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Originally Posted by Anna Conlan  It's not quite the same...
When you're in the dentist's chair, you're vulnerable and you have little control over what happens. When you're getting a reading, you are in control. |
This is not true. Plenty of people get readings and are out of control of their lives completely.
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You're overlooking the fact that clients ARE in control of their lives, even if they appear to be addicted. Everyone has free will and must take responsibility for their actions.
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People that give out advice also need to remind the client that it's up to them to take control of their lives. But, as John Freestone pointed out, the client can nod their head saying yes it's up to me but internally be wanting to be told what to do and end up making decisions based on who knows what.
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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!
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interesting.
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And yes, we want to regulate the crooks and get rid of them, but good psychics should not suffer in the process or take responsibility for people who are in the habit of giving away their power.
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good psychics are not the problem. And yet I would say good psychics don't do readings or at least are completely and solely about making sure the clients aren't giving away their power - that should be the prim directive with good psychics.
Any kind of advice should be about empowering the client more. It almost sounds like you want readers to have no responsibility for their clients. Is that a good thing to have? Readers that don't care about their clients' well being?