Cultic Dynamics and Psychics

Cultic Dynamics and Psychics

Joseph Kelly; Patrick Ryan; Joseph Szimhart

Twenty-two percent of American adults have consulted a psychic or medium. One third believe they have had a psychic experience. Nearly half of women and a third of men have felt the presence of a spirit. Over twenty percent of American adults believe that a psychic can see into the future and contact the dead. We will explore activities and tools that psychics use to influence and foster dependence on their psychic powers. We will discuss how people are fooled. We will examine the potential impact of questionable psychic influence on the mental and emotional health of people who are involved and consider what educators and caregivers can do to implement possible prevention and intervention strategies.  

ICSA conference in Santa Fe, New Mexico November 1-2, 2019.