Indholdsfortegnelse for July 2020 i Chat It's Fate

If you’re a fan of myths and monsters, we’ve got a corker of an issue for you! Not only have we tracked down a woman who talks to unicorns – check out Diana Cooper’s story on p44 – but we’ve found a man who’s actually seen a real-life werewolf, too! Read his chilling story on p52. You can even learn how to be the heroine of your own myth on p56 – move over, Cinderella! There’s positivity in the air as Jupiter and Neptune are offering us all the chance to make changes this month. Find out what the stars are suggesting for you on p58. As an Aries, I’m going to grab the opportunity to learn more about my spirituality – online classes here I come! We’ve got a…

Celebrity PAST LIFE Lady Gaga – perhaps surprisingly, given the name she chose – has only ever had lives as a man. She has a very strong sense of male energy around her, as that’s all she’s ever known. It can cause confusion. She wants so much to be feminine, but finds it difficult to do, hence the wild costumes. Meditation mandalas Do you have trouble ‘switching off’ in order to meditate? Jenny digitally paints channelled meditation mandalas especially for you. You just stare into the image and take flight into a spiritual connection with your guides. See all Jenny’s paintings on her website jennysmedley.co.uk JENNY’S IN-DEPTH Regression STAIRWAY TO HELL Dear Jenny I’ve a recurring dream that I’m with family, running up lots of stairs to get into a…

Take this class to: • Learn how to chant using a mantra • Use mystical mantra energy to find inner peace and calm • Discover the best mantras for attracting love, wealth and health Although it may seem strange that chanting the word ‘om’ could make you happier, mantras can be incredibly powerful. ‘Mantra’ means ‘word’ in Hindu and a mantra is a word or phrase that you repeat over and over as part of a meditation. Mantras are like medicine for the soul because these simple but holy words have the power to transform you. Chanting a mantra helps you to make a direct connection with the Universe through sound, and when you chant you send out a message for manifestation and change. Mantras originated in India, but are…

Katie paints your spirit guide Dear Katie I resigned from nursing last year as I’ve long had a niggling feeling that I’m destined for a spiritual career. However, spirituality is so broad – which specific area should I be focusing on? Shelley, 46, Northampton Dear Shelley Your spirit guide is an American woman who was born in the early 20th century. Her name was one I hadn’t heard before, but she spelled out H-A-W-A-Y-O for me. She was a woman who trained in hands-on energy healing, and she is coming through with the strong message that it’s time to see yourself as the healer that you are. You could very easily connect to this part of yourself and use it to really help others. Call on her to help you…

1. LIVE WITH YOUR GHOST. ‘If the spirit doesn’t scare you, then you may choose to live together in harmony,’ says Ali. ‘You may know the ghost’s identity, it might be your grandmother just popping in to say hello, and if you’re comfortable sharing your home, there’s no need to move the presence into the light.’ 2. DIY SPIRIT RESCUE: Ali explains, ‘Ask for the spirit’s relatives to help them to step over into the light. If the haunting continues, it’s time to get in touch with the professionals.’ 3. CONTACT A RESCUE MEDIUM: ‘Contact your local Spiritualist Church and ask for a rescue medium to cleanse your home,’ Ali suggests. ‘The Spirit Release Foundation also has trained spirit rescue workers who can help. Find one in your area at…

The whole of the moon July brings another eclipse – this time around, it’s a Full Moon eclipse in the sign of Capricorn. This is a big deal astrologically and energetically speaking. Full Moon eclipses are always trickier to handle than New Moon eclipses because Full Moons are about letting go and moving on, and most of us humans don’t like too much change! So what to do with this Full Moon? In particular, if there is something going on in your working life that you know it’s time for you to give up, just do it. If you hate your job, then now is the time to start looking for something new. Focus on what you want professionally now and it will be easier to let go if and…

Cancer The Cancerian nature Maybe it’s your incredibly powerful imagination, but there’s something about you that makes people sit up and take notice. Super-sensitive, emotional and loving, you’re a caring friend, and fiercely protective. You’re also no fool. Ruled by the moon, you have associations with the maternal. Whether you’re male or female, you act as a parent to others, helping lost souls and anyone needing a bit of TLC. You’re loyal, intuitive and sympathetic, which makes others seek you out. However, you can be moody and changeable at times. Watch out that touchiness doesn’t drive others away. Your love life Deeply loving and caring, you give your heart purely and willingly to your love interest. Your caring and protective nature translates to a highly sensuous partner in the bedroom…

WHAT’S IN YOUR spooky snaps ? Invisible child Dear Sally This was taken in my niece’s bedroom. I’d love to know what you see in it. Sarah Evans, Wrexham, North Wales Dear Sarah You’ve circled something unusual that you have managed to capture in a photograph. Looking at it, I find myself wondering if you took this picture because you sensed that something was in that area of the room, or if it was just when you looked back at the photo that you noticed this? I pick up that this is the spirit energy of a child who used to sit in that position in the room and play with a dog, If you have animals, you’ll often find them looking over toward that area of the room.…

