Psychics are people who claim to have supernatural abilities, like reading minds or communicating with the dead. Critics argue that their "powers" are nothing more than tricks or self-delusion, but regardless of what you believe, there's clearly a strong demand for their services.
A big reason for this is the "customer reviews." We wanted to see if they're really that convincing, so we gathered a list of stories that folks shared online about the times they swear a psychic’s prediction actually came true.
#1
Yes.
She said I'd lose $25 that day.
Her fee was $25.
She was right.
She said I'd lose $25 that day.
Her fee was $25.
She was right.
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46points
#2
I went to a psychic at a carnival when I was like 20. She told me that I would marry a Leo later in life.
I told her that I was already married and my wife was actually a Leo. Her response was “No, not that one”.
15 years later, after my second unsuccessful marriage, I met the love of my life…a man named Leo.
I told her that I was already married and my wife was actually a Leo. Her response was “No, not that one”.
15 years later, after my second unsuccessful marriage, I met the love of my life…a man named Leo.
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37points
#3
Many years ago, maybe 35-40 years ago, a psychic told me she saw 4 men that were incredibly important to me in my life, that I would never be closer to anyone than I would be to each of them. I became irate. I thought she was saying I would divorce and have a total of 4 husbands which I found offensive. I ended up having 4 sons. They're grown now, we're very close. They are truly the best people I've ever known.
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34points
With the historical roots of Halloween in mind, YouGov Omnibus polled over 1,000 Americans on their experiences with the occult.
Turns out, while just one in five (22%) U.S. adults have ever consulted a psychic or medium, many have had an otherworldly experience of their own.
For example, one-third of respondents (34%) reported that they’ve had some sort of psychic episode—such as correctly predicting the future themselves. Psychic occurrences are, however, more common among women (40%) than men (29%).
#4
I stayed at a hotel that had a psychic in the lobby for fun.
She told me I would have a baby soon. I laughed and told her she was close! I had just had a baby a few months earlier.
Long story short, my kids are 21 and 20 now.
She told me I would have a baby soon. I laughed and told her she was close! I had just had a baby a few months earlier.
Long story short, my kids are 21 and 20 now.
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27points
#5
I went to a spiritualist psychic who told me I'd had a son who "was never born " This was true. I had an abortion at a young age because I was def not ready to be a parent. (I have no regrets, fifty years later).
Then the psychic told me the son's name, an unusual name.
I had given him a name (just guessing he was a boy) but never told any living human being what the name was.
And she got it right.
Then the psychic told me the son's name, an unusual name.
I had given him a name (just guessing he was a boy) but never told any living human being what the name was.
And she got it right.
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24points
#6
What I do is, I go to the psychic's office, and if they're not waiting at the door to greet me by name they're not a good enough psychic.
24points
Despite the number of Americans who claim they’ve had their own episode of clairvoyance, just one in four (24%) believe there are actually individuals who possess the ability to see the future. There is a gender split here as well: 28% of women think this power exists, while only 19% of men think the same.
Similarly, 38% of U.S. adults claimed they’ve felt the presence of a spirit sometime during their lifetime. Again, women (46%) were more likely than men (30%) to have sensed a ghostly entity. As with belief in psychics, belief in mediums—individuals with the power to contact the dead—is low, at 21%.
#7
In 94, a card reader told me I would end up with a man who worked with big machinery, I was worried because my partner at the time was a chef, I was worried we might separate. Well, 11 years ago, he became a heavy machine operator. We have been together for 34.5 years, so I guess she was right.
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22points
#8
When I was 24, a psychic told me I'd have two children. I told her that's not true because I don't ever want to have kids. She then argued with me, which was so typical and boring.
And then I had two kids...not. I'm happily and gratefully childless.
Sorry, I had to share that story.
And then I had two kids...not. I'm happily and gratefully childless.
Sorry, I had to share that story.
22points
#9
Two examples: A palm reader at a swap meet told 10-year-old me that I wouldn’t make it to my 18th birthday because I had a broken lifeline. Who tells a child something like that?? I thought my dad was going to throat punch her. I did see that birthday, and many more.
About 15 years ago, a nice woman from Syria read my coffee grounds and told me I’d take unexpected travel, receive unexpected money, get a promotion at work, find a hidden door in my (very old) house, and I’d find something of value buried in my back yard.
Soon after, my great aunt gave me $5000 and flew me out to visit her, and when I returned I got a promotion and substantial salary increase. Checked off the first three. A long time later I was out in my workshop and dropped something. When I bent down to retrieve it, I spied a tiny hidden door! I was so excited! I pulled it open, and it was filled with acorn shells and rodent p**p. She never said it held anything of value, but it was indeed a hidden door. I think it was for laundry hookups from back in the old days. Kind of a let down.
