The Ethics of Psychic Readings: Separating Fact from Fiction in Spiritual Practice

Join Rachel Garrett as she explores the ethics of psychic readings, helping you separate fact from fiction in this important spiritual practice. This episode offers valuable insights for healing practitioners and seekers focused on awakening, spiritual growth, and soul healing practices. Discover how spiritual mentorship, inner light work, and aligning with your soul purpose can guide ethical psychic development and deepen your connection to divine guidance with integrity and respect.

Jake Paul, Melissa Neely and Rachel Garrett share their experiences and insights about the world of psychic readings and ethics.

Jake discusses his approach to helping clients deal with trauma during sessions by doing prayerful work and clearing negative energy, while also advising against believing in curses or demonic entities.

 Melissa talks about her own experiences with bad readings and shares a code word to identify trustworthy psychics. They also discuss the importance of protecting one's energy and using alternative methods for cleansing purposes. 

Additionally, they both share personal stories about their connection to nature and how it helps them identify with their true selves. 

In the realm of psychic abilities and mediumship, a crucial aspect that practitioners must uphold is a strong code of ethics. Recognizing their immense power to tap into the unseen, psychics and mediums bear the responsibility to approach their readings with utmost integrity and compassion. 

They must strive to create a safe space for their clients, ensuring that vulnerable individuals are not exploited or harmed in any way. Ethical psychics and mediums prioritize consent, confidentiality, and respect for personal boundaries, always seeking the highest good for those they assist. 

With an unwavering commitment to honesty and transparency, they navigate the delicate realm of spirituality, understanding the profound impact their words can have on the lives of others. 

By upholding these ethical standards, psychics and mediums foster trust, empower individuals, and maintain the integrity of their sacred work.

Tune in to hear about their ethical stance on readings and counseling.

