beginning of a story ?

Thread originally posted on the Aeclectic Tarot Forum on 10 Nov 2002, and now archived in the Forum Library.

HOLMES	10 Nov 2002
There was a *knock knock*loudly at the door. Old holmes sat up in bed and turn on the lamp and asked "Who the hell is it , at this time of the hour, you got some nerve i tell you". "Please sir, i hear your the tarot reader, help me" a highly agitated female voice said from the other door. (god damn,, a woman,, and she wants to know about the tarot ? ,, wonder if she is good looking heh ehhe holmes your crazy) he thought to himself as got off his bed to walk to the door. it is a little known fact that Holmes always slept in his clothes as his old dad when he went to visit him when he was little but that is not this kind of story. "Can i help you lady, " Holmes said as he opened the door, peering and examining the woman. (hmm, not bad,, could use a bit more make up) he thought as he waited for her reply. she took a minute to examine the Holmes.. (she is problaly thinking what kind of tarot reader is this,, native, has sloppy clothes, big cokebottle glasses, and messy hair,, furthermore he sounds like he has a speech impediment.} Holmes thought as she looked him up and down {and fat} (hmm ah she noticed my gut eheh, wonder what she thinks)Holmes thought as he asked "Miss"? "Yes, i need you to read for me,, it is greatly important, and money is no object"She said as she offered him a vanilla coke," i hear you like to have a drink brought when one comes for a reading" Holmes laughed took the bottle and noticed it was still cold as he inverdently check out her legs,, and thougth (not bad,, not bad at all) "Ok ma'am you got my attentin as you know a bit about me,, come in and have a seat at the bed " Holmes said as he sat in his chair by the computer.." She looked down and around the place,, and then sat down on the bed. What she was seeing was a bachelor apartment of an intellectual slob. there was a bed,, a computer desk, with a computer on it,, a tv on a stand,, piles of movies by it,, two red coolers,, and the kitchen. and in the corner was a closet, and the other corner was a bathroom. Holmes said" How did you hear of me, know where i lived, ever have a reading, and umm why are you hear," as he got up to give her a drink of his world famous strong ice tea. (Good thing i alwasy keep this stock) he thought. "I hear they call you Holmes, a girlfriend told me that you were one of the best psychics around. As for where you live She said that everyone who is everyone knows where you live. Her name was tracy" She said as she crossed her legs looking down. (get the basic instinct movie out of your mind Holmes) Holmes thought as he offered her drink. he then pretended to check his imaginary watch, looked up with big eyes and looked at her. "That they do good lady,, but Lisa knows better then to send a person to wake me up as i am generally miserable when i awoken like an old bear" he looked at her with stern look THEN CRACKED OUT WITH A BIG HEARTY LAUGH. "Oh man, that is so funny" (why do i sound like willow off of buffy when i say that ,,silly) Holmes said as he sat down. "You and i both know that there are more suitable hours for this kind of thing,, what would drag you to get a reading at this hour espeicaly when i am not professional yet" Holmes said waving his hands like he was dismissing it as a joke, but in truth he was testing out the waters. She said "It is like this,, my boyfriend is missing,, and the police don't know what to do about it .. " trying to look at holmes with a straight face, but her eyes were watering. (i hate it when they look at me like that,, it melts my heart and i feel like giving them the big hug *sigh*) " but i am not professional yet,, i am not even certified.. why me of all people. and despite popular opnion. i just read the tarot and try to interpat, i dont' see how that can help" Holmes stood up and walked towards the window behind the tv and thought (what in the world is going on ,, this never happens ) She stood up and said "Lisa said you have a big heart,, and wouldnt' be able to turn me down,, and i ,, ii,, dont' know where to turn,, and i need help god damn you" "OK ok take it easy ,, what is your name, first of all, and what happened as i am not a mind reader,, and remember despite the name I am no sherlock HOLMES," Holmes Sat down in his chair, (grr darn lisa going to get a talking too tomorrow,, err today as it is now 2, 30 in the morning #$3 it) "My name is christine,, and far as i know i came home from work four days ago and my boyfriend and i agreed to meet there,, i waited there for two hours " she said very fast and whispered as she was about to smoke. "umm i dont smoke, and i am feel like i am allergic to smoke so please no smoke " (ohh she problay has smoker breath ewww) . " Sorry Holmes" Christine said and put her smokes into her purse again, and took out her picture."This is me and him" "Not bad,, as men go,, for i dont' check them out per se," and he smiled as he handed it back. "I am not a dective,, and not a professional,, and this is helping you, i don't see how a reading can't hurt. mind you, this is only possiblities and problities, and more so the future is not set." he said as he got up , went to a cooler and opened it, and looked through his tarotphelia originals bags,, of course christine didn't know that.

