what these mean.  Then I can interpret information for you that you don’t even know to ask about.  Things like, you’re trying to impress someone, and here’s how to do that better.  Or you are using one ability or talent to try to boost another.  And here’s what to do about that.

And finally, I throw a few oracle cards for you.  These are simple cards with a few words on them.  I use these to confirm what we’ve discussed and to be sure we didn’t miss anything.

With each card, I tell you the words on it and I might give you a “face-value” description.  Then I tap the card and tell you if I get anything that is specific to you.

We wrap up, and I send you my hand-written, customized notes for your reference.

And that’s what happens in a reading with me.  Get your very own private phone reading here.  Any questions?  You know where to find me!