I had gone over the entire yard with a metal detector looking for a buried hoard of silver coins with no success shortly after my reading. Many years later I was digging in the back yard. My shovel hit something…could this be it? Maybe. It was an old canning jar containing a cheap silver colored crucifix. I mean, I can see how some people might see that as having value, but I’m still holding out for silver coins.
The funniest part is when I told the woman 4.5 of the predictions were accurate, she almost fainted!
About 15 years ago, a nice woman from Syria read my coffee grounds and told me I’d take unexpected travel, receive unexpected money, get a promotion at work, find a hidden door in my (very old) house, and I’d find something of value buried in my back yard.
Soon after, my great aunt gave me $5000 and flew me out to visit her, and when I returned I got a promotion and substantial salary increase. Checked off the first three. A long time later I was out in my workshop and dropped something. When I bent down to retrieve it, I spied a tiny hidden door! I was so excited! I pulled it open, and it was filled with acorn shells and rodent p**p. She never said it held anything of value, but it was indeed a hidden door. I think it was for laundry hookups from back in the old days. Kind of a let down.
I had gone over the entire yard with a metal detector looking for a buried hoard of silver coins with no success shortly after my reading. Many years later I was digging in the back yard. My shovel hit something…could this be it? Maybe. It was an old canning jar containing a cheap silver colored crucifix. I mean, I can see how some people might see that as having value, but I’m still holding out for silver coins.
The funniest part is when I told the woman 4.5 of the predictions were accurate, she almost fainted!
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20points
#10
I had a psychic tell me and my mom that my grandpa was telling her something about the furnace. Just have the furnace checked. We were absolutely being carbon monoxided. The dude who came out and found the leak said he was surprised our cat was still alive.
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18points
A nationwide survey released earlier this year by the Pew Research Center, encompassing 9,593 U.S. adults, had similar results—about 3 in 10 make use of astrology, tarot cards, or fortunetellers at least once a year. However, about 2 in 10 said they engage in at least one of these activities mostly "just for fun," while about 1 in 10 say they do so because they "believe the practices give them helpful insights."
Only about 1% said they rely "a lot" on what they learn from these practices when making major life decisions.
#11
I had a reading with a psychic and she said she could see an older woman who was watching over me, this older woman had problems with her hands. My grandmother had died not too long ago and she had very bad arthritis in her hands, we were very close so this gave me a bit of comfort.
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17points
#12
Yes! I was told I was going to only have one child( a fawn kept coming up or the word Fawn) I had moved to Thailand and had only been there a short time and didn’t speak the language at all. It had been so incredibly hot my last few weeks of my pregnancy and I could always see a storm in the distance see lighting and hear thunder but it would never rain. The day my daughter was born they were moving me from the delivery room to my room and we had to go through an outdoor courtyard and it was pouring rain. My doctor said to me “ see your storm finally came.” I asked him how do you say rain in Thai. Fawn.
15points
#13
Yes. In 1999 I was in New Orleans and we t to a tarot card reader. She told me I would have a very difficult child birth. I thought she was nuts because I was never having any kids. Well, I ended up having a baby in 2003 and spending 80 days in the hospital beforehand. I have an incompetent cervix. My daughter was just fine though.
Then in 2018 I was at a Halloween party and my friend had hired a psychic. She told me there would be a new baby in the family. I was like, “god, I hope it’s not my daughter”. Well, a week later my sister told the family she was pregnant. She was in her 40s and they gave up trying so it was a great surprise!
Then in 2018 I was at a Halloween party and my friend had hired a psychic. She told me there would be a new baby in the family. I was like, “god, I hope it’s not my daughter”. Well, a week later my sister told the family she was pregnant. She was in her 40s and they gave up trying so it was a great surprise!
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15points
#14
A psychic told me that in the city I was moving to, there was a man I was going to marry. And she ended up describing my husband to a T, but it was kind of wacky.
She described him as a man with blonde hair, brown eyes, and a very specific job that I didn’t even know existed.
She said it was someone I knew, but because the job is so niche, I didn’t know this friend of a friend had this specific job — and the job sort of has two names, so I was already dating him before I heard him say this job name at a party. He had also dyed his hair black for eons, so I had no idea he was blonde until we were well into dating. She said his name was George… it’s Greg, but she was reaching. “George…? Gary…? Graham…? You don’t know a George with blonde hair? He’s there and is really excited you’re moving there… Gary? No? G… G… is it a hard G?”
She also said that I would get a job in TV and fashion. Weird, because I hate fashion. Jeans, boots and t-shirts every day. I got a job on What Not to Wear.
She described him as a man with blonde hair, brown eyes, and a very specific job that I didn’t even know existed.
She said it was someone I knew, but because the job is so niche, I didn’t know this friend of a friend had this specific job — and the job sort of has two names, so I was already dating him before I heard him say this job name at a party. He had also dyed his hair black for eons, so I had no idea he was blonde until we were well into dating. She said his name was George… it’s Greg, but she was reaching. “George…? Gary…? Graham…? You don’t know a George with blonde hair? He’s there and is really excited you’re moving there… Gary? No? G… G… is it a hard G?”