The Beatles are credited with introducing meditation and mantras to the West in 1968 after spending time in India with the Maharishi Mahesh Yogi. But they did their first course with the yogi in Bangor, Wales, in 1967 and then visited the yogi’s ashram the following year. George Harrison said: ‘I had read about meditation and I knew I needed a mantra – a password to get through into the other world.’ Celeb fans of the practice include Oprah Winfrey, Nicole Kidman, Tina Turner, Madonna, Clint Eastwood, director David Lynch and Katy Perry.…

Ali Mather, 54, from Pontefract, West Yorkshire The party was in full swing when I arrived. The guests were having a great time, gossiping together and drinking wine. ‘I’ll just set you up here, on this table,’ the host, Sam*, said, leading me to the quiet living room. ‘Great,’ I said, getting out my tarot cards. A medium and clairvoyant, I was born with the gifts of being able to speak with, hear, sense, smell and see spirits. I often do platform work around the country giving messages from those in spirit to the living. And, thanks to my gifts, I’m called out to haunted houses to ‘cleanse’ them of troublesome spirits so the residents can get some peace! I also read the tarot cards and do psychic parties –…

• Start with doing five minutes of decluttering a day. It might not seem like much, but you’re gradually eating into that mountain of clutter! • Clear out your ‘in-tray.’ Is there a part of your house where you dump unopened mail, magazines and so on – the kitchen table perhaps? Get rid of it all. • Clear a counter. Ideally, all your flat spaces should be clear of everything you don’t actually want on them, but Rome wasn’t built in a day! Tackle one counter a day. • Visualise the room. How do you want it to look? Hold this picture in your mind and work towards it. • Schedule a decluttering weekend. Rope in friends and family and blitz the place. You can treat yourselves to something nice…

Every month, I draw a card for all of the four astrological elements. This month, ask a question and get your answer. FIRE (Aries, Leo, Sagittarius). Nothing will come of this situation. This card can be upsetting if you have your heart set on something. It suggests that it’s for the best not to have this dream come true. However, this card’s great if you’re worried about something which hasn’t happened yet. EARTH (Taurus, Virgo, Capricorn). Meditate and contemplate. Whatever you’re asking, the answer is within you and you can access it by contemplating. This may be frustrating. After all, who doesn’t want a nice, simple answer? But you’re being asked to check in with your own higher wisdom. AIR (Gemini, Libra, Aquarius). Step out of your comfort zone. To…

BRACE FOR NEW BEGINNINGS he month starts with a no-messing T return of hard-working Saturn to organised Capricorn. What this signifies is that there have been lessons that the world needs to re-learn, and now it’s time to re-think the way we do government and bureaucracy. This is emphasised by the lunar eclipse, also in Capricorn, on the 5th, which is all about new beginnings. Everyday life will become easier when Mercury resumes its forward motion on 12th July. The New Moon gets a second outing in Cancer on the 20th – which only goes to highlight the momentous impact the eclipse had. After the Sun bursts into Leo on 22nd, giving a sense of playful energy, there’s a marvellous aspect between lucky Jupiter and Neptune, planet of imagination, idealism…

Making time for self-care has never been more important. It’s the antidote for stress and burn-out, and it’s about way more than taking baths and pedicures — our self-care practice should nourish our mind, body and soul. Jill Pyle, creator of GoddessProvisions.com, is on a mission to inspire women to deepen their self-care practice. She channelled the guidance for The Sacred Self-Care Oracle and now it’s a coveted ritual tool used by goddesses around the world. This 55-card deck features self-care rituals meant to nourish you on the deepest levels your soul is calling for. Just pick a card, or three, and voila — a sacred self-care ritual is created using your intuitive powers! Jill pulled three cards to transmit a message from spirit to you. Before reading on, close…

I followed the sound of the voice into the dining room. ‘No way!’ I gasped. There was old Charlie’s spirit, smiling at me! ‘Hello, girl, you’re home,’ he told me gently. ‘You can stop your crying now. Nothing and no one will hurt you again.’ My heart filled with happiness. Then I wandered into the kitchen – and Jack’s spirit was there, too. He waved to me, blew me a kiss. I felt the tension and fear that had followed me around float from my shoulders. For the first time in years, I felt light, happy. Charlie was right. I was home. Getting better After years of suffering, my health improved. I started to sleep well, was no longer exhausted. I felt positive about the future. It was as if…

