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http://margotmystic.wordpress.com/
Hope to see you there.
Margot
Sunday, July 29, 2007
Thursday, July 26, 2007
Remote Viewing–An Untappted Ability?
I am really fascinated by the concept of remote viewing. Is it an untapped ability we all posess? This video from you-tube discusses how the CIA used remote viewing, and shows how the skill can be learned. They apparently thought enough of it to fund research into this area for twenty years. Watch a demonstration in this remote viewing class:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=40QVp8_P0LY&mode=related&search=
In this second video, a skeptic challenges two remote viewing students in what he feels is a scientific test.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QY4MTKa2ldI
So, where do you stand? I tend to believe this is an ability we can all develop, latent in all of us. I’m not sure whether this can be developed to a useful level, but I think it would be fun to try. I’d love to hear readers opinions!
Margot
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=40QVp8_P0LY&mode=related&search=
In this second video, a skeptic challenges two remote viewing students in what he feels is a scientific test.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QY4MTKa2ldI
So, where do you stand? I tend to believe this is an ability we can all develop, latent in all of us. I’m not sure whether this can be developed to a useful level, but I think it would be fun to try. I’d love to hear readers opinions!
Margot
Examining Handwriting from My Bank Customers and Dates!
Okay, so I'm in the habit of looking at everyone's handwriting. I watch customers fill out forms at my desk, and I watch them sign their checks. As a banker, I'm always on the lookout for dishonest customers who apply for loans, or open accounts. As a woman, I'm always on the lookout for good men, as I want to get married again.
A few years ago, when I lived in America, and worked in a bank in Wyoming, I took a handwriting course offered especially for bankers. Unfortunately, I don't remember as much as I wish I did. But there are a few things which always catch my attention which were pointed out in the course. I specifically remember to LOOK OUT for people who have heavy, muddy writing, which indicates a really dangerous person; OR for people who leave open spaces in their rounded letters at the BOTTOM--such as on a's and o's, which indicates extreme dishonesty. (Leaving open spaces at the top of the same letters is no problem.) I also look out for people who draw circles around their signature, as this indicates someone who will "protect themselves at all costs." I always wonder, "Why? What's wrong?"
Once I took the course, I began taking handwriting samples from all the men I dated to the handwriting analyst. She gave me extremely detailed profiles (how they felt about their mothers; personality traits, strengths and weaknesses; their honesty or dishonesty; and in some cases, even offered to tell me "how they would be in bed"). She also compared their handwriting with mine and gave me a compatibility reading. She commented that she thought I knew a lot of really interesting people (judging only from their handwriting samples). But some of the men I dated she told me were either selfish, dishonest, "wrapped up in themselves," or had some other problem. Sometimes she said they were "dreamers." But when I brought her my future husband's writing, she really gave him the thumbs up in terms of telling me that he had really good writing in terms of being honest, forthright, etc. She did tell me that his writing showed his opinion that "men have it harder than women in this life," and that if I ever want him to do something, it's important to "ask him, not tell him." While I didn't marry my husband just because of what she said, I always felt really good knowing that she said he had good writing. And in my life with him, that really was borne out. We had a wonderful marriage, but unfortunately, he died in a terrible car accident. That was five years ago. After a couple years, I moved back to Marrakesh, where I have my family.
Now I'm ready to get married again, but at the moment, I just don't seem to be meeting the "right" men. Anyway, this is always on my mind. Whenever a good-looking man comes to my desk, I find myself checking his handwriting first!
Margot
A few years ago, when I lived in America, and worked in a bank in Wyoming, I took a handwriting course offered especially for bankers. Unfortunately, I don't remember as much as I wish I did. But there are a few things which always catch my attention which were pointed out in the course. I specifically remember to LOOK OUT for people who have heavy, muddy writing, which indicates a really dangerous person; OR for people who leave open spaces in their rounded letters at the BOTTOM--such as on a's and o's, which indicates extreme dishonesty. (Leaving open spaces at the top of the same letters is no problem.) I also look out for people who draw circles around their signature, as this indicates someone who will "protect themselves at all costs." I always wonder, "Why? What's wrong?"
