Are TV Psychics providers of entertainment alone…?
There are innate difficulties in proving the existence of the ‘after life’ or the spirit world; some people ardently believe that there is life after death and that they are a channel or link from earthly life to this strange, unproven world.
But, at the opposite end of the scale are those people who believe that it is all fake; the soul departs a dead body, they cannot explain where it goes or why, believing that psychics are praying on vulnerable people.
There is nowhere that this debate is more hotly pursued than in the realm of TV psychics – are they true? Is it all camera trickery? Ear pieces and information about people must surely be sourced and passed to the ‘entertainer’? Is it as simple as this?
TV psychics – entertainers or real psychics?
Let’s be honest; those people who are self-employed, whether that is as medium, fortune teller or local plumber, you need a certain sense of the commercial world you operate in. It is no different for a celebrity psychic, looking to spread their talent and keep the bank balance healthy.
However, let us not take a mercenary turn, where we label all TV psychics are people seeking their fortune at the expense of others; for many genuine mediums and spiritualists operating in this way, this is not the case. There is a very real need and concern to spread the message from the other side to the people who need to receive them.
Fake?
There is a process called cold reading, and involves a subtle trickery that many people are not wise too until the moment has passed. It is the power of suggestion and, with practice, anyone can do it. A client or member of the audience may be asked what their worry is; “my job”, they may reply. From this, the medium can create a whole set of scenarios or situations and the audience member could agree, or give off other signals, cleverly read and used to form the twists and turns of the conversation.
Do all TV psychics operate this way?
No, for genuine mediums will receive a bundle of information, if you like, within their mind, none of which will make instant sense. Those people seeking arguments to debunk mediums as genuine tend to focus on this lack of clarity as a way of proving it is all entertainment. Surely, they say, if a loved one was coming through they would say a password or give their name, or some other titbit of information that would make them instantly recognisable?
But earthly life is not simple is it? Full of misunderstanding and conflicting information, we do not live in a world that is simple, expecting the afterlife to be ordered and sensible seems at odds when you consider the perpetual confusion of earthly existence.
And so…
TV psychics, along with others who ‘perform’ to mass audiences are complex characters, some using their ability and skill in a positive way to enhance the understanding of the afterlife but others, take advantage, with one eye on the monetary prize… you decide – fake or real?
Rachel is a freelance metaphysical journalist, and recommends the following websites which carry a high calibre of clairvoyant readers with years of experience.
http://www.psychicreadingrooms.com
http://www.psychicsight-ie.com
http://www.thepsychicsociety.co.uk
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