When to Have a Reading

  To have a reading or not to have a reading.  Some are not sure if they want  a reading, or even if it will help.  Then there are those who would like to, but it goes against their religious beliefs, and they're not quite sure if they will end up in hell if they do.  Let me state outright, my purpose is not to put anyone's religion down.  We all have the right to believe what we choose, and should be able to do that without anyone judging it.  I would like to state that my personal belief is that all religions have a foundation in truth.  Not only do they all have a foundation in truth, but rooted in love, compassion and understanding.  Through years of man's interpretations those foundations have drastically changed.  It's kind of like reading a book, and telling someone what you think the author meant when he wrote it.  If you ask ten different people, you are likely to get different interpretations.  So, on the aspect as it applies to having a reading because of what your religious views are, I say, if it feels right to you, then have one.  I can assure you that there is no punishment for having a session.  You won't be arrested, no ads in the newspaper are taken out to let others know you have done it.

  Now, I would like to address timing of having a reading.  If you have lost a loved one, and you are hoping to connect with them there is no specific amount of time that must be waited out before you can have a session, or that you will be able to get through to them.  As for the timing on your end is another factor to be considered.  When someone passes people are in a great deal of pain from the loss, and very emotional.  This is normal and won't hinder the contact, but you may have a better experience if you wait a little bit until you have time to adjust per se.  Not that we ever adjust to being without someone we love and care about, but the emotions will calm down.  This is a very personal thing, and for each individual it may be different.  My opinion on this is to go when it feels right to you.  I have souls come through to me right after having left this dimension, before there has even been a memorial service.  Whether you decide to have a reading right after, or wait a period of time, a session with a good medium usually brings through some very comforting information.

  How about if you are going through a life situation, such as a financial situation, or the break up of a relationship, or you are having a medical issue?  Is this a good time to have a reading?  The answer to that question purely depends on whether or not you do your research and find a reputable genuine psychic to do the reading for you.  All too often people don't do enough research and end up having a session with a charlatan or a scammer.  When you are going through a situation like any of the ones I have mentioned, you are vulnerable.  The charlatan can smell it, and they will use it to their advantage.  They can end up doing more harm than good in these cases.  If you have gotten a referral from a friend, or you have researched, a reading can be very helpful.  Read my previous blog about signs that you are being scammed.  When you have a session with a reputable psychic, or psychic medium he or she can help you quite a bit.  But rest assured a genuine psychic, or psychic medium will never try to make you dependent on them.  They never tell you must return to them, or that you should buy some expensive item to get rid of whatever is going on.  A suggestion may be made about doing meditation, or attending a workshop.  Or you may even be referred to someone who does genuine healing work.

  All in all, whatever the reason for having a reading, be it to speak with a loved one who had died on the earthly plane, or any type of life situation, the most important aspect is doing your research, or get a good referral from someone you trust.  Psychic readings and or psychic medium readings are very helpful in many different ways to many people.  Only you know if the time is right for you.  There is no specific time that is better than another to have a reading.  The most important part is getting someone to do your reading that is working in the light, and only has your best interest at heart.

Is Your Psychic Real or a Scam?

In my last posting I talked about what to expect when you have a reading with me.  Today I'm going to talk with you about what I call the "Neon Sign Factor".  There are many psychics and psychic mediums that are real, genuine, and operating in the light.  Unfortunately, there are equally as many, if not more that are not real, are looking to scam people, or are just not operating in the light with the right intentions.  If you are in an area where there are shops, or psychic reading salons, as they are sometimes called, there will be a neon sign saying "Psychic" or "Palm Reader".  By no means am I saying that all of these are scammers, but in this blog I am going to give you some indicators to look for if you happen to be in one of these types of shops, or even if you are doing a reading by phone.

