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| Abhishek wrote: |
i'll differ from you on this point. why cant someone charge and still be good? what i think you mean is that it becomes bad if the person turns greedy and wants more and more and stop bothering about quality or takeing someone for a ride.
any and all skills is a gift if you ask me - be it engineering or painting or building space carft and everything in between. it's almost like saying like engineering is gift beucase it has what has helped the world build bridges and dams and road and computers... and engineer should stop asking for money.
i think it's the *greed* factor and unethical practices thats in question... and not about ethical people with ethical pratice charging you for it.
i hope you understand what i mean.
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Perfectly said, Abhishek. There are many gifts that we are to share with each other, but that doesn't mean the person with the gift must go hungry or homeless because they must share it with the world...
Would you expect a gifted musician to play for free? Would you expect your gifted hairdresser to offer her services at no cost to you? Of course not, they need to eat, have a place to live, etc. Well, psychics do also. Psychics work and they work hard to make the world better for having had them in it.
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Some work hard, many get a kick out of the power it gives them too, not all are altruistic. Many are given power by seekers that feel flattered by the 'psychics' attention. It is a real buzz for the seeker to have a popular reader spend time on them, likewise many readers can take this too far and become arrogant and take a superior know-it all stance.
But I think the center of the matter though is the word 'gifted'? Some 'psychics' are complete fakes the only gift they have is probably their personability. The 'psychics' cold read, generalise and ask lots of leading questions to get the information they need and then turn it back to the seeker as part of the reading, and flab out a reading to take more time/cost more or be longer and by then usually the seeker will have forgotten what they said and the information they gave then pronouce the reading very accurate.
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Anyone can say they are a Doctor, Chef, Musician, Psychic, Webmaster, etc., but that doesn't make it the truth. Would you think all doctors are scam-artists if you encountered a few bad ones? Would you expect a REAL doctor to work for free because he has a gift for healing or performing surgery? Of course not.
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No, but you would expect a real doctor to be struck off if he was a bad surgeon with low rates of success who kept killing people? No-one can stike off a psychic, they just change thier name asnd start up again.
Thankfully real psychics can tell who is behind the persona.
Private psychics have overheads and costs, websites, hosting, publicity. Working for a hotline probably the best you can expect to get paid is around 35p per minute when the line charges £1.53. You are expected to take on different names to bump up the chances of you being called too, and some have a script and tips to extend the reading time.
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REAL psychics and prophets are known by their works. Judge their work the same as you would judge any other professional you would consider hiring. There are many good ones out there--and these days, many can be found on the internet.
HUGGLES! -Gail
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There are plenty of good psychics

Just do your homework and ask questions. For instance does a psychic really need to ask you any questions or do you really need to give the information they are asking for? Be wary if the reading turns more into personal advice too, there should be a distinct line between a reading and advice.
Date of birth is a usual pre-requisite to check age, but if you want a love reading then asking if you are married or in a relationship is a bit suspect. Shouldn't the psychic know? What about if you ask about your career, be wary if the psychic asks for more information about you. Clarification is fine but fishing and delving are not. Pinpointing what you want to know is ok too, that way you don't waste time on other matters but can get straight to the point.
Remember you are paying for their time and not for you to talk!