HOLMES	10 Nov 2002
Holmes picked out a deck and walked to the bed and felled down on the floor and pulled out the cooler and started using it as a table. when he noticed her smooth legs, he got up and said "perhaps you should sit in the computer chair while i sit on the bed,, ohh yes,, what is your last name and age, and do you need more ice tea." "i am 24ish, really i am ,, and my last name is Abraham. and yes please another glass of your nice ice tea would do" Holmes got up, filled her glass, grabed his vanilla cook took a few deep breaths and sat down on the bed. He said "ok picture yourself becoming a tree, connecting to the center of the earth, and connecting with the heavens from your top of the head. then surround yourself with light ". as she nodded closed her eyes. Holmes noticed her smooth face, looked at the picture (lucky bastage) and started to mediate. (i asked that all the angels, spiritguides, the creator, and her own soul help me to make this reading the best and that gets the highest truth i can share) he thought as he went through his own mediation. after a few breaths, he opened his eys and picked up the deck and proceeded to shuffle. "what can the tarot tell you about the situation sounds good eh " she thought a minute and nodded. "i am using the dutch rider which is the same , i got it from a person i know named kaz,and using the old celtic" he said focusing on the shuffling of the card and started to slow down his breath as his focus intensfied.(i wonder what showed up,, first time for this kind of question,, please universe let it work.. eheh she problay doenst know what the old celtic is,, ah well ) ( the soul teachings are justice queen ofwands reversed wheel of fortune, and the star reversed as soul positon hmm, what does it all mean ) Holmes looked at the cards and thought to himself,, and said " your soul is dealing with a time of responsible conquences and spiritual laws of karma, espeically where it concerens your own spirituality and how to activaly recieve it from the universe. this here wheel of fortune suggest that you are on a upswing in your relationship just coming back together. at the soul postion you losing hope that 1. he is going to come back,, and worst yet he is still alive" " hmm we have been getting closer,, but ,, the police dont' see no signs of foul play, but i believe something is wrong. if he was going to just move out and break up with me, i ask you why would he leave his clothes, or woudnt' just come out and tell me"she said as she looked at the cards then as Holmes eyes. (is she a stalker,, nay didn't see any thing i could call a stalker, whew) ok next cards, ( ten of pentacles reversed 9 of wands reversed, four of pentacles reversed as teachers of the situation hmm) he start to speak fast as was his custom. "it is clear that what ever is going on is denied or repressed possibly hidden by events not yet known. see the ten of pentacles reversed says that something almost completed was blocked, the nine of wands says he coudlnt' hold his own in what ever blocked him, and it is time to give up holding your secrets close to your heart about physical resources" she said " so there is a mystery,, what is the not holding his own did he get jumped ?and i got no secrets from you, telling you all that i could tell so trust me " he looked at her and just nodded thinking ( time will tell, and the tarot i hope will tell me.) "ok the heart of the matter, which is .. heriophant and that which helps or opposes it, six of wands " "at the heart of this question stands tradition which must be dealt with, some see it as conforming to society systems.. yet i feel those systems are built upon the moral standards of our times . and see the man is riding a horse in the six of wands, i got no proof of this but he went somewhere, he thought it was a victorious travel. where ever he went he went there by his own free will " she said "so i should get my phone check as he was home all day til he left perhpas he made a phone call.. but his car is still there though holmes" "ah he had a car, eh?" and didn't leave with it,, interesting." and he went back to his cards. " at the basis of the matter he the man went to create something , the 8 of wands says it had to happen then, as the rods will land and lose their active energy" he said looking at the cards with his head down in the flow now,, she didn't say anything so he continued. "the recent past my good lady says he was a party getting his wish, nine of cups " holmes says looking up at the ceiling,, look down at his now beutiful client and quickly back to the cards. " that part is true, he had his birhtday and got loaded that night,, and i saw a woman he used to go out with trying to come up to him,, THAT #$34" " take it easy good christine, eheh " and pulled her some more ice tea from the half emtpy picther of ice tea and took a drink from his half now drinken vanilla coke. " the present card let us see hmm death..."he wa saying " OH LORD the death card" she exclaimed "take it easy take it easy,, death card rarely means actual death,, it usally means passing of the old for the new.. like old wood so new wood can grow" holmes noticed she was relaxing still gripping her cup of ice tea thouhg " in fact to me it means your relationship was kind of going through a big change of an old pattern for the new" She glared at him "he loved me ok, why does everyone say that" (OH CRAP Holmes thougths exclaimed) "NEXT card is the possible future card, ah the five of wands, a social fight among freinds or bitter enemies,, only thing to notice here is they are competing each for their own house and showing off " "i dont think i will end up scrapping her ,, though i want to " she said and got up go look out the window.

