I missed my chance. The book was too late.
Timing does matter.
I sat across the table from her and stared into her eyes—deep, smoldering, narrow eyes that just whispered “alien.” Either my curiosity screamed so loudly or mind-reading was also in her bag of tricks that she casually, matter-of-factly mentioned that she was an Arcturian starseed.
“A what?” I retorted.
There I was, on my first appointment with Nisya, a tarot card reader who lived in Bali. That was 2017. A friend had told me about her, just as I was in dire need of guidance with my streak of misfortune in dating. So I drove over an hour to her house for an appointment, in hopes of better luck with men.
I remember all the excitement and anticipation I felt upon meeting her. We first drank tea on the veranda, as sunlight shone through tiny crystal balls hung by strings from the ceiling, casting rainbow-colored circles that danced and swayed in beautiful iridescent waves on the floor.
When I sat down in front of Nisya and the deck of tarot cards, inner sensations in my body told me that something very significant was happening. It was as if I were meeting someone very special and finally given a glimpse into the deepest secrets of my life. At the same time, there was something about her that had me feel deeply peaceful and safe.
Nisya shuffled the deck and asked me to pull out a bunch of cards. Turning them over, she proceeded to tell me things about my family, my job, the guy I was dating. Things I was interested in. Things I didn’t even ask. Many of them were spot on; the rest resonated eerily.
At one point, she pulled out a card with the picture of a book, followed by another one with a key, and told me:
“Elora, you’re meant to write a book. This book is the key to the next phase of your life. This book is very important to your life path. When are you gonna write it?”
I was stunned. It seemed to have come out of left field and had nothing to do with anything we’d talked about so far. “Why is she talking about this? How does she know that I’m a writer? I’ve never told her.”
I answered in a muffled voice (cue—playing with my hair):
“Yeah… I know that. It’s just taking me some time to do it. I’m not so clear about it yet, and there are many other things going on in my life.”
I felt as if I was being put on the spot, as if she’d just found out my deepest secret and would not let me get away with that. Soon after, the cards with the book and the key appeared a second time. She looked at me with knowing eyes, “The message is obvious.”
I promised Nisya that I’d aim to publish my book by my birthday the year after and bring her a copy.
Now, the thing with my book at the time is that, even though I was a prolific writer and ideas were just coming out of my fingertips left, right, and center, I did not know that writing a book required a lot more than that.
It required conscious intention, energetic precision, structure, and space.
It was not until 2020 that I finally I carved out the time and space to fully conceive the idea for the book and birth it into the world. (I’ll share in another story what it took for me to get it done.)
In October 2020, my book was released on Amazon. It’s become the key that unlocked a completely new phase of my life, opening doors to so many opportunities and possibilities I could have never imagined: podcast invitations, performances, public speaking gigs, a full coaching business, collaborations with other artists, helping others publish their books and seeing the same expansion happening in their lives.
Nisya was “on the money” with her reading.
I was going to give her a really special signed copy that said, “Here’s to the woman who nudged me to give birth to my book.”
But I couldn’t.
Nisya had passed away after a long battle with terminal illness.
When I received the news, I was heartbroken. In my ears, all I heard was these lines in the famous song by Carole King:
“And it's too late, baby, now it's too late, though we really did try to make it (We can't make it).”
It was too late, indeed.
I know on another dimension, Nisya knows what I’ve accomplished and she’s very happy.
At the same time, this lesson gnaws at me:
“When you know in your heart that you’re meant to write a book, act on it. While you do have all the time in the world, sometimes timing can make a difference as big as life and death.”
So this is what I want you to know:
If you’re sitting on a book or pregnant with a book that your soul’s been calling you to write for years, don’t delay. Don’t wait any longer. Don’t pretend you’re on it when you’re not.
I want to play the nudging role for others as Nisya did for me, so I’ve created a free Creative Activation to help you birth your next book.
In this 50-min masterclass, you will unlock, activate, and anchor the idea for the legacy, genius-level book that wants to be written through you.
If there’s someone in your life who would really rejoice and delight in receiving your book, do this for them.
Love,
Elora