Are psychics real?

Answer 1

There are many individuals today claiming to have psychic abilities. Some have made quite lucrative careers out of these claims. But are they real? Can they truly see the future? Do they actually have the ability to speak to the dead, foretell future events and recount past lives? I believe that it is almost impossible to predict the future of another person. It is much easier to predict your own future; after all it’s your life, who could ever know more about it than you? As far as speaking to speaking to the dead and recounting past lives, well I’ll keep an open mind about such things but my personal hunch is that most people claiming to have these abilities are less than genuine.

Many people claiming to be psychics are in fact frauds. But the same can be said about many doctors, lawyers, politicians, salesmen, or people in any other profession. One of the problems with determining which psychics are genuine and which are not is that there are no definitive guidelines for measurement. There are no professional policies or standardized practices to adhere to. There is no established governing body to report fraudulent psychics to.

Unlike other professions which have regulatory or licensing protocols to follow, there are no such standards for psychics. Anyone can call themselves a psychic and begin practicing professionally.

Fortunately there are some ways to determine whether a psychic may be misrepresenting themselves. A professional psychic relies heavily on reputation. A psychic with a bad reputation soon becomes a former psychic looking for a career change. If you are considering paying for the services of a psychic, ask for references and testimonials of satisfied clients. If a psychic is reluctant to provide such information it may be wise to search elsewhere for psychic services.

The best regulation of the psychic industry is word of mouth advertising. Frauds and con artists gain a bad reputation very quickly these days. A psychic with confidence in their abilities will have no problem with providing this information. Do your homework, ask others with an interest in psychics who they would recommend.



One thing to watch out for is anyone, psychic or not, who tries to use fear, intimidation, dis-empowerment, uncertainty, doubt, or any of a range of similar tactics to get you to hand over your power and fork over your hard earned money.






One of the oldest scams around is for a fortune-teller, or con artist claiming to be a fortune teller, to tell you that you are under a curse of some sort, that "evil spirits", "bad mojo" or some type other of curse is causing whatever sort of problem you may be having. This of course leads to being asked for money, usually being asked for money several times as part of an ongoing “treatment” to rid you of your horrible curses. The scammers try to convince you that they can fix your problems, exorcise demons, remove a curse, but it will take more time, more readings and of course more money. This turns into a kind of blackmail with you acting as a sort of willing victim. Beware of this scenario. If you feel you are being conned then you probably are.

Trust your own intuition in these cases and back out of this situation gracefully. You will be amazed at the change in attitude of the con-artist when they realize that you are no longer willing to hand over your money. Be strong and trust yourself to do the right thing. Most of this is plain common sense, but many times, especially when people are under a lot of stress or in a vulnerable state, plain sense just isn't very common.

Answer 2

I think we are all interconnected in some way. Some more than others, so yes I think SOME psychics are real.
The information below is from a scientific study published today on phone telepathy:

Many people have experienced the phenomenon of receiving a telephone call from someone shortly after thinking about them -- now a scientist says he has proof of what he calls telephone telepathy.

Rupert Sheldrake, whose research is funded by the respected Trinity College, Cambridge, said on Tuesday he had conducted experiments that proved that such precognition existed for telephone calls and even e-mails.

Each person in the trials was asked to give researchers names and phone numbers of four relatives or friends. These were then called at random and told to ring the subject who had to identify the caller before answering the phone.

"The hit rate was 45 percent, well above the 25 percent you would have expected," he told the annual meeting of the British Association for the Advancement of Science.

"The odds against this being a chance effect are 1,000 billion to one."
http://www.cnn.com/2006/TECH/science/09/05/telepathy.reut/index.html?section=cnn_latest

Answer 3

uniq emotion's answer was thoughtful and I agree with much of it. However, I question the reliance on word of mouth as the primary means of evaluating the psychic's quality. Unfortunately, psychics are proficient at leaving people satisfied, not necessarily by doing accurate readings, but by giving people what they want.
As far as the reality of psychics, please read anything in the magazine "Skeptical Inquirer," or search for information by James Randi, a professional magician who has made a career out of debunking psychics.
I'm not going to try to dissuade anyone about psychics, but I believe you will find that if you research any psychic, you will find that their psychic "powers" decrease or disappear with appropriate controls in place. Bottom line for me--they know how to read the observable clues about people and to interact subtly to gain information that will lead to successful readings. This isn't knowledge gained by extrasensory means, but by perfectly normal means. Take it for what it is.

Answer 4

Some are and some aren't some of them can tell you things like the ones that aid the police in solving some crimes. Then you have the ones that tell your fortune most of which are crackpots that don't know their head from a hole in there ***. A good one to see is Sylvia Brown. You can catch her on the Montel Williams show every wednesday at e.s.t.

Answer 5

Don't even spend time to think about it. They are all fakes. I have to admit that most of them have excellent communications skills

Answer 6

They are quacks and snake oil salesmen. No.

Answer 7

nope