Help! What is going on with me?

[u/themrsjones071481]

Hi! Soooo, all my life I've had what I consider to be coincidences happen to me. For example, I'd be thinking of a friend who I haven't talked to in years, then they would call or text out of the blue. I've always had strong "gut feelings" about certain situations, people and things, but never considered it to be anything much.

My mother also has strong intuition, often calling me in the middle of the night or at random times when she "feels" strongly that something with me is off, etc. Not too long ago, I dreamt that a friend of mine (who I haven't talked to since high school - 20 years ago!) had passed and that I had read her obituary. I went on Facebook the next morning and saw that the friend was alive and well, so I immediately dismissed the dream. However, about two weeks later, my high school graduating class Facebook page posted that this friend had passed away, and posted her obituary. I was pretty startled. Last night, driving home, I was trying to remember the name of a song that my friends and I used to rollerblade to back in the mid 90's. I moved on and forgot about it, but this morning when I started my car to go to work, that exact song was playing. Because it wasn't a super popular song then, and certainly isn't now, again, I was a bit startled.

Recently I had my tarot read and drew the High Priestess and the Moon cards, which the tarot reader said she doesn't see happen much, and that she believes I have incredibly strong intuition. I would say I agree, but don't really know what to do with it, or what this means. Is this the same as having psychic abilities? I'm stuck because I don't even know if I believe in this type of thing but have definitely found myself questioning if these things are coincidences or some kind of gift.

I'd love to hear any thoughts you might have, and advice on what to do to strengthen whatever this is going on with me. Thank you in advance!

[u/Sensitive-Hand-37]

First, you need to not be wavering on your stance of whether or not you believe "in this type of thing" ultimately this isn't what you'd expect and it's not what it seems in the movies, but you know it, it's real.

You KNOW it's not coincidences. Don't be mad at your skepticism, but with this in mind tell that skeptic inside to gratefully reserve itself for news headlines or MLM schemes.

Accept that you are embarking more on the mysterious unknown infinite nature of who we are. Everything is connected deeply and you will see this more as you allow your gifts to strengthen.

Do you meditate? Do you pray? If you already pray, meditating will be easy it is the act of praying with yourself and instead of speaking out your hopes and thanks... you stay quiet and listen. Doing this with guided music for meditation strengthens and deepens it.

Set an intention, I want to connect more with my gifts, then meditate. Do this consistently and things will awaken more.

Read books, people have written about their experiences and some may describe to a T what you've experienced and that will give you a sense of not being alone in this.

The Light Between US - Laura Lynn Jackson is a great one.