Ever since human beings first became societies and tribes, there
was always that one special person who knew all, saw all, and
sometimes healed all. This person was the shaman or the wise one.
Today's modern psychic is similar to the ancient wise ones. He or
she is the person who can see beyond the physical and bring that
which is in the shadows into the light. Through the ages the
ancient psychic resolved problems, foretold the future and helped
keep the tribes together.
Today, our society has more psychics, astrologers, and palmists
than anytime in the history of human kind. There are thousands of
telephone psychics, hundreds of independent psychics, and a local
neighborhood psychic in almost every city around the globe.
What was once a trade of chickens and food for services in the
ancient times, is now a multi-million dollar industry, with various
estimates ranging from $100 million to $4 billion a year in the
psychic business. These figures do not even begin to include the
amount for trade books, supplies and other items for the
do-it-yourself person interested in building his/her individual
psychic abilities.
With so many individuals joining the psychic business, how can you
tell who is an honest-to-goodness psychic and who is a fake? There
are basically three kinds of psychics out there. The good ones are
those who are compassionate and care for the individual and provide
a strong and accurate reading. These psychic counselors are more
interested in acquiring good karma for this life time rather than
in getting rich. They sometimes rely on donations and take the time
to read for those who have no money. The second type of psychic is
not necessarily bad but is basically an entertainer. This psychic
is very astute and well trained in the area of a "cold reading".
Cold readers are hired to read at parties and sometimes appear on
the psychic TV shows. They can be a lot of fun and basically do
no harm, some being very good with their readings because of their
powers of observation. The 'cold reading' consists of general state-
ments that adhere to most people like:
- you are currently struggling a bit with finances and wish your
personal life was just a bit better (Gee, aren't we all?)
- you have strong psychic skills yourself that are lying dormant
in your mind (Everyone loves a compliment!)
- you will live a long and happy life, perhaps 89 -99 (No one really
wants to know they will die young.)
- I see someone coming into your life who will bring you good news
and start to turn the wheel of fortune for you (Sometimes the
postman brings good news.)
- you will experience many changes this year (We all experience
changes, every year.)
These are just samples of traditional statements made in 'cold
readings'. The Gypsies sometimes relied on this method of fortune
telling when they were "off", couldn't see anything or couldn't make
a connection with the individual. A 'cold reading' was used as a
kind of "jump start" into a real psychic reading.
The third type of psychic, or shall we say the REAL FRAUD, will try
to take you for all you're worth! This psychic may tell you that an
evil spell was cast on you. She may tell you that your life will be
in a shambles and miserable for many years to come 'if' you don't
break the evil spell. These frauds offer to do a "cleansing" of the
soul and undo the retched evil spell, but they will need very special
ingredients. The ingredients can cost anywhere from $50 to $1000.
If the psychic continually asks you for money, then you can pretty
much count on this person being a big time FRAUD. Its a pity too,
because they give the good and caring psychics a bad name to the
general public.
Now a TRUE psychic provides real clues to what is happening in your
present cycle and the past which leads to future events. The true
psychic helps determine the road you are taking and what the
possible outcome of your actions will be.
Real psychics can not turn "on" and "off" at will. It may happen
that the psychic is turned "off" when you meet her and cannot
establish a connection with you. A true honorable psychic will
turn you away and ask you to come back another day for a reading
and refund your money. When this happens please consider returning
to that psychic, chances are she will give you an excellent and
accurate reading the next time you meet.
Here are a few clues to help you recognize a true psychic when you
meet one. If your psychic is 'tuned in', then expect this kind of
information:
A basic outline of your past - exact dates are not mentioned,
rather a broad spectrum of the past is mentioned with some details
being explained. Your psychic will talk to you about present
situations and/or problem(s). The present and the past are the
keys to the future.
The explanation your psychic gives you regarding current problems
or conflicts will give you the insight you need to help solve the
problems. Your psychic will explain the journey you are traveling
at the present time. Stay open to her. If she is not addressing
a particular aspect of your present journey, by all means tell her
so. Chances are, she is explaining a situation in a way you cannot
understand or sometimes accept. If you are totally closed to her,
again, the honorable psychic will refund your money and ask you to
come back another day when your mind is more receptive or open to
her. The psychic you visit should be able to give you some advice
on how to overcome current problems or conflicts. She can see
some of the future possibilities or milestones in your way and
advise you on how to avoid serious difficulties. Based on the
issues regarding your past and present a true psychic can usually
predict future events with astounding accuracy.
A true psychic is the modern day shaman - the counselor and problem
solver of old. There are many who dedicate their lives to giving
good readings rather than becoming rich or famous. Unfortunately
the extremely profitable psychic "business" has created a lot of
money-grubbing "readers" out there who are just in it for a quick
buck.
