NO! Fortune tellers are not always right. In fact, fortune tellers are NEVER right in the sense that they actually can read/tell your fortune. On the chance occasions when fortune tellers appear to be right, it's because they either a) guessed (and if you pay close attention you'll see that they guess wrong more often than they guess right), b) were able to tell things about you by your clothing, behavior, body language, and other nonverbal signals, c) made such general comments that they could apply to almost anyone, such as "I sense that you are worried about money....I see an older woman....she is not kind to you..." (I mean, gee whiz, any of us could think of an older woman who's been not nice to us at some point, right? And who isn't worried about money?) or d) without your realizing it, got information from you through carefully worded questions and were able to intuit more about you based on what you've told them.

I'm not saying these people don't believe in what they're doing. Maybe they do. But there is no such thing as fortune telling. Repeat that several times until you believe it. There IS such a thing as having a skill for reading people and intuiting things about them. Most of us can do it. Have you ever met someone and felt like you knew something about them right away? Maybe you could sense that they were sad, or unhappy in their marriage, or worried about their kids. Women especially are good at this. Fortune tellers have developed this skill to a great degree through practice. Any of us could do it if we practiced.

I am sorry to hear about your job-search problems. I know how hard it is right now to find a job. My brother's going through that, and it is really stressing him and his wife. I too have had trouble finding a job in the past. So it may *feel* like somebody put a curse on you. But it's NOT A CURSE. Fortunately, no one has the ability to put a curse on anyone else. What is making your job search hard is the economy. The number of jobs and the kind of jobs that are available is changing all the time. It's really hard to keep up with all the changes.

The best thing I can tell you is to NOT GIVE UP in your job search. I know how hard it is, but just keep plugging along. Keep going back and back to the same places you've applied, so you'll be the first one they think of when something comes up. Try different approaches, like offering to work a free day as a "working interview" so they can see how well you do, etc.

Finally, please Pleeeaaase don't let this fortune teller get you down. She might have said this to get you to come back for more fortunes or in order to have her "break the curse" for some amount of money. Remember, it is not possible to tell fortunes, and there are no curses.

Good luck, and keep working at it. Sending you hugs and positive energy, Figgy

Dear 200,

I agree with Figgy, about trying to take a positive approach to finding a job, and to problems in general.

I will disagree with Figgy, to the extent that some fortune tellers are sometimes quite accurate, without really trying. If they can simply let go, and channel information, the information can be accurate.

It seems that some information is accurate, from the fortune teller.

The positive part, is that the fortune teller confirmed information you already knew, that your MIL is not as much for you as would be ideal. In what ways have you tried to improve your relations with MIL? What avenues have you not yet tried? Where can you get advice or ideas of how to approach MIL to turn her around? What self-improvement courses does MIL relate to? What types or modes of prayers do you use? Have you used all types of prayers for MIL to come around? What conflicts do you see with MIL.

Have you ever taken prayer training? I have taken Baptist,Jay Adams training, Silva Method, and Religious Science of Mind training.

Pst back. Posting is therapeutic. Fear is natural, but bring yourself through it. Do you own a Rosary?

Blessings

No, they aren't always right and sometimes they play power games. Questions like this get me going, pre-soapbox warning! (o:

I would seriously question the ethics, compassion and integrity of a reader who would tell you such scary things. Believe me, she knew she was scaring you. No one could say such frightening things without knowing it. That sounds like a power trip to me. Not necessarily something she did consciously, (most people not so wicked!) but people can have a lot of baggage that directs their actions without their knowledge.

A person might say, but what if she saw the truth and just felt she should tell me? But see, a reader has *choice* about where she chooses to look to find insights for you. A reader could look at so many things regarding jobs, like, what's in your way that you could shift? Is there any belief or outlook you have that is blocking you from having what you need? *Those* would be helpful, healing insights. Yet this reader chose to tell you about curses -- that tells you something right there.

She gave you scary information that completely blocked you from your goal -- *her information* has placed a huge new obstacle in the way of getting a job -- how can you be a positive job-seeker if you think you are cursed? She told you that your MIL never wanted you! What a damaging thing to say! She's now blocked you from having a positive relation with your MIL too. This woman is an extreme negative force in your life -- I hope you find a way to get her information out of your space. Her negativity will only have power over you if you choose to let it.

My understanding of readings is, it's the job of the "readee" -- you -- to keep your "seniority." That means *you* know what information fits for you or not, better than any reader can. She doesn't get to say what's right for you. It's *your* energy she's reading. You get to say, "this fits for me, or no it doesn't fit for me." You get to throw it out if it doesn't fit. You know best where your truth is, better than any of us out here, better than any reader. A good reading tells you things that don't require a leap of faith -- more like "oh, yes, I knew that of course, thanks for lighting it up for me."

There are all kinds of readers. Readers' perceptions are as human and error-prone as anyone. Some readers, the best, will have positive, helpful, healing intentions. The one you saw did not. She put herself in a power position, as an authority over you, and then used her position to damage and block your life and hopes. That she would do that, that alone, would be enough reason to throw out everything she said.

I do some energy reading myself, just looking at energy patterns, nothing mysterious. One common energy pattern is projection, people tend to see in others, parts of themselves. For example, I might especially like people who remind me of what I like in myself. And I might especially notice in other people negative things that I am in denial about, that I can't accept in myself. For example, if I'm stuffing anger, then I might look at someone and think, eew, what an angry person. But it's really an insight about myself, not about that person. Projections can be completely inaccurate -- for example seeing anger just because some actually happy person looks like an angry parent.

What I'm getting at here is, that woman looked at you/MIL and saw a "curse" -- but to me, the information the reader gave you, *that* seems like a curse in your life, blocking you and scaring you so completely. (Instinctive, healthy fear -- a good way to recognize this "curse.") That woman who read you, the curse-throwing is hers. She probably doesn't even realize she does it, so she sees it elsewhere. (Does this make sense? Reading this, does it feel to you like it fits what happened? That's what I mean by, you know your own truth.)

So if you think what I'm saying fits -- it might help to give the icky energy & thoughts & perceived curses back to her. I'd just imagine gathering up all the icky scary stuff, bundling it up and mailing it to her, tell her she lost something that belongs to her.

(P.S., think I mighta just given you a free reading! LOL!)

Good luck finding a job!