How to Test Psychic Ability

Though a great majority of society believes all psychics are a hoax, there are a few ways you can discern the authentic psychic from the con artist.

Instructions

1. Test anybody that claims to be a psychic. Start with an easy psychic ability test, get three plastic cups and a small rubber ball. One that doesn't move the cups when you're done shifting them. Place a divider between both of you, then rapidly shift the cups around. Remove the divider and ask the "psychic" to spot the ball's location. Repeat this several times, they should guess most the time.

2. Use cards for the next psychic ability test. Let the person know that you're pulling four cards out, make sure that the divider is still between you. Also make sure that there's no reflective material behind you. Quietly pull five cards out, then ask the psychic to identify these cards. A real psychic should say that you pulled five cards out, and name these cards.

3. Gauge their ability for their specialty. Find out what the psychic's specialties are. Some can track missing persons; others can communicate with dead people and so on. Do extra research. Talk to someone that suffered a loss if your psychic claims to be able to communicate with the dead.

4. Put your poker face on and think obscure thoughts if your psychic claims mind reading ability.

5. Evaluate their ability to communicate with your loved ones if they claim such specialty. Put your poker face on and listen. A real psychic communicates things to you that only you and the other person would know about. A phony tries to get you to provide facial feedback so that they can play the guessing game.

Tips & Warnings

• Many psychics claim that they can talk to loved one's spirits. Look and listen to what they do. They make statements out of the blue, and look at facial reactions. Then they give comforting words that anybody would give to someone that lost someone. Don't give them hints, verbal or otherwise. A real psychic doesn't need those hints.

• If you find a psychic with the ability to accurately project lottery ticket numbers, hold on tight.