Is there such a thing as a psychic?

[Yoni]

I was at my aunt's, and a dumb distant relative of mine who was there kept talking about this psychic that her friend went to who felt the presence of the spirits of her parents in her room blah blah blah blah. I couldn't stand it and went home. They are still there talking about that crap, probably. Ugh.

She goes around with those huge jewels everywhere. She has a big golden disc ring on her finger, a half-golf-ball-sized diamond (fake?) ring, a wrist-band with pearls the size of small tomatoes, randomly huge earrings and more I don't remember right now. It's so incredibly pretentious. And ugly. And makes her seem shallow and dumb.

She is generally dumb. I don't even remember what else specifically she said, but I remember there was something that made me think "oh man, she is dumb".

My aunts and her are there right now, talking about aunty stuff. (They are all like 40-50, btw.) You know those conversations? It's one of those conversations where you sit on the side and listen in, in shock. On some sentences, half of the words in the sentence are names of people you don't know. On others, you'll hear them talking about really trivial things, and treating them seriously. Sometimes they'll all argue about something completely wrong just because nobody figured out it was wrong.

Here is a memorable example:

Annoying Distant Relative: Oooh, and did I tell you about my friend <name forgotten>? She is making a lot of money now. <Name of TV celebrity> went to her a couple of weeks ago.
One of aunts: Yeah, amazing... She only recently studied it, and already she's making 250 NIS [a little over $55 -ed] off every session!
Other aunt: Oh? What does she do?
ADR: Oh, she studied Numerology and she does <activity forgotten, something like card reading>
Me (from the other side of the room): Studied Numerology? Hmm... Did she get a degree?
Everybody: (laughing, completely missing the sarcasm)
ADR: No, but she makes more money than some people with a degree...
Me: Well, not all. (everybody ignores this and carries on) Well, you know what? You're all idiots. Screw you guys, I'm going home.

That was when I went home. I probably didn't say the last part out loud. Too bad.

[Blaze]

Screw you guys, I'm going home.

Okay Eric.

Psychics are bullshit, but I believe in ghosts.

[disco]

I agree with Baze. Psychics are bullshit. Funny story by the way! I also hope to get a degree in Numerology...someday.

[Netcooler]

Degree for SUPERPOWERS!
I studied, now I can do things that are abnormal and supernatural. Isn't this cool?

Yes, dumb aunts.

Edit: By the way, what got you to that residence in the first place?

[Yoni]

One of aunts' 50th birthday. This was not the actual party. There is a surprise party on Tuesday. Don't tell her. (I assume none of my relatives read this forum.)

[Topaz]

Note that if you believe in Christianity and Catholicsm, there is a degree of ghosts and demons as well as angels involved.

[MyndFyre]

Note that if you believe in Christianity and Catholicsm, there is a degree of ghosts and demons as well as angels involved.

Yeah, but Christians don't call them "psychics."  We don't "attempt" to communicate with the dead.

Occasionally there is such a thing as an indwelling and following exorcism, but I don't think that you'd see a psychic do that. 

[Topaz]

Umm, I do believe Peter(?) attempted to speak to Saul/Paul (Who was dead). At the time, he was the head of the Catholic Church, which makes him Christian, of a sort. He was punished for his necromancy, though. I'll ask my local pastor.

[EDIT]: King Saul of the Old Testament spoke to an unidentified dead person through necromancy. I'm not sure if he was punished by God, but it was done.