Month: July 2017

  • Childhood specters

    Childhood specters

    How many situations do we carry on our backs and al the way from our childhood… unresolved issues that weigh more each day, as the years pass us by That was why, talk about exotic questions like those recently posed by Angelica, amply constituted a familiar background for Felipe, but, at the same time, this…

  • Communicating with the great beyond

    Communicating with the great beyond

    Their are those that proclaim knowledge of mysterious ways, and those that believe them While for Felipe, these esoteric proposals were extremely difficult to reconcile. In his specific case, his mother had cultivated, shall we say, a rather mystical approach towards life. She was very enthusiastic in attending spiritual sessions, and also participating in all…

  • Predicting destinies

    Predicting destinies

    He who can enjoy the twilight of his life in full awareness of his blessings… is unquestionably fortunate “If you find this difficult to accept, then surely you will never accept that since I was a little girl, I understood their language and have sporadically communicated with them. For that particular reason, I can categorically…

  • Silent witnesses

    Silent witnesses

    In all times, there has always been those that believe we are being observed by special beings. In certain historical moments this has been widely accepted; in others it has not. “These creative faculties so inherent and characteristic of our human race, suggests to them a most extraordinary occurrence, which forms part of the most…

  • The long-lived

    The long-lived

    How many years does it take to learn to enjoy life to the full? “These beings regard us, the ephemeral, short-lived mortals, just as if we were the sparks that rise from a bonfire. Fleetingly we lift our flight. To them, it seems as though, we extinguish ourselves almost instantly. They perceive our short lives…

  • Life’s mysteries

    Life’s mysteries

    Who can proclaim to have all the answers stashed in their pocket? “There are mysteries in life and in this world that we don’t understand and surely will never be able to comprehend. What I am now explaining to you, is the result of many years of searching for the answers to what happened on…

  • Long faces

    Long faces

    In how many situations the old saying applies:  we see the faces, but not the souls “Now, don’t give me those faces that would appear to be longer than Lent itself” Angelica said, addressing them all. I still haven’t lost my mind… yet! And I haven’t turned into some half-crazy mystic that read omens in…

  • Soothsayer beings

    Soothsayer beings

    To foresee the future, an eternal human fascination,  as intrinsic as searching for the past Immediately after, Angelica readdressed the conversation at hand. In the meantime, Fernanda, Pilar’s mother, refilled their cups with steaming coffee, as Julian observed his wife with a sort of mysterious smile. “As it happens, we definitely are not dealing with…

  • Dogs with long lives

    Dogs with long lives

    Gods made mortals in their own image, and they paid them back in kind “This is a story that I seldom share,” commented Angelica, “and on the rare occasions I have done so, I have never included my own particular interpretation of the facts…” Intrigued, Pilar, immediately asked what she was referring to. “You see,…

  • A déjà vu in life

    A déjà vu in life

    Is it that we relive once more, or we just merely remember? Having relived that childhood scene, Angelica gathered her thoughts and focused on the moment, the interrupted breakfast and the family reunion. Her face showed a slight smile, perhaps a bit nostalgic and possibly brought on by the memories of her first exposure, not…