Transcript

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You. Hello, everyone. Welcome to our episode of It's Me, Not You. Hello, Melissa. Hello. Hello, Drake. Hey. So for today's episode, we wanted to talk about kind of ethics in readings and maybe things that people say in readings can be dangerous and can really impart more harm than good. And maybe some of our experience that we've had with shitty ass readers, because I know I've had one, only one that's really good, multiple, and we'll just jump right into it. I've had one where I remember I was probably like 20 years old, and I went to Lilydale and the guy told me I was going to be poor and amount to nothing. And he's like, oh, I see a Corvette, but that's not yours. And I left the reading like, fuck you, motherfucker. And I think I've been helping ever since then to be successful. Oh, my God. Wow. See the sparkling Corvette over here? You never got to get it. Oh, my God. Never. For you, girlfriend. It was horrific. There's no other way to leave. And it was an older man and I don't know what happened. And I get it. We have bad days and we have bad readings, but wow. I mean, obviously it's been guys, I'm in my 40s now. It stuck with me for that amount of time. Yeah. So, Melissa, how about for you? I've had some bad ones, but I think part of this is just to help the listeners. You want to be open so that you can be read, but you also want to protect your energy until you know that you can really trust the person that you're getting a reading from. Or I'll ask my spirit guides, like, if this person is good, give me a little code word, let me see something. I'm not going to say what it is, but I almost did. I would have given it away to make sure that you get a good one because I've been told I will never have a relationship because I'm only a whore. That was fun. And I'm like, lady, that requires sex. My God. I was so mad. Or that unless I wore this red piece of yarn on my strength, on my hand, I was going to be cursed forever. And I was supposed to pay all this lady all this money. And I did. I paid her like $50 at first because I was terrified. And then I'm like, wait a minute, this is stupid. Oh, my God. Yeah. So even us who have experience have been taken. How about for you, Jake? So for me, I've never necessarily had like a crazy one where it's just like, oh, well, you're going to be nothing. I feel like I wouldn't be able to help but giggle, honestly. But I've had some obvious Cold readers that I've crossed paths with. But I feel like that's kind of fun, though, because while you're chatting, if they're using cards, I'll at least read the cards. That's okay. I can walk away with something here. I remember getting a reading at the Fair years ago. My mom had went and they told her that she was going to meet, like, this younger millionaire or something, and he was going to help her do some kind of business deal in about five years. And it's like ten years later, there's no business deals, nor is she interested in one. And then I had chatted with the woman, too, and I don't even oh, my God, I can't even remember what she was saying, but I remember looking down at the cards, and I was like, oh, this is talking about school, and I'm going to get real bored with what I'm studying with right now. I'll take that. But everything she was saying was completely unrelated. I was like, okay, you know what? That's fine. She was like, do you have any questions? I was like, no, I'm okay. Have you guys ever had a reading where you're like, this reading sucks, and you're just like, I'm good, thank you. And you've kind of left. Out. I know. I've shut myself down hard. I know. At the Herkhimer Fair, you know how they have all those vendors? I remember I sat down with a reading and I was like, this isn't working. And I just got up and left. That's a smart thing to do. Yeah, but what about for your clients? And maybe they've had readings where they're like, there's a demon on you and pay me, or You've got a curse, or you've got this. What's crazy is that for me personally, that used to always be like a wives tale for me to hear, like the, oh, you've got a demon attached to you, or You've been cursed by some mountain witch and you need to pay me $1,300 or something. Like, pay the troll of the mountain. You cannot cross the bridge unless you. Solve this really complex riddle. And then as I would get into more readings with people professionally, and they would come to me and just say, like, the darndest things, craziest things about the curses, about your mother cursed you before this lifetime, or something like that. And I'm like, oh, my goodness. But I mean, here's my thing. If I'm going to be cursed by a mountain biking vampire witch from the future, what's the resolution then? I'm going to pay you $1,000, but what can I do to help that. Win? This is what I'm saying. It's just like the most outrageous things, and I'm just like, listen, I'm very results driven. So like, okay, show I'm cursed and I'm going to die in 30 days, but how am I going to fight off the little girl from the well when she comes out of it? That's what I'm saying. I'm also resulting I don't like the girl from the well. That scares me. I mean, I'm fine if I know how to deal with her. I have seen her, but this is otherwise unproductive if you're not going to tell me what we're going to do about it. Have you ever called someone out like that if they've said that to you? Well, you've never really had that right. I've never had it said to me, but I really don't entertain any of it whenever people tell me about it. So I will really be very crystal clear in a session when someone's telling me, oh, well, I came here today because I was told in Massachusetts, x, Y and Z, and I'd be like, listen, home girl, I'm going to save you a whole lot of time and money and just tell you that that is bullshit. Because, I mean, listen, if you were cursed, anybody listening, cursed, a demonic and an ancient deity from Sumer attached to you. I promise you you're not the last person to find out. And it's certainly not going to be somebody at the Scatter Coke Fair that's going to tell you. How about for you, Melissa? There was one I was at the expo. I won't say which one, but I really wanted my aura photo. Everybody was going