Thanks, Erin, I'm glad an actual worker in this field could step in. I do appreciate that you and many other readers may practice with a certain degree of care. I am still concerned, however, that, to my understanding, the statements and opinions you share with clients are imaginary ones, since I don't believe in supernatural powers. I appreciate also that you will believe that you are psychic and that there is a sound basis for the advice you give clients, and an argument on the point would probably be rather fruitless.
It seems both generous of you to admit the facts I've highlighted in your text, and rather worrying that you don't say anything further about the people concerned, just passing on to the nice happy bits:
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Originally Posted by Erin Pavlina  I feel like jumping in at this point simply to point out that while a lot of people out there do become psychic junkies, going from one psychic to another and who can't take action until they check their every move with their psychic, that these people are not the only ones who get readings.
99% of the people who sign up with me are highly aware, highly functioning individuals who seek greater clarity about issues in their lives for which they've become a little fogged or unclear. They use their time with me to get confirmation or a second opinion on issues that are important to them. I'm very lucky to attract these kinds of people.
I turn away people who try to book a reading with me every week or every month. I'm not going to feed their addiction. And my clients ask really wonderful questions, not "Am I going to win the lottery?" or "Is it true my soulmate is a third deacon Pisces who I used to live in Atlantis with?" And the like...
When my clients ask me when it's appropriate to book another reading I tell them "Only after you've totally exhausted all the advice you get from this reading, and then only if you can't figure it out on your own or you're really torn between two paths and you want more infomration about what's going to happen on those paths."
So while I agree that there are plenty of so-called psychics who prey upon people who love to give their power away, let's not forget those of us who seek to empower their clients and give them the tools to do their own readings. Please.  |
You end by asking us not to forget those who seek to empower their clients. The problem is you aren't forgotten; readers are presumably quite able to get clients, whether caring or a predator. The lucky clients aren't forgotten either, they're being taken care of by their caring readers. I'm shocked you should make this emotional appeal that we don't forget the good and the fortunate. Anybody been left out? After recognising that there are a lot of junkies and plenty of predators, is there anything that can be done about it? Do you have any recommendations? What went wrong in the case linked to in the OP? What goes wrong when someone becomes a junkie (or a predator, for that matter)?
I notice that you say that these predatorial so-called 'psychics' prey upon 'people who love to give their power away'. If they
love to give their power away, maybe that means they're getting what they want? Don't you think there are at least some who want to keep their power, would love to be more empowered, but are vulnerable, perhaps by being rather dim?
If it was dentists who were preying on the vulnerable, and a lot of people bleeding at the mouth, and dentists were not regulated, perhaps you would find it less than completely pertinent if one nice dentist wrote that she looked after her clients very well, and please, spare a thought for the good ones.
Are you required to say that your services are for entertainment purposes only? What other restrictions and obligations are you under?