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Even if it were spiritually safe, there are other reasons not to turn to psychics. Mainly because they are more masters of cold reading and parlor tricks than actual power. If you are looking for answers your money would be wasted there.
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The stuff I was told was so general, it was stuff that might or might not happen to anyone by coincidence.
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And now with having access to information on the internet it’s even worse. I remember a television story from a few years ago where they set up some people to have a “reading”. Everything the “psychics” told the people was 100% accurate because the information was in the public domain (the people had just bought a house) or it was something the people themselves had posted on social media (they had just gotten back from a vacation in the Bahamas or wherever). All the psychic had to do was an internet search. Of course the people were amazed at the accuracy of the findings. The television show was done to show that psychics are frauds and to show the danger of posting information on social media.

Pax
 
Jzeajules said:
. Maybe they would give me some words of encouragement or tell me something good will happen, or things will get better for me.
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Read your Bible, or the words of the saints. Make an appointment with your priest or a counselor. All of these things plus prayer will help you more than a psychic, which is against our beliefs.
 
I think a lot of us have a quack-psychic horror/humor story. On a lark, I let a woman on the street in Argentina read my palm. She foresaw a grave financial future for me. The only way out of it was to remove all of my money from my pockets and wallet, place it in my hand, and close my eyes for a special blessing. 🤣

I had to give her kudos for the creativity . . . 😁
 
Going to a psychic is welcoming satan into your life the same as using a ouija board. Both are never okay. It won’t even be worth your time or money, he’s called the father of lies for a reason.
 
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Part of you thinks it is wrong because it is wrong.

I have a personal story from when I was a teenager. I went to a local pagan store and tea room with some friends. The majority of people there were wearing black and were wearing pentacles. I was told that they were pagan and it was a sabbat. They had great live Celtic music so it was no big deal to me. Anyway, I thought nothing much of it until someone started attacking my faith (that person happened to be a guy I had a major crush on). He began attacking my faith because I was wearing a cross (which I usually did). However, he took it as a provocation of some sort. It was an uncomfortable situation for me because I’m a true introvert and was way more shy back when I was a teen.

I let him do a reading on me even though I didn’t believe in any of it. I felt a little pressured into it but ultimately gave in because I thought it was harmless. Regardless, there was another guy sitting in a corner who really made it clear he didn’t want me there. He glared at me constantly and it made me extremely uncomfortable on top of already having someone else attack my faith.

Shortly after this I got the impression that I needed to leave immediately. For the next two months (this will sound crazy- and if I hadn’t personally experienced it I would doubt it hearing it from someone else) I was plagued by a demon every single night. It was a black cloud of oppressive darkness. I would not wish this experience on anyone. It’s difficult to explain adequately. However, it continued relentlessly until I called on the name of the Lord, at which point, two glowing blue figures showed up and dispelled the darkness. I fell asleep praising God and have never had overt issues of that nature since.

The moral here is to just stay away from psychics and the occult.
 
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You sound like you are in need of friendship, of fellowship.

Even if you are in a totally locked down country, there are many opportunities online to interact with fellow Catholics.

If you care to share your age range (teen, college, young adult, middle aged, etc.) I would be happy to give you some ideas!
 
Yes God is loving and loves me but I feel he doesn’t care about me. I’m 28 female at rock bottom. I decided from viewing the comment so will not call a psychic. I have used ouija boards in my younger days and it lied to me too.
 
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blackforest said:
I think a lot of us have a quack-psychic horror/humor story. On a lark, I let a woman on the street in Argentina read my palm. She foresaw a grave financial future for me. The only way out of it was to remove all of my money from my pockets and wallet, place it in my hand, and close my eyes for a special blessing. 🤣

I had to give her kudos for the creativity . . . 😁
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Did that really happen? That’s hilarious!
 
Jzeajules said:
Is it bad to contact a psychic for a reading?
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From Deuteronomy 18:

There shall not be found among you anyone who makes his son or his daughter pass through the fire, one who uses divination, one who practices witchcraft, or one who interprets omens, or a sorcerer, 11 or one who casts a spell, or a medium, or a spiritist, or one who calls up the dead. 12 “For whoever does these things is detestable to the LORD; and because of these detestable things the LORD your God will drive them out before you. 13 “You shall be blameless before the LORD your God. 14 “For those nations, which you shall dispossess, listen to those who practice witchcraft and to diviners, but as for you, the LORD your God has not allowed you to do so.

