What are my beliefs?
I'm not a magician. I don't call myself 'psychic' (and I'd be rather wary of those who do) and I'm not a medium - or rather, I am not conciously working with spirit at this point in my life. I can't predict lottery numbers and I can't bend spoons.
I am, however, highly intuitive. Always have been. Some people would call it over-sensitive. I know immediately if someone is going to, or is likely to hurt me or those around me. I frequently understand a lot more about somebody I've just met than they do themselves. I'm very good at empathy. I can get into other people's heads and understand exactly how they are feeling - even if I feel the opposite to them.
From being a young girl I have been surrounded by stories from my Great Grandmother, Grandmother, Mother and Aunt about ghostly goings on. My family are largely barristers and army-officers - not the kind of people to make things up. As I grew older, I too experienced a number of things - including waking up to find a man standing over my bed, who simply vanished, a voice in my ear once or twice, moving furniture and physically impossible motion of doors. I have always known, that there were things at work in this world that we couldn't explain.
Still, despite all this, I remain quietly skeptical - or rather, I am open to the possibility that ghosts and certain people's sensitivity have a scientific explanation. We have hardly scratched the surface of molecular science and even Einstein was open to the idea that we didn't understand everything that was going on in the planet.
Scientists largely agree that we only use a minute amount of our available brain power. Furthermore, we know that humans used to use their instincts and intuition far more, before communication was developed. Most people agree that cats and dogs seem to have a far more finely tuned sense of intuition. They dislike certain people and they will often turn to look at you have been idly watching them meander through a garden. I'm just a bit like a cat - I'm finely tuned, hyper-sensitive and I like tuna...
One thing I do know - many, many people I know and trust have had experiences that can not be explained. And I believe them. I also believe myself.
For some reason, I am remarkably good at telling people things about themselves with the use of tarot cards. Why, I have no idea.
There is a reason why this website and I are anonymous. I am a published novelist and as such am nurturing a public personna. We've all met people who scoff at and scorn those with belief in spiritual matters - therefore I have decided to keep my identity secret - for now.
