Indholdsfortegnelse for November 2020 i Chat It's Fate

As the year begins to draw to a close, there’s no doubt that it’s been challenging. For many people, looking after their mental health during the coronavirus crisis has been a struggle. It’s OK to feel overwhelmed and anxious – in fact, it’s pretty normal – but please remember there are people and organisations out there that can help you. If you’re struggling, you’ll find lots of help and useful advice at mentalhealth.org.uk. This month, we’ve got the uplifting story on p52 of a maths teacher who’s found he gets better results if he uses yoga and mantras in his lessons! And on p20, Pippa Best’s fascinating account of being sent messages from the sea itself. You can also find out on p26 how learning to trust your intuition can…

During my shows, I get to give messages of love and comfort to people from their relatives in spirit. It is not always relatives that come through though; recently I gave a message to a lovely lady from her closest friend in spirit, it was so very special to be able to pass on the words of comfort to this wonderful lady from her dear friend. I could feel the comfort and peace the validation gave her. I am often given little scenes in my head, scenarios that would be unique to an individual. I suppose it’s the spirit’s way of quickly eliminating the audience and getting me directly to the correct person. I am being shown an escalator and I can see that a man has had a fall,…

Katie paints your spirit guide Dear Katie I’d love to know who my spirit guide is and how they can help me with my novel writing career! Amanda, High Wycombe Dear Amanda Your spirit guide is author Kate who was born in the late 19th century in the USA. Raised in a home of strong women, she suffered loss in her life, but her writing was therapy for her. Kate wrote about women’s issues and was progressive for her time, but her work has been rediscovered and loved since. She guides you to be brave, believe in yourself and put your work out there, even if others don’t deem it worthy. She brings you the message that you’ve waited long enough and others need your words now. EMMA THOMPSON There…

I try to make time to go for a walk at least once a week. We live on the south coast, but as I don’t often have time for the luxury of driving up to the South Downs, or down to the beach, it might just be walking to the shops. I also sit in the garden, wrapped up against the biting cold – or by an open window! Just being outside can boost your connection to the angelic world. You can imagine a setting that makes you feel comfortable (mine is a heavenly coffee shop!), and just talk to them in your mind. No special prayers required and no fancy words. You’ll be surprised how it clears your mind and bring solutions to whatever’s happening in your life. I…

Without walls in our lives, we’d be pretty cold at home. Our belongings would be easy pickings for thieves, and our progress in life might be a little easier in some ways if we’re talking figuratively! So what happens if we dream of them? Let’s see! Walls in our dreams can often point to obstacles in our way, or limits and barriers preventing us achieving what we want to in our lives. They can symbolise old habits and outmoded ways of approaching things, which are restricting us, too. JUMPING OR CLIMBING over walls is a positive sign that you’re dealing with things in a successful way and making real progress and navigating tricky situations. SMASHING A WALL DOWN You’ve seriously upped your game and you’ve literally demolished something that stood…

Scorpio The Scorpio nature It’s true you are much misunderstood. But there is no doubting it, you are a powerful individual. Although you are intensely private, you are a truth-lover and you won’t rest until you ferret out the truth. You loathe being lied to, and can usually sniff out a porkie at a mile. A born leader, you’re incredibly resourceful and not afraid of being decisive and making unpopular decisions, you’re often smoulderingly charismatic. Despite being fond of the truth, you won’t blab your mouth off – you are known for keeping your own counsel. You do have a vengeful side – nobody wants to be on the wrong side of you. One thing you are not is mediocre, there is an intensity about you; whatever you do, you…

Gayle Force, 66, from St Austell, Cornwall Standing in the 168-year-old brewery, I felt the presence of a monk. The spirit was hovering right behind me on the site where he had worked brewing beer centuries ago. I took a quick snap – and when I looked at the digital camera moments later I could see not just one orb but several in the photo. I was on a ghost hunt at St Austell Brewery, where the spirits are really active and happy to come out for the camera – and there’s more than just monks! There, myself and other ghost hunters have encountered many spirits from Victorian children playing amongst the barrels to the hanged man in the grain room. Then there’s Walter Hicks, the modern brewery’s founder, and…

