Tarot cards, position of starts and planets, palm reading and crystal balls are usually what is seen and done in fortunetelling and the person who does the prediction is known as a psychic. These instruments are somehow unrelated to psychics because the word psychic comes from a Greek word meaning mental or mind which means that the only instrument a real psychic could use is his mind.
Psychics are those people who can see things that others cannot. Through their extrasensory perception, sometimes called ESP, they will be able to predict the future. Not only that but they are also said to possess the power of telekinesis which enables them to read minds. Critics insist that without scientific evidence, this is still considered as fraud and unbelievable. People seem to think that psychics are just people who are looking for attention and do not have any religious faith. That is usually why psychics are discriminated.
But in the community today, psychics are accepted by common people and many of them still believe in their psychic readings. Many people practice it once in a while but does believing in psychics defy religion. What do you think when have come to know that there are Christian psychic readers? Isn’t it ironic? People say that there are no psychics since this against their doctrine specially Christians. And some always say that psychics are frauds and liars because after years of study there is still no evidence of such phenomena but those who are patrons of fortunetelling are convinced that there are psychics.
In the medieval times, people seem to think that unexplainable things such as psychic powers are considered as the work of the devil. In Europe back in the ages, people believe in magic, witchcraft and wizardry, and people seem to think that this is an act of dark magic from the power of demons and devils. All of those convicted to be witches and wizards are killed usually through burning on stakes and drowning. These events in the past, influenced the thinking of people that psychic have no religious faith.
But people probably ask themselves; is this true? What about the prophets and apostles? Aren’t they also fortunetellers and miracle-workers? They somehow predicted the future and did many unexplainable things. But they are enlightened by God and people believe them because of what they saw and experienced. One could think that prophets could be psychics in their time. Believing in psychics is not against religion if you look in different angles.
Being a psychic does not only mean one can predict the future and do telekinesis, but can also see ghosts and experience paranormal activities and supernatural phenomena. One could think that there are no real psychics because of not being able to see what a psychic sees and most likely those who pretend to be psychics use instruments that are somehow very unlikely used by pious people which are prejudiced by many in Christian communities. Because of this, they are labeled by religious sects as frauds and untrue psychics.
