Chat It’s Fate — August 2017

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Helping others:

Qualified

practitioner

to tell my

parents

strength

I found the

a choice

I was being given

A

uthor and spiritual advisor, Cher

Chevalier says: ‘We live in a

realm of infinite possibilities and

Maggie’s story isn’t uncommon.

In this case, her innate spiritual

strength – although in its embryonic

stages – was strong enough to fill her

with faith. This gave her the strength to

face her trial with fortitude, even though

she didn't escape completely unscathed.

I always advise my students to be safe and

savvy. We each have a threefold

nature and should do our very

best to be at our optimum in

mind, body and spirit.

The need for spiritual understanding

and training to enable us to call upon

the Powers That Be, as well as to

harness psychic protection skills, is

paramount. Ultimately, we must aim

to align ourselves with the hidden

power of The Divine that resides

deep within us all.’

l For more information about Cher,

see http://www.spiritualadviser.co.uk

6 Chat it’s fate As told to Danielle Wrate

estelle, david and richard’s names have been changed. Photos alamy

The expert’s view

Not afraid

For the next 24 hours, no

matter how many times I

begged, David wouldn’t let

me leave the apartment.

I was being held hostage.

Petrified, another clear

thought entered my head.

Look him in the eye.

As I did, I felt the dynamic

between us change.

David knew I wasn’t afraid

of him. He was losing his

power. But something also

told me this wasn’t going to

end until he got something.

I made a deal with David

and let him masturbate over

me while Richard was in the

other room. He also took my

knickers. Anything to prevent

something worse...

Then,

David acted as if nothing had

happened. Asked if we could

stay in touch! No chance.

After fleeing, I boarded

the next bus to Quebec. As

soon as it pulled out of the

station, I broke down in

tears, started shaking.

Clear vision

Back with Estelle’s

friends, I took a few too

many painkillers.

It wasn’t a suicide

attempt, more a cry for help. I

knew I needed support, just

didn’t know how to ask for it.

After, I had a clear vision.

I could see a candle flame –

I was being given a choice. I

could leave this earth or live.

That moment gave me the

strength to tell my parents

what had happened.

Soon, I was

on the next flight home. I

hadn’t taken enough pills for

them to have lasting effects.

I put thousands of miles

between me and my attacker,

but the damage he’d done

stayed with me for years.

It affected relationships,

and I had numbness in

my pelvis and legs. A

physical side effect of

my emotional pain.

Then I found

out about Somatic

Experiencing, a form

of natural trauma

therapy. It helped me

love my body again.

In 2010, I became a

qualified practitioner.

Now, I help

others who are

suffering. I’ve also

written a self-help book, A

Guide To Being A Better Being.

Divine force

Looking back - years on - I

realise how naive I was, but

I’d grown up in rural Wales.

I firmly believe a Divine

force was guiding me that

dreadful day. How else could

I have gone from a point of

extreme fear to one of

supreme strength?

I wasn’t on my own, and I

can’t bear to think about what

would’ve happened had I been.

But I’m proof that,

even in the darkest hour, the

light comes to

save us.

Deal made

in Hell

l For more

information

about Maggie’s

work and

book, see

http://www.maggie

richards.co.uk