Have you ever dreamed of running away and joining the circus? Well, Nell Gifford actually did it – at least, she founded her own! Giffords Circus performed for the first time at the Hay Festival in 2000 and was soon touring South-West England during summer, in vintage vans, performing to sell-out crowds. The idea for its sister restaurant, Circus Sauce, came a little later – as Nell explains, eating well is very much a part of the circus lifestyle! Co-authored with Circus Sauce’s head chef Ols Halas, in Giffords Circus Cookbook, Nell shares some of the delicious recipes cooked up for guests at the circus and its performers alike many of which use foraged, seasonal ingredients. Sadly, Nell, a talented horse rider, passed away from cancer last December, aged 46.…

Alesteir Crowley, the occultist, astrologer, mystic and drug fiend who was known in the early 20th century as ‘the wickedest man in the world’ is said to have performed the Abremalin, a six-month-long magical ritual for invoking the magician’s Holy Guardian Angel which involves summoning and binding the 12 Kings and Dukes of Hell, including Satan, Belial and Leviathan. Whether or not it worked, Crowley is said to have been convinced that he was protected by his Holy Guardian Angel after surviving a 40 foot fall off a cliff in Burma unscathed. From that point on, he was convinced he was the world’s greatest magus.…

CITY SLICKERS Ever wondered what the most spiritual city is in the UK? Well, wonder no more because it’s... Birmingham! Researchers at online chat platform PsychicWorld used Google Adwords to record the average number of monthly psychic-related searches in 30 of the UK’s biggest cities. Birmingham came out on top, with 1,440 Brummies looking for psychics every month. Of course, Birmingham is a hotbed of paranormal activity, with many recorded hauntings, from the haunted phonebox of Erdington to the red orb of Oldbury! And in 2015 it emerged that West Midlands Police had dealt with 23 reports of alien abductions in the past three years – so perhaps it’s no wonder that the city’s residents were on the lookout for psychic advice! Next on the list was Glasgow, with 1,030…

Pippa Best, from Penzance, Cornwall Dipping my toes into the icy Cornish waters, I shuddered. Although it was the middle of summer, the sea was still shockingly cold. ‘I can’t jump in, this is nuts,’ I muttered to myself. It was July 2017 and I was shivering on the seafront near my home in Penzance, Cornwall. Today, after putting my kids on the bus to holiday camp, I’d been struck by a sudden urge to walk to the beach for a swim instead of starting work. I wasn’t alone there – a group of wild swimmers were already in the water. These ladies and men, all aged between 60 and 80, braved the Cornish waters all year round, no matter what the weather. Now, though, I was seriously reconsidering my…

Intuition is something we all have – the ability to to understand something instinctively or to ‘just know’ it. For example, you may ‘just know’ who’s on the line when the phone rings, that you got that job you applied for – or even that your partner is cheating! Intuition, or instinct, is an important tool – it’s what animals use in the wild to stay safe from predators, and back in our cavemen days, would have fulfilled the same function for us too! However, unlike animals, we have reason at our disposal as well as intuition. The difficulty many of us have is in separating the two and trusting our intuition – particularly when the rational part of your brain is saying ‘you can’t possibly have just known that,…

On the morning of March 18, 1990, two men dressed as policemen boldly walked into the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum in Boston, tied up the guards, and walked out with 13 pieces of art valued at half a billion dollars. The robbers used knives and cut the paintings straight from their frames. It remains the largest unsolved art heist with none of the works ever recovered, despite a huge $10million reward. One painting was The Concert – one of only 34 known paintings by Johannes Vermeer – and remains the most famous lost painting in the world. Empty frames remain in the museum where the paintings used to hang, out of respect to the missing works of art. But where are they hanging now?…

