Psychic Ethical Standards and Practice 3 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: A reader notices a client is making major life decisions based solely on psychic readings. What is the ethical course of action?
- Feel flattered and continue providing readings
- Encourage the client to use readings as one perspective alongside their own judgment (Correct answer)
- Increase session frequency to guide them better
- Take responsibility for all their decisions
Correct answer: Encourage the client to use readings as one perspective alongside their own judgment
Ethical readers empower clients to use their own judgment rather than fostering reliance on psychic input for every decision.
Question 2: Which of the following is an example of an unethical upselling practice in psychic services?
- Offering a package discount for multiple sessions
- Telling a client they have a curse that only an expensive ritual can remove (Correct answer)
- Recommending a follow-up session in a few months
- Suggesting a different type of reading that may better address the client's question
Correct answer: Telling a client they have a curse that only an expensive ritual can remove
Fabricating threats like curses to sell unnecessary expensive services exploits fear and is a recognized form of fraud in psychic practice.
Question 3: How should a psychic reader respond if they believe they have no genuine psychic ability on a given day?
- Proceed anyway and use general statements
- Cancel or postpone the session honestly rather than deliver fabricated readings (Correct answer)
- Charge a reduced fee and continue
- Tell the client their energy is blocked
Correct answer: Cancel or postpone the session honestly rather than deliver fabricated readings
Honesty requires acknowledging limitations rather than fabricating readings, even when it means forfeiting income for that session.
Question 4: A long-time client gifts a reader a valuable item worth several hundred dollars. What is the ethical response?
- Accept it gratefully as a sign of deep connection
- Accept it but offer an equal value of free services
- Politely decline or set clear boundaries about gift acceptance to avoid conflicts of interest (Correct answer)
- Accept and provide preferential treatment in return
Correct answer: Politely decline or set clear boundaries about gift acceptance to avoid conflicts of interest
Accepting significant gifts can create conflicts of interest or implied obligations that compromise the objectivity and ethics of future readings.
Question 5: What is the purpose of a professional code of ethics for psychic practitioners?
- To limit competition among readers
- To establish standards that protect clients and maintain professional integrity (Correct answer)
- To certify that psychic abilities are scientifically valid
- To set minimum pricing for services
Correct answer: To establish standards that protect clients and maintain professional integrity
A code of ethics creates accountability, protects vulnerable clients, and upholds the credibility of the practice.
Question 6: When a client from a different cultural background has beliefs that conflict with the reader's methods, the ethical approach is to:
- Insist the client adopt the reader's framework to proceed
- Respect and accommodate cultural differences while maintaining professional integrity (Correct answer)
- Refuse to work with clients who hold different beliefs
- Ignore cultural context and proceed with standard methods
Correct answer: Respect and accommodate cultural differences while maintaining professional integrity
Cultural competence requires acknowledging and respecting diverse belief systems while delivering services with integrity.
Question 7: A reader is asked to perform a reading on a third party who has not given consent. The ethical response is to:
- Proceed if the requesting client has good intentions
- Decline, as reading someone without their consent violates their privacy (Correct answer)
- Perform the reading but keep results confidential
- Charge double for the ethical complexity involved
Correct answer: Decline, as reading someone without their consent violates their privacy
Reading someone who has not consented violates their autonomy and privacy, regardless of the requester's intentions.
Psychic Ethical Standards and Practice 3
A reader notices a client is making major life decisions based solely on psychic readings.
What is the ethical course of action?