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CARDS & LETTERS
Psychic Counseling by Kyler James
Ah, to achieve greatness
in life! That’s what I encourage in the
artists who come to see me. Painters, actors, singers, musicians. Writers, computer
programmers, kindergarten teachers. As my father said, “Do a job right
or not at all”—referring to my snow shoveling. (I wanted to say, “Not at all!”)
But now I say, do a job 100% or choose something else. That’s how I approach my work, and how I
hopefully inspire my clients to approach theirs.
Maria Callas in Terrence
McNally’s Master Class says,
“Discipline, courage—here—right here from the gut. It’s our work that matters, only our
work.” I can’t believe there are
performers that I know who haven’t yet seen this play [which was then running
on Broadway]. It’s a tribute to all the
great teachers of life and art. Stella
Adler was mine during my acting days, and I use everything she taught me for my
psychic work.
As Callas, Patti LuPone invokes:
“Genius, inspiration, a gift of God!”
This is what I try to encourage in my readings—and nothing less; I’m not
as much a fortune-teller as a fortune-teacher,
a teacher of individual Fortune.
Genius isn’t something you’re
born with—it’s something you work for.
Callas put every ounce of her being into her work. You can’t have it two ways; as I tried to
convince a friend, choose either the
When Grace Bumbry,
the Met diva, made a grand entrance into my throat doctor’s waiting room, she
was admitted tout de suite, before
all of us. Now I see that she deserved to
go first: she had worked for the
privilege. Master Class illustrates what it takes to achieve something high in
life—the single-minded will it requires to get there.
Let’s see if the apparent
sadness of today’s letter has a hidden quest for greatness behind it:
Dear
Kyler, I have recently broken up with my lover of eleven years. We met in college and moved to
The future’s what you make it,
Stephen; what’s in store for your future is what you choose in the
present. You are the 3 of Swords,
Sorrow. Saturn, the serious teacher, is
exalted in Libra on this card, creating the Vision of sorrow—a time for
understanding life’s lessons.
The King of Disks, your former
lover, proudly faces you on his horse.
He knows he must climb the hills of his
future to pursue his ambition in the world.
The secret of how to utilize
the past is to break away from it. The 5
of Swords, Defeat, says you’ve got to take charge of your mind by defeating the
enemy—fear. Martian fives have courage
and strength, which you need to overcome your sorrow.
The Queen of Swords in the near
future seeks an emotional mastery of the situation, yet struggles with heart
and mind. This is such a difficult time
for you, Stephen; you want to conquer your difficulties, but careful not to
lash out at others instead.
Next in sequence is the 9 of
Swords, Cruelty, and the 7 of Swords, Futility.
So many swords, so many mental battles!
Stephen, may I suggest seeing a therapist to help you sort out the anger
and pain and confusion? If you’d like to
call me, I’ll recommend someone wonderful.
By the spring of next year, you
will succeed in achieving a foothold in the world; the Prince of Disks promises
that your struggles will literally pay off.
The anguish of all those swords will translate into the excellence of
the prince. Like Callas, you will take
the pain from your life and use it for your work. Through self-understanding, you will pave the
way to your future success. ▼