POWERFUL PLANETS I think we can all agree that 2020 has had its twists and turns. November is no different. In fact, it’s a significant month. We begin the month with Mercury turning direct – it does this three or four times a year, however, it’s heralding other big planetary events, such as the third Jupiter/Pluto conjunction hit of the year. This planetary happening has affected powerful institutions and personal beliefs. So, say goodbye to old ideas and consider what is really important on both a personal and political level. Mars has been languishing retrograde in Aries since September which has been frustrating for everyone. With the new moon in Scorpio, we can all open the door for new beginnings. At the close of November, Neptune turns direct in Pisces.…

Goddess report Nanu Baluku is a West African mother goddess. She is the Supreme Being and ruler of the Fon people, and she gave birth to the moon and the sun spirits, which created the entire universe. Giving birth took a lot of her energy, and when this was done, goddess Nanu Baluku retired her responsibilities and took a well-earned break within the stars. Depicted as an elderly lady, Nanu Baluka represents divine wisdom. RIDDLE’S REMEDIES Dear Kirsten I’ve recently got a new cat, but my old cat isn’t happy. Can a spell help them to get along? Tara, Bristol Dear Tara Take a little hair from each cat when you’re grooming them and bring this together into a tiny ball. Next, take your old cat’s favourite toy and pop…

Remember that time you made a mistake you had to hide from your other half, or told someone a secret they blurted out to the wrong person? Well, that was trickster energy at work! Represented in folklore by a variety of gods and spiritual beings, tricksters deal in curve balls and magical surprises, and delight in the unexpected. They challenge old habits and belief systems, and can force you to let go of outdated preconceptions and reinvent yourself – their energy can be discombobulating but it has the power to transform your life in ways you never knew existed. TRICKSTER TYPES Powerful and charismatic, the tricksters of myth and legend will help you face your fears, discover new talents and most importantly, encourage you to go with the flow. They…

SIGNS ACROSS THE divide What lies beneath Nicola Howe from Tyne and Wear Stepping onto the boat, my boyfriend grinned at me. ‘This is going to be so much fun, Nicola!’ I tried to smile back. ‘Of course it will.’ I was 20-years-old, on holiday in Tenerife, and my boyfriend had talked me into joining him on a whale and dolphin-watching trip. It should have been a life-affirming experience, but for as long as I can remember, I’ve had a deep-seated fear of drowning. And suddenly this trip seemed like a really bad idea... As the boat set out to sea, it started rocking violently backwards and forwards. I watched in horror as passenger after passenger threw up over the side of the boat. Panicking, I rushed below deck to…

WHAT’S IN YOUR spooky snaps? Face in the moon Dear Sally I took this photo of the moon and can see a lady’s face in it. What can you see? Corinne Kirkbright, Bradford Dear Corinne Thank you for the interesting photograph, I have to say that as soon as I looked at the picture, I could see the face of a woman with long flowing hair that’s blowing in the wind. In my opinion, you’ve managed to capture spirit energy. It would be interesting to know where the photograph was taken. I feel that the image is a reflection and that the spirit was with you when that photo was taken, so it’s of someone in spirit that was around you. I do have a feeling that it is…

Celebrity PAST LIFE Ryan Reynolds has spent his life looking for his past life love. He made several mistakes in his desperation until he found Blake. In their past life together they were young lovers, about to be wed and planning a family, when they were struck down in a tragic road accident. As she died in his arms Ryan promised he would find her again and then followed her into the spirit world. I predict they will be together forever this time! 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…

