Frustrations with Psychics

Last week, my mom, boyfriend and I went to see a psychic. I was house sitting for my father and I had noticed that there was a new psychic down the street, so we all decided to try it out. She said she did everything from palm reading to Tarot Reading to Chakra and Spirit readings. I had a palm reading before at the corn festival, and the reader was very accurate with my read so I thought I would try it again to see where my lines had shifted and changed.

The first thing that really made we not feel right about the psychic we saw last week is that she was pushing Christianity and church in her reading. I grew up Christian, I even went to a Catholic junior high school, and I was told growing up that everything I was doing such as Tarot, and palm reading was against the Christian church. However I have had issues with the Christian church, and I have been seeking my own spirituality now including mu curiousity with Tarot,, palm reading, mediations, and pyschic ablibilty.

The second thing is she had told each one of us that we had spirits following us. Here's the thing with as many people that have died in this world I could easily see how you can run into a restless spirit or two. However she was claiming that it was the reason for a bad luck. She told me that this spirit that was following me was the real reason why I am distracted from writing my story and why I am so unhappy most of the time. The thing is ever since puberty I would have moments of unhappiness, I just believe it is hormones, not necessarily a spirit.

The third thing that really rubs me the wrong way about this psychic is she was pushing all of us getting cleansings. I understand that cleansing are very important, but I just paid 20 dollars for a reading that maybe she could tell me something about me that I didn't know or what possiblities there in my future with my writings. I wasn't looking at her like a doctor at a check up and I have to go back every three months for a 100 dollar cleansing. She was trying to get at least 100 dollars out of each of us. I understand some people make a living using their psychic gifts, but I really felt she was just too pushy with it.

I was just wondering has anyone else has a bad experience with a psychic?

Tags: business, palm, psychics, raedings., tarot

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Permalink Reply by Dailgneachd on September 23, 2009 at 4:21pm: Oh gad... I can't stand that woman's voice.... she drives me nuts....

I think there's a difference between someone with true talents who is trying to help and someone with no talent who's making up crap, which seems to be the case here.; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by SIN on September 23, 2009 at 4:22pm: Talent or ability?; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Melinda on September 24, 2009 at 10:35am: Everyone has psychic abilities, it's just learing how to develop or strenghten your abilities that I, guess for lack of a better word, sets you apart from others.; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by SIN on September 24, 2009 at 12:08pm: Why call them psychic? It is very human to make connections with other humans. We transmit brain activity, and we can pick up on that brain activity - even if only in an emotional sense.

'Psychic Ability' posits that some people are more 'special' than others, and I think that's a ridiculous idea. Don't get me wrong, I don't believe all people are equal, and some abilities can be fine-tuned. Some people will simply be better than others, in specific things - not because of some pre-disposition but because of their unique DNA. What makes one a better jumper? Musician? Artist?

If we were both raised in the same household, at the same age, and receiving the same training - does this guarantee we will have the same abilities?

No, no it does not.

I do agree we all have this ability, a very human ability - but each of us is not guaranteed to use it in the same manner, nor have it processed in the same way.; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Dailgneachd on September 24, 2009 at 11:39am: ability, I guess would be the more appropriate word here, you're right.; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Awen on September 26, 2009 at 11:39am: LOL! Her voice is enough to make someone crazy! :); ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Jo on September 23, 2009 at 1:13pm: Not every person who can read palms, do tarot card readings or intuitve type readings are hustlers. Just like in every walk of life there are those who seek to rip people off no matter the profession. Just like not all doctors are helpful, not all teachers are good, not all cops are honest, not all psychics are hustlers.; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Rebekah on September 23, 2009 at 1:21pm: After the reading, I just do not feel confident about this one.; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by SIN on September 23, 2009 at 1:44pm: The ability to read cards, palms or bumps on one's head has NOTHING to do with psychic ability.; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Jo on September 23, 2009 at 1:50pm: What is your definition of psychic. Just curious.; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by SIN on September 23, 2009 at 2:06pm: A person claiming to have special abilities, beyond the normal senses of a human being; ie. extra-sensory perception.; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Moonsmith on September 23, 2009 at 3:07pm: I don't believe in abnormal human sensory. It's not extra, it's simply there and one just has to pay attention. I love those stupid terms. "Extra Sensory Perception" -- Like you went to a store and bought it on the discontinued rack or something...

This is the same sort of crap around 'super'-natural....There's 'natural' and it may be 'super', or even really 'cool'....but it's still natural.; ▶ Reply to This