Do You These Psychics?

Everyone wants certainty in their life…certainty is perhaps even more important than happiness. Many people, who live uncertain lives, want to know what’s going to happen…if they will find true love, if they should change jobs, if they should move to a new town, and so on.

Some of these people consult psychics, whom they believe can see into the future and tell them what they want to know. Psychics are people who have “extra sensory perception,” and can see into the future.

There are different varieties of psychic phenomena. A “medium” is, to use the dictionary definition, a “person through whom the spirits of the dead are alleged to be able to contact the living.”

A “psychic” is a person “a person who is allegedly sensitive to psychic influences or forces; a medium” although psychics don’t necessarily contact the dead… a medium is always a psychic but psychic isn’t always a medium.

Some psychics perform their readings by holding something that belongs to the person in question, others read from tarot cards, and so on.

Many prominent people throughout history have believed in the powers of psychics – for example Franklin Delano Roosevelt, while president, consulted a psychic, as did Woodrow Wilson. Perhaps most famously, Nancy Reagan consulted a psychic while her husband was in office.

So if you’re going to consult a psychic, you’re in good company. Nevertheless, it’s always well to “test drive” a psychic as you would any professional whom you were thinking of hiring to do a job for you. Indeed, it would be even more important to “vet” a psychic, since you’ll be trusting them to give you advice on your love life and perhaps even your business career.

You can visit a psychic in your home town…or at least one who lives close to you. This would seem to be the best way to go about it, as most psychics practice psychometry – they hold something that belongs to you, and get impressions from it, which they use to give you advice.

There are also plenty of online psychic websites. If you’re thinking of consulting a psychic, read through all of these websites, to see the kinds of powers they claim, and perhaps most importantly, to compare their prices, before you commit to one or the other.

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This post was written by The Online Psychic on March 4, 2010

Can You Trust Psychic Readings?

If you’re going to visit a psychic, it all boils down to the fact that you must believe in psychic power, otherwise why would you pay money to visit the individual?

And many people do believe in psychics, and have done throughout the ages.

Unfortunately, the psychic profession is more prone than most to have its fair share of frauds and charlatans. Too many people are too desperate in their lives, and will actually go from legitimate psychic to fraudulent psychic, until they find one who will tell them not what is true…but what they want to be true…or at least what they want to hear.

Even if these charlatans attempt to get no extra money out of their clients, happy simply to get their small payment from a single visit, they are still frauds.

When you’ve had a psychic reading, therefore, the thing to do is analyze the advice you’ve been given. Is it going to cost you extra money to follow this advice? Is it going to necessitate that you return to the psychic for more information? Those are clues that you can’t trust what the psychic has said.

An interesting book to read is Suddenly Psychic: A Skeptic’s Journey by Maureen Caudill. Caudill has degrees in math and physics from prestigious universities, and did not believe in psychic phenomena until she started experiencing them herself. Of even more interest is a book called Diary of a Psychic, written by an actual psychic, Sonia Choquette. Indeed, before you visit any psychic, give this book a read.

On the other side of the coin are books written in an attempt to debunk psychic theory, such as Science or Pseudoscience: Magnetic Healing, Psychic Phenomena, and Other Heterodoxies by Henry H. Bauer.

Another particularly good book is The Origins of Psychic Phenomena: Poltergeists, Incubi, Succubi, and the Unconscious Mind by Stan Gooch.

But that’s getting off the track. The question is.. Can you trust a psychic reading? And the answer is, if you have found a psychic whom you trust – after due diligence – then of course you can trust the reading. Unless you are being advised to take action that goes against your very principles…then it’s perhaps time to find a new psychic

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This post was written by The Online Psychic on March 3, 2010

What You Can Expect From a Psychic Reading?

If you’re having problems in your life, and feel the need of advice from a psychic, it’s important that you know what to expect when you consult such a person.

The most important thing is to not have unrealistic expectations. Can a psychic tell you what numbers are going to be picked in the next lottery drawing? Probably not! There are too many other psychic auras swirling around such a drawing, as everyone with money on it is expending psychic energy trying to ensure that their numbers are drawn.

So, that kind of expectation is unrwealistic. Indeed, many people have unrealistic notions of what real psychics can do for you, and so before you find a psychic, you really should educate yourself about the entire phenomena.

