Mediums / Psychics

Pia · 23-08-2006, 21:32

I'm going to see a Medium tomorrow, I've never really believed in all that, but i do try and stay open minded about it.

Has anyone else had experiences with these?

I have no idea what to expect tomorrow night, but she's not gonna tell me i'm going to live a sad life and everyone i love is gonna die, is she??

Cos i don't wanna go if she's gonna tell me a load of stuff that's gonna depress me lol.

23-08-2006, 22:25

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Originally Posted by Pia

I'm going to see a Medium tomorrow, I've never really believed in all that, but i do try and stay open minded about it.

Has anyone else had experiences with these?

I have no idea what to expect tomorrow night, but she's not gonna tell me i'm going to live a sad life and everyone i love is gonna die, is she??

Cos i don't wanna go if she's gonna tell me a load of stuff that's gonna depress me lol.

They usually ask if you want to venture to the spirit world or prefer tarot cards and such like. Spirit world is good, and very interesting well it was for me, and it was Sooooooooooooo close to what I knew as facty he could not have guessed it. (such as my cousin that died of cancer being buried with a braclet on that contained my picture....he even described the bracelet and mentioned it was after a landmark birthday (her 21st).

Or they will be so vague you will know they are faking it.

some will aks if you want to know anything bad, others will just avoid it.
Theu dont predict deaths etc, they concentrate on your loved ones and in the spirit world the loved ones trying to contact you.

Jon M · 23-08-2006, 22:35

Depends on your point of view but there are only two positions you can logically take:

a) if it's a load of bunk then it's a waste of time or harmless depending on how bored you are at that particular moment.

b) If however it's got anything remotely connected with spirits, literally, I'd be irresponsible not to warn against it.

Of what I've experienced first hand (and I'm fundamentally not charasmatic in the sense of being into New Age spiritism), I'd say obviously I can't prove scientifically one way or the other, but I have seen many people seriously damaged by some kinds of spirit based experimentation.

ikthius · 23-08-2006, 22:52

sounds fun pia, i would love to do that.

the only problem is how good they are.
some are so vague they are wrong, some ask you questions to give you a reading, some just try and hit somewhere close to see your reaction, keep everything as close to your chest as possible.

see how good they are, but treat it as fun first and formost.

ik

Pia · 23-08-2006, 23:09

I'm not going to take it too seriously, but i'm looking forward to see what she's going to say about me. My friends have apparently seen her a couple of times and they said she seems good, so i guess i'll find out tomorrow.

I'll let you know how it goes

AndrewJ · 23-08-2006, 23:11

I will look forward to it Pia, always wanted to meet someone like that myself.

little monster · 24-08-2006, 02:13

"cold reading", anyone?

lauzjp · 24-08-2006, 05:53

I have had one of those mini kits of tarot cards sat on a shelf for a couple of years - Anton and I opened them and did a couple of readings on each other, and lo and behold... his mum is psychic and he is a little bit, as am I - I just seem to 'know' things, I can't help it. His mum gets messages and is way more into it though. I am starting to read up about witchcraft again so I can try and protect myself from all the scaryness around us...

I would like to have a proper reading done or something, I'm not as scared of it as I was. Like Pia, I didn't want to hear any bad stuff! But it's what you make of what you are told - it's meant to be a guide, not gospel innit.

homer · 24-08-2006, 07:23

Hi,
I went to see a medium last year only has a dare from a friend that has been before I told her that it was a load of rubbish and when you dead your dead.
(cocky git ).
Well I went to see this person (medium) and he started off telling me that somone was with me when I walked in the room (yea right) Then he started telling me about the person and what her name was I soon wasnt cocky no more (it was my nan)
He carried on saying was she was saying about my honeymoon and me moving house and some personal stuff........When it was over I left and to this day I am still shocked on what I heard so there you go.............

Homer

**Russ** · 24-08-2006, 08:48

Pia, it's up to you of course but I'd steer well clear of anything like this. On my old radio show we had Britain's number 1 psychic on the show and I suppose the entertainment factor was impressive but it got to the point where people were basing decisions on relationships etc on what she said - and she was not always right. I have my own views on "psychic ability" and although I don't doubt some people have a 'gift', I strongly distrust the sources of the 'information'.

If you believe in it then that's up to you - good luck to you. But if you're asking for opinions (and by starting this thread I think you are!) I'd say avoid at all costs. Which I think means you're going to do it anyway!

**Stuart** · 24-08-2006, 09:21

I have to admit, I am not sure.. Depends on the psychic, It may be that he or she just says a load of generic things that you believe apply to you, or it may be they are accurate..

I've met a couple of people who could be said to be psychic (I have no proof of wether they were or not). One walked up to me in the street and gave a frighteningly accurate (and very specific) description of my character. The other walked up to me in the pub and asked "Are you Stuart?", and when I replied, he just walked off. Bear in mind that I had never seen either of these people in my life.

TheNorm · 24-08-2006, 09:24

I was once a medium.

Now I'm a large, heading for extra-large if I don't ease off the beers.

Condoleezza · 24-08-2006, 09:27

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Originally Posted by TheNorm

I was once a medium.

Now I'm a large, heading for extra-large if I don't ease off the beers.

So, you are a Psychic too!

(since you can predict that you are heading for extra-large)

**Russ** · 24-08-2006, 09:41

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Originally Posted by Stuart C

IOne walked up to me in the street and gave a frighteningly accurate (and very specific) description of my character.

I remember magician Derren Brown did a trick like that - he gave 6 people a written description of their character (each one covered 2 pages) and they were all completely shocked at how accurate the reports were. Derren then asked them to mix up all reports then chose one...and when they did, they all thought by an amazing co-incidence, they'd taken their own reports back. Only...that wasn't the case at all. He'd given each of the 6 subjects exactly the same reports

24-08-2006, 11:02

Its spirit ism decidedly bad