::05:30:08::

::: cup of comfort :::

PSYCHIC:
What question do you have for me?

WOMAN:
I have heard that you are a superior Prophetess with knowledge on World Events...

PSYCHIC:
Prophetess? Psychic? Yes, yes, you can call me whatever you like: so long as you don't waste my afternoon fawning. Why are you here?

WOMAN:
I want to know something personal...

PSYCHIC:
I'm quite sorry but for PERSONAL PREDICTIONS there must be a certain closeness: what I call a Kindred Connection, I don't give those away, loosely.

WOMAN:
Connect with me then. I'll pay you well.

PSYCHIC:
Keep your money, there is a certain Foundation of Friendship that I require: it cannot be bought. If you were a Wise Woman you would have asked me something regarding the future of the World. For what are you but a speck of dust in the universe--yet you come to me thinking that your world is the universe. What are your concerns--and what does your loneliness and your heartache matter--compared to the ones who are suffering from fatal diseases or starving for bread.

WOMAN: [cries]

PSYCHIC:
Here. Here. Take tissues, and a Witch's Blessing:
Be filled now with the Presence of Love and let your cup overflow so that you will not only have Love for yourself but for Humanity. [hands woman herbal tea] Here is a cup of comfort for you as you go.

Written by: ~ Rachel Eagle Reiter