About a week after entering Batam my father suggested I see the village fortune teller, just to pass time basically. She had a reputation for insane accuracy. I agreed to go and we went to her home one night so that she could give me a reading. We waited outside a room for about ten minutes before we were summoned to enter. Upon entering the room I took a few things into note. She did not look at me, she kept her eyes closed, which she did the entire reading. She also wore a long cloak and it covered her body and hair. She invited us to sit and she had me shuffle and cut a deck of cards. They were not tarot cards like I had expected but just a regular deck of playing cards. She then laid the cards out in some kind of pattern that was unfamiliar to me.
From what she told me, I would have a bright and prosperous future but that I needed to be patient. I have no bad karma like I believed I had for so long and that I had a spiritual guardian that followed me and protected me from harm. Of course, she told me much more but I don't necessarily feel comfortable writing everything in a public blog.
Anyway, regardless if this was for entertainment purposes or if she carries truth behind what she sees, it was an interesting experience for me. Indonesia is quite different to the United States in the respect of the Spiritual World. I have always been skeptical myself and still am but I find that it is an old and very strong part of the culture here. From Black Magic to White Magic, from Psychics to Mystics, ghosts and those with a third eye, its all here. The people here are highly superstitious. Maybe it has something to do with the fact its still a third world country or maybe its that advanced worlds have closed their eyes to forces they do not understand. I mean, electricity and the microwave has always existed but we didn't believe it until after we saw it.
I like to consider myself to be open minded. I don't accept anything for truth without proof but I won't deny a possibility. Same with religion! I currently consider myself Agnostic (not to be confused with Atheist) because there is so much conflict and controversy revolved around religion and the different religious beliefs. Not to mention, I always viewed religion to be a barrier that seperates people. No religion, no matter how strong their faith or how logical their theory may be, is able to prove a thing. Of course, I definitley wont deny the possibilities.
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Another point on where we have some opposit views. I have always believe in the spiritual world, have never been able to understand it but definately believe. I have witness some spectacular events traveling throughout the world and have accepted the majority of them as real. I would be very interested in hearing the "she told me much more" part of your experience if you ever feel comfortable talking about it. Again, I am a believer...
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