up to it, getting orange and green. And it was my first time at a big expo, indoor. And you can see all the dementors on the ceiling because you can see, like, people just are clearing stuff, must not know exactly what they're doing and just like, super crazy. So I'm in line, and this lady behind me is sobbing because some reader told her she's cursed. She's got all this stuff going on, and she's got to come up with $300. And I whisked around and I'm like, do you want me to read you? Because that's not true. You don't have to pay me. And so I told her everything that was going on. And then now it's my turn for the photo. I am bright purple. Everybody else was orange and green. I'm bright purple. So now everybody is really staring at me. So I left and ran. But that bothered me because here this woman was just devastated and all it was. She was in a really physically abusive relationship, and she needed to get out of it. Or how have you heard about maybe somebody that hasn't crossed over yet or something like that and they're trying to keep that person like, oh, well, I can clear it for $300 or I can do this for $5,000. And it's just a bunch of BS. That is craziness to me. Like, you're keeping someone's great game hostage from crossing over, but for $300. Do you know what I mean? We've heard of it. I mean, I've seen soul pieces held hostage. There is that. But that's like an energy thing that's not like literally the soul of the person. The only time I've ever seen a soul person stuck is they did it to themselves. Their guilt, their need for forgiveness, or whatever kind of keeps them a little more on the Earthbound plane, but not I guess that's not true. There was one spirit I did see. He was wrapped around this little girl was the first time I met Cerebus, he was wrapped around this girl on my porch and her mom was like the heaven side. So I split that so she could go. But again, it wasn't the full personality. I feel like that's still more of a soul piece that wherever that spirit was towards the future, it got its peace back. But yeah, I've only seen some stuff like that. Have you ever seen that? My mind's going a million different ways, but I'm just trying to think here. Let the record just say if I were to feel anything funky from somebody, if it's something crazy like that, I usually don't say much of anything, but I will do in my personal practice, just clearing stuff for you. And I would just kind of keep that to myself. Because here's the big thing as far as ethics go and professionally speaking, I think that there's a lot of times where you have to kind of ask yourself, what's the benefit if I tell this person X, Y and Z right now? If there is this terror cloud of some kind of trauma that's going around them, what is the benefit from me spooking them if they're already in a vulnerable space? How about I can help them in the way that I can today during our session? I'll go home with my peeps and I will do the work for you. I will do some prayerful work and I will help doing that clearing, and I will help get you on your way. But I'm certainly not going to bring it up and I'm certainly not going to invoice you. Right. I love that it's like you're having respect for the fact that they're in a vulnerable state and you're not going to further their pain, suffering, but you're still helping them behind the scenes. Right. And I think that there's even like a conversation to be had about when we're sitting with people during complex situations or when they're having a session, they're trying to get all the answers from you. But you have I'm sure both of you have had these feelings where you're like, spirit can have me tell you so much, but I can't give you the whole thing because then you're just going to bypass something completely and you're. Going to end up redoing the same thing. And I will learn the lesson experience. That you should have had. And so I really think that there really is this back and forth that you have to have during session and even preparing for one. But what would you guys say for anybody who might have something funky going on that you would recommend? What do you mean? Like how to clear it. Clear it? Or maybe to tap in and see if there is something going on. What would we give our folks advice about at home? That's a good well, it's funny. Melissa is already jumping off in her head. I want to say I do believe in you can't tap into funky energies and when they're kind of laying on you and they're embedding into your cellular tissue, for me, I'm going to say, okay, let's pull in some energetic work and let's clear it. Grounding yourself is really important. Cleansing yourself is really important and having strong boundaries. Melissa is all about bodyguard, spirit guides and calling in your team. And I think some people forget that that they do have a strong spiritual practice. Absolutely. And when they get kind of in the gunk of, oh, you've got a tendency on you or this or that. And it's like, let's look at how Michelle says it. It's pepper specs. It's the dust in the corner. Don't get scared, get pissed. Like our friend Jake, who told Rachel she's gonna start seeing stuff. Melissa's assistant with this too. The other day I was I was in my bathroom and it was dark, and I'm like, there was a dude standing here. And I was like, Jake. And I went right back to bed. I was like, I'm not ready, I'm not ready, but go ahead, Melissa. No, it's just this was my meditation this morning. Oh, I love that. It was all about this, and it was actors and me just this is where my mind goes in the morning. Like, do actors have a hard time knowing who they are because they've had to be so many people? And then spirit was like, well, who are you? And I'm like, I'm not sure I know how to answer that question. And then, how do you get back to who you are? How do you know who you are in any place you are? And where is that place? So for me, it's nature. And it's like, give me an oak tree, but not in the south because I don't need those snakes around, which is funny. And then I get a call about a possible rattlesnake this morning after me saying I don't want rattlesnakes. But it wasn't. I'm giving Jake side eye because he says I'm a fake Southerner. Okay, she's real. She's renewed her license. Yeah, but it's