Myth: Psychics read your mind at all times.
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Psychic readers can read your mind if we focus our intention on doing so; however, if we did that to everyone all the time, we would burn ourselves out and need mental health assistance. I myself personally am not interested in that! Also, any professional reader will ask your permission instead of invading your privacy. Having said that, some things like intuition and face reading become automatic, but one usually tunes in for short periods of time and only when necessary. Also, if someone doesn’t want to be read to, they can’t, it’s that simple.
Myth:
Psychic readers know everything about the person, right down to the color of the underwear they are wearing or what they have had for breakfast.
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Psychic readers often focus on specific areas of concern that are often decided by the person receiving a reading. In some cases, a person (also called a caretaker or seeker) just wants to be “read”, in which case it is often general information that the psychic sees and then interprets into general or specific knowledge for the caretaker. In addition, the qualities of the perceptions depend on the question and the energetic opening of the sitter to the reader.
Myth:
The readers will tell you something horrible like you will have an accident or die.
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Professional readers have a code of ethics that they read by, and it usually doesn’t include telling people about things they can’t control or are psychically harmful to know. My rule of thumb is this: does it add value and benefit the person to know? If so and it’s not against the code, I’ll tell you and then give you ideas on how to improve a challenging situation.
Myth:
Psychic readers are scammers.
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Professional readers are interested in providing a valuable service that helps a person, not ripping them off. As with many things, vulnerable and desperate people and those who don’t want to work or take responsibility for their lives are the most susceptible to fraud. I say put scammers out of business by taking ownership of your life, and in my practice, I turn vulnerable people away and redirect them to crisis centers or other help.
Myth:
Psychic readers are fake and often use cold reading techniques.
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Professional readers are often able to read body language, facial expressions and parts, hairstyle, and clothing style because they have a genuine interest in understanding, observing, and getting to know others. Cold reading is often used on its own (ie face reading) or in combination with other reading tools (tarot, astrology, palm, etc.). Cold reading can also be used for icebreakers (building a relationship) or for illustrative purposes (when relating reading insights to what is seen visually). Furthermore, “normal” everyday people use cold reading techniques in everyday transactions with others without paying much attention to it. Cold reading techniques help people build rapport and get along with others. So-called fraudulent psychic readers use these techniques to intentionally defraud others.
Myth:
A psychic isn’t real unless they can read without being asked.
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A psychic can pick up lost facts about a person, but it usually takes a concentrated effort to read another person and that person needs to open up to the reading without proof in order for something of value to come out of the reading. Professional readers will want to know “specific” questions that a model wants answered because they could be there all day picking up missing facts or “psychic debris” that have no relevance or meaning to the model. This is just wasted time. Also, as mentioned before, psychics and readers are basically interpreters. They receive data and interpret it into something meaningful and practical for the caregiver to understand and relate to the response. Your question sets the stage for interpretation. If there is no doubt, the answer is likely to be general.
Myth:
All readers are psychic.
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Some readers are not psychic; however, all psychics are readers. Being a psychic means that you have heightened senses beyond the norm. A reader is someone who has knowledge of an ancient scientific tool and can interpret a result, but does not necessarily make intuitive leaps when interpreting data obtained from a reading tool such as tarot, astrology, numerology, palmistry, analysis of handwriting etc The tools of the psychic senses include: clairvoyance (sight), clairvoyance (hear), clairvoyance (feeling), clairvoyance (taste/smell), and clairvoyance (know). Psychics plug into the “universal mind” (without having to study a system), pick things up, and interpret the results. Readers study a system, collect things, and interpret the results.
Myth:
Psychic readers should not charge money for what they do because it is a gift and it is spiritual.
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Professional readers provide a valuable service that others benefit from. Although it may be a gift, many people have gifts: athletes, actors, doctors, psychologists, etc. Since we live in a society that requires us to use money to survive, we need to earn a living, so why not use our gift? If we don’t, then we are wasting our gift and that doesn’t make any sense. As for it being spiritual, if I were living in conditions that would support me financially (ie religious workers, living in a monastery, etc.) I wouldn’t need to worry about making a living. And if I lived that lifestyle, I would probably also be less available to the general public as my focus would be only on spirituality and I would have less concern with the mundane everyday, and some may say superficial aspects of life.
Myth:
Every psychic or reader knows the past, present and future.
