Psychics - is there truth to what they say?

Question

just come back from a psychic and the reading was very very negative and hit a few sore points. is there any truth to what they have to say or is it just trial and error?

put it this way, amidst other negativities about my life, i was told 3 times that my brother was in danger.

what do you guys think??

Answer 1

I think it's a load of rubbish, and there is not an ounce of evidence for it.

Answer 2

Nope there is no truth. It is a thing called cold reading and warm reading. It is the art of making something very vague sound highly specific. I have been a magician and mentallist for many years and have used this to make myself seem outstandingly 'psychic' but the simple truth is they are not out there. There is a gentleman in america who has offered anyone who can prove that they have psychic powers 1 million dollars and no one has ever been able to do it. It was invented by magicians to manipulate masses into getting money for doing nothing. Its a con. Believe me.

Answer 3

I imagine that the psychic suggested that you'd need further readings to work your way out of this difficulty, and that you ought to come back and pay more money in order to completely understand the situation.

Psychics are con artists. They don't "see the future" or "read your secrets." They pick up on clues you provide to them so that they can manipulate you.

Answer 4

I used to go to these people too, some are completely bogus, others really tap into a source, but it's an evil source, demons leading us astray. If you want to know, the truth can only be found in Jesus, try asking God what you want to know, go to church and seek his guidance, it's the only safe way to do it.

Answer 5

Psychics have been proven over and over to be frauds. Often they read your "body language" and use that to guide what they are saying. There are other methods as well to help you believe what they say.

But the long and short of it is, no there is no truth in what they say.

Answer 6

i think its all ballony
If they are really true, then how come they don't actually do anything to help the big disasters outhere, why didn't a phycic yell out when 9/11 occured or any other disaster
Sorry but i think you have wasted your money and do not go again your brother will be fine,

Answer 7

hunnie was there truth to anything she told you of your past ?
did she bring up memories , names , dates ... anything like that
or was it very general then onto the juicy fortune telling ?

this is the only way you can tell for sure

a good reading should consist of your past , that way you have evidence of it being for you ... only then should they go on to give you any guidance for the future
and when I say guidance , I dont mean warnings and negative stuff

Answer 8

It's all completely random. If what they say turns out to be true, they got lucky. It's like if you're a gambler and you say you're magic because you win roulette sometimes.

Answer 9

get a second opinion. Since you're brave enough to go to one, try another.

Answer 10

Since U asked! here is the Doctrine on it. Enjoy! John

DOCTRINE OF NECROMANCY

A. Definition.
1. Necromancy is a system of divination or a device for providing information, generally, future information.
2. Necromancy is that system of divination that allegedly contacts the dead for information. The word is formed by combining the two Greek words, NEKROS meaning dead, and MANTEIA meaning divination, to mean divination by contacting the dead, or seeking information from the spirits of dead persons.
3. In necromancy, two systems of fakery are used.
a. The function of a ventriloquist demon in a medium.
b. The use of mechanical devices to represent the presence of the dead.

B. Necromancy is prohibited by the Word of God, Lev 19:31; 20:6, 27; Deut 18:10-11.

C. All forms of divination are prohibited, since all are related either to Satan and demons or to some mechanical or chemical fakery.
1. Astromancy is synonymous with astrology, in which one uses the stars for information. Astrology is sometimes psychological. It merely uses predictive, psychological factors which are bound to occur in the life of an individual. But it can also be involved with demon possession as in the case of Hitler and many other world rulers of history. Their success is related, not to the fact that they dabble in astrology, but because astrology brings them in contact with super demons called KOSMOKRATOR demons.
2. Hepatoscopy is no longer practiced very widely except in Indonesia, certain areas of China, the Orient, and Burma. There has been some attempt to copy hepatoscopy in this country, but it hasn't been too successful. Hepatoscopy is killing a person or an animal and then taking their hot liver out while they are dying and separating the parts of the liver in order to tell the future. Nebuchadnezzar was a believer in this method of telling the future, and made his decision to turn towards Jerusalem in Ezek 21:21 on the basis of belemancy (throwing arrows up in the air) and hepatoscopy.
3. Robdamancy means to use a piece of wood or a stick to determine the future, Hos 4:12. We don't know exactly how the rods were used.
4. Teraphim are simply figurines of your ancestors or figurines of what you think your ancestors were. These are household gods and were always related to demonism, 1 Sam 15:23. Nebuchadnezzar finally consulted his teraphim after practicing hepatoscopy and belemancy, and they said, "Go to Jerusalem," which he did.
5. Human sacrifice was combined with all these other things in the ancient world. It still occurs today. Human sacrifice means to sacrifice both women and children. Men are never sacrificed unless it is to practice something like hepatoscopy. Child sacrifice is one of the most famous systems of divination. It was specifically forbidden by Deut 18:10. We have some very famous illustrations in history. The most famous was Agamemnon who sacrificed his daughter, Iphigenia, to get a good wind to Troy. It was practiced by the Canaanites, the Phoenicians, and the Carthaginians.
6. Sortilogy means divination by lot. This is very close to the use of tea leaves to tell the future, Lev 16:7-10; Num 26:56f; 1 Chron 6:54, 24:5f, 25:8f. All of these can be related to demonism. They can be related to emotional revolt and to hypersensitive imagination.