More often than not when someone is looking for a reading they have a situation that is going on in their life that they are hoping to gain insight into, having a relationship issue, or someone close has passed away and they are hoping to connect with them.  In situations like this the person going for the reading is vunerable.   When we are vunerable we sometimes miss things that would not otherwise get by us.  There are times when people are just going for a reading because it would be fun to do, but that is really the unusual type of reading.  But these guidelines can help no matter what the reason is that you are looking for a psychic reading.

A lot of times it will start with being lured in with really inexpensive, or a cheap price.  That is because knowing that clients are vunerable, the money end of the scam comes at the back end of it.  I don't mean to imply that all the scams start out as completely inexpensive either.  Some have gained confidence and will charge more in the beginning.  Part of the reason for the inexpensive draw in is to gain the client's trust, and build a relationship, keep the client coming back often. 

Another indicator is your psychic reader telling you not to tell anyone what you have been told in your reading.  There is no reason in the world why, if you choose to share something that has come through in a legitimate reading that you cannot.  This is a red flag.  Along the same lines is taping a session.  In fact, I encourage people to record their sessions, that way I know they can be paying full attention while we are in the session and not distracted by trying to take notes at the same time, and then it can be listened to again after the session.  So, if  you are told you cannot tape record your session, ask why?  Now I can tell you that there may be something that comes through in a session that spirit might not want on the tape, and they can make it sound different, or it is blank, but that is not and should not be the decision of the person doing your psychic reading.  If you bring your own recording device you will know for sure it has not been tampered with, and it's under your control.

This next indicator can go either way, but I list it anyway as just something to be aware of.  If there are two people and the reader says the other person cannot stay in the room, be sure it is for a legitimate reason.  In my sessions I will allow someone to stay as long as the client is okay with, and they are not concerned that something may come up that they do not want anyone else to hear.  Sometimes when there is more than one person in the room a second fee will be charged because something could come up for the other person, this would be true in a psychic medium reading.  It would not be the case for a tarot card reading, or a palm reading.

If you are in your reading and you are told that you have "a black cloud over you, negative energy following you, a curse on you", any of these types of statements are a lead in to begin the scam.  Another one is if you are having a relationship issue and you are trying to get back together with someone, or even get someone to leave you alone and this psychic can help you with it, can fix it, can heal it, these are all things that are indicators of scams.  Sometimes they will tell you to put a certain amount of money in a white envelope and then pray over it, sleep on it and then bring it to them.  In one case you will be told that they can do candle magic to fix the issue and the candle is an enormous amount of money.  There is no amount of candle magic, or you giving someone a large sum of money that is going to fix any of the above listed "issues". 

When anyone is having things go wrong in their life, be it in a relationship, job, or however they are effecting you, no one else can fix it but you.  It means there is a life lesson that you must learn in order to move forward.  No one can learn your lessons for you, you must walk that road yourself.  You must take the class yourself.  When you learn the lesson you then begin to move forward.  Sometimes that lesson is patience, sometimes it's tolerance, or communication.  It's always a life-lesson. 

In closing for today, remember psychics and psychic mediums can be very helpful when they are real and operating in the light.  When they are not real or just scamming, they can do more damage than good.  Be aware of that when you are looking for a psychic or a psychic medium.  Do your research or get a referral from someone else who has had a good experience.

Until next time, I send Universal Love and Light to you.