Once I took the course, I began taking handwriting samples from all the men I dated to the handwriting analyst. She gave me extremely detailed profiles (how they felt about their mothers; personality traits, strengths and weaknesses; their honesty or dishonesty; and in some cases, even offered to tell me "how they would be in bed"). She also compared their handwriting with mine and gave me a compatibility reading. She commented that she thought I knew a lot of really interesting people (judging only from their handwriting samples). But some of the men I dated she told me were either selfish, dishonest, "wrapped up in themselves," or had some other problem. Sometimes she said they were "dreamers." But when I brought her my future husband's writing, she really gave him the thumbs up in terms of telling me that he had really good writing in terms of being honest, forthright, etc. She did tell me that his writing showed his opinion that "men have it harder than women in this life," and that if I ever want him to do something, it's important to "ask him, not tell him." While I didn't marry my husband just because of what she said, I always felt really good knowing that she said he had good writing. And in my life with him, that really was borne out. We had a wonderful marriage, but unfortunately, he died in a terrible car accident. That was five years ago. After a couple years, I moved back to Marrakesh, where I have my family.
Now I'm ready to get married again, but at the moment, I just don't seem to be meeting the "right" men. Anyway, this is always on my mind. Whenever a good-looking man comes to my desk, I find myself checking his handwriting first!
Margot
Sunday, July 22, 2007
My First Tea Leaf Reading
Last summer, I looked up how to do tea leaf readings on several websites. I printed out instructions and interpretations, and pasted them into a notebook. Last summer, I tried one reading, rather unsuccessfully, with my maid and me together. We didn't have much luck in making out any pictures or symbols in the tea leaves.
Yesterday, I tried again on my own. The instructions say that the kind of cup you use is important. It should not be a straight mug. It should be smaller at the bottom, and larger at the top. My grandmother's cups are the only ones I have that fit these criteria. I looked for cups in Marjane (our local supermarket chain) last week, but only found straight-sided mugs.
The instructions said that if you didn't have any loose handy (I didn't), then you could tear open a tea bag and use that. So I tore open a teabag of green tea, and dumped it into one of my grandmother's cups. I stirred it, but a lot of leaves floated on top. I didn't know how I was going to drink the tea. My first thought was I will have to ask my British friends how to make a proper cup of tea next time I see them! After a minute, I tried stirring again, and then again. Finally, fewer leaves were floating on top.
You are supposed to clear your mind, as when meditating. Concentrate on your breathing as you clear your mind. I also imagined an empty green chalkboard in front of my face. If any question persistently pops into your mind, that is the subject of the reading. If nothing pops into your mind, then it is just a general reading. When nothing in particular came to mind, I decided mine was a general reading.
I sipped my tea over about ten minutes. When you get down to the last little bit, you are supposed to swish the cup around in a circle three times, clockwise. This distributes the leaves around the sides of the cup. Then, you are supposed to carefully invert the cup onto a saucer, so that the rest of the liquid slowly drains out.
What I didn't understand last year was that the interpretation is a bit like taking the Rorschach Ink Blot Test. So this time, I took my time. You kind of have to gaze at things and sometimes turn them sideways and upside down. Then, usually some symbol, letter, or picture will appear in the clump. You should start reading with the handle at 12:00 position, and continue in a clockwise direction, up around the rim, which represents the near future. The middle horizontal band of the cup represents the near future, usually not more than two weeks away. The bottom of the cup represents some time further out in the future.
My next problem, which was not addressed on any of the websites, was how to keep a record of what you see. Last year, I attempted to draw a circle, representing the cup, with a handle up at 12:00 position. This time, I decided to draw three horizontal rectangular boxes across the page, each representing the three bands of the cup. Then I could note the position in the cup by references to places on the clock above each box.
So, I spent 20 minutes interpreting and noting down things in my cup, as well as sketching the pictures I saw, and the locations I found them in the cup. Then my husband came home, and I was interrupted. I set the cup aside to continue later, but that evening found it all dried out. The tea leaves were still stuck to the sides of the cup, but they were shrunk, and not easy to look at, like before. So I learned that one must not let the tea leaves dry out. I only got about half of the cup done before I was interrupted, so next time I'll allow more uninterrupted time, as it took a lot longer than I expected. I took my notebook with me, and worked on interpretations as I had time. I drew my pictures and named what they were in one color of ink, and wrote my interpretations (from my lists) in another color of ink. So, my notebook looks something like this (except that it has drawings, which I don't yet know how to insert into the text boxes, and my interpretation notes in a different color by each note and drawing):
I attempted to draw pictures of these boxes to post in my blog, but they just didn't come out correctly on the page, so I'm afraid I can't include them. Maybe later in the year I can post a photo of my tea leaves blog.
