I'm a professional psychic. AMA

[rosemary65]

I've been in this field for almost 20 years. I started out doing readings and then I branched out into teaching. I have had books published and I have read for and taught thousands of people.

Ask me anything if you are curious about this line of work.

I know that this is a controversial field of work - some people believe in it and some don't. Obviously I believe in it fully to be doing this. I will ignore any questions from people with an axe to grind (i.e. those that imply I'm scamming people or delusional).

Somebody on the first page asked me what did I do with the information I received that a friend's husband had cancer and was going to die.

I did nothing. Spirit told me he was going to die and nothing could be done.

By the time I got this info, his cancer was already very advanced and it was a type of cancer people rarely survive.

I don't like receiving this sort of information and don't really want to know it.

Somebody asked if I am Australian.

No. I am British but I do live in the Antipodes.

Sorry, I don't know anything about John Edward. Not familiar with his work at all.

@IWantToBeASleepingCat
(I have helped the local police ( yes they do use us).
They don't. They do, however, take what you say seriously in case you actually know something (real life know something, as in you might be a witness, not "know" something)

Surely you know what all the questions on this thread will be already.

I also wanted to say that the people I meet in real life who don't agree with my beliefs are always polite when I tell them what I do. They might think I'm batshit mental but they don't show it, and I have friends with differing beliefs. We rub along anyway.

A big contrast to some of the people on here.

Something that a lot of people don't realise (that I forgot because I'm so immersed in the work I do and tend to work with people who are familiar with these concepts)....

There are different types of intuitive

Some do card readings.

Some are mediums.

Some do akashic readings (like me)

Some help the police to find bodies - Kiersten Hathcock comes to mind

I have a very specific niche that I'm trained in and I don't do anything outside of that.

Are you on here touting for trade?
I just find this whole scenario very sinister; happy, mentally stable people don't have any need to contact other dimensions.

They do. It's not common knowledge. I remember a detective friend telling us years ago about psychics being used. They are used more in other countries though.

As for those being negative about Spiritualism, it's a religion. It's not good mocking people's religion. I don't mock anyone else's.

https://www.snu.org.uk/faqs/is-spiritualism-a-religion

I've had messages from people who have lost loved ones. I am not a medium and can't help. I do have someone I normally refer people to who is fantastic but she's not working at the moment plus I'd rather not refer people anywhere in this thread.

My advice is to visit a Spiritualist Church in your area if you're hoping to connect with a deceased loved one. It's free and you haven't got anything to lose (apart from a couple of hours.) You may not be picked for a reading but it's worth going back if not.

There's also a YouTube channel I love called 'Coming Home' which focuses on Near Death Experiences. The videos have a high production quality and they are amazing stories. If you have lost a loved one, it can be comforting to hear from people who have died and come back. You can find it by searching on YouTube.

I keep checking back to see if @rosemary65 has included me in her readings, but i can see there's a fair few piss takers joined the thread. Always the same on mn

Is this your first time online?

I don't think that people showing scepticism about mediums and psychics is exclusive to MN.

The majority of the human race are not foolish enough to think that it's possible to contact the dead.

It's naive and sad to believe that this is possible.

If you learn about cold reading, you'll soon see how it's done.

It's preying on the bereaved and it should be illegal.

Nothing could be done but every day knowing he could die would have been precious. They could have used the little time they had differently.

I say that as someone with cancer.

I used to be a very logical non-believing person, and happily so.
I then had some weird experiences linked to meditating and my interest/beliefs have come from there.
I have done a couple of free Akashic record workshops (very fascinated in this as what I “saw” repeatedly in meditation matched up to what I read years later), but I don’t have much control over where I go or what I see (in a spiritual sense) when meditating.
Is there a way to develop my meditating so I can view things deliberately?

IME the people who tend to be interested in this area are those who are turning their lives around in a very positive way, not the vulnerable grieving people who are at risk of being preyed upon. This is like learning how to live your life in a way that leads to more understanding, happiness and tolerance. At the end of the day if it’s not for you then don’t do it.

People pay a fee, and I go away and do the research for the reading.

AKA...I have their name, d.o.b,(and a few other things I've wheedled out of them), so a quick trip to Google/Ancestry should do it...boom! Gandma's name age where she lived. Hardly "psychic" really is it?

Am I understanding correctly that you're telling people information that they didn't already know? And that nobody else would have known? If so, how do people know that what you're telling them is genuine and not just something you've made up?

.........how do people know that what you're telling them is genuine and not just something you've made up?

Well, quite.

Hi OP, you mentioned the below on the first page I think, could you please elaborate on it/ share tips?

*When you say your spirit guide doesn't seem to do anything, what do you mean?

Have you asked it for help or asked for information and got nothing? I might be able to give you some tips if you give me more specifics.*

To the person who sent me studies about how psychic abilities are bollocks.

Check out the work of neuroscientist Dr Julia Mossbridge whose work shows that humans have the ability to predict the future. Every time she alters the Wikipedia entry on this topic (as an expert in the field), someone alters it back.

Would you send a Christian or a Hindu a study that their religion is bollocks? As someone pointed out earlier in the thread, Spiritualism is my religion and I also believe in many concepts from Hinduism and Christian Mysticism.

In 2014, 80% of Americans said they believe in an afterlife and in 2021, 40% of Americans said they believe in the paranormal. Many people worldwide share these beliefs. They may not believe in exactly the same afterlife as I do but, spiritual beliefs aren't going away, no matter what you think of them or what studies you have to back it up.

@rosemary65

Christian's and Hindus don't tend to expect money from you

I am very interesting in everything you have said and would love to take one of these courses/ readings. I appreciate you cannot sell your own services on here, but would it be possible to please send me maybe three sources and one is yours, then I can look at what one calls to me?

@rosemary65 you might have missed my question, or it might have come across as sceptical amongst the sceptic posts, but I am intrigued about what it feels like for you when you get information about the person you are reading. Is it like hearing a voice, seeing an image etc? Thank you

Somebody asked me what kind of people do I read for/who is interested in this sort of thing.

People often send feedback by email after the reading about how it fits with their life. From that I have gleaned:

70-75% women

Worldwide clientele but at least 60% American

Mostly aged 40-80. A lot of retired people.

Often college educated

Often partnered and with children

Obviously enough money to pay for this kind of service

Smart, thoughtful people. Some highly successful (have read for a number of people at the top of their professional fields)

A lot from interest from people with Indian heritage, but living in the west

I really like the people I work with. My friends have complained about office politics and interpersonal challenges at work. I don't get any of that and it's brilliant.

To give a bit of extra context (I replied quite swiftly before) about the friend's husband with cancer. He had a deadly form of cancer and he knew he was ill but I didn't know that. He had had symptoms for a while and wouldn't go the doctor.

He also wasn't that open to what I do and around the time I got the info I did, it got a lot worse and they started to investigate.

I wasn't going to tell him he was terminal and he was in the doctor's hands. They would soon tell him.

If I got a health warning that was serious, I would tell the person. But I don't think it's a good idea to tell someone they are terminal. It may shorten someone's life as they could lose hope.