What to Expect From a Psychic Reading

The world of the physically unseen often evokes confusion, suspicion and fear. And since psychic readings pertain to this world, people are largely unsure about what actually takes place at such an encounter. And things are not helped either by mostly inaccurate representations of psychics on television and in films, which in turn lead to preconceived ideas about psychic readings as the stage for death and the macabre. However if you are interested in getting psychic guidance, here is what to expect at a psychic reading.

Who is a psychic and what is a reading

A psychic by definition is a person who can communicate with non-physical phenomena. There are different types of psychics – some of them may use his/her psychic vision, hearing or other sense to receive messages from the world beyond while others may depend upon processes like precognition, props like Tarot cards or even your own features like the palm of your hand or forehead to get in touch with the psychic world.
The psychic reading is the communicative result of psychic activity. Such a reading, the psychic functions as a translator or interpreter communicating with the non-physical world and putting it into words for you to understand.

A two-way process

A psychic reading is a participative process – it is not a passive experience where you merely receive information about your past, present and guidance regarding your future. Indeed at a psychic reading, your own openness and involvement are absolutely crucial for a successful reading. You may not be psychically aware, but you play an important role in the final creation of the reading. So be as relaxed as possible; let go of expectations or pre-conceived notions since the manner of vibes that your project can affect the psychic’s ability to read for you. In addition, it might be useful to reflect on your questions prior to the reading, as preparation really does help you get the most out of the experience. For face to face or telephone readings, you may even wish to create a list of questions beforehand so that nothing gets missed.

Confidentiality

Whether your reading is held in person, over the phone, or via email, you can expect it to be kept in the strictest confidence. Psychic readings can and often do reveal surprising details about your life and personality. In addition, many clients seek advice about matters of great personal concern, such as prospects for a new relationship or a career change. No matter what topics may arise during a reading, a good psychic will always assure you of his/her respect, acceptance, and discretion.

Some theatricality

During a session, it is likely that your psychic will assume a theatrical air and make use of dramatic gestures and words. He/she will become more expressions, spontaneous and demonstrative in the process of delivering the psychic advice to you. This need not be a mark or a fraudulent or ignorant practitioner – over time psychics develop certain support procedures to help them keep the inspiration flowing. Once he/she starts getting warmed up at the reading, then it becomes important to keep the flow going until the end of the session and dramatic words and gestures help in the performance. The theatricality also serves the purpose of preventing interjections and interruptions from a client since distractions can affect the psychic’s ability to deliver accurate information.

The basic framework

The most significant part of a psychic reading is of course that which is relevant to your life experiences, whether past, present or future. A psychic will usually begin a reading by weaving into it information about your past, your personality that he/she could not have possibly known about except by psychic information – sometimes this may include information about past events that you have no knowledge of or do not remember. The purpose of this is to act as evidence that your psychic knows what he/she is talking about.

The next step is the prediction of the future. Broadly psychic predictions fall into two categories – world events and personal events. At an individual psychic reading, it is usually the latter which is relevant and personal predictions in turn can be preparatory, preventive or inspirational in nature.

In case of the first, predictions prepare the groundwork for a required change in perspective, life values or world view. Sometimes people need to prepare themselves to accept something in their lives that normally they would reject. There are times when people need to change their stance and see beyond the beliefs and social mores that they have been familiar with. Preparatory predictions give people the time to change before they face the actual altered situation.

The second type, preventive prediction is what psychic readings are more commonly associated with in popular culture. According to this, psychic readings give the subject some information that would be critical to his/her wellbeing at a future date. Preventive predictions can be in the form of an advice to see a doctor or invest more in a marriage but the important thing is to understand the role that a psychic plays. He/she is a specialist in communicating with the physically unseen but is not a doctor, lawyer or accountant. People should not assume that a psychic reading would replace the need to consult people skilled in other disciplines. The role of the psychic is to give the subject the information that would get him/her to the person that can best help.

The third kind of prediction is inspiration in nature which will help a subject discover his/her as-yet hidden creative potential. Psychics have the ability to look into the future and see the potential that the subject has; the psychic thus uses predictions to encourage subject to use his/her dormant talents. The prediction though will come true only if the subject acts on that inspiration and consciously does something to makes use of the potential.

Sometimes a psychic reading may also entail questions being put to the subject. Usually capable psychics can deliver psychic information without having to ask questions and thus reassure themselves that they are heading in the right direction; however there may be occasions when a psychic will need to clarify a point with you in order to decide how to interpret the psychic information that he/she has received for you. One of the most common occasions for such questioning is when things have to do with the well-being of a child. However subjects need to be wary of psychics using a question in an attempt to elicit information from them in which case the subject can pass it back to the psychic by asking the latter to first reveal what information he/she already has. Again even from a genuine psychic, some questions may be valid to the client while some won’t. The job of psychics is to give the client the information they receive and thus they may need to ask the subject questions so as to make sure that it is relevant.

Finally a psychic reading usually contains advice wherein the psychic will suggest options for the subject to consider. This is most complex part of a reading since it is unverifiable and thus vital that the subject understands exactly what the psychic means, especially realizes the difference between subjective and descriptive information. Ideally a psychic should provide a client with descriptive information and then leave the latter with the choice of what to do about it.