Two Rules For Getting A Great Psychic Reading

Psychics all have different reading styles. Some just want you to plonk yourself in a chair and let them go to town with information. (The late, great Allie Cheslick was like that, which got her the reputation of being known as “Chatty Cathy of the Dead.”) And then there are others who want to concentrate specifically on what is uppermost in your life at the moment, and give you deep-dish, multi-level answers. (I’m one of those.)

But no matter what kind of psychic you sit with, there are two ways that YOU can prepare yourself and your mindset so that you walk out with the most useful, on-target information possible.

First: Accept responsibility for your part in the session. The most important thing you can take into any psychic appointment is an acceptance of responsibility. YOU are ultimately responsible for your reading, because it’s YOUR attitude that determines whether it’s useful or merely an opportunity for a few giggles — what I call the “fluffy attitude gets fluff” mindset.

If you come into a session expecting nothing, that’s most often what results.

Why? If you sashay into the session figuring that nothing the psychic says to you is going to matter, you tend to dismiss information as coincidental or think, Someone must have told the psychic, or They say the same thing to everyone.

And if you’re not really “there” with the psychic, they can find it hard to get into what you want to know.

It’s like a mother trying to direct a child who has no interest in the eventual destination but finds every reason in the book (and a few new ones) to avoid getting there. Eventually, Mom gives up and takes Muffin home — destination never reached.

The best psychic sessions are the ones where you see yourself as a true co-creator in the process. When you’re more open, interested, and focused, you are a better subject for your intuitive professional — and the better your results will be.

Also, STAY SOBER. I can’t stress this enough! When your bloodstream is carrying alcohol or drugs, your mental processes get fuzzy. You can’t concentrate on what’s happening, and you won’t register what we tell you.

Not to mention that we’re likely to pick up what isn’t there on a normal, day-to-day basis.

Think of it as psychic pink elephants: the drunk sees them, and no one else does. When we read you, and you’re under the influence, we’re looking through your mental lenses. If they’re fogged, we can’t see either.

Then: State your intentions clearly. One of the biggest complaints I hear is that the psychic “didn’t tell me anything I wanted to know.”

How can that happen? Simple. I’m fast, and I’m good. But if you and I have a half hour session, then no matter how fast I go, there are going to be SOME things I just don’t get to. So even if I’ve brilliantly read your Life Encyclopedia from A-Q, if what you wanted was down in Volume T, you’ll shrug and say “eh, she wasn’t any good. I didn’t hear from my dead Aunt Mabel.”

That’s why saying to us, “just tell me what you see about my future” means that we have to scan everything ahead — and there’s only so much ground we can cover in a session.

My clients know that they get the best readings when they come in “knowing what they want to know.” That doesn’t mean coming in with preconceived notions; instead, doing prep-work sets up a structure for the session that’s most useful for both of us.

How can you do that?

First, understand why you are asking for a session. If it’s to clear confusion about direction, that’s one kind of reading. If it’s how to handle the dynamics of a situation and the people involved, that’s a second. If it’s choosing among several options, that’s a third. And so on.

When you pinpoint the underlying “kink in the pipeline,” then we know what to pull out of our Psychic Toolbox for you.

Your next job is to outline and prioritize your questions. As my clients know, I joke about being a “Noo Yawker” and, therefore, talking very fast means our sessions are packed (and it’s why you get a recording of our time together, so you can review things later on).

Still, if you have a lot of questions about many areas of your life, we might not get to it all. It’s a great idea to make sure you know which subjects are most important (family or work), and then decide the question within the category (Will my mother-in-law have to live with us? Is our company going to be merged? If that happens, what will that do to my job?).

Finally, specific questions are better than general questions. It’s part of that sub-grouping idea. To use the relocation scenario: if you ask about relocation, in general, I may see opportunities in Denver or San Jose. That doesn’t help if your company has only offered you positions in Altoona, Savannah, and Houston!

If there are definite parameters within which we have to work, tell us. The less time backtracking, because we’re guessing about the immutable factors, the more information we can pack into our time with you.

Even though by law, we have to tell you that what we do is “for entertainment only,” the truth is we want to give you a rocket-pack on your back to go and grab your life. We want to show you your opportunities and challenges, and give you the right tools to master both of them.

Working with us with these two specific rules will increase your chances of walking out better than you walked in!