Alice

[poliphilo]

Alice came by for lunch- on her way home from doing a Sweat Lodge (research for her book) in the Lake District- and we had a lovely afternoon of  psychometry. She has the gift. I had her do a reading of the pen knife I inherited from my father (her grandfather)- and she told me things about him- about his inner life- which ring true and which make me wish I'd made a connection with the person he really was while he was still around. He could be great fun- and I never saw that in him- except perhaps in my far childhood. I wonder now why we were so guarded around one another when we are- actually- so very much alike. Maybe it had something to do with him having such a formal relationship with his own father- which meant that the only model of fatherhood he had was looming, booming  patriarchy- and since that wasn't really who he was he opted out and went to dig the garden instead.  

I have the gift too- though I'm very "aw shucks" about it. I read Alice's bracelet and got a set of images and impressions- at least two of which were right on the money. 

I had her read the old rings I bought off eBay. they were sold as "Roman"- though this probably only means they werre found by metal detectorists. She got bad vibes off one of them. She said the guy who'd worn it as a pinkie ring was a nast, abusive paedophile. Ailz promptly stuck it in a wooden goblet to contain the energy. Others had belonged to a peasant woman living in the Mediterranean hills and a not very successful flautist. The one i wear on a chain round my neck- the one I have attachment to-  belonged to a boy sailor who drowned at sea; it had originally been his mother's. "He wishes he could have had a proper burial," said Alice. 

She did Ailz a tarot reading. Grungey times ahead. Well, that's no big surprise.....

I took some pictures. She probably won't like them. The best of them catch who she is when she isn't thinking about the camera.

I just want to put it on record that I'm very proud of her. And love her very much. 

Comments

Alice

[alice-g.livejournal.com]

You are right I don't like all of them, the first one I look strangely drunken and smug!!! Never mind, you made up for it with your final comments. I love you too Dad. xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

PS Thanks 2 u both for a really great afternoon.

Re: Alice

[poliphilo.livejournal.com]

The first is the one I like least. You're acting up a bit for the camera. But it registers your intelligence, I think.

The other two I'm really pleased with.

It was lovely to have you here.

Now go write up your sweat lodge experience. I'm impatient to read what you've got to say.

XXXXXX