I’m going to start this article with a confession and also a revelation (just so you know where I’m coming from).

I have absolutely no doubt that there are many amazing psychic mediums working today who can give you honest and insightful access to loved ones who have crossed over to the other side.

PERIOD.

Not only have I had many, many personal experiences that have proven this to me beyond a shadow of a doubt, I have many close friends who are professional mediums, who can do exactly that.

That’s the “revelation” if you will.

The confession is THIS:

Some mediums cheat. In fact, I’ve had a LOT more bad readings in my life than good ones. The bad ones are rarely due to cheating, rather… they are due to the medium NOT being that good!

That said, many mediums employ various deception techniques to help them appear far more gifted than they are. Ignoring this reality would be unfair and unfortunately not an accurate representation of the psychic profession as a whole. (although the percentage of dishonest mediums is very, very small)

The short list below is a compendium of my OWN checklist of “pitfalls” and things to look for, whether I’m visiting a medium in person or talking to them on the phone.

Lots of tricky questions. (“Have you traveled recently?”)
Lots of VAGUE generalities (I see the letter “D”)
Too many open answers. (a good medium wants me to say LESS, rather than more. YES and NO answers are preferable)
Obvious attention to your body language, appearance, or mannerisms (feels like you’re being “looked up and down” and judged)
And the insistence on WRONG information. (Many mediums will try to insist that something is true, even when you make it clear that it is not!)

Obviously a medium who wants to charge you more money, or incorporate other services that you did not hire… He is NOT being honest. (No reputable psychic or medium will try to sell you a candle-lighting ceremony, spell or curse removal, and if this comes up… RUN for the hills in a hurry!)

The bottom line is, DO NOT let the bad media that manipulates the public scare you away from seeking legitimate media that CAN change your life in amazing ways. There are bad “seeds” in every profession, and while I’d love to believe all psychics are honest, unfortunately, there are a few bad apples in ours too!