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Originally Posted by Erin Pavlina  People base decisions on what friends and family tell them too, or a guidance counselor. The point is that people are always responsible for their lives even if they give up control of their lives to others. That is the same with the doctor/patient relationship as well as the psychic/client relationship. A good psychic will empower her clients, help them see options they didn't see before, and give them a heads up or a warning about something they cannot see coming but which their guides can. |
Hmm, seems like a bit of a dodge, this. You tell people that your spiritual guides (or is it theirs?) can see things in their future, you mean? And your conviction that you can genuinely see things in their future that they cannot does not represent a threat to their autonomy? I doubt that very much.
It seems seriously misleading to compare this with how a family member is seen generally. My sister is just my sister and I'm fairly likely to take a lot of what she says with a pinch of salt because of that. You have a better comparison with a doctor, who is all too often given power by patients, but they are bound by reams of legal requirements, the purpose of which, at least, is to protect the patient from harm.
EDIT: I'm sorry, the following -
It seems the legal requirement of a disclaimer doesn't do anything, if you are required by law to state that your service is for entertainment purposes, but covertly you override this, telling the client that this is just red tape. That seems an interesting admission you made earlier. Doesn't it potentially mean you are at risk of being seen as unlawful in your practice, and/or lacking integrity?
...was my mistake, since I thought you were the one who said this:
Yes, psychics can get regulated and can state on their website that their readings are for entertainment purposes. Psychics are required (at least in the UK) to state that they're not genuine, which is sad but is a necessary precaution to take. Those who consult psychics are usually believers in psychic phenomena and see past those legal disclaimers The client knows that readings are clearly not for entertainment purposes - after all they are consulting the psychic because they believe the guidance is genuine!
...which was really from Anna Conlan. I apologise. I see I misunderstood both of you, and realise that you, Erin, did not say you told your clients that the disclaimer was just red tape at all, and that Anna stated that clients are generally believers and so see past such a disclaimer. Still, it is in the nature of the claim and the title that the assumption of privileged information lies, and knowledge is power. I see that you don't use the disclaimer and are 'very serious'. How seriously are you taken, is my worry.