Margot
Yesterday, I tried again on my own. The instructions say that the kind of cup you use is important. It should not be a straight mug. It should be smaller at the bottom, and larger at the top. My grandmother's cups are the only ones I have that fit these criteria. I looked for cups in Marjane (our local supermarket chain) last week, but only found straight-sided mugs.
The instructions said that if you didn't have any loose handy (I didn't), then you could tear open a tea bag and use that. So I tore open a teabag of green tea, and dumped it into one of my grandmother's cups. I stirred it, but a lot of leaves floated on top. I didn't know how I was going to drink the tea. My first thought was I will have to ask my British friends how to make a proper cup of tea next time I see them! After a minute, I tried stirring again, and then again. Finally, fewer leaves were floating on top.
You are supposed to clear your mind, as when meditating. Concentrate on your breathing as you clear your mind. I also imagined an empty green chalkboard in front of my face. If any question persistently pops into your mind, that is the subject of the reading. If nothing pops into your mind, then it is just a general reading. When nothing in particular came to mind, I decided mine was a general reading.
I sipped my tea over about ten minutes. When you get down to the last little bit, you are supposed to swish the cup around in a circle three times, clockwise. This distributes the leaves around the sides of the cup. Then, you are supposed to carefully invert the cup onto a saucer, so that the rest of the liquid slowly drains out.
What I didn't understand last year was that the interpretation is a bit like taking the Rorschach Ink Blot Test. So this time, I took my time. You kind of have to gaze at things and sometimes turn them sideways and upside down. Then, usually some symbol, letter, or picture will appear in the clump. You should start reading with the handle at 12:00 position, and continue in a clockwise direction, up around the rim, which represents the near future. The middle horizontal band of the cup represents the near future, usually not more than two weeks away. The bottom of the cup represents some time further out in the future.
My next problem, which was not addressed on any of the websites, was how to keep a record of what you see. Last year, I attempted to draw a circle, representing the cup, with a handle up at 12:00 position. This time, I decided to draw three horizontal rectangular boxes across the page, each representing the three bands of the cup. Then I could note the position in the cup by references to places on the clock above each box.
So, I spent 20 minutes interpreting and noting down things in my cup, as well as sketching the pictures I saw, and the locations I found them in the cup. Then my husband came home, and I was interrupted. I set the cup aside to continue later, but that evening found it all dried out. The tea leaves were still stuck to the sides of the cup, but they were shrunk, and not easy to look at, like before. So I learned that one must not let the tea leaves dry out. I only got about half of the cup done before I was interrupted, so next time I'll allow more uninterrupted time, as it took a lot longer than I expected. I took my notebook with me, and worked on interpretations as I had time. I drew my pictures and named what they were in one color of ink, and wrote my interpretations (from my lists) in another color of ink. So, my notebook looks something like this (except that it has drawings, which I don't yet know how to insert into the text boxes, and my interpretation notes in a different color by each note and drawing):
I attempted to draw pictures of these boxes to post in my blog, but they just didn't come out correctly on the page, so I'm afraid I can't include them. Maybe later in the year I can post a photo of my tea leaves blog.
Margot
Saturday, July 21, 2007
Some Beautiful Photos of Marrakesh and Morocco
I'd like to share some photos with you of my beautiful country. Please check out these photos by Per-Andre Hoffman, who is obviously a professional photographer, and who has taken far better photos than I ever could:
http://www.pahof.de/76968/76468.html?*session*id*key*=*session*id*val*
Margot
http://www.pahof.de/76968/76468.html?*session*id*key*=*session*id*val*
Margot
Purpose of This Blog
I live in Marrakesh, Morocco (also spelled Marrakech, which is the French version my city's name), and my "day job" is in banking. This blog will be about my journey toward becoming a mystic advisor. My long-term goal is to open my own business giving consultations, seminars, and advising over the internet. Come with me as I learn to practice these arts.
Margot
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