Reply #15: Okay, I think I've finally got an explanation. It's kinda funny. Kinda.

[BlueIris]

I'm pretty sure that the psychic/medium/bookstore owner won't read for me because...her staff found out I'd been going to a Tarot reader that these people don't like. Yup. The whole story is pretty strange. A few weeks ago, while buying sage in their shop, I mentioned something about my reader, whose name is Sharon, and who works out of another store in the same block that Reluctant Psychic's store is on. I don't even remember what I mentioned, it was something about the Albano-Wait Tarot illustrations. R.P. was actually out of the store that afternoon. Her staff went all a-twitter when I mentioned that Sharon and I do such great work together...now (some of you on this forum may recall that at times I've found her kind of rude). Then they told me this bizarre little tale they'd heard from some random woman, who claimed that Sharon basically attacked her on the street outside Sharon's own workplace--by attempting to, if you can believe this, put a "hex" on this person, who subsequently fell off the curb in front of Sharon's store and broke her ankle. Apparently, after the woman got out of the hospital, she searched for witnesses to the incident and what freaked R.P.'s staff out was this woman's assertion that no one saw it.

I politely laughed at these people, and calmly explained that on many occasions, Sharon has lectured me sternly against seeking any kind of vengeance against anyone, trying to hurt people, or basically doing anything else negative to anybody or anything. Because, you know, intentionally hurting others is wrong. I can't imagine Sharon doing anything bad to anyone else on purpose or in any other sense. They didn't believe me! They think my Tarot reader is some kind of scary miscreant. I respectfully told them that they could believe whatever they wanted, but they might want to consider the source of any gossip they heard about any stranger. It occurred to me today that R.P. started acting slightly weird around me after that day, and that her refusal to read for me probably has something to do with her disapproval of my support for my other reader. Which, if I'm right is--insane. And one more reason for me to remember not to ask this person for help again. Just thought I'd share.