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Example
“Relationships are the next area that we might usefully explore. I’m
getting an impression that there is a focus on you and an other
person. Indications of issues to which time should be devoted, having
to do with either a known relationship which we could look at, or
even one which is yet to be. It’s quite a definite sensation of the giving
and the taking, the ups and the downs, that relationships may
involve, and I sense a connection to you and to thoughts that you
have been having for a while. There may be a battle between the
heart and the mind, and only you can tell if your heart has identified,
or is ready to identify, everything that I am sensing here and which I
feel is something you can relate to at this time.”
In fact, nothing is stated, nothing asked, but the client is prompted
nevertheless to reply whether there are relationships on her mind.
5 The Diverted Question
The psychic uses pieces of information which have arisen
earlier in the course of the reading, and feeds them back to the
client in a modified form.
1/ At the moment of receiving the information (e.g. profession
client), the psychic does not react to it.
2/ Based on the information, he makes some educated guesses
which he weaves into the reading at a later moment.
Examples
“Turning to health matters, I feel that you have generally had very
little cause for concern. You have a good temperament and may also
find creative / artistic / challenging outlets for stress and tension,
which you find very therapeutic. This is making sense to you, isn’t it?
There are however indications of some recurrent anxiety related
to…”
The secret code here is: extrapolate from known information.

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