1. Top Tips for not getting ripped off by psychics
by Petrene Soames

In the USA the problem of being ripped off by psychics seems to be getting worse. I am too often approached by people, sometimes in tears, who have lost thousands of dollars and are wondering what their options are. This happens to very level headed and often professional people; their need for help and pain relief have led them to trust unscrupulous characters who have promised them whatever they wished to hear.

The two most common scenarios are:

1. Men and women who have broken up with a partner and have been assured that their relationship can be fixed and that the psychic will bring them back together. It often spreads over months and the psychic demands more and more money for esoteric rituals or tools (i.e. amulets, pyramids, crystals, gold coins, etc…). Many people loose their life saving in this way.
2. The second scenario is when an individual seems to encounter a run of "bad luck" and the psychic tells him/her that there is a "shadow" or "curse" hanging over them and that rituals need to be done to clear the problem. Again, the psychic asks for large amounts of money for tools that he/she needs to use and his/her time involved in such ceremonies.

In both cases the clients do not get any results or their money back.

What about legal issues?

What happens if the person goes to an attorney is that the attorney will advice them to try to settle out of court and get back as much money as possible, since a judge will almost always rule in the favor of the psychic because such cases are hard to prove. The psychic will bring a good case that they did their best even though they usually verbally and even occasionally in writing guarantee results: They offered a service and fulfilled their part! As a general rule, I also recommend to never pay large sums in cash, but to use checks or credit cards and always ask for an immediate detailed receipt or invoice.

How can the person who has been ripped off get any satisfaction?

People generally feel embarrassed and foolish and go no further. However, I always advice them to go to newspapers, radio and/or Television and tell their story. Go public in some way to make sure that other people don't go to that same psychic. I suggest also using the Internet and telling their story there. There are so many way to publish Free web pages and easily submit them to search engines so that the word spreads out.

1. Avoid Psychic Hot Lines.
2. Check the prices to avoid a psychic who charges a lot less or a lot more than others in their class.
3. If a psychic says he/she will fix your broken relationship, take away a curse or change your bad luck, stop! Never go for this.
4. Check if a psychic has a web site, guest book and literature on their background that you can check out before you make an appointment.
5. Avoid psychics with titles such as "Mother", "Sister", "Madam", "Mrs." who promise to do it all for you.
6. Try to go with a psychic who is not using Crystals, Tarot Cards, or Astrology. Not because you will get ripped off but because the reading may be too general and open to interpretation rather than really about you. Get a recording of the reading.
7. When a psychic promises times, dates and places, be cautious as it's easy to make predictions and be very specific, but those predictions may never happen.
8. If possible go with someone who has been well recommended to you. Don't be afraid to ask specific questions during the reading.
9. Feel free to ask the psychic before you start what she/he will do during the reading, how she/he works and what you can expect.
10. If you have any real doubts about a psychic, trust and connect with your own intuition. Get out immediately if this is what you feel you should do
11. If someone tells you that you need to come up with a large sum of money to clear your aura, a dark cloud around you, or bad spirits, or bring your lost love back, GET OUT!
12. Never give large sum of money in cash and always get a detailed receipt.

See also...

The Rip Off Psychics

Choosing the right kind of reading

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2. Develop your own awareness and psychic abilities

Many people out there believe that you've got to be especially gifted to be psychic. Many psychics out there want you to believe that too.

The fact is that we all do have within ourselves the ability to tune into others, to move backwards and forwards in time, and to answer our own questions. I can tell you that because I am a Top Professional Psychic and for the past 22 years I have been not only using and developing my own psychic abilities to help people reach their highest potential, but I have also been investigating how our mind works, how we perceive reality and how others perceive reality.

I have also worked with hundreds of people worldwide and have developed over the years simple techniques and exercises that work and that have helped many others just like you to develop their own psychic abilities.

We have just updated my exclusive course to Develop Your own Awareness and Psychic Abilities with a new interface. The exercises remain the same (why change them when they work!). We only changed the look and navigation. The course is now a self-running application and is available for Windows Computers.

Click here for more information about the course and Petrene's Top 10 Tips to develop your own awareness and psychic abilities.

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3. Vegan recipe: Vegan Crepes

Ingredients:

• 1 cup of unbleached all purpose floor
• 2 tablespoons of ArrowRoot (this is a starch from the root of a tropical plant. It should be available at your supermarket. Try Corn Starch if you can't find it).
• 1/2 teaspoon of salt
• 2 tablespoons of canola oil
• 2 cups of plain "full fat" soymilk (don't use the fat free one!)

Let's put everything together...
It's so easy, so good and it's dairy free! Blend everything together and leave in your fridge for 2 hours or overnight.

Use a medium to large pan and some oil. Pour a little bit of the mix in the hot greasy pan as you would do for hot cakes and spread the mix to get a thin crepe. It should be much thinner than a hot cake. Let it cook for 1 or 1 1/2 minute, then turn over and let it cook for another minute or so. Serve with sugar and lemon or your favorite fruit preserve.

Note from Etal:
you can also use these crepes as the base for savory dishes… I'll show you how in the future!

Interesting web sites about vegetarianism:

• http://www.peta-online.org/ [People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals]
• http://www.vegweb.com/ [Veggies Unite! - Lots of free recipes]
• http://petrene.com/articles/vegetarian.htm "To be or not to be a vegetarian" by Petrene Soames.

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