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Psychics' Business Booming (Sherrie, Kevin and Larry spin and get lost at B&N)
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What are you asking, RA? If our spirits can unbind themselves from our mortal, time-trapped bodies and see beyond the now?Into The Future, where we will live the REST OF OUR LIVES?
No, but I think we can make some good guesses.
Time, or the concept of it we hold in our minds, is an illusion. All that really exists is right now. Oh, I have no idea what I'm saying here. It's probably claptrap -- but it may be an eternal truth just the same. You be the judge.I have had experiences in my life (like maybe twice) when I've had dreams -- very clear dreams that I remembered very well -- that gave me an image of something that was about to happen to me in connection with seeing someone I hadn't been expecting to see -- first in the dream, then that person shows up in person soon thereafter.
I often wonder though, if I have these predictive dreams more often, but I don't remember them.
Hmmm. A psychic once told me I had psychic powers. Maybe I should put up a shingle? I'll give you all a 10% discount. Look into my crystal ball. *runs off to dust off my Tarot cards*
Lori, I knew you were going to say that.
i think i will start a web site that advertises:Psychotic Readings - $2/minute
surely my lunatic rants are worth something
And I'm sure you have no delusions about that.
no, i did my own reading first and confirmed it :)
It amazes me that this profession would take off, when so many people do not have any extra money to spend. A sobering thought is that they truly believe in this. I guess I have some pondering to do.
i wonder how the lottery machine is doing in this economy. i really think that people begin to look at any way possible to get ahead easily and resort to actually cutting back on expenses and extra expenditures last. around where i live the restaurant biz seems to be booming. people are losing their houses and cars but have cell phones, cable TV and high speed internet
The restaurant biz here is slowing, but not drastically it appears. I don't know how the lottery is doing, but you are right, they seem to gravitate to the easiest way to get ahead.
The dummy tax (lottery) is recession resistant.
and the crane game at walmart keeps eating up those quarters
I keep reading this thread title as Physics Business Booming, which is a bit less depressing than psychics.
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I like to say to Sweeter when I see the dilapidated structure, still in bank limbo, languishing on the corner: "Wonder if Psychic Kay saw that coming."
probably did like a month before when she held an envelope from the bank that said FORECLOSURE in red letters to her forehead and said "i see me relocating soon"
I think that this makes a lot of sense, actually (holding the envelope up to my forehead, of course). There is so much that is unforeseen and uncertain right now in our world, so much to be afraid of - home foreclosures, loss of jobs, potential of world war, epidemic illnesses, cataclismic events everywhere - and people feel helpless. Not to mention that many societies have been conditioned to look for the worst and feel fear at every corner (can you say "Duck & Cover"?). People are beginning to search for some kind of certainty in their lives where there is none. Hence, if someone can 'see the future' and tell them how to get through it, they'll seek them out.On the other hand, I firmly believe in the ability to not just see the future but to affect your own future by conscious belief. I think we all have the latent ability to tap into that universal field which holds time & space as equals, and by our own intentions can affect the outcome. Most people don't know how to do this because they were raised in the sheeple mentality, and now they are looking for someone to follow and tell them it will be all right. In reality, they should be trying to wake up and be that person they wish follow into the future. I know this all sounds like bull, but I've seen & experienced it.
Just my two cents in the cosmic reality.
i love the second to last line sherrie. after a very astute and intellectual theory you say "i know this all sounds like bull..." that makes you sound very intelligent while being very real. plus it made me laugh.and i sorta believe in self fulfilling prophecy
Sherrie -- would you be my leader? After Forrest Gump decided to stop running and go home I've been kind of drifting aimlessly.
LOL Sure, why the heck not? I've been lacking in followers lately. ;)
Kevin, that's always my cavet: It's probably all bulls@*t, but who cares?
Kevin - if you believe in self-fulfilling prophecy it will probably turn out to be true.
ok, my moment to be deep. it is all about hope. people can be in identical predicaments but the one that has hope can take the same circumstances and resources and climb out and the one that sees only the end will succumb to that fate. i just returned from rural india and faces in the same slums are different. it is in their eyes. hope or defeat
It comes down to the belief in the individual. If you can see the outcome with hope it actually affects the outcome, provides a way to move forward into a different future. If you only see despair, or similar negative view, then it stifles the growth of the future and there is no movement forward. The collective belief of a group has that much more of an impact. I know I'm getting all geeky about this, but I've been reading about quantum physics and the amazing affect that our belief & emotion have on the possibilities of the future. It's pretty fascinating stuff.
Isn't that the principle behind the probability drive in Hicthhiker's Guide? Yes I think it is.
Ooh, ooh, OOH! I knew that was the Guide to Everything! Awesome... okay Larry, now I have to follow you.
Or maybe just chasing each other in circles.
We're right over here. :::waves hands in the air:::
ok, yeah, i see you. in the quantum physics section. i am over at the other bookshelf looking at pictures in a Far Side book
Quantum physics, Far Side... same thing. :D
oh good. that makes me like vern einstein
Um, is that Albert's brother? (pardon me, my ignorance is showing)
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I was trying to appear sophisticated and well-read. I guess the truth is out now.
Just to prove the point of this thread:
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Hm...interesting growth industry...
Now, beyond the storefront psychics, do you think it's possible to perceive the future? What's the nature of time? Can one transcend individual moments and glimpse into what we call "the future"?