In witch lore, November brings fog. Though many people fear it, witches use it to cast clarity spells, and hedge witches can use this eerie phenomenon for travelling to the other realms. Fog forms when cold air passes over warm land or a body of water – which happens a lot during this time of year, with its mild sunny days and freezing cold nights. In ancient times, fogs and mists were viewed as mysterious and people feared what lurked within them. Let’s take a magical look at this weather phenomenon with Tudorbeth. Tudorbeth is the writer of over 40 books on witchcraft. Her latest is A Spellbook for All Seasons, published by Eddison Press. Film fear John Carpenter’s The Fog was one of the best horror films of the…

Four-leaved clovers, horseshoes, pairs of magpies – there are things we all consider to be lucky, but if you don’t happen to have such items, that doesn’t mean you need to miss out on a luck injection! And if you think a lucky charm has to be a sacred artefact or made out of something expensive, you can think again, too. You can create one using everyday items you’ll find at the back of your cupboards and drawers, and tailor it to suit your needs. Here’s how! JACK’S BUSINESS BEAN CHARM Jack may have sold the family cow for a handful of beans, but his adventurous spirit was rewarded as the beanstalk ultimately led to his success. If you’re starting your own business, or already working to establish an empire,…

Sue Findlay, 65, from Rugby I’ve always been aware that I’ve got a sixth sense – but for a long time, I didn’t know what it was! I’d always know who was on the end of the line before picking up the phone, or when one of my children was in trouble. I’ve even used my sixth sense to buy a house! It was when my children were young, and my partner and I were looking for something bigger. I spotted a house I knew would be ideal for us. I was broke and the house was way out of my price range, but the moment I clapped eyes on it in the estate agent’s window, I knew I was going to end up living there. All I had to…

STUB OUT Dear Roi In my dream, I was going about my usual day, but I was smoking cigarettes again, even though I stopped years ago. I was enjoying them though, but when I woke up I felt disgusted by doing it! Sam Frizzell, 48, Aberdeen Dear Sam You’re trying in your waking life to hide your true feelings or emotions from others. They could well be old, troubled emotions from your past, possibly even from times when you did in fact used to smoke. It’s as though you’re unhappy with this hiding of those feelings though, that you’d prefer to bring them out in the open now. Culture corner In 1992, Neil Tennant from Pet Shop Boys wrote the lyrics to the song, Dreaming of the Queen, after reading…

3rd Communications planet Mercury turns direct again in Libra, ending indecision! 10th Mercury returns to secretive but incisive Scorpio. Time for us to delve deeper. 12th Lucky Jupiter joins up with power planet Pluto – a chance to restructure our beliefs as a society. 14th The frustrating period we have all endured due to Mars’ standstill comes to an end. 15th The new moon in searing Scorpio should spell a new period of inner truths. The Sun enters 21st happy-go-lucky Sagittarius, lightening the mood . 29th Neptune – planet of mystery goes direct in emotional Pisces – lifting confusion. 30th The Lunar eclipse in communicative Gemini means something is coming to a peak or an end!…

Every day millions of Britons check their horoscope, but did you know that your own pet’s personality is influenced by their zodiac sign – just like humans? Your dog or cat could be an attention-seeking Leo or a disobedient Pisces, and what’s more you could find the solution to their problems by reading their stars. If you know your pet’s birthday, read on to see what it reveals about them! ARIES Demands attention and if ignored will become naughty and rebellious, but if pampered will give affection back in bucketloads. Born leaders, they can be hard to discipline. They will boss the other animals that they meet. Usually very boisterous, these creatures don’t sleep much. ASTRO TIP: Make a fuss of your furry friend every day and if possible set…

IDENTITY CRISIS Dear Jackie I have adopted a five-year-old cat who has not lived without other cats. I would like to change her name from Faye to Freya. Will she be OK? Jane, London Dear Jane Faye tells me that she came from a ‘crowded’ house and the change to a solo cat has been quite bewildering. I feel she may have been a breeding girl and a little sad to have left her friends, or maybe even kittens, behind. I have explained that she will now have all the love and attention from you and that she will be super special, instead of one of many. I gave her some emotional healing too, as things have suddenly changed so much from what she has known all of her life.…