Helping Duke Part 1

Helping Duke

Part 1 The Tower

It (sort of) began on June 2, 2018. A very small group of friends went to Orlando for a Seance.

Actually, my first seance (as a sitter). I had conducted trance-sessions and communicated with the departed most of my life. But this time, I was going to listen and experience what other's experience.

I wasn't truly prepared for the journey on which I would embark, after this evening.

But, I'm getting ahead of myself.

A very long evening with long-time friend, Astrologer, Tarot Reader and medium, Dikki-Jo Mullen, proved fruitful for most attending, and kind of vexing (and fascinating) for me.

At the end of the evening, she pulled out her Rider/Waite Tarot Cards.

I was so excited, I could hardly contain myself.

She went around the circle of 8 people, and said "If there's someone you wanted to hear from, whom you did NOT hear from, I will pull a card for you, for a message from them.

She started on the other side of her, which made me the last. I had a lot of time to

think of who I wanted to hear from. But just before she got to me, my mind went blank, but

for one name: Duke.

I don't truly remember what I told her about Duke's circumstances, but I'm sure it was sad and disastrous. (just like the circumstances of Duke's passing).

 Dikki-Jo pulled out a card, and it was The Tower. She was ardent in her description.

"Some people think the worst card in the Tarot is the Devil, but I think it's THIS card."

she began. "Duke's family has been in a cycle of violence through many life-times. ".

I remember nodding, sort of helplessly. The card and her words imprinted on my mind.

Over the days, weeks, months that followed, I couldn't shake the sad feeling that I had over my (long-ago) friend.