In
2001, Jefferson started a Halloween/Fall tradition of asking a certified
psychic to come to town. The psychic proceeds to take a "reading" of the
community and give the town leaders and Chamber members a certified (and
notarized) assessment on the community's spiritual health. Jefferson
Iowa News has been provided with a copy of this year's assessment. What
follows is an excerpt:" ... As I stated, I can clearly see the town's aura. It is large and dark. Black - pitch black. This is the lair of all things dark and terrifying. So dark and so terrifying. Nothing can escape the terrible darkness of this town. Total defeat and suffering are the only two feelings I get from this town's aura. No, wait - there are other feelings as well. I feel hopelessness, depression and gloom. Great distress. Distress and ultimate doom. Ultimate doom surrounded by misery, woe, and grim wretchedness. Dire, godforsaken misery. What a dismal aura! Total dark terrifying desperation. Nothing but complete despair and bleakness ..."
I don't think anyone can read this assessment and not agree that it is a significant improvement over the past several years. Jefferson has certainly turned the corner spiritually. And now it's certified!
Spencer Straight, 10-13-2011