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Tantalizing Tarot, Accrington (2026)

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03/05/2026

Does your house sit easy with you? A moot point. There's a theory, difficult to prove, but also difficult to disprove too, that the atmosphere of a house or home is dependent on human interaction. In a nutshell, if the owners of a house have a happy disposition, the house itself will be conducive to that theme. Alternatively, if the house owners are prone to argue, are negative and base, the house will absorb that negativity, (the stone tape theory) and the very atmosphere of the house will become gloomy. Me, I have to see the stigmata. I have to see the proof. And mark my words, I have over the years, seen the proof dozens of times... No two houses feel the same, and this can vary considerably. As I always say to doubting Thomas's, imagine two of your friends. There's nothing to choose between them. You appreciate them equally and they equally appreciate you in the same manner. So far so good. Now here's the rub. You go to visit friend number one, and their home feels inviting. You go in and you can easily slip your shoes off and blissfully recline into their lovely 4 seater settee and await that first cup of coffee. The atmosphere is lovely. Then you go to visit friend number 2. You go in, and for some reason or other, things feel a bit more formal. You sit more upright, the house doesn't feel as warm and inviting. Atmospheres. We all experience them, but if you don't think about such things, you don't realise this occurs often. There are more things in Heaven and Earth Horatio, than are dreamt of in your philosophy.And atmospheres are just one of them... Oh, and for the doubting Thomas's and the Philistines amongst you, it's not just the house that makes the nicest coffee ! Trust me. Next time you're out and about looking for a comfy settee and a blissful coffee, think about what I've said, and see what you think?You might just surprise yourself.

10/04/2026

Dreams. Something different for a change. Martin Luther King said, "I had a dream" (so did Abba, but his dream was more profound.) Not long after he said it, he nipped out onto a balcony for a quick cigarette, and an assassins bullet sent him to dream land permanently. I'm minded of that, as I had a dream last night and I'm now sitting just 5 yards away from Julie's balcony with a nice cup of breakfast tea. Fortunately I'm a non smoker...
But I digress. I had a dream.
I was in Casablanca or Zanzibar in what appeared to be the mid world war years. Life was good. I was the darling of the socialites, the well heeled, the rich, gay and carefree.
I was invited to all the best parties and social functions. Of course, I was out of my league (slightly) but no one minded. I teased the women and sprinkled gossip and scandal in their ears and I made the men laugh. I was very much in demand and life was good. How odd. Most of my dreams recently involve me being lost and alone as darkness falls. It was all like,
On a morning from a Bogart movie
In a country where they turn back time
You go strolling through the crowd like Peter Lorre
Contemplating a crime
(Year of the Cat. Al Stewart)
I can't think of a single thing that might have prompted the dream, and I would have loved to have said (in the dream. ) "Here's looking at you kid." Oh well.
Dreams. Bring them 0n...

19/02/2026

I’m about to do a group Tarot reading for six, 20 somethings, young women. Nothing unusual in that. But wait, maybe there is…
Caroline, the girl who booked the group reading, and at who’s house the readings will take place, rang me again the other evening. She asked for a favour. OK. Hit me with it?
The favour turned out to be very unusual. Something I’d never been asked before. Hell, I don’t even know what Baby oil Twister is ! (apparently it’s a game by Asbro, with a slight difference) Look it up. Kidding. Just kidding. No. She asked me could I remove 3 cards from the Tarot deck before I arrived. Excuse me? Which 3 cards pray tell?
Death
The Tower
The Hanged Man.
I was bemused. Dumbfounded actually. Why on earth would I do that? The Tarot deck consists of 78 cards of which 22 are the Major Arcana and 56 are the Minor Arcana. The Major Acana are the big boys (they have more sway and meaning) and the Minor Arcana who are the foot soldiers. All important in their own right, but the big boys carry more weight. To remove 3 Major Arcana is unheard of. It’s like a one-armed window cleaner. How can he carry his bucket and sponge at the same time? It’s just not done.
So, in my bewilderment, I asked why she might want me to do that, to remove 3 essential cards? “Oh.” She says blithely, “My girlfriends can’t wait to have a Tarot reading, but collectively they are afraid that Death, The Tower, The Hanged Man might come up in their respective readings, and it might scare them. Is that OK? Is it OK? It’s about as OK as putting mustard sauce on apple pie ! It’s not OK. Far from it.
I had to explain at length that the 3 cards in question don’t spell death, doom and gloom all by themselves. Tarot is to help and enlighten the client. Not to terrify them. Tarot quite often gives you options, gives you help and advice when the going gets tough, and that includes Death, The Tower, The Hanged Man. The 3 cards are staying in the pack thank you…
And so it will be on the night. I had a vision. It’s OK. Joan of Arc said that too, and look what happened to her. My vision was I would have to entertain six, 20 somethings, young women, all sat there with their fingers crossed and wearing adult pampers……..
I’ll keep you informed.