HOLMES	10 Nov 2002
He relaxed by drinkign some ice tea that he just made while she recollected her thoughts. "you see i suspected he was cheating on me ,, or seeing someone behind my back, can it be true?" she confessed and said " i know you didnt say i was going to fight,, just that i was thinking that,,she doens't even have her car and i do ,, and god i look much better what does he see in her ???" she said pacing a bit then came back and sat down on the chair. (Do i comment or do i continue,, hmm ) "ok next card is the yourself postion ah temperance, that means the main thing in your life is to balance yourself out,, and do not go to extremes.. and your probaly thinking,, he problay just went on a trip wanting to get away to talke things out with his ex, smooth things over and to see where they stand. come to think of it,, before one can love another, they must moderate their feelings for the past by balancing and putting it in their own respective place. of course that is my thoughts eheh " Holmes said then drunk down a big huge gulp of ice tea.. and smiled " not every thing has to be exteme of murding old ex girlfriend but we shall though " "the enviroment,, ah two of pentacles a person trying to balance their pentacles in a storm that is making the waves behind them. christine ever try to do something and have the wind come and blow papers out of your hand " holmes said as he yawn,, (damn 330 in the morning sigh ) "HEY i remember seeing papers fly out of his pockets when he was putitng them in,, they did look like letters but he suggest that they were business letters " she said triumphantly " ah but supposed christine that she had a business deal as two of pentacles suggest a business partnership and that is why they left to do something that only they could help each other with ?" holmes said nonchalantly admiring the hair of christine as he said it . "next card is your hope and fears, ah judgment." Holmes said. " YES I FEAR HE JUDGES ME ALL THE TIME, for my actions,, for the way i look and " she started crying,, " hold your horse young fair christine (oops did i say that eheh) he thought to himself before conintueing. " your hoping for a spiritual awakening to happen in your life,, to wake up and say this relationship must get deeper, and deep down you want the perfect spiritual relatinship to compliment you so you can grow. " she looked at him with mouth open and said " do not ,, i like my relationships. " he looked and looked at the cards (darn a miss ,, carry on holmes carry on ) " the outcome card is the emperor card saying logic will prevail, and things will come to light and you will know mental peace on all levels. " Holmes said (glad to be done the reading, yawn ehe ) " is that all? " she said expecting to hear the final answers and such . " yes that is it.. i must sleep now,, please if you must schedule an appointment if you must come back,,, i am an etrentic.. is that a word eheh " and they said their goodbyes,, and such. the next day .. "LISA gee dont' send people to me during hte night grrrr. " holmes said on the phone, as it was now the next evening, and it just occured to him to rag her out. " But holmes i told her to see you that day ,, it took her all day to get the courage, as she never got a card reading before " "ah said holmes ok i will let it go,,so what the story ?" Holmes said.. " She said thanks for the reading, he phoned today saying her ex father had a job offering in the city and he phoned and phone but she never answered the phone.. as she was out looking for him. lol " "eheh ok lisa tell her to drop off umm 20,, ah ****,, make it 30 bucks for me with you ok,, i am off to study some more.. " (this story never happend eheh, and is fictional , not all readings will be this happy as we will find out next time, what happesn if the reader was wrong ???)

fairyhedgehog	10 Nov 2002
Hi Holmes, What an amazing story, I really enjoyed reading it. I look forward to the next one, too :)

Dark Inquisitor	10 Nov 2002
HA! This is so neat! More - more - more!!! (But will we find out later she is really the Hydra Guardian of the Dark IV Portal?) Tarotphelia

Diana	10 Nov 2002
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violinlily	10 Nov 2002
Holmes, cooooooolness, I too thought that that was a real story, and I didn't want it to end, I agree with her ----------^ that I'm going to print that! would you write more for us??? PLEASE!!??!!?? violinlily

Joywalker	10 Nov 2002
*Applause* Hey,You really should consider writing tarot fictions!! Boy! You are good! :)

Sea Sprite	10 Nov 2002
Holmes, I think you're on to something now. You'd be a good fiction writer. Please do finish this story. :)

Sea Sprite	10 Nov 2002
I think this deserves a 2 thumbs up!

Sea Sprite	10 Nov 2002
I had to read this story twice, it is that good! I thought at first that this was a true story..hehehe. :) :) :) :) ;)

HOLMES	10 Nov 2002
I'm glad you liked it :O) i havne't wrote no stories in a long time but for the tarot wars post. that was done in hour and half,, and orginally was jsut going to have the first post be a tarot reading, but i spent a bit setting up the scenario based on my own habits ,, my old bachelor apartment i stayed in before i moved,, and what happens when i get sexy client, or worse a client who i had a crush on for a time. i have to get my mind focused on the cards :O). i dont know about writing more though,, besides the next story as i have no grammar skills, only grade twelve english and that was barley. no knowledge of descriptions, plot and such. i guess it is kind of like how years i was reading the tarot without in depth knowledge of the cards. so i was doing poems without knowledge of the rules, and such. in truth i get lots of ideas flow through my head, westerns, gladiator stories, dective stories, ghost stories, songs,, but i never write them out ehe.

Mystica	11 Nov 2002
I really enjoyed this, and I too, thought at first that it was a true experience. I'm always looking for Tarot stories/fiction, and it's hard to find! Please-continue! BTW the grammar skills usually improve with practice, the more you write, the better it gets. Keep going....

fairyhedgehog	11 Nov 2002
I feel torn about the grammar issue. It's always possible to learn conventional grammar but somehow the story had a wonderful naturalness about it that I fear could be lost if it was 'tidied up'. I really enjoyed it just as it was.

Diana	11 Nov 2002
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amyel	15 Nov 2002
Quote: Originally posted by HOLMES i dont know about writing more though,, besides the next story as i have no grammar skills, only grade twelve english and that was barley. no knowledge of descriptions, plot and such. Ah, Holmes, that's what editors are for! It's more important that you can communicate and make it interesting.

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