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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. |
When people base their decisions on others - that can be a form of giving power away. Or of being unsure and not trusting yourself. I used to be that way. I would ask everybody and their brothers to try to decide something and then not even decide. I tried many readers and for the lot, I was getting deeper and deeper into this advice seeking habit.
Sure I was responsible for that - no one was pointing a gun to my head. Most of the readers should have not taken my request for a reading to snap me into relying on myself more (then I think all psychics should do that). Nor did they give me a reading that said you are getting too many readings. I don't think any of them noticed what was up for me in this way. Some of them, well intentioned, would think nothing of repeating readings weekly (if not even more frequent). They think it's ok to read that often for sitters. They weren't crooks either, they weren't thinking they were swindling anybody. And in terms of the industry they weren't.
I also think people that make a business of giving advice, are putting their selves on the line to be an authority with clients. It is more accentuated with psychics because there's this idea that there is extra information available that the sitter can't get on their own. This automatically sets up a hierarchy where the sitter is placing themselves in a lower position. The sitter is telling themselves that they can't get the information that will help them but a psychic can. It's a bit like when people used to think the only way to connect with God is through a priest. Wasn't this part of what Jesus was all about? The kingdom of God is within.
There seems to be a contradiction. Readers will say the info is to empower you. They will say, you can connect to God yourself. Then why is it that readers give readings if people are able to get what they need anyway?