Ah, the age-old question. Can psychics really “see” into the future? Do they have a gift for predicting future events or have they just honed the craft of stating things in such a generic way or asking just the right questions and getting information from you without you realizing so as to make it appear that they are tapping into the unknown?

For instance, a psychic may say to you, I see someone older around you who has passed, perhaps a parent or a grandparent? 90% of people will say yes, of course, and be astounded that the psychic has just tapped into Aunt Jenny or Grandma Mary. The other 10% who say, no, no one that I know of, will just have the psychic coming back and asking if it is someone close to you, a friend, or a co-worker who has had someone pass? Of course! There you go. Someone old has passed away and a psychic has picked up on it. Incredible stuff.

But seriously, are there people who actually can pick up on events in another person’s life without knowing that person’s background? An acquaintance of mine tells two stories that would have us believe that yes, there are bona fide psychics out there who can actually tap into someone’s future. Here are her stories.

“I went to Memphis quite a few years ago to visit a friend, who had set up an appointment for both of us to go see a local psychic for readings. For $20 each, this lady would sit in a chair and slowly shuffle a deck of cards. She would stop occasionally to give me her ‘impressions.’ Some of the things she told me were generic, like I would meet and marry a man older than me (this did not come to pass), and that I would live in a house with lots of windows (again, this did not come to pass).”

“But there was something more specific that she told me that absolutely did come to pass that I wish hadn’t. She told me that she saw police surrounding me and some sort of trouble but it wasn’t anything too awful. Later that night, my friend and I were involved in a car accident where I drove my car into a deep culvert that I didn’t see on an unlit street. The police came to the scene but didn’t issue a ticket; however, the damage to my car was almost $1,000. The woman called it dead on.”

My friend told me of another encounter years later with a famous psychic over the phone that absolutely sealed her belief in the existence of psychic powers.

“I was listening to the radio one day when the famous NC psychic, Gary Spivey, came on the radio asking people to call in for free readings, and I did. I just asked him if he could tell me a little about my marriage and my husband, general things. I was happily married so I didn’t need any real advice, just wanted to know things about our future.

Mr. Spivey asked me if I was a little self-conscious since I put on weight and he was absolutely right. He said that my husband was someone whom everyone, including animals and insects, was drawn to. My husband was well-liked in the community and was a beekeeper. And Mr. Spivey said he saw an exotic place that surrounded us, either someplace we were moving to or that we were from. My husband is from Brazil and we actually moved to Brazil a few years later to live for a brief period. Mr. Spivey gave me enough correct information to make me a believer.”

This is just one person’s experience with psychics, which doesn’t really prove one way or the other if psychics can tap into the unknown. However, if you are interested in finding out for yourself if psychics are real, it doesn’t hurt to ask around and see if there is someone you know who has visited a psychic who did a decent job of making predictions that came true.

If you don’t know anyone, you can visit the website of notable psychics with a good track record like Gary Spivey and John Edward. Gary Spivey gives private readings as well as seminars and retreats throughout the year around the country. John Edward can only be contacted by attending one of his upcoming live performances, which sell out incredibly fast. However, if you visit his website, he has a list of other psychics that he recommends, so you may be able to find one that way. Also, both Spivey and Edward occasionally do live radio broadcasts where they take calls from listeners and give short readings. Both of these psychics have upcoming broadcasts listed on their websites.

So, back to the question, are psychics for real? That is a question that only your personal experience can answer. Hopefully, though, we’ve given you something to think about.