To that end, check out a few books on the subject. Here’s a list of some of them:

1. Psychic Warrior: The True Story of America’s Foremost Psychic Spy and the Cover-Up of the CIA’s Top-Secret Stargate Program, by David Morehouse

2. Tour of duty: The diaries of psychic Bill Ward, an authorized biography by Gayle Pasternak

3. A Psychic in the Heartland: The Extraordinary Experiences of a Small-Town Doctor by Bettilu Stein Faulkner

4. Gift of the White Light: The Strange and Wonderful Story of Annette Martin, Psychic by James N. Frey So, once you’ve familiarized yourself with how a psychic works, then its time to visit a psychic. Many people like to visit a psychic face-to-face, to see her (or him) in action. When no psychic is available to you near where you live, the gap is filled by psychics online, whether on the internet or on the telephone.

Whichever psychic you choose – make sure you can afford the readings! With a face-to-face meeting or with an internet psychic, typically the charges are spelled out in advance annd there are no nasty surprises. With a telephone psychic…the skies the limits, as to what they’ll charge, so that’s generally a bad idea.

Ask honest, straightforward and specific questions, and expect the same kinds of answers in return. Some psychics will say that you can not expect 100% accuracy in a reading – I dispute that. After all…why not? For myself, if a psychic answers even one out of four questions incorrectly…how can you trust what they say in the future? Without 100% accuracy, a psychic is useless.

by Gabriel

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This post was written by The Online Psychic on March 3, 2010

Distant Psychic Reading – Understanding How it Works

If there was anything more cultivated in this world from time immemorial this would’ve been the progression of science and reason. Logic took the place of what used to be credited to consequential happenings to nature. However even if science has given us the answer and rationale to almost everything, there are still quite a few things it failed to explain. On the top of the list would be the psychic phenomena. And one of the most interesting feature of this realm would be what they call psychic reading.

Although knowledgeable men have tried hard to explain these paranormal happenings and experiences the way of the psychics still remain a mystery. Psychics are people who have innate special gifts that gives them extraordinary abilities to do things normal people cannot.

Psychics may possess different abilities, some even have more than one special power. Psychic abilities can include telekinesis, healing, telepathy, or seeing into the future, and many others. moreover, psychics can also give a psychic reading — they can read your personality, your past, present, or your future, and even your weaknesses and potentials.

Psychic reading can be given in many ways. In modern times, thanks to technology, psychic readings are now possible even through the phone. This method that does not require personal presence of both the psychic and the person being read in one room, is called a distant psychic reading.

So now you might wonder, what’s this distant psychic reading? How is it different from just a regular psychic reading?

The difference between the two types of psychic reading is pretty much simple. While a simple psychic reading is done with the psychic and the individual being in the same room, a distant psychic reading is done with the psychic separated from the individual a certain distance. This can be done either through the internet or the telephone.

That explained, you might still wonder how it is possible. Surely, since the reader and the individual aren’t together, the psychic must be very good because the power to be used must be more intensive. First of all, what the psychic does is that he paves a way of connection between him and the individual and this is called channeling. Channeling is done by the psychic gathering the energies around him and connects that to the energies surrounding the person not minding space and time. Once the connection is established, the psychic will be able to see through his third eye and read the person thereafter.

Generally speaking, distant psychic readings require stronger psychic powers. Because of this requirement, it just goes to show that psychics capable of this special method, are endowed with stronger psychic gifts.

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This post was written by The Online Psychic on February 25, 2010

Psychic Reading – Which Method Will Give the Best Results?

The psychic world is indeed both fascinating and mysterious. When people start a conversation about it, many will flash their opinion whether they are for it, or against it. For people who believe in such phenomenon, like a psychic reading for example, surely, they have experienced at first hand, the powers the psychic realm is capable of.

If you want to take a peak and experience the psychic sphere then the most common option that you will find is through a psychic reading. You may come and visit a psychic as an individual or as a group and the psychic is more than willing to give you a psychic reading.

There are a lot of ways in which a psychic can give a psychic reading. Of course, it must first be understood that psychic readings are only done by professional psychics. To name some of the most commonly used methods in psychic reading, we have tarot reading and other card readings, palm reading, aura reading, reading through astrology, and distant readings, among many more, some readings are even given with the use of tea leaves!

Tarot and other card readings are obviously done with the use of cards. Tarot cards for example, have a deck of 78 cards, with each card having a symbol of something. With this deck, a psychic reader can predict things pertaining to relationships, love, career and many more. This psychic reading method using tarots, is very common all throughout the world.

Palm reading as suggested by the name itself is done by using the hands of the individual who is in need of the reading. The psychic derives its reading by translatting the line and bumps of the person and this method is much more convenient for both the client and its psychic since no special tool is needed in going through this process.