having a place that you can kind of find wherever you are. Because I talked about how much I love my home now and all the babies in my yard and just all this life that it has. But what if I am somewhere else and yeah, give me a patch of grass. Or when I did live in New Mexico, do you remember when Gap had the grass scents and those little solid scents? My favorite perfume ever was the freshly cut grass. Yeah, I would bring that with me when I worked in the Southwest so I could still smell grass and have. My favorite smell freshly cut grass. How about for you, Jake? I mean, I feel like I always talk about lavender on this podcast lately, but honestly, it's really my favorite one. So I always tell people, if you think that there's something funky going on, burn some lavender in your house for a couple of days. Lavender is just really good for kind of taming down energy and kind of bringing it to a little bit of a calm. And I also find that it kind of shakes up energy sometimes. So I always love to tell people, don't burn sage at your first kind of like knee jerk reaction to something. Why is that so white sage? I'm coming at it from a witchcraft point of view right now. White sage in some demonic entities can actually be used as an offering. Fun fact to our listeners at home. Yes. So some of, like, the lesser and higher demons are actually white sage can be used as an offering. That's the great debate. That's the great debate. I mean, because we're talking about things that were written in, like, the Solomon's Grimoires talking about that sage offering. So I wouldn't necessarily tell people. So that's why I exercise out of the side of caution. So, yes, you can do white sage if you are really confident that we're not feeling in those waters. And also, at the same time, if you are in areas during the south, in the south. I've heard of this a couple of different times when people burn so much white sage. Think about it. It's kind of like the environment around you adapts. After a while, the energies will become resilient to the same thing. So that's why I like to do something like roses, some lavender, rosemary, florida water. I will parade that one up and down. Florida water is such a beautiful one to use. Floor washes. If you really think something funky is attached to you, do a floor wash of your home. Do an egg cleansing of yourself too. Bring it all around your aura. Bring it all around your body. You can crack it if you wanted. Take a look at it. If you're somebody that reads energy. I'll even smash that over my head after in the shower to literally wash it down the drain. So it's great for your hair. You don't necessarily have to know what it is. You just know that something is all. No, exactly. And also, don't forget, you do have all these loved ones in spirit that are always waiting for you and helping you. You can absolutely ask, like, great grandparents or if you have a sibling that's passed through from the other side or even a close friend, even, you can ask them from the other side to help you with those things and help kind of clear them off when you bring in those energies of love. Because that's really how if we're entertaining the idea that those kind of energies are attached to you. It's an isolation tactic. They try to play around with us and make us feel like we're out of our power. So when you call in your ancestors, you call in your loved ones or guides, whatever you want to do, it really helps kind of assemble that energy and also fortifies just your spirit because those energies can't really take advantage of you if you're already standing in your power. I love that. Anything else? Melissa, what about when we hear about our friends that are being told it's kind of like sidebar conversations. You've got this stuck to you, and you've got that stuck to you. I don't know how to say this. It's like things are stuck to people, you know, that it's bullshit. I mean, we all have our crap. We all walk around with thought forms, and we get in our head. So the first thing to do is get out of your head if you feel like there's something around you and like, okay, what can put me in a good mood? Right? Do joy. Darkness doesn't want to be around joy and happy. So just do joy. If that's making grandma's cookies that'll make you feel good, then go make grandma's cookies. Absolutely. Or what it's smell or prayer or saint or holy water. Do you practitioner go to and go to somebody? Maybe you try go for a swim in the lake, do whatever, but if. You'Re terrified, then obviously don't do that. But, I mean, even to go back to your point of, like, when somebody approaches you with such, like, an outlandish thing, such a low thing, I mean, if I were to ever approach somebody with something of that sort, like, if I were to come to you or Melissa, I'd be like, all right, girl, maybe you have something a little funky kind of flowing around, but this is what I would recommend to do at home. But now I know Jake listen, I know that Jake and Melissa are like they have me in their prayer. I know that I have a wonderful human team, and I've got a lovely spirit team that I feel like I'm protected all the way. And that was the big lesson I learned at Christmas time, is protection doesn't mean that nothing bad ever happens to you. It just means that you're okay. Yeah. And the thing is, no matter what, and I think we're having a human experience, and we're not always going to be rainbow and butterflies. And sometimes we do need to deal with the dark to read it through and to know how to deal with that in the future. Because we all go through traumas. Yes. And sometimes you are the bad energy in the house. Sometimes you are someone's. Darkness get out of it. Anything else you guys want to add in for a wrap up this episode? I would just say, you know, evil to people. Yeah. Actually, I would always just say, like, anybody that hears anything a little outlandish in in a session, like, oh, you've got something attached to you, or, oh, X, Y, and Z is happening to you because of this. Blah, blah, blah, blah, please always just give it a side eye at first, give it a side eye at first, and then maybe ask somebody about it. All right, well, we just want to say thank you guys so much for listening episode. And we'll talk with all of you soon.