When Things Are Meant To Be

It's strange how one thing will lead to another and end up in a place that was completely unexpected. That is exactly what transpired last night after Pat and I decided on the spur of the moment to go on a date.

It all began with some research we were doing in order to come up with a good place to take Pat’s cousin Mary when she visits next week. While perusing the possibilities on a website we’d Googled, we found one that probably wouldn’t work for the visit due to the location, but looked inviting because it was an outdoor place on a pier by a small man made lake. So we decided right then and there that we deserved a date night and that is what we would do and where we were going.

As soon as I got home from work we set out, hungry and in a good mood. We arrived at our destination only to find it booked for a Chamber of Commerce mixer! Deciding that the lake idea was still a good one we jumped back in the car and drove a few more miles to another similar man made lake that had a choice of several restaurants. We passed on Mexican, Chinese and a Grill Bar that all had patios by the lakefront in favor of The Pita Jungle. Once inside we were informed that we would have to wait 20 minutes to get a patio table.

OK, then, no problem, we would kill the time in a cute little metaphysical emporium a few doors away. As soon as we walked into the shop we were amazed at the square footage of it – this was the biggest store of its type we had ever seen! There were several psychics on duty and a belly dancing class just starting. The woman who greeted us when we walked in was being followed closely by a large, shy looking dog.

We wandered through the vast space until we were attracted by a jewelry case. Inside we were first drawn to some silver OHM pendants in various sizes. Pat suggested that we buy one for me for my birthday and I immediately agreed. We debated the merits of the different sizes and decided on the medium sized one. No woo-woo pun intended there.

Just then, Pat was drawn to a heavy, solid silver drop on a chain with a small bead at the other end. She picked it up and it began to sway from side to side. We both were mesmerized and then we started to giggle as we pretended to be hynotized. Even though we didn’t even know for sure what it was, the weight of it, the look of it, and just the mere fact that it had called to Pat was enough.

We went to the register to pay for the mysterious thing and the OHM and the lady who had greeted us didn’t bat an eye when we told her we didn’t even know what it was we were buying. She informed us that what we had was a divining pendant and she asked if we knew how to use one. We said no, so she proceeded to teach us. She explained that each one is different and each one reacts to the querant in unique ways; she held it above her palm and asked it to show her “yes” and it began to swing in a circular motion. Then she asked it to show her “no” and it slowed down and then started to swing side to side. When she asked it to show her “indifferent” it came to a stop. I had noticed that when she first suspended the pendant above her palm it had kind of quivered, like it had picked up her energy.

As we walked back over to The Pita Jungle, I commented that it was an interesting little snippet of synchronicity since I had just a few days prior written for the first time ever about the incident with the dark spirit claiming to use a necklace to divine answers from her grandmother. And here we had just bought a divining pendant that had somehow spoken to Pat. Things that make you go, “hmmm.”

Finally seated on the patio, with a glass of wine for Pat and an organic pale ale for me, we had some wonderful chicken schwarma dishes and we talked about all kinds of things. We discussed how lucky it was to have found that little shop because it had made our little dinner date night even more interesting and special. And Pat pointed out that the whole remarkable spur-of-the-moment evening was due to cousin Mary, so of course now we were wondering if she might be into the woo. I suppose we’ll find that out soon enough.

Then it occurred to Pat that we should have looked for some sage when we were shopping because there is a weird energy spot in one corner of our garage that we have been talking about trying to get rid of because both of us have felt a negative energy force there from time to time. So after paying the bill we strolled back over there and located a large display of sage. There were two types but we preferred the smell of the white sage, so we decided to ask our new friend what she thought. She said they both work but she too preferred the white sage, so we told her to ring it up.

She asked us if we knew how to use it, and we said we thought so, but were open to any advice she had. She told us that she always begins with an affirmation that she is asking dark spirits to leave. Then she lights the sage and walks the perimeter of the room drawing counter clockwise circles with the smoke, pausing in each corner for extra coverage. That action is to chase away any negative spirits and energies. Then she lights an incense stick and does the same walk, circling the smoke in a clockwise direction, this to invite good spirits and energies.

While she was demonstrating these techniques to us, a beautiful black cat walked up to the counter. He allowed me to pick him up and hold him as I watched, and it just seemed one more sign that we had found a truly special, unexpected place.

Once home, we couldn’t wait to try out the divining pendant. Oddly enough, it seemed to respond with bigger swings and circles to me, and for me yes was side to side and no was big loopy circles. Pat thought she wasn’t getting much of anything until I finally noticed that for her it swung in one direction for yes and a different direction for no and every so often, it seemed to do tiny circles, I think that may have been for indifferent, or not sure.

We asked a lot of questions and noticed that the first few were more enthusiastically responded to and the longer the pendant was asked to continue with the same person, the more it seemed to not be as sure. But one of the early questions was about the garage. We asked if there were dark spirits in the corner I call the portal and it responded yes. I asked if we should sage it right away and it said yes again.

We did the entire sageing ritual as we had been instructed and then, finally spent, we put the pendant in a little ohm box we have along with a crystal pendant and some amythyst beads.

I know we were supposed to end up where we did and that is why the first place didn’t work out. As I sit here writing these events, I every so often find myself absently touching my new OHM pendant. It will always remind me of one of my favorite dates.