On the other hand their is also a psychic reading that involves a person’s aura or even a person’s astrological sign. We must keep in mind that these two method of psychic readings is distinct from each other. An aura reading is a method by which the psychic reads the vibes around this certain person through the energy fields that surrounds that person in order to know his/her strengths, weaknesses, and personality. While the process of astrology reading considers greatly a person’s astrological sign and the planets involving it in making a psychic reading.

Another type of psychic reading which is gaining much more popularity these days because of the growing demand of internet users is the distant psychic reading. Thanks to the vast growth of internet providers and telephone companies psychic reading is becoming more accessible to everyone. Psychics who practice this method have really strong psychic abilities since they could do a reading regardless of time and space. Technology has a way of providing means to make everything within our grasp and our psychics also evolves with the changing times.

Psychics are everywhere and they are all special and have very unique skills. Their gifts vary from each other in so many ways. A lot of individuals would ask if what is the most accurate method of psychic reading? Well it is all accurate but if you want to be more than just positive then you must visit a psychic who is more stronger. A psychic that even at a distance would be able to give you a reading. A psychic capable of a distant psychic reading.

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This post was written by The Online Psychic on February 21, 2010

Tarot Psychic Readings – Introduction to Tarot Cards

History of Tarot Cards

Where and when Tarot started is a mystery. The earliest proof of Tarot cards being used is from the fifteenth century as a popular card game. Some of the beautiful Tarot decks created then are still around. In the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries the cards were discovered and used by a number of scholars of the occult who realised that the cards were much more powerful than just a card game. The cards have since then been created or changed by connections to the Kabbalah, Egyptian mysteries, Hermetic philosophy and secret societies such as the Order of the Golden Dawn into what it is today.

Do you have to be a psychic to use Tarot Cards?

You do not have to be a psychic to read Tarot cards. Practise and training of reading your intuition will get your Tarot reading skills improved quickly. Tarot is simply just another tool to reach and use the power of the unconscious, much like meditating, psychotherapy, visualization and interpretation. In movies, psychic readings and Tarot readings are often performed by an old scary witch like lady in a dark scary room. This “Hollywood” image have created and cemented a perception of Tarot cards, for most people in a unfavourable way. Exactly how Tarot cards work has many different interpretations. Some claim that the cards are just tools for communicating with spirits, psychic phenomena or intuition. Others  mean that the number of people that have meditating on the cards have collectively created an energy around the cards.


The Tarot Cards

A standard Tarot deck has 78 were 22 of the cards are “major arcana” or trumps for example The Lovers, The Fool, The Pope and The World. In the US the standard deck is the Rider-Waite deck. Even though it is certainly not the most attractive of Tarot cards the Rider-Waite deck is the most recommended deck to start out with if you are new to Tarot. The basic meaning of the cards are the same regardless of what deck you are using, however, the specific images and language used on a deck can be more or less useful depending what type of reading you are doing. For example, many people find the Renaissance Tarot particularly good at questions of passion, mastery, and reason.

What can Tarot Cards do for you?
It can help you with guidance and finding meaning through making the connection to your source or consciousness easier. It is simply a tool for connecting to yourself and reading the signs that were always there. Most of us live our lives in a way that we let our conscious minds lead the way of our daily life, the Tarot cards helps you to connect to your inner guide and let that wisdom guide you in your choices and the paths you are choosing.

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This post was written by The Online Psychic on January 27, 2009

Three Secret Tips To Find the Best Psychics Online

So you’ve decided to take the plunge and have an online psychic reading. You’re excited and perhaps also a little nervous but an all important and pressing question begins to surface in the back of your mind “OK I’m ready to have a reading” you say to yourself “But what do I do now? Where can I go to find the best online psychic?”.  You pour yourself a cup of coffee, sit comfortably in front of your pc, you type in “online psychic” into Google, hit search and then….well….then you scratch your head!

Why? Well the first thing you notice is that the internet is full of websites and advertisements all claiming to offer the “best” online psychic readings and services. But this only adds to your confusion. Not only does it make it difficult to know where to begin looking for a genuine online psychic but it also makes it daunting to know who you can trust. And when it comes to something as intimate as a psychic reading the issue of trust becomes very important.

Whatever stage you are at though in trying to find a gifted online psychic don’t worry. You are certainly not alone and the purpose of this article is to provide you with some quick and easy tips to help you find the best online psychic as fast and effortlessly as possible.

With that out of the way you can then concentrate on the most important thing at hand – having and enjoying your psychic reading! So without further ado here are three important tips to help you along the way.

