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Profiles & Essays Samples: GIFTS
FOR FUNKY FRIENDS© Got any new-age friends like me who prefer the unconventional? Then consider thinking outside the traditional gift box when doing your holiday shopping this year. Those of us who relish things quirky are generally right-brain thinkers. We lean to the non-traditional, creative approach in the scheme of life. We thrive on the unusual, the unexplained and the unexpected. Others may call such things “hocus pocus,” superstitious or a waste of time, but to us, it’s a fascination with the unproven. We can buy our own socks, thank you very much. Here are a couple of great gift ideas for the lucky ones on your shopping list who fit that bill and will appreciate your new, more creative approach to holiday gift giving. A
Feng Shui Consultation
Feng shui has been used by the Chinese for several thousand years and has become increasingly popular in North America in helping people improve their health, wealth, career opportunities and relationships. Call Stroski at 981-8601 or e-mail feng.shui@mts.net for more information. Note that you may have to wait up to a month to get an appointment. A
Tarot Card Reading Sylvia Grantham offers a combined tarot card and palm reading for $60 that includes astrological guidance and numerological insights. Readings generally take 45 minutes to an hour. For this economical price, you get your reading recorded onto a tape to refer to on future occasions. Referring back to Grantham’s readings, I have found them to be tremendously insightful -- and accurate! Grantham will also perform candle-assisted past-life readings that will tell you not only which societal roles you served in your previous incarnations and where on the planet you have lived, but also, who from your current life was there with you! These special readings cost $75, are infinitely enlightening and will generally take one to two hours – depending on how many past lives are revealed in the reading. Call Grantham, also known as Madame Zara, at 482-4932 to book a reading or arrange for a gift certificate. Cash is the preferred and accepted form of payment. Grantham lives on Lockport Road and also sells and repairs custom handmade and antique dolls. How’s that for one-stop right brain shopping?
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what exactly is involved in a feng shui consultation? Stroski will
attend your home or place of business, make an assessment of the
environment in terms of feng shui principles, and then provide you with
a written list of recommendations. The process takes between one and two
hours and will cost $100-$200.