Psychic consultant Ruth Lordan has a penchant for verbosity. Maybe it's all that reading and clairvoyancing, or it's just how she is wired.
She is so talkative that I was reluctant to interview the "45-year professional" who has written her first book, "Gleanings From the Fields of Life: A Psychic's Guide to the Galaxy." It is a "culmination of what I have learned so far in doing more than 100,000 readings for people, the problems they have brought to me and the solutions I saw." In addition to giving brief answers here, Lordan did not spar with me the way she usually does — perhaps because we may have known each other as nuns in a previous life. Say whut?
We did not go to mass during our interview, but we visited the Minneapolis Farmers Market. Last year I posted a photo on Twitter of some candied jalapeños that intrigued her, so I thought we could do that to spice up my startribune.com/video.
I told Lordan that my biggest problem with her book is that it does not include the interesting, non-psychic-related stories about her jet-setting with celebrity friends. "That's not what this book was supposed to about," she said.
Q: Direct me to the pages in this book where I learn more about Ruth Lordan. For example, what religion are you?
A: Life isn't permanent, everything is evolving. Jew-Bu, Jewish Buddhist. I recently realized I was a Catholic nun in my last life, which is why I have to live with such structure and schedule. But I am constantly evolving.
Q: You wrote about being a psychic child, but how did you become a professional?
A: Don't laugh. I had my degree in philosophy and the next step was going to law school. I wasn't liking it. I was in New Orleans and saw a sign in the window that said, "Palm Reader Wanted." I took the job. I had been reading palms in college. I learned all the psychic skills and tools and toys. You don't need them, but they are fun. I believe you have to be born with it, although I see James Van Praagh is opening a school where he'll certify you. You need to work at it, develop it. You have to practice. People ask why I do short readings; it's like practice. If you are a pianist or guitarist you need an instrument to practice on, so doing lots of readings is like doing my scales.
