Looking forward to hearing from you regarding the reading.

 -- A.

Dear A.,

You won't believe this, but when I scattered the tea leaves, they formed an almost perfect image of the map of the United States! I've never seen THAT turn up in a reading before.

As I sat there looking at it, feeling amazed, I did some deep breathing, focusing more on your questions about your romantic situation. I asked if the leaves were telling me about a particular location you might move to or if the leaves were describing a certain spot where you'd gather more energy around your romantic quest. The answer was "Yes."

Then my spiritual guidance gently urged me too look more carefully at the leaves and how they were spread out. I noticed that there was a concentration of leaves in the Northeast and Great Lakes areas of this virtual U.S. "map.' The greatest concentration of leaves lined up from Minnesota, Wisconsin, Michigan, and then on over into the Northeast, gathering pretty strongly in Pennsylvania, Delaware, New Jersey, New York, and up into the Toronto region of Canada. There were also some in the New England states, but they weren't as highly concentrated there.

So I again asked for more clarification. "Are the leaves pointing to a relationship with someone who lives across a distance?"

The answer was "Yes."

"Does this person live in one of the regions where the tea leaves were concentrated?" I received back, "Maybe yes, maybe no." That was interesting.

Then I asked, "Is this person's work or family life connected to these regions, or will they be in the future?" And I received a strong "Yes" around that question.

Being curious (and also wanting to be able to answer your question more fully,) I asked, "Will this person show up in A.'s life within the time frame that she has stated, over the next six months or so?"

I received another fuzzy answer.....neither Yes nor No, which told me that I hadn't asked the right question!

The next question was, "Does this person connect somehow to lines of energy that A. has already set up in her life?" I was specifically thinking of people who may already have some loose association in your life, through work, through your creative writing projects, through your professional and personal network of associates.

I received a big "Yes" around that one.

I had to try to get a little closer to answering your question. "Will A. realize that this person is the soulmate she's looking for within that six months?"

I received "Yes" on that.

"Does she know him now?"

I received another one of those fuzzy responses, as if perhaps you have come across his name before, but he hasn't registered on your "radar," and that maybe this will happen up ahead within that six month time frame. Although my sense is more like six to eight months, so give things a little "wiggle room!"

My intuitive sense tells me that this alignment of energy will happen before the end of 2005, and that this will be a grand adventure that will lead you into some remarkable, life-changing, and uniquely joyful experiences. It looks like real partnership, too, not just a dating thing but a LOVING thing.

So, do consider the mysterious map image that appeared in your reading, because the areas of the US (and Canada) that were strongest in the concentration of leaves might be a clue!

I'd say channel your inner Nancy Drew, and you'll soon sniff out this person's psychic trail. Have fun, and do report back on how things go!

Best wishes to you,

---Lipstick Mystic