She also said that I would get a job in TV and fashion. Weird, because I hate fashion. Jeans, boots and t-shirts every day. I got a job on What Not to Wear.
14points
However, we are seeing a rise in the popularity of psychic services. "Traditional skepticism about consulting psychics has waned, with more consumers embracing these services, especially in times of uncertainty," says IBISWorld analyst Michal Dalal.
According to their data, the psychic services industry's total revenue has increased by more than 4% annually since the start of the pandemic during the turn of the decade, "when business closures, sickness, and loss of loved ones prompted a surge in demand for spiritual guidance services."
"Astrology and aura reading are leveraging digital platforms to extend their reach," IBISWorld says. "Thanks to easy access via mobile apps and social media platforms, personalized reports and virtual readings are gaining traction with younger consumers."
#15
I seen many psychic on media and heard many friends who believed and got readings and they were always BS. They are a waste of time and money.
13points
#16
Halloween Carnival at the elementary school I attended 1972. Was 10 years old at the time. Was told that I wasn't living with both of my parents and the separation took place at a very young age. . I would be reunited with both parents in my early 30's. Also told that my brother would marry someone across the ocean and she kept seeing the words China come up. Was also told that when I was in my 60's, there would be a lot of unrest in the US and then she told me that she saw me alone with a flag being given to me, as I had no family left. Related to the unrest in the US.
What I was told was quite accurate. I was adopted at birth (I didn't know that at the time) and assumed that when I was told I wasn't living with both parents was accurate, as my adoptive parents were divorced. My brother married a woman from mainland China. I'm nearly 63 years old and there is unrest, not wide spread but unrest and political polarization. The thing with the flag (which I hope never happens) hasn't occurred.
What I was told was quite accurate. I remember telling my mom that the psychic (she was called fortune teller back then) that my brother would marry a Chinese woman. She laughed as we didn't know anyone who was born in mainland China. There were very few Asian people that lived in the town we lived in. The ones who did live in the same town weren't Chinese and were married to men who had been in the service. In 1972 there was virtually no relationship between the US and China.
17 years later, my brother married a Chinese women he had met in graduate school in Texas.
What I was told was quite accurate. I was adopted at birth (I didn't know that at the time) and assumed that when I was told I wasn't living with both parents was accurate, as my adoptive parents were divorced. My brother married a woman from mainland China. I'm nearly 63 years old and there is unrest, not wide spread but unrest and political polarization. The thing with the flag (which I hope never happens) hasn't occurred.
What I was told was quite accurate. I remember telling my mom that the psychic (she was called fortune teller back then) that my brother would marry a Chinese woman. She laughed as we didn't know anyone who was born in mainland China. There were very few Asian people that lived in the town we lived in. The ones who did live in the same town weren't Chinese and were married to men who had been in the service. In 1972 there was virtually no relationship between the US and China.
17 years later, my brother married a Chinese women he had met in graduate school in Texas.
12points
#17
I had a palm reader tell me I would have three children, I wanted two but the second pregnancy was twins so I had three just like she said.
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12points
#18
When I was in my early 20s I went to a psychic fair for fun with some friends. The psychic immediately said "There is a very young child in your family who is close to you. The child is sick. Very very sick. No-one knows about it. " Neither my brother or I had kids, so I just pretty much ignored it.
A month or two later my cousin's daughter was diagnosed with leukaemia. They were geographically my closest relatives. Still kinda freaks me out who insistent she was about it and the weird wording of "close to you".
A month or two later my cousin's daughter was diagnosed with leukaemia. They were geographically my closest relatives. Still kinda freaks me out who insistent she was about it and the weird wording of "close to you".
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11points
#19
When I was in college, a pretty lady asked if she could read my palm. I always try to be polite, so I allowed her to. She threw out some broad generalities and then predicted I would be taking her to a party the following Saturday. I had to tell her no, unfortunately, as I was scheduled to work that Saturday, and also I’m gay. Guess she wasn’t actually psychic.
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10points
#20
Had a psychic who advised my friend Daniel popped in to say “he is OK and will see me soon”….he had passed 12 months prior and she accurately told me of his heart condition. Fast forward a fair few years and I became the psychic…went through a divorce young and was very depressed. One night I had a vivid dream of a beautiful woman with long dark flowing hair. 18 months later met my beautiful Indonesian wife with long dark flowing hair. Also scared my old boss, told him I had a dream that he lived on a corner block with a low rendered brick wall and I could see in his kitchen window and he and his wife were arguing. He went pale white and simply said…”how the hell could you know that” another vivid dream was of a friend up in Forster NSW. He was standing out front of a bakery in his Akubra hat and having an argument on the phone, again the response I got was…”how the hell do you know that”. Not saying I’m psychic by any stretch but those dreams or visions were accurate depictions of past events.
9points