It's in the cards: area psychics want you to know they're not doing the 'devil's work'
JODY COVINGTON (online@rgj.com)
NEWS@CARSONTIMES.COM
July 21, 2006
Mary Campbell believes her husband is alive today because a psychic forewarned her of an otherwise undetected medical problem.
At the urging of Carson City medium and clairvoyant Terry Bauer, also known as Miss Terry, Campbell's husband underwent a medical test and doctors confirmed an issue that if left undetected could have resulted in a stroke, heart attack or worse.
"She actually saved his life," said Campbell, who moved from Carson City to Las Vegas, but still does phone readings with Bauer. "She is amazing. She is the real thing."
Often the target of jokes or condemned as doing the "devil's work," psychics are expected to give answers to the most personal of questions. At least three Carson City area psychics say information about love, health and money are the most common requests.
"(Clients) come from every walk of life, no matter position or country," said Sandi La Nae, a psychic who uses stones to read the future.
Psychic Bridgette Williams, who opened her store at 922 N. Carson St. in 1990, said she was first able to balance energy and see into people's futures by the age of 12. By 13, she knew it was her calling.
"I enjoy it, " she said. "I wouldn't turn it off. It is a gift I enjoy very highly."
Williams, La Nae and Bauer, none of whom work together or know each other, all share the belief that they have had the "gift" since birth.
All estimate their accuracy rate to be better than 97 percent.
"I guarantee you will see what I'm telling you," said Williams, who does tarot card readings, dream analysis, spiritual healing, meditation and palm readings.
Years ago, Williams told a woman that her soul mate was a friend to whom she was not romantically linked. The couple went on to marry despite the woman's initial reservations, Williams said.
Claims of authenticity are often put into question because of reports of scams and fakes, which plague the profession. La Nae hopes potential clients will not be fearful, although she acknowledged there are "so many out there who don't have the gift and say they do."
Since beginning his term in office, Carson City Sheriff Ken Furlong said he couldn't recall a case involving psychic scams in town.
La Nae, who works out of the store All Things Mystickal and via her Web site, said most people only want to hear hope and encouragement about what is possibly coming their way. They want to feel empowered with the information.
A relaxed, comfortable client creates a better connection and a more accurate reading, the women said.
The way the information is delivered is also crucial. Language is often couched in positive terms so as not to scare the client.
Bauer, who also claims to be able to connect with spirits who have passed on, said during health readings she could detect cancer through visions of black spots where cysts would have a gold aura.
Arlene Jones, owner of Natural Nutrition in Elko, said she and many of her customers who have had readings by Bauer swear by her medical predictions.
Bauer, who garners clients primarily by word of mouth, reads out of Jones' store about twice a year.
"I'll ask, 'When did you have your last checkup?'" Bauer said.
Some clients say it isn't always about finding out what is about to happen but learning how to deal with what has happened.
For Carson City resident Cara Noone, Williams has helped with some personal problems and enabled Noone to find a better balance in the last two months.
The sheriff did enlist the help of a psychic in a missing person case three years ago but the information did not pan out.
Mayor Marv Teixeira has never gone to a psychic but says there's always room in Carson City for businesses that maintain a nice facility and cater to people with different tastes.
"It's called private enterprise," he said.
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