Voice of the Spirit

When hearing predictions, clients want to trust that whatever they hear in a reading is indeed GOING TO HAPPEN!  Clients often believe that receiving a reading is like your employer telling you that your check will be deposited in your bank account on Friday.  It better be there on Friday!

But life is not that simple.  If everything was written in stone, we could look at our journeys in black and white terms with no grey, no hues, no shades.  When a reader offers a prediction, that prediction is based on the current energies and the current state of affairs.  If the client does nothing, if the reader is right, predictions will most likely come true.  Often clients complain that readers use the “free will” thing as a cop out by claiming, “My prediction didn’t come true because of your free will and the choices YOU made.”  Sometimes, psychics do indeed use this excuse to avoid being labeled as wrong - but, if a client makes a choice regarding the original prediction and choice always changes one’s situation, whether in a small, barely detectable way, or in a monumental life altering way, the prediction then may alter.  

I think I can speak for most readers when illustrating this example; A client of mine may ask, “When will I hear from my ex boyfriend”?  I might respond, “He will call you within 1-2 weeks, if you don’t attempt to contact him prior to that.”  The seeker may then extract the part of that prediction they choose to hear, which is that HE’S GOING TO CALL ME WITHIN 1-2 WEEKS!  Then, in a moment of impulse and emotional frustration, the client makes a choice and attempts to contact their ex.  This can definitely change the original prediction.  Why?  One very tangible scenario is that the ex boyfriend did not receive the attempted contact well, leading him to feel defensive, perhaps even resentful.  That emotional reaction causes the ex boyfriend to become more closed to contact, and he may decide to wait longer, or change his mind altogether.

The client than may ask why didn’t the prediction come true.  I try to explain to them that their choice did indeed alter the prediction.  Now, we have to look at it fresh, again, based on the current energies, which I am happy to do. 

Sometimes clients understand this process, while others become skeptical, and disbelieving.  The client might say,”Since your prediction didn’t come true, you’re wrong.”  While I certainly empathize with a seekers frustration, the laws of the universe don’t change based on ones desire to hear from their ex.(LOL)  In short, the client’s choice changed the outcome.

What I would recommend is for everyone receiving readings to note all of the details and subtleties of a prediction, and understand that predictions are like a painting.  If you splash new color on it, the entire picture becomes different.  Without altering a prediction through choice, a seeker can truly see if the guidance received is indeed valid for them, aiding in selecting the correct advisor to best suit their needs and spiritual goals.

Frequently, I hear clients express tremendous frustration regarding different predictions from different readers.  “Jim, six other readers said the exact opposite of what you’re saying.  Who should I believe?”

My first expression is usually one of empathy, as it’s hard for a client, already going through confusion in their journey, to feel even more confusion as to which way the issue in question is going to ultimately play out. 

“Often, different professionals have varying opinions,” I might say.  “You can’t expect everyone to have exactly the same opinion or insight.”  Sometimes a client feels reassured by being able to hear the same thing from dozens of readers, and thinks that by telling me that many others have predicted something, I’m supposed to back down, and go with the majority.  Although I never state that others are wrong, I always honor what I feel, and stick with what is coming to me.  That’s what every psychic is supposed to do!

But beyond that, I do try and provide tools for the caller to navigate through this situation.  First, I always advise the client to write down what every reader says, as sometimes, it all tends to blur together somewhere down the road, as undoubtedly, the issues are emotionally intense.  Secondly, I remind the client that the only thing they should be paying for is accuracy, not comfort or a feel good session.  As frustrating as it may sound, I let the client know that the truth will become apparent in time, and that he / she may have to let time play out to indeed see whose predictions are right, and whose predictions are wrong.  Thirdly, I let the caller know that psychic ability is not a “the majority rules” situation.  Just because multiple readers all say the same thing, doesn’t necessarily mean that that’s the prediction that ultimately is going to happen. 

Since having a reading should be about receiving truthful information and guidance, I always remind the seeker that whoever is correct is the right reader for them, whether that is other readers, or myself.   It can be frustrating for the caller, but time always unveils the truth, and in the end, the truth is always most certainly revealed.