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Not all psychics or readers have the same ability or interest. Retrocognition (past), cognition (present) and precognition (future) are areas that a psychic or reader can divine and it is up to her ability and interest as to how well they can do it, if at all.
Myth:
A reading is set in stone.
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Most professional readers believe in a combination of free will and destiny. Free will allows you the freedom to do what you want and change course. Fate is something that just happens to you and there is no way around it. A reader is like any other forecaster (weather, sports, and stocks, for example). We look at past performance and present conditions to guess at a “probable” future outcome; however, free will or intervention (divine or otherwise) can affect the prognosis. And that’s the curveball that means no reader is 100% accurate.
Myth:
Readings are for fortune telling purposes only.
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The readings can be used for personality analysis, strategizing or brainstorming tool, objective point of view, meditation, mediation and arbitrage, decision making, option visualization, healing, brainstorming and idea generation, past life analysis, dream manifestation, dream analysis, mediumship, history. development, planning, psychic/intuitive development, diagnosis of love and relationships, professional and employment counseling, broadening of experience, understanding of people, society, the self and situations, or a short-term economic alternative to the services of unlicensed advice, advice and/or consultancy.
Myth:
Psychic readers (also known as fortune tellers) are old, graying, unattractive women who read in dark and eerie (and maybe creepy) living rooms or home spaces that have a lot of old and strange things on display. They also have a crystal ball or a selection of strange illustrated cards that they hold with their long fingers and painted nails. With a headscarf, perhaps around the shoulders, with jewelry (beads and/or coins around the neck, bracelets around the wrists, lots of rings and hoop earrings), they are silent but penetrating and see right through our soul telling us all kinds of news and deep and transcendental omens that leave us sick.
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While there are a few such types of readers, modern psychic readers often have an office every day or read by phone, email, instant messages, or snail mail (recorded) when reading for a person during a private session. They may or may not see the seekers in person and when they do it may be in a regular office space, cafe or at a special event within your home, office, restaurant, spa or trade show. Also, readers look like anyone and everyone. They can be young, socially beautiful, full of life and vitality, vivacious and modern looking, your next-door neighbor, a man, or a sporty mom. With that being said, some readers, like (3ofcups.ca) readers, go out of their way to look good as it adds sparkle, atmosphere and excitement to an event.
Myth:
Testing a psychic will prove their accuracy.
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When a builder puts up a wall it is to keep things out. If a caretaker intentionally puts up a wall and is a very good builder, the psychic will not be able to penetrate it. Psychics, as far as I know, are not omnipotent paranormal beings. When a psychic gives a reading it is an exchange of energy; it is a give and take activity.
The readings are not meant to be a fun gimmick, although they are entertaining (hey, someone’s talking about me!). Genuine psychics do not like to be tested because they are not magicians or trying to play tricks and can rarely give an accurate reading when tested. Psychics aren’t interested in matching wits or playing mind games, although mentalists like that. Psychics want to provide seekers or caregivers with valuable information that leaves the caregiver feeling great!
Giving false information can confuse the psychic, turn them off and make them anxious, which can leave a bad vibe. This is a poor way to assess a psychic who has a genuine interest in helping others. Now some psychics (such as through 3 of Cups) focus on being entertainment, but there is still an etiquette to keep in mind when getting a special event reading.
When a caregiver entertains themselves by deceiving, confusing or withholding while getting a reading, they are being unproductive and negative and probably should not get a reading from a genuine psychic. If a caregiver is “preoccupied” with giving out information instead of just getting a reading or asking questions, they are doing themselves AND the reader a disservice as their energy is not open and the reader gets murky information. Of course, at 3 of Cups Psychic Event Entertainment www.3ofcups.ca we are used to testers and many of us read very well and enjoy those conditions, but what I am saying here is: it is largely inappropriate and doesn’t really prove anything. . .
It’s hard enough to get a real reading when someone is open, let alone trying to sift through a dump of psychic debris. Therefore, testing a psychic proves nothing more than the nanny’s behavior in an unkind way to another human being and to themselves, this is especially true for special events when the atmosphere should generally be positive and uplifting. Guests, testing psychics, can put a steamy vibe at an event. So if you know you have a lot of guests who are skeptical and want to have fun testing the psychic, try a mentalist or let the psychic know ahead of time so she can decide if that’s the setting she wants to entertain herself in.