1. Begin with a Trusted and Well Established Psychic Advisor Site.

The internet is full of “here today, gone tomorrow” websites and this is especially true when it comes to the world of online psychics. You want to avoid sites which are lacking in basic information such as an “About Us” page, contact information, a privacy policy and most importantly information about who their psychic advisors are and how they are selected. Without any of this information you really have no idea who you are dealing with and this should be a red flag for you to look elsewhere.

You also want to steer clear from sites which you (or probably no-one else for that matter) have ever heard of and which certainly do not look or feel professional. If a site doesn’t look professional then chances are the services it offers are not professional either. So avoid these kind of sites as well.

The best psychic sites actually have a strong brand and reputation. Naturally these are factors which are not made overnight but which take many years to build. Although there are a select handful of sites which do I personally recommend LivePerson (previously known as Kasamba) which is one of the most well established psychic advisor sites on the web.

LivePerson has been around for a long time and in addition to offering a strong commitment to customer service it also has one of the most extensive listings of live psychics available anywhere and their website is updated frequently.

One of the things I like most about LivePerson is that they have a policy that ALL live psychic sessions start free. This means that you can try out their services and the services of a particular psychic without any risk to you. Most professional psychics there are friendly and considerate people who are more than happy to offer you some free time at the outset to discuss your individual needs and questions. This takes the pressure off and allows to you time to find the psychic with whom you feel the most comfortable to have an in-depth reading with.

2. Take Some Time to Read a Psychic Advisor’s Ratings and Feedback

Now that you have chosen an established and professional psychic site the next step is to take a look at the profiles and listings of the psychics who work there paying close attention to their individual ratings and feedback. An excellent feature of LivePerson is that as a client there you have the ability to leave both a numerical rating (from 1 to 5 stars) and written feedback for each psychic advisor you have a reading with.

This information then becomes public and can be viewed on the psychic’s rating page. You can access this page (which pops up on the screen) by clicking on the yellow stars that appear beneath a psychic’s name or simply by clicking where it says “Read all reviews”.

Once feedback is published it can not be changed or altered either by the psychic or the client. As such, feedback is permanent, and if an advisor is not a good one or is having a bad day which can happen then as a user on the site you will know about it very quickly.

Reviews and feedback take a lot of the guesswork out of finding a talented psychic advisor since if clients are not happy with the services of a reader then they will be quick to say so. The overall feedback therefore is testament to a psychic’s abilities and professionalism and without a doubt it’s the number one factor to consider before choosing a reader.

3. Look at a Psychic’s Areas of Expertise

The last tip for today when searching for a gifted online psychic is to look at a psychic’s specific areas of expertise which you should be able to find mentioned on their individual profile page. Many people don’t realise that the psychic profession just like many other professions is a highly specialised one. Just as there are different kinds of medical doctors there are also numerous kinds of psychics. This is because there are many different kinds of psychic gifts and abilities each of which provides access to different kinds of information.

For this reason you want to be sure that you choose a psychic whose abilities and expertise match your own needs and requirements. For instance if your motivation for a reading is to seek information or a communication from a departed loved one then you will want to find a psychic who either has mediumistic abilities or who is able to receive this kind of information directly from their guides. If on the other hand your pet Labrador has been unwell lately and you wish to seek some guidance about her current state then it would be wise to seek out a pet psychic rather than a medium. I know this sounds obvious but you would be surprised at how many people overlook this when choosing a psychic.

So there you have it! Keeping these three important tips in mind you should now be able to quickly find a gifted psychic online without being overwhelmed by all the various psychic websites and advertisements out there. In the meantime be sure to be on the lookout for future articles where I will provide even more handy tips on how to find a genuine and gifted online psychic.

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This post was written by The Online Psychic on December 30, 2008

4 common types of psychic readings

Along with the many different types of psychic abilities there are also many different types of psychic readings. When most people think of a psychic reading they think of going to a psychic and asking questions which they hope the psychic will be able to answer. Psychic readings can take on other forms as well

•    Tarot readings are psychic readings that foretell the future using tarot cards. Tarot cards have been around since ancient times and have long been a tool that psychics used to see possible future events. There are many different types of tarot card decks but they all have different suits and cards which have different meanings. During a tarot reading a psychic will shuffle and deal the deck with or without help from the person being read and will then arrange the cards in a pattern. The psychic will then interpret the meaning of the cards as they relate to each other.
•    Horoscopes are very popular types of psychic readings, they appear in magazines and newspapers all around the world. Horoscopes are insights into what is likely to happen to a person during a specific time. Horoscopes are based on a person’s star sign or astrology.
•    Astrology readings are more in depth than horoscopes and are based on the position of stars, planets, and other celestial bodies as they relate to the person being read. Everyone has a specific astrology sign based on the position of planets, stars, and celestial bodies when they are born This sign will give a psychic insight what type of influence the celestial bodies will have on a person’s life.
•    Palm readings are another popular form of psychic readings and they involve interpreting the lines on the palm and fingers to give a person insight about themselves and their future. There are few different ways that the lines on the palm can be interpreted and they usually represent life, health, and longevity. The shape of the lines and how they  relate to each other is used as the basis of the reading.

