Early February 2023 & the rabbit was still in its burrows. I was scheduled to travel on 5 February & at January end, my maid quit my job, citing a specious excuse. If you?re an Indian reading this, you?d know what it is to not have a reliable house-help! Maids in India are usually the right-hand people for the lady of the house & their absence can cause mayhem.

In desperation, I turned to my trusted friend, the Snake. Chief is my guardian, yet I find the snake quite swift in responding to my petitions, perhaps due to the high concentration of serpentine energies in my chart. ? (No hard feelings, dear Chief)

I pulled out the hour chart & found Earth in my destiny palace. I pondered awhile. Gathering my instincts, I layered my Chief & the hour?s Earth & invoked the Snake, appealing for assistance ? perhaps someone in need of healing & treatment. Qi men practitioners would know why. Having summoned the snake several times in the past, especially to ease inclement weather, I knew the time was ripe for a payback. I promised the Universe that I?d do my bit in restoring someone?s health. Until then, I hadn?t done much except mumble a ?thanks? for past favours granted.

There was one familiar face that appeared before my eyes ?my erstwhile neighbour?s maid, whom I had been eyeing for a while. She was that silent one who plodded arduously, without a whimper. She had to be mine!! After engaging in sincere confabulation with Universal forces, I contacted the neighbour who had moved to a different neighbourhood & asked for the maid?s contact. I then contacted the maid & explained my situation & asked her if she?d work for me. To my utter disappointment, she informed me that she was on a sabbatical as her husband was combating a cancerous tumour. 

The lady, having found a patient sounding board, bared her heart & dropped a list of hospital names where he was being treated, & the money she?d have to shell out for the surgery. It was a whopping 9 Lakhs! The surgery was being held up due to a paucity of funds. The name of one hospital rang a bell! I knew a doctor who worked in that hospital, where he?d be operated on. I intercepted her outburst & hinted that the Universe was trying to help her, & then disconnected.

In a few moments, I found the name of the doctor & spoke with her. She categorically stated that the tumour warranted a challenging surgical procedure that was also going to be very expensive. However, that evening, she spoke to the appointed surgeon & brought down the cost. We still had a huge gap to fill. The doctor came up with another brilliant idea. ?Crowdfunding?! Being a friendly ?structure?, I realized that my skills were going to be put to good use.

I registered on a leading crowdfunding platform with the patient?s medical details & floated the mission on all my social-media groups. Help came pouring in, and in one month, we had collected a reasonable amount. My family too pitched in. The surgeon commiserated by further bringing down the cost. The surgery was successful & today, the man is back on his feet!

Coming back to where I started, yes, the maid expressed her gratitude by sending home a helping hand, the very next day after our conversation. I traveled without a care, in the knowledge that my home was in safe hands.

So, if you noticed, in one fell swoop, I had sought the help of 3 divine emissaries ?my Chief, my pet & the messiah of healing & wealth. I had also fulfilled my promise to my emissaries! Perhaps the Universe was conspiring to use me as a channel. 

Crouching tigers & hidden dragons are in every corner, waiting to be discovered! We can be a blessing & in turn, be blessed too. 

?? Shubhrata Shankar Iyer

TDR Academy coach

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