A Psychic Reading

Outer Blog:

One thing New Orleans is known for is its stranger mysterious side, such as voodoo, ghost and psychics. The two things that I find most intriguing are the ghost stories and the psychics. Since we already took a haunted history tour our first night, I decided to get a psychic reading on our day off. There are psychic stands located all around Jackson Square, mainly the side running in front of the beautiful cathedral. Their tables are all a little different, some have skulls, some have crystals and tarot cards, others have a crystal ball and some candles.

Most of the psychics were women but there were a few men. And all of them were different in the own way some really dressed up in elaborate clothing while others were dressed like everyone else on the streets. Going to an actual psychic shop probably would have enhanced the chance of getting an authentic reading, however our day was already packed with other activities, so a street reading it would be. With the psychic we chose she gave the options of a palm reading, crystal reading or tarot card reading, I ended up deciding to get the crystal reading. To begin I was asked to choose a crystal, there were so many kinds clear ones, purple ones, black ones, I ended up with the purple one. She laid the crystal in my hand and put hers on top of it. Her voice was soft, smooth and without hesitation of what she was saying, she never broke eye contact and her hand stayed laying softly over mine throughout the reading. The things she spoke about included my personality, how some traits have hindered me and how some have helped, she discussed the changes to come in my future, where I may struggle with different things and how I will succeed, and about the family that I will end up with, three kids and one marriage. The information was kind of vague and thing things she was correct about in my personality could have been picked up just by us talking before she started the reading. I am a little skeptical that she was a true medium, but it was still a fun adventure to have in a town known for its stranger side.

Inner blog:

Getting to explore the city alone today was a bit of fresh air. It is nice getting to go on tours, especially because they provide an abundance of information about the city and its past. However, getting to have an unstructured day where we could choose our events was very relaxing. The city really spoke to me today through their heritage and traditions. One of the things we chose to do was watch the Joan of Arc parade, the event was so much fun. It was exciting to see the kick off parade for Mardi Gras and get to experience a traditional celebration in New Orleans. Watching all the locals celebrate and seeing such amazing work that went into the creation of the parade taught me a lot about the people of this city. They showed great love for their heritage, their city and their religion, which I find very unique because not every city is like this.

When it came to navigating the city alone today, I was very proud of myself because it was coming to easy to me. I was careful to pay attention throughout the week and took tips on how to recognize where I was. This made me feel really confident. However, I did learn that I can be a bit too controlling. The two other girls in my group do not have the easiest time with directions so throughout the day I had been stepping in and taking over navigation. This led to a little bit of tension at the end of the day because even though I thought I was being helpful, it was actually coming off rude and bossy to them. So I learned that I need to be more conscious of how I am making other people feel and also be better about not needing to controlling every situation.