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This post was written by The Online Psychic on December 28, 2008

5 most common psychic abilities

Psychic abilities have been a popular topic of study and discussion for almost as long as humans themselves have existed. In ancient times psychics were revered for their powers and looked to for guidance and advice. In some time periods such as early colonial America psychics were shunned and considered witches with evil powers.

Today psychics are not usually used to advise government and relied on to give hope to the masses, but they are still popular among individuals who want some insight into their life, situation, or who want to get an idea of what the future may hold for them.

There are many different types of psychic abilities, some are commonly known such as clairvoyance and mental telepathy, and others are more obscure such as psychometry and auric sight. There are also many types of psychic readings including tarot readings, palm readings, horoscopes, and more.

•    Clairvoyance is the psychic ability to see places, scenes, situations, people, and objects that are far away using the mind’s eye. A psychic with clairvoyance can use their mind to connect with people, objects, and places that are far away and see mental images of that far away place. This ability has most famously been used to help solve crimes and murder cases. Clairaudience is a similar ability where a psychic can hear words and sounds from other places and clairempathy is the ability to sense emotions of others far away.
•    Psychometry is another psychic ability that has been popularized by entertainment. This is the ability to perceive information about a place, person, or event by touching an object associated with that person, place, or event. Personal objects such as keys, jewelry, or watches can be used or larger objects such as furniture or walls. Touching these objects allows the psychic to sense either with feelings or images what has happened to the person or object associated with the item.
•    Psychokinesis is another popular psychic ability. People psychokinetic abilities can move and influence objects with their minds.
•    Telepathy is a similar power of the mind and allows people with the ability to read the thoughts of other people.
•    Auric sight is another psychic ability and it allows people with the ability to see the aura, or energy that surrounds others. Everyone’s aura is unique in shape and color and gives insight into the person’s personality, moods, emotions, and health.

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This post was written by The Online Psychic on December 28, 2008

How to Prepare for a Psychic Reading

If you are planning to get a psychic reading to answer some important questions in your life it is important to prepare for it so that you get the most out of the experience. A psychic reading is a great way to get insight into your situation and find out what to do to get the outcome you are seeking for your life. There are few common misconceptions that you should not buy into if you want to get the most out of your psychic reading as well as other ways to prepare.

1. Many people think that psychics will tell them what is going to happen to them in the future and that there is no way they can change that outcome. This is a common misconception and one that you should not believe when preparing for your psychic reading. Psychic readings do tell you what is likely to happen in your future if you stay on your current path but you always have free will and can change any outcome you may have discovered through your reading. Psychics can tell you what can happen depending on the path you choose but ultimately it is up to you to choose your path and make your own future.

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When you go to your psychic reading go with an open mind. Prepare for you reading by thinking about or meditating on the questions you want answers to. Open your mind to all possibilities and help the psychic connect with your energy.

3. Genuine psychics do not ask a lot of questions. They only need some very basic information about you and to know what your questions are. Because true psychics do not ask you many questions it is important to think of the questions you want to ask before you go because you should not engage in a conversation about yourself revealing what you want to know.

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When you prepare for your psychic reading you need to develop realistic expectations. Genuine psychics are not 100% accurate; they can have bad days just like anyone else. Psychics all have unique abilities so you may not get the specific answers you want depending on how well a psychic can read you and what information they can see. Some psychics interpret readings through pictures, other through words, and some even through sounds and feelings. You may not be able to get specific information if the psychic cannot interpret the information you are looking for.

5. If you want to get the most out of your psychic reading you must be prepared to trust your intuition. A good psychic will help you to understand the meaning of their reading but you must also trust in your instincts. When you hear a psychic’s interpretation your first though as to how it applies to you and your life is usually the true meaning. Many times putting too much thought into what a certain sign means during your reading will cloud the true message.

Going into a psychic reading with an open mind and realistic expectations will ensure that you get the most out of your reading.

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This post was written by The Online Psychic on December 23, 2008