tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post2907371136091681573..comments2024-03-28T09:06:06.709-05:00Comments on Every goddamn day: 03/28/24: Flashback 1990: Psychic-deli—We have seen the future, several times, in factNeil Steinberghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11468057838260476480noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-27050658383731161742022-09-13T21:31:27.786-05:002022-09-13T21:31:27.786-05:00There is too much entertaining language here to li...There is too much entertaining language here to list it all, and at least one band name. <br /><br />I've been hearing that psychics are doing very well these days and I have many thoughts about this phenomena, mostly that so many people are crying out for help these days. <br /><br />"Therapists and mental health practitioners, meanwhile, have described astrology’s utility, alongside things like tarot, as they continue gaining popularity. Negative character traits can be identified with a Zodiac sign, allowing people to talk about and work through their issues without pathologizing them. Someone can explain his issues with boundaries that he needs to work on because he is a Sagittarius, for instance — not because he is a bad person." https://www.wbez.org/stories/chicago-psychic-mediums-use-telehealth-coworking-spaces/c472d7b1-9ac7-4c84-a4be-a3467ae7eca0<br /><br />There is value to what some of us consider magical thinking as far as mental health outcomes, though I agree it would be better for people to be well educated, logical, and discerning. But who am I to say?Carenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15948322374348472360noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-85165876821844732962022-09-13T11:01:46.496-05:002022-09-13T11:01:46.496-05:00Quite a bit of voice for a general assignment repo...Quite a bit of voice for a general assignment reporter? Just a hint of the force we all enjoy now. Regarding the "frauds-fleecing-the-gullible aspect" of psychics, perhaps we should apply the "nonsense for nincompoops" warning on faith based articles as well.Baruchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10568908951400103413noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-2226592089899937472022-09-13T08:44:50.417-05:002022-09-13T08:44:50.417-05:00“… not to mention the intense psychokinetic aura s...“… not to mention the intense psychokinetic aura streaming from a woman who has dated a guy for seven years and is finally getting her due…”<br /><br />I’d be curious to know what your wife thinks about that turn of phrase. (Not that I’m entitled to know!) Although I imagine she must have a good sense of humor. Coeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06130250489695215525noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-80687807245290195702022-09-13T08:32:15.310-05:002022-09-13T08:32:15.310-05:00Yes, that first sentence with the "harken to ...Yes, that first sentence with the "harken to the murmurings" seemed to assume a receptive audience, such as the one for this blog, rather than the hopeful offerings of a journeyman journalist to a likely dubious reader. "Act like a winner" seems to have worked quite well.<br /><br />johntatehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10088632798195131329noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-9567189748458294212022-09-13T07:57:09.246-05:002022-09-13T07:57:09.246-05:00Presuming that accumulating money would be the goa...Presuming that accumulating money would be the goal of a mystically enlightened mind. <br /><br />Q. If they are psychic, why aren't they predicting terrible disasters and thereby preventing them?<br /><br />A. Because they are frauds.Dennis Fisherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03936110563379328219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-48099085478204342382022-09-13T00:10:40.118-05:002022-09-13T00:10:40.118-05:00Q. If they're psychic, why aren't they ri...Q. If they're psychic, why aren't they rich by investing in the stock market?<br />A. Because they're all frauds! Clark St.noreply@blogger.com