A question that often pops up during conversations is;
Do I think Psychics are real?
I’ve asked many other people for their opinion on this subject. The answers are sometimes pretty controversial to say the least!
Psychics, mediums, clairvoyants or whatever you prefer to call them have been around since the beginning of time.
History books are riddled with tales of seers, oracles and prophets.
Speaking with the deceased first became popular during the 19th century, when three young ladies known as the Fox sisters charged people to watch them communicating with the dead. This gave birth to the Spiritualism movement and it wasn’t long before the Fox sisters became celebrities, touring and holding multiple sessions a day.
Some years later Maggie Fox, must have had a change of heart as she decided to let the cat out of the bag. She described how they tricked people, using apples on a string to make knocking sounds and writing secret messages with their feet!
Despite her confession, the Spiritualism movement continued to grow and modern day mediums still make a good living, some even have bestselling books and hit TV shows!
My own mum is a self-proclaimed ‘Psychic’ and has earned a good living from giving tarot readings and ‘spiritual’ guidance to people.
You can read more about that here:
Messages from the beyond the grave
I don’t think my mum’s a charlatan, at least not knowingly anyway. She genuinely believes that she is the real deal and has total faith in what she does.
For as long as I can remember, I’ve always been around this kind of thing, so you’d expect me to be able to give you a definitive answer, but it’s not that simple.
In all honesty, I really don’t know. Who am I to decide if somebody is talking with the deceased or able to predict your future?
My personal opinion is this: I do think there is such a thing as spirits or ghosts, I have no evidence to back this up, it’s just my personal opinion. I’m not sure if people can communicate with them, but it’s quite a nice idea.
Can people really take a little peek at your past or have a nosey into your future? Maybe, who knows?
I know a few ‘tricks’ and techniques to apparently read minds and I could quite easily convince a stranger that I’m conversing with their beloved dead cat or whatever!
I definitely think there’s a lot of charlatans and a few wrong ‘uns knocking about and they will bleed you dry if you let them!
I’ve seen things that could convince me psychics are real, but that doesn’t mean that I 100% believe. Could they just be excellent cold readers and not even know it? Yes, I believe they could be. I also believe some people are quite empathic and able to pick up on certain vibes that some people give off.
We all have a need to believe in something and that is most likely what every good ‘psychic’ knows.
Knowing the tricks of ‘psychics’ can definitely help us with our Mentalism. Watch any ‘psychic’ performing and I’m sure you’ll recognise some of their ‘tricks’, you may even learn a few new tricks yourself.
How do you feel about ‘psychics’?
What if someone is claiming to be psychic and they’re giving good advice or providing comfort to people without taking advantage of them, would you consider them to be unethical or bad?
Are all psychics are frauds?
I’d love to hear your opinions, so reach out using the contact page.
(Not quite) from the other side
Ryan