Friday, September 19, 1997
The University Daily Kansan
Section A·Page 3
Soothsayers, charlatans to gather share talents at fair this weekend
Psychics deal in futures trading
By Rachelle Detweiler
rdetweiler@kansan.com
Kansan staff writer
Seeing the future requires natural abilities, not just a deck of good tarot cards. But people still give money to talentless readers, some psychics say.
Tarot cards will be featured at the Psychic and Metaphysical fair in Lawrence this weekend. Photo illustration by Steve Puppe / KANSAN
That is why local psychics say they'll offer their genuine services tomorrow and Sunday at the Psychic and Metaphysical Fair at the Douglas County fairgrounds, 2120 Harper. They want to show that some psychics improve people's lives.
"I'm a people lover," said psychic Joyce Morgan, Kingston, Mo. resident. "I think people are the most interesting creatures on the earth. And honey, they can get themselves into crap."
Even though Morgan said she was just an ordinary housewife, her clairvoyance has helped Missouri police investigate murders.
She is nationally recognized because of an appearance on the TV program "Sightings" and being interviewed by various magazines and radio stations.
She said that a psychic fair wasn't rigorous, like investigating a murder case or locating a
missing child, but she enjoyed the fairs and sharing her insight.
"I can give comfort or guidance by seeing beyond situations right now," Morgan said. "I can give people a light at the end of the tunnel."
She said she helped people understand life by putting negative situations into perspective. People get too overwhelmed by past problems and do not accept that each day offers different and better experiences, she said.
She warned that some of the services offered at the fair would not be emotionally in tune with the psyche and that some psychics' advice would not help people understand their problems.
"There's people you'd consider good psychics with good foreknowledge and those who have no more foreknowledge than your shoe," Morgan said. "Those are just card readers."
Topeka resident Sheryl Lane, who offers Dragon's Den Chart Services, agreed. Some readers only want money and disregard people's best interests, she said.
Lane, who has been giving readings for 20 years, charges $20 to $55 for her services.
"I find people don't value a service unless there's an energy exchanged," Lane said. "And the energy exchange that people understand at this point in evolution is money."
But she said that she would refuse a person's money if she felt she could not provide an accurate reading.
Lane said that chart reading involved mathematical manipulation of a person's birth date, birthplace and exact time of birth. If a person gives her an incorrect time of birth by just four minutes, it will throw the person's planet into a different house. A house rules specific parts of life, she said.
The mathematics of chart interpretations take hours to formulate, but with her computer, Lane can read anyone's chart in minutes, she said.
"I'm a wounded healer," Lane said. "I'm that person that experiences not-so-fun things but can help people understand their problems. That's my gift to humanity."
Lawrence business are providing complimentary passes to the fair, said Leslie Speckman, sales director of the event. Admission is $3 without a pass.
Besides readings, which cost between $15 and $25, psychics will sell incense, jewelry, stones and crystals, Speckman said.
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