The lady with psychic powers
Some people have powers, although they may be loath to admit it to others. From an early age, it is clear that they are more sensitive to spirits and that they can perceive things – even things from the past – that the rest of us cannot.
Betty was definitely psychic. At the tender age of 16, she went on a school trip to a stately home. As soon as she walked in, she knew her way around, even though she assured her teachers that she had never been there before.
They all assumed that she may have seen the home on television or read about it, but she walked around, calmly telling them that furniture had been moved from its original place, pointing out to them where a secret passage was and how to get into it… Was this a vestige of a former life?
She once described to her mother a vision she had had of a garden, describing what her mother had been wearing, what her friend had been wearing; and the fact that her mother had been crying.
Betty’s mother had gone white: She remembered the episode clearly. She had been telling her friend about her unplanned pregnancy. At the time, Betty was the foetus in her womb. How could she possibly have “seen” it happen?
There were many other...