Psychic Reading 101
10th Jan 2008
New to Psychic Readings?
Are you new to Psychic Readings and interested in learning the basics? If so, this article may help you learn a bit more about the different types of readings.
If you are thinking about getting a reading then it could be helpful to understand the differences between each type. This information is a basic overview and as such will prove helpful if you are new to readings. The goal here is to help you by making you a more informed consumer, and hopefully this information will help you pick a reading type if you are not sure which kind you may need. You may find it interesting to try several types of readings, to see which one you prefer.
There are several types of psychic readings, so understanding the different types is important if you are considering visiting a psychic for a reading. According to Wikipedia, “A psychic reading is an attempt to foretell the future of an individual or group.”
However, this is not quite correct. Some psychic readings are used to tell people about their possible future, other types are actually attempts to examine and interpret the psychic energy around someone. Still others tap into the psychic energy around a person to understand their past.
A better definition is they are an attempt by a psychic to read and interpret psychic energy and it’s impact on a person or event.
Types of psychic readings:
There are several types of psychic readings, with variations for each. A psychic usually specializes in one area of psychic readings, such as psychometry, distant readings, tarot reading, astrology and horoscope readings, numerology, palm reading, past-life readings, aura readings or any number of other methods.
We’ll explain a bit more about each major type of reading below, but the key thing to remember is that the main differences in the types of readings has to do with how the psychic tunes-in or connects with the psychic energy around you, and communicates their analysis of that energy to you.
Most people think of psychic readings as one-on-one readings at home or a psychic’s business. There are also psychic party readings for groups, and the shorter (in lenght of time) psychic fair readings. Distant readings include internet readings, phone readings and mail readings.
1. Distant readings:
A common form of psychic readings are distant readings. Distant readings are conducted many times without the reader ever meeting the client face-to-face. The client asks questions about his or her life and a psychic uses their senses to determine possible answers or implications of answers.
Distant readings are similar to methods used for remote viewing and healing. This method removes the possibility of the psychic picking up on visual or verbal cues that might be possible in face-to-face meetings.
2. Tarot card readings:
Many people think of tarot reading when they think of psychic readings. Tarot reading is used often to try to read a person’s future, or understand what should be done with relationships, jobs, family matters or other important events.
What many people in Western countries may not realize is the Tarot cards were, and are, used for card games in parts of Europe, and were not originally used for psychic readings.
Tarot readings are impacted by many variables so there rarely are two readings that are the same. The reason for this is because each card in the 78 Tarot card deck has a specific meaning, but implications for the meaning are great in number. In addition, the order that the Tarot cards are pulled and their position makes a difference, when laid out in the spread.
Because of these variations, no two Tarot readings produce the same results among different Psychics, and differences between interpretations by Psychics can influence the reading.
As you might imagine, the personalities of the psychics conducting Tarot reading also has an impact on a reading. This is why many people who are interested in card readings will try several psychics before finding one they prefer and eventually frequent.
3. Psychometry readings:
Psychometry readings use items that have been very close to a person to help read the energy associated with that person. These objects could be a favorite piece of jewelry that someone always wore, or a watch, or glasses or other items that they kept close. The theory is that some of the energy associated with that person has been attached to the object. It’s this energy that the Psychic attempts to connect with and read.
Psychometric readings are sometimes used to try to find a missing person, to learn more about a person who has passed on, or to try to understand other information about the person who used to own the item.
In summary, learning about the different types of readings will hopefully provide you with more information to make an informed decision. You may want to try several types of readings, depending on your needs, to see which suits your personality and tastes. For more information and education about readings you may wish to try visiting some of the web sites listed below.
Psychic reading resources
Arealpsychic.com psychic reading page
Wikipedia.org psychic reading page
Society for Psychical Research links page