Remember, your hope is in Christ. There is no other hope more certain than that.
 
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I am sorry that you are having such a bad time. Are you able to see people from church? Can you make more friends there?

The fact is that psychics know that the people they cater to fall into two categories: the ones who are doing it for a laugh and the ones (like you) who are lonely and vulnerable. Basically, they will exploit the fact that they know you are lonely and vulnerable. And the readings they give you are completely worthless.
 
Jzeajules said:
Yes God is loving and loves me but I feel he doesn’t care about me. I’m 28 female at rock bottom.
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Not to sound cliche, but these are THE times where it is most important to be faithful and in prayer. We can prove we truly love God and not just His comforts! I will pray for you. God bless you.
 
Even putting aside the moral issues, it’s a waste of money dude.
 
I’m so sorry that you feel hopeless. Sometimes life can be so painful. Rest assured that God understands and has felt your pain. I pray that God will comfort you in this difficult time. I believe that psychics are diabolical in nature. They are receiving their information from something other than God. It is best if you stay from them. Try to draw closer to God a little bit each day. Tell him how you are feeling. You will come through this. You have my prayers.
 
We all struggle with getting along with others. Some people are what I call “grace testers.” When I am dealing with people who are not to my liking, I try to refrain from processing their ridiculousness and, instead, think of something good. If you don’t take their nonsense to heart, you will probably feel better. Conversely, ruminating on bad behavior usually pushes a person deeper into the mire.
 
I have a lot of good friends who attend these fortune tellers or psychics I have said on numerous occasions the dangers of these, to no avail. I believe that because of the lack of God in their lives they are turning to these for answers. Thus they need to be prayed for and to turn away from these false idols. Trust in not knowing what is goin to happen trust in the true God jesus christ the one holy true God, allow him to lead you have faith even during the tough times and patience, hold firmly to the words of the Gospel.
 
Jzeajules said:
Is it bad to contact a psychic for a reading? I’m very low in my life, vulnerable with no one to talk to and not much hope for my future. I thought it might give me a little hope. But part of me thinks it may be wrong

Thanks
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I’m not Catholic, but I do have some insight on this. I know a woman who is legitimately “psychic.” She’s a very good person, so I can’t agree with the idea that they are all con artists… but she also isn’t using her ability in any sort of business. She is actually very private about it. Anyway, she says it isn’t anything that she pursued, she was just born that way and for some reason she is sometimes able to communicate with the subconscious of people that she encounters… but not always… and she can’t control it at all. She says sometimes it feels invasive because she’ll know terrible or embarrassing things about people for no reason which she later finds out to be true. She also has premonitions sometimes.

Anyway, the point is that she says when you consult a psychic that’s all that is happening. You open up your subconscious to them and they tell you what is inside you. That’s the best case scenario. She says, since the typical person can’t do it all the time, the professional ones are either making things up based off of common themes and cold reads or are doing something pretty undesirable spiritually in order to have the power to connect to EVERYONE they meet. She says those people are probably spiritually dangerous to get involved with.

After she told me this it did make my one long-ago experience with a random professional psychic make more sense. That person knew very detailed info about me… but the “guidance” I was given based off of the knowledge the person gleaned from my subconscious lacked nuance, so the reading ended up causing me quite a bit of anguish as the info from my reading didn’t align with the decisions I felt were in my best interest and acuatlly caused me to question myself MORE. I gained so much clarity when my friend explained to me how it worked.

Anyway, I am sure plenty of people have responded that it is a bad idea. I hope this long rambling response helps you understand WHY it is a bad idea. Good luck!
 
The solution to a low point in one’s life is not to invite demons in through a door the “psychic” opens.
 
Thank you all. Because of your advice I realize
how wrong it was for me to consider doing this. Yes I’m struggling in life and spiritually but I have to have hope
 
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