PHANTOM FLING A man who has been dating a ghost for the past two years is worried that she’s been cheating on him during lockdown. 36-year-old Gary De Noia, from New Jersey, USA, told the Daily Star Online: ‘At first, we spent every day together for a month. Jersey City was an epicentre early on during this, especially where we live... Being on strict lockdown we had to find creative ways to be sexually adventurous.’ He claims the pair even had sex on a pizza counter. But as the lockdown continued, his ghoul-friend Lisa appears to have cooled off. ‘This past month she’s out all the time,’ he told the Daily Star Online. ‘Never tells me where she’s going. Just says she’s going ‘out with friends’...I’m worried that she’s cheating…

Steve says, ‘The first ‘talking board’ was mentioned in Chinese historical documents in 1100 AD. But the registration of the patent name Ouija, meaning ‘yes yes’, wasn’t granted until 1891 in the USA.’ Originally invented as a parlour game, talking boards were popular after the American Civil War because people wanted to communicate with their lost relatives. The same situation arose in Victorian and Edwardian England following the Boer War and World War One. They grew in popularity as more people wanted to contact lost loved ones. ‘The use of Ouija boards gathered momentum on the release of the movie The Exorcist in 1973,’ continues Steve. ‘Since then, the boards have been a regular feature in horror movies. Teenagers are drawn to Ouija boards because they’re easy to make and…

Stars IN THE SKY Fats Domino was one of the first musicians to be inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame and was reportedly second only to Elvis in record sales, selling over 65 million records in his career. The pioneer behind enduring hits such as Ain’t That A Shame and Blueberry Hill, he had 11 top 10 hits between 1955 and 1960. He passed of natural causes at the age of 89. A pianist and singer/songwriter, it was this distinctive husky and deep voice, which hollowed out those tunes, that helped propel him to stardom. Married for 60 years to his wife Rosemary, who passed away in 2008, and a father of eight, he was a humble and genial man whose drive was for singing and producing…

Think you might live with a ghost? Here, Ali Mather outlines some telltale signs. If you’re experiencing six or more of the following, you may have a paranormal presence... • Electrical appliances breaking down or turning on and off by themselves. • Pets staring into space or growling at something you can’t see. • The temperature dropping (cold spot) or rising (hot spot) in certain areas of your home. • Hearing unexplained noises like knocking, bangs, footsteps or talking. • Small items like hairbrushes, or keys go missing, only to reappear somewhere you’d previously  looked at. • A strange feeling of being watched. • Catching shadows or unexplained movement out of the corner of your eye. • Feeling an invisible presence touching you or tugging your clothing. • Pools or…

Life has been very different this year so far, and it looks like complete normality may be some way off yet. I’ve had many requests from you all asking if the angels are doing anything to help us during these difficult times, and the answer to that is a resounding ‘yes, of course!’ The angels and archangels are there, day and night, at every moment of our lives. They surround us with their unwavering love, an utterly unshakeable love, which never judges and always encourages us to live in the moment and be the absolute best we can be. If times are tough, if you need reassurance, just ask for a sign – but remember to look out for it afterwards! Write and tell me when they appear– your experiences…

Does the hotel live up to the hype? Not completely but a claim of an incredible 60 ghosts is always going to set expectations very high! While the corridors and the cellar were a bit disappointing, the growl from the bar area is something that will stay with me for a long time. I have to say though, that room 28 was certainly the most active part of the hotel and I dare anyone to try and get a good night’s sleep in there! For more information and to book yourself a room for the night, including the infamous room 28 if you’re feeling particularly brave, visit theschoonerhotel.co.uk. *This is a report from Dodds’ private archive and took place before social distancing measures were in place.…

1st Taskmaster planet Saturn returns to structured Capricorn, and the Sun makes a genius aspect to electric Uranus in earthy Taurus to enhance insights and understanding. 5th Lunar eclipse in Capricorn. Events connected with those in authority hot up and come to a head. 12th Communications planet Mercury goes forward in Cancer once again – conversations and arrangements should become easier. 14th The Sun in Cancer opposes Jupiter in Capricorn, followed the next day by the Sun facing Pluto. The effect? Tension! 20th The New Moon makes a second appearance in Cancer. Expect the tumultuous changes of last month to take shape. 22nd The Sun, planet of energy, beams into playful Leo bringing a creative energy. Hurrah! 27th Benevolent Jupiter links to imaginative Neptune – healing and compassion should reign.…

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WHICH HEROINE ARE YOU? Reading fairy tales as an adult is a completely different experience to the bedtime stories you enjoyed as a child, especially if you pay close attention to the magical symbolism within the tales. Clues to your personal gifts, strengths and challenges can be found in the fairy tales you loved the most. Take your cue from your favourite heroine. Once you’ve discovered which fairy-tale princess you most strongly identify with, you’ll realise what your gifts are and be able to overcome your weaknesses and challenges more easily. Be the heroine of your own personal mythology Have you ever been so gripped by a novel or a film that you lose yourself completely in the story? You may even identify so strongly with a particular character that…