Types of Psychic Readings

First I'd like to give a description of some the different kinds of services are available.  I believe it's important to have a good understanding of what the services that are out there in order to make the right choices.  I'd like to give a brief list of what they, and it is not meant to be all-inclusive.  There are tarot card, angel card, palm , numerology, astrology, rune stones, psychic, and psychic medium readings. 
Tarot cards were originally used for games in the 15th century.  It wasn't until the 18th and 19th century that they were then used to foretell the future.  In readings they are broken into two groups, the major arcana and the minor arcana.  They major arcana has 22 cards, and the minor has 56 for a total of 78 cards.  There are many different designs of tarot decks, nad far too many to be able to list here.  The most popular is probably the Rider-Waite deck.  Psychic readers who use tarot decks are not necessarily born with the gifts, or should I say have their intuitive abilities open.  One can be taught the meanings of each card and can then do readings from the decks of cards by laying them out for a person who wishes to have a reading.  Angel card readings would be another form of card reading, but they usually have only positive meanings in them.  As with tarot decks, angel decks can be varied, and there are many different ones.  The most popular angel cards are probably the ones made by Doreen Virtue.
The next type of psychic reading I would like to talk about is the palm reading.   Palm reading is the art of reading the lines in the palm of the hand.  Each line has a meaning, and as many lines as the hand has, there are equally as many different interpretations of those meanings.  I have been asked often if palm reading is real.  The reading so of palms is real, and the lines do have meanings.  Now whether or not the person doing the reading is real or not is another question.  It is believed that the lines are linked to our past lives, and what is to be in the current life.  There are many cultures that use it and believe it in quite freely.  Like tarot and angel card reading, palm reading can be taught, and in fact, is taught in different cultures.
Numerolgy readings are done by the use of numbers and letters.  Each number has a meaning and what it represents.  Letter have a number that is associated with it.  The numbers have meanings for both positive and negative qualities.  It is believed that before we incarnate into a lifetime we sit down with a guidance counselor (so to speak) and determine what life lessons we wish to experience.  And in doing that our date of birth is determined, as is our name, and with the numbers it adds together to give us personalities to create those lessons.  How we live and learn those lessons is up to us.  We have freewill to make the choices of how to handle them.  But if we do not learn the lesson at first they continue to come up over and over again until we do learn them.  I will leave that for another day.  The name we are given at birth is coverted into numbers, then the numbers are added together, and reduced to a single digit, unless the number is 11 or 22, which are considered to be master numbers.    There are four core elements in numerology.  The Life Path, which is determined by the date of birth.  The second of the core is Expression, which is determined by your full birth name.  Soul Urge is the third element, or your inner motivation, and is determined by using the vowels in your birth name. Your Birthday is considered the sub-lesson to be learned in your life, and that is the numerical day of your birth.  This is merely an overview of what a numerology reading entails and in now way inclusive of everything involved.  An astrology reading is closely compared with a numerology reading as your month, day, and year of birth is used, along with the hour of birth.  The way an astrological reading is done today is by typing all the data into software and computer puts together a chart showing the things that have gone on, and what's to come.  As with the other types of readings, numerology and astrology are also a form of reading that can be taught.  Before software was devoloped for the readings all the charting was done by hand, and was very time consuming.  Numerology and astrology are very good tools, and when someone does them for a person it can be very revealing in that a person that is adept at it can tell you a lot of things about your personality and how you handle situations, and relationships.
Rune stone readings go back to ancient times.  The stones have runic alphabet on them.  Each letter or symbol has a meaning.  It's a matter of the person interpretting that meaning and delivering it to the person who wishes to have a reading done.  Reading runes is something that can be taught.
Psychic readings is someone looking at the past, what's going on in the present, and what the possibilities are for the future.  I say possibilities, because not all things are set in stone and must occur.  Sometimes those things can be changed.  A psychic uses his or her senses to do readings.  Clairaudience is hearing things.  Clairvoyance is seeing signs.  Clairsentience is feeling something.  Claircognizance is knowing, (gut feeling).  Clairalience is smelling.  Clairgustance is tasting.  Not all psychics have or use all the gifts.  Now there are those that say we all have a psychic sense, and there are those that say it can be taught.  My answer to this is we are all born with an internal knowing, but we do not all have it open and use it.  We can be taught to open it up and use it.  The  more you use it, the more it opens up the clearer it becomes.  And that is yet another subject for another day.
Psychic medium readings are communicating with people that have died or crossed over.  I personally like to say crossed over, because my belief is a death from earth is birth in another dimension, if you will.  That would be the difference between a psychic and psychic medium reading.  And to finish it up for now, all psychic mediums are psychics, but not all psychics are psychic mediums. 
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