We read horoscopes, pour wax on St. Andrew's Day, go to the fairies - as many as 7 million Poles do. What are we looking for there? Can the fortune telling's advice on important life matters help us or rather hurt?

Although it is hard to believe, there are over 50,000 in Poland.fairiesandclairvoyants . They advertise themselves in the press, television and the Internet. You can call them at any time or send an SMS with a bothering question. Many people do this ( although they would never admit it), believing that puttingtarotmiraculously changes their lives: problems will resolve themselves and a bright future will emerge.

Who goes to the fairy today?

The clients of the fairies are different people, but always very open to spiritual matters and believers in paranormal phenomena. Those who keep their feet on the ground will not use such services - except for entertainment, out of curiosity. In fact, every person really wants to believe that everything in his life will happily arrange itself. He also likes to make sure of it. Will I find the love of my life? Will I get my dream job? Can I make a lucrative deal? Will my family live happily ever after? This is what customers ask most often. These are the dilemmas that bother every person, regardless of age, education, professional position, social status, and faith.

Going to the fortune teller - a shortcut

The great popularity of seances by fairies (17% of the entire population of Poles participate in them!) Is probably a response to the specificity of our times - the world has gained a crazy pace, in order to keep up with it, you have to live very quickly. You want to get everything and arrange everything as soon as possible. You don't have time to "sleep" with the problem. You want to know the answer immediately. So why spend months thinking about an important life decision, when you can go to someone who will tell you this truth right away?

The second reason for visiting a fortune teller may be problems with making the right life decision. It also happens that it is dictated by desperation, because things have become so complicated that a person is not able to get out of them by himself and prefers to rely on the opinion of a stranger who will give him a recipe for a better life. Nobody wants to show themselves to the world today as being unable to cope with something. On the contrary - everyone wants to be resourceful, he althy, beautiful and rich. Getting harderadmit your weakness. And in the office of the fortune teller, you can talk yourself out. Thanks to the conversation, a person feels uplifted. He could go to a therapist, but for many people it would be tantamount to admitting, "there is something wrong with me." Going to a fortune teller, they feel a little safer than with a psychologist or psychiatrist - because they can always find an excuse: "I did it for fun, I'm not going to worry about stupid things."

To the fairy instead of the therapist

A session at the fortune teller - contrary to appearances - may be useful. It can give you a hint on what you can change in your life. If only a man is able to keep distance from what he hears, then he can skillfully direct his thoughts to searching for solutions that are beneficial to him. It may also be that the fortune teller becomes a kind of therapist for the person who visits her regularly. If he can make a person think about his problem, instead of giving him ready-made recipes for life, he can be a support in a difficult period for him.

When a woman asks if she is loved, it is not difficult to discover what happened in her life - just let her talk and … she will discover the truth about her relationship. But a professional fortuneteller shouldn't use this knowledge against her. She should also sense how well her client is ready to face what he will hear from her. It cannot turn someone's life upside down. And if the fortune teller is a psychologist (which often happens), he can positively "program" a person for success - make him believe in himself and, as a result, deal with his problems himself.

Suggestion a lot can

Can omens do harm? It all depends on the person who deals with divination. If the fortune teller says that she has secret knowledge and knows the answers to all questions, contact with her can be dangerous. Even unconsciously, he may suggest something to the client. In desperation, people make various decisions, not always favorable to them!

If the fortune teller advises to take a step that directly affects his fate - and this is in opposition to his personal beliefs - it may turn against him. Too often, what the fairy prophesies to people, they will take for granted: "because that was my destiny." If the prophecy still starts to come true, they gain irrefutable proof that the fortune teller knows everything about their future. Then, instead of managing their own lives, they seek advice from her regularly and become addicted to her.

It often happens that after some time a person buys a deck of cards and starts to play them himself. That could be good for him too - but only ifwill treat fortune telling as an invitation to a thorough exploration of your inner needs. Anyone who succumbs to the suggestions of others too easily should avoid fairies - they could be guided by ready-made answers instead of looking for them on their own. And yet we are the best advisers for ourselves in every matter of life.

The power of intuition

Before you go to the fortune teller, think if you really want it and if you need it for something. Will you be able to "filter" what you hear through your mind, cutting off emotions? Maybe the solution suggested by the fortune teller you would never take into account? What happens when you follow her advice, and over time it turns out that you've made the biggest mistake in your life?

Remember that your life only belongs to you. You should decide about it, no one else. Even if your choices are unsuccessful, they will be yours alone and you will not blame anyone later. In fact, the best fairy is … own intuition. You just have to learn to listen to it. When you discover for yourself what you feel and what stimuli you receive from the environment, you will find the right answer to each question. The subconscious also brings solutions, often in a dream, but dreams must be interpreted.

helping hand

Not every person is able to face his fears and doubts. A fairy can help him - just like a psychologist, therapist, friend. Who has time today to calm down, talk to themselves and their loved ones? And most often it is enough for someone to listen to us, support us, accept us, make us feel that we are not alone with our problems. Besides, when we say them aloud, solutions come to mind, we start to look at our life differently. And without a fortune teller, we know what needs to be done to improve the quality of life …

Every experience that happens to us - good and bad - teaches us something. The people we meet, the conversations we have, bring something to our lives, change its course more or less. It's magic too! So maybe it's better to be the helm, sailor and ship yourself in your life?

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