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October 30, 1991
Yeah, I Went to
See a Fortune Teller
Ornate, white antique couches
covered with clear plastic. “So this is
what a psychic sits on," I thought as I
entered the home of Sister Marie and
family, prepared to have my palm read,
to hear my future foretold.
The spirit of Halloween, with some
help from our friendly neighborhood
editor, had moved me to move myself to
visit a palm reader.
Being the only business
of this nature listed in
the Athens/Clarke
County phone book
(what a surprise), I
chose to visit "Sister
Marie Palmist-548
8C-98." Plus, the catchy
sign with the big hand
on it had successfully caught my atten
tion more than once on my way to At
lanta. It's in front of a brick house that
should be in a neighborhood, not on the
side of the Atlanta Highway. That is
where I went to find out if this stuff could
really "solve my deepest problems" as
advertised.
What were my deepest problems,
anyway 9 Were we talking fleetmg-but-
bothersome dilemmas of the romantic
nature or some creepy element of my
personality that would rum all chances
I had for eternal happiness (or at least
happiness before I'm 40)?
I wanted to find out what this "read
ing" business was all about Was it for
real or was it for fake. Not that I ex
pected anyone to come right out and
say "Yes, dear, we make this all up."
Well, from what I gathered with my
astute people-reading abilities, it's for
real. And I discovered something quite
interesting not included in the ten buck
charge. It was an intuition I had without
supernatural assistance.
Described as a "gift," what Sister
Marie has is the ability to "see" things
about people. She doesn’t make pid
dling forecasts such as "you will cross
the street today" or "tonight you will go
home and go to sleep," she seemed
to give a k.nd of Cliff’s Notes, general
overview of what main course my life
would run, what strong traits lurk in my
character, and how I behave in inter
personal relation
ships. Ok, so I can’t
repeat exactly what
she told me, accord
ing to her that would
invalidate the informa
tion and make it less
likely to come true
(yeah, that has a bit of
a hokey ring to it. but
she is the professional, so I’ll heed her
warning), but I will reveal what I dis
covered on my own as a result of this
encounter.
My mom is psychic. No. really. It’s
not documented, or anything, but it
must be true. Listen: the weekend
before my chat with Sister Marie, I
went home to elicit some of that all
knowing, everything-will-turn-out-ok
Mom advice. Each statement the prac
ticing palmist made to me, my mother
had said to me in the past 48 hours.
What a coincidence Or is it? Does
this mean Sister Mane wouid more
aptly be named “Mother Marie" or that
I should rig up a sign with a big hand
on it for my mom to put in the yard to
make some extra money before Christ
mas jingles in to town?
Not that I doubt the palm reader’s
predictions, after all, my mom said
them, too, but maybe our troubled
readers should consult their trusted
kin before seeking outside help about
their "deepest problems."
Laura Cook
O.K.,
so I can’t
repeat exactly
what she told
me...
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