20/12/2025

Is it better to have loved and lost, than never having loved at all?

I’d have said yes with absolute conviction. Of course it is. Love is a many splendid thing. It makes the world go round. Let’s hear it for love…
I’ve been lucky in love, and then some. Gambling? I couldn’t back a winner in a one-horse race. Seriously. I don’t gamble. I know better. But love, bring it on. But is it better to have loved and lost? What do I know? I was unsure. Losing in love must hurt. It must tear at the heartstrings. Is the abject pain of losing in love worth it? I have a friend. We grew up together. Only child, an accident if truth be known, and his parents showed him precious little love during his childhood. So love, was his quest. At 17, he met a girl of the same age. They began dating and my friend thought he’d died and gone to Heaven. It was everything he ever dreamed of. What did he do? Well three weeks into the relationship, his craving for love was so much, he went down on one knee and proposed to her ! The young girl was shocked to be honest. She explained to him that they were both 17 and had been dating for 3 weeks (21 days) Quite rightly, she refused his offer of marriage and the very next day she told him it was over. My friend was devastated. His whole world caved in upon him. Even back then, I had an interest in Tarot. I was only a kid really, but I wasn’t bad at all in simple 3 card readings, and my friend knew this. In his despair, he wanted to know if he would love again? Wanted to know if heartbreak would be his destiny? I can’t remember the exact cards back then, but it wasn’t good. Even without the reading, my friend swore to himself that no one would ever hurt him again. I am a rock. I am an island. I kid you not. He moved out of his parents’ house at once and went to live on his own. He thew himself into his work and ultimately became a top government scientist.
Did my friend ever find love. Well, no. But only because he never again looked for love. Love for him, lasted just 21 days and in the end, never did him any favours. Nobody would ever hurt him again. Ever. A sad tale.

Is it better to have loved and lost, than never having loved at all?
Give it some thought…

25/11/2025

Orbs. Tricks of the light? Tricks of the dark too…

Orbs.
Once again I’ve captured orb movement in my home. This time however, they caused my alarm to go off. How does that work? And if an orb isn’t seen by the naked eye, orbs are technically invisible and yet, my alarm goes off and my phone says movement triggered the alarm.
It’s said, (scientifically) that they're actually a common camera interference that can distort your footage. Saying that, if they are only a trick of the light, how come they trigger alarms? Especially alarms like mine that are activated by movement. And how can they trigger an alarm in a sealed, pitch-black room? A common camera interference, sounds a bit of a lazy explanation. Scientists. Love them or hate them, say that due to weight/wing ratio, bees can’t possibly fly (look it up) How extraordinary then, you see bees fly. I used to work in an orchid house, and bees loved them. I’d regularly have half a dozen bees on the inside of my t-shirt. And they didn’t climb up my leg to get there! (and I was never stung) I like bees.
Also, orbs can dance around a room. They can go slow, they can change direction super-fast too. And all this in a sealed room with no air movement. So what’s going on? My son laughs at me (a professional photographer) ‘Dad it’s nothing. Why do you make out it’s something ethereal when it’s not?’ ‘OK’ says I. ‘Explain why orbs can trigger motion sensors?’ I’m still waiting for a reply.
Orbs. You gotta love em.

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