The most amazing thing...

I need to preface this by saying - I am spiritual rather than religious, and I do believe that we have angels/spirits watching over us. I often ask my angels for help with things, and I feel I can connect to them and my spirit guides at times for assistance.

I have several decks of angel cards and tarot cards - which I haven't used for ages. But a couple of days ago I got out my favourite deck of angel cards, and I've been pulling out a card every now and then to just see what it says - kind of as a bit of support as I go through this rough time.

I was feeling a bit sorry for myself last night - and my cat, a ragdoll named Raz (pic at right), came in and started rubbing against me. He's a funny thing - he only wants attention when HE wants it, but lately he's been VERY clingy. I think he really senses something going on and probably knows I need comfort, as he's been doing a lot of things 'out of character' over the past week or two.

Anyhow - I picked him up in my arms, upside down, holding him like a baby - and sat at my desk saying to him "YOU can be my baby seeing as MY baby doesn't want to meet me yet!". He was just gazing up at me, looking at me direct in the eye, almost felt a little creepy like he knew exactly what I was thinking and saying.

So out of the blue, I say to him "Raz, why don't you go into baby's room and talk to the Angels and tell them to help my baby to come out now... You cats are so much closer to the spirit world than I am, so go and ask them for help". Then I put him down on the floor.

Well...He walks to the door of our office - stops - looks thoughtful - then turns and JUMPS up on my desk, walks over to my deck of Angel cards and pushes them with his nose.Hmmm. Strange. Without thinking, I grab up the cards, fan the deck out roughly and offer him the cards. After all I DID tell him to ask my angels for guidance on my behalf. Now this is the really strange bit that I swear happened EXACTLY as I tell it, no embellishment and no word of a lie...

He leans down and PULLS OUT ONE SINGLE CARD FROM THE 44 CARD DECK WITH HIS TEETH. I sat there stunned. It was still sitting in the pack, but pulled out about half way, very obvious WHICH card he 'chose'. Dave saw this and couldn't believe he'd done it. THEN he paws the card as well. OK ok I think - I'll see what card you picked.

I turn it over and read the message on it (all of this deck have a short message from your angels on each card) and I swear - I cried. Because the card that he picked out has a picture of an angel hovering over/protecting a pregnant woman - and the first words on the card say "It's a good time to give birth..."

Oh, my, GOD.

The card then goes on to say "I am watching over you, guiding you, and protecting you during these changes." The message from my Angels.

I told this story to my Mum today - she almost cried. It's just too strange to be a coincidence - I really feel as if it's a message to be strong and stand my ground, that I have support - and I CAN give birth naturally.

Oh and in case you're a bit skeptical - there is only ONE OTHER card in that whole deck that refers to babies or children - and it says "A happy addition is coming". The picture on THAT card is a woman holding a baby. So out of 44 cards, the card that he picked out with his TEETH was the most appropriate one in there.

And after that - just because I can't help myself - I randomly pulled out 4 or 5 more cards to see if I could choose one that might have some kind of message that I could read something into - you know, testing the theory. But every other card I chose was so irrelevant it was stupid - cards about moving into a new house, or looking for new love relationships.

So there you go ... My very special cat gave me a very special message. How amazing!