He painted until the hours towered above him, pressing down upon his body and begging him to stop.

The brain is its own galaxy, with more cells than stars in the Milky Way. The most powerful organ in the body, it rivals any supercomputer, processing 90,000 to 150,000 thoughts a day through billions of neurons and trillions of synaptic connections. Now that we have found a pathway to retrieving memories that before were inaccessible, we are perfecting its function too quickly.

Divination is a mirror, reflecting what is here and here,” Kezia would tell her, pointing to Nettie’s heart and head. Nettie nodded like a solemn student.“Whatever the cards show you, always trust the words that well inside you. The truth is waiting to be heard. Never doubt it.

To divine is to imagine the world rightly, to see past the illusion that we are separate from the entire fabric of reality.

Always remember the answers come not from the rock, the teacup, the shell, or the cards. The answers come from you.