Chakra And Awe

Spiritual fix: Concentrate and focus on the future ("the past is the past"). She recommends a follow-up visit to delve into my love life with a two-palm reading for $25.

Assessing My Own Aura

On the whole, there was nothing about my psychic sessions that sold me on their bank-account-busting offers for spiritual tweaking, chakra balancing or aura cleansing.

But I'm not going to lie: My day of fortunetelling included some nerve-jangling moments. And it got me thinking about where I'd been, my current situation and what the future holds for me. And I suppose that's the point of any therapy: awareness and acknowledgement of your issues, and moving forward guided by positive forces.

Crystal-Clear Readings

Maryland-based tarot card reader and spiritual healer Terri Rodabaugh chimes in on how to get a good reading:

· Go in with an open mind and don't expect quick-and-easy answers.

· Validate a psychic if she or he is on the right track.

· Don't feed a psychic too much information.

· Be skeptical. Don't believe everything you hear.

· Have fun. You can go just to see what a psychic says and whether he or she validates what you're thinking.