Why do different psychics give you different information? (Blog)
 

Use this thread to discuss the following entry from Erin Pavlina's blog:

Why do different psychics give you different information?

There is always the possibility that one (or even both) of the psychics someone goes to is not actually psychic...

That is also a possibility that crossed my mind.

I had a spiritual reading with a local psychic, whom I had seen in the past and liked, who told me about a specific upcoming (good) event in my life. I then had a reading with Erin by phone about a month later, and was told of the same event, almost word for word. I am going to assume it's a-coming! Haha

Because they don't have any real ability to predict the future. What they can do is read the body language of a person and say what the person is expecting to hear. About 50% of the time it ends up coming true.

It's hard to read body language when you can't see (and perhaps can't even hear) the person you're reading for. If anything body language is a bit of a distraction, especially if the person is nervous or anxious about getting a reading.

This is absolutely true. The spiritual reader who reads for me in person closes her eyes and tunes into the angels she is speaking with. I barely move a muscle and just watch and listen to her. Not to mention, unless Erin is extremely gifted beyond what I believe her to be, there is no way she can see body language through the phone. That two psychics on opposite sides of the country could have told me the same thing, almost word for word, is proof positive to me that they are accurate. However, I always go with my gut feeling, and I do not have a bad feeling about either one of these gifted ladies.

Great info in this post which assists me in understanding differing specialties. I hadn't thought of it that way before. Also, explains why "predictions" aren't always a for-sure thing. (gotta remember that free-will issue ;) )

Perhaps a little off topic but kinda sorta along these lines -
I wonder how are our potential future events are impacted by the involvement of other people? Say, for example, there's the possibility of an encounter with a specific person in my future. Then, by exercising his/her free will, that individual does not take action or takes action that moves him/her on a path other than the one that was to intersect with mine? What effect does that have on what was predicted for me? Null and void now? Or happens differently than originally predicted?

I'm wondering about a couple things: how specific is the prediction both made? And how can you be positive it is accurate if it hasn't happened yet? I'd love to see a scientific study of what different psychics predict and how often those predictions come true. I'm a bit of a skeptic, but please don't mistake that for hostility. I think psychics certainly have some form of special ability. I'm curious to learn if psychic abilities can be quantified and understood. But I guess that would take all the mystery out of it.

Lola, future events can be changed when other people use their free will. Definitely. I think I wrote in my blog entry that you've got your own maze and your crossroads, and then you've got the mazes of other people intersecting yours in various locations. Sometimes factors need to be just right for two people to meet. But often, an opportunity missed will come along again and the two people will meet, just later than originally intended.

Perfectly timed.
 

I'm lucky that in addition to Erin, I have friends that do various types of readings for me. And yes, the information is sometimes different. Sometimes very different.

What I think (and how I keep from being upset by different or conflicting information) is that I get the information I need, when I need it. I don't think that any of my readings have been wrong or bad--they've all helped me see things or do things that needed to happen, when they needed to happen.


Thanks for this post--quite timely.

So, it's sort of like the Oracle in the Matrix?

Knowing the path is different than walking the path.

Erin- Great post on this. I try to explain this to people, unsuccessfully, and now I can just point them to your post.
Scott

I wonder, too, whether each individual psychic's life experiences might also have an effect. If your life experiences act as a sort of filter as you take in or absorb information, is this sort of true with psychics, too? That what a psychic "sees" in many ways involves their own personal interpretation of the information that's being shown to them.

Since this is so true of channelled information, I was just thinking it might apply to psychic readings, too, and could be another factor in accounting for differences in readings.

Belle

Being able to give a good reading requires total surrender of self and ego. You have to allow spirit to work through you.
Readers are juggling dual realities and therefore have more balls in the air than someone working soley in the physical. To 'tune in' to someone elses energy field you have to surrender your own physical attachment. It doesn't happen over night because we all have fears, egos, performance anxieties etc. Trust is another big issue with readers. Trust in the energies working with them.
Again it takes time to build trust, respect for the guidance that's given. To do it well, you need to be able to let go of yourself completely. Some readers are only able to do this intermittently and fill the gaps with their own packaging. The reading then becomes contaminated by the readers filters.

Lallymac