D. Four Questions regarding Necromancy.
1. Is communication with the dead possible? The Bible says, "No." The souls and spirits of those who are dead cannot communicate or return from the dead, 2 Sam 12:23; Lk 16:27-31. The only exception in history is 1 Sam 28:12-20, where Samuel came back from the dead. This was divine intervention because of a specific case of reversionism. Saul refused to hear Samuel, his very own Bible teacher, on a face-to-face basis while he was alive, so he got to hear him on a face-to-face basis after Samuel's death.
2. Is communication with the dead necessary? The answer again is no. If it were not for the teaching of the Word of God, there would be a strong desire to know about departed loved ones and to know about things in eternity, but since the Bible gives a compete and categorical account of phase three of God's plan, no communication with the dead is necessary. This was Abraham's answer to the rich man in Lk 16:29. The dead loved ones in heaven are not watching you either. They have no idea what you're doing. In heaven they no longer have contact with the earth visually or otherwise.
3. Is communication with the dead permitted? The answer is no. God does not condone the seance nor the function of necromancy. The Bible specifically forbids it.
4. With whom do people communicate under the operation of necromancy? Contact is made through a medium with a ventriloquist demon. The ventriloquist demon impersonates the dead, as in the case of the witch of Endor.

E. Any believer involved in necromancy is in reversionism. This includes any of the practices mentioned as other forms of divination. Ahaz was ruined because of necromancy, Isa 8:19. Manasseh, one of the most evil kings in all of Jewish history, was ruined because of necromancy, 2 Kgs 21:6; 2 Chron 33:6.

DOCTRINE OF NECROMANCERS AND MEDIUMS

A. Contact with necromancers and mediums was specifically forbidden by the Word of God, Lev 19:31. This still holds true today. You are not to consult fortune-tellers. You are not to go to seances. You are not to seek information about problems or anything from people who are involved in astromancy, i.e., astrology. This means contact with demons, getting your information from Satan. This means getting false information.

B. Contact with necromancers and mediums was a sign of reversionism and brought liability from divine discipline, Lev 20:6.

C. Necromancers and mediums were to be apprehended and subjected to capital punishment, which meant being put to death by stoning, Lev 20:37. God does not want you to have any contact or any relationship with demon-possessed people. They destroy the society in which they operate.

D. Demonism, including necromancy and seances, characterized the degeneracy
of the Canaanites. The Canaanites had occupied the land before the Jews. The Bible says that in the days of Abraham the "iniquity of the Amorites was not yet full." The Amorites are a part of the Canaanite nation. This means that in Abraham's day they had not taken over, but they did 500 years later, Deut 18:9-12.

E. Saul died the sin unto death for consulting with a witch necromancer, 1 Chron 10:13.

F. Unbelieving King Manasseh was one of the most evil of all the Jewish kings. His evil is described in terms of relationship with demons, and he was always heavily involved in necromancy. He held many seances and even went in for child sacrifice, 2 Kgs 21:6; 2 Chron 23:6.

G. Josiah, one of the better kings of Judah, is famous for outlawing necromancy and mediums as well as other demon practices, 2 Kgs 23:24.

H. Isaiah warned Israel to consult the Word of God and doctrine rather than necromancers and mediums, Isa 8:18-20.

I. The fifth cycle of discipline was administered to Judah because of necromancy and demonism, Isa 29:1-8.