How to properly consult

The world of clairvoyance, as everyone knows, is a veritable jungle, where the worst rubs shoulders with the best and consulting a practitioner of the divinatory arts is not an easy task. Therefore, should any consumer take into account and trust the apparent credibility of a renowned practitioner? to the high cost of his fees? to his advertising praising his merits and skills? Or the promise of its effectiveness and results?

In order to allow you to consult a practitioner of the divinatory arts with maximum reliability, the INAD provides you with some answers which will be very useful to prevent some of you from falling into the trap of mental manipulation professionals, notorious charlatans and other specialists in imaginary occult work.

Because when a consultant wants to satisfy his anxiety, ease his worries, know the answer to a problem… he has the right to know who he is dealing with and where to place his trust. What credit should be given to the reputation of a professional with a flattering reputation?

The reputation of a professional is not a criterion of seriousness and even less of competence. Among those who flaunt their “celebrity” to justify the high cost of their fees, many of them, with a few rare exceptions, are distressingly mediocre. Before consulting a clairvoyant or an astrologer, it is best to educate yourself. Advertising a professional or recommending it through word of mouth

This well-intentioned advertisement or recommendation has some advantages but also some disadvantages. We must be wary of this because in the majority of cases, there is an “understood” complicity between the professional and the person making the recommendation. The advertisements of the most “clairvoyant” clairvoyants, who promise wonders, are in reality nothing but cleverly misleading advertisements. Promise and guarantee of results

Promises, always promises that remain as promises. A good professional promises nothing and guarantees nothing. He can only tell you or reveal to you what he sees or what he feels, with the usual precautions. Therefore there is reason to avoid all those who promise the fulfillment of their predictions or other prophecies. But then, what is a good clairvoyant?

A good psychic or medium is aware of their limits and their skills. It is also the one who reveals to you, without asking you any questions, the object of your request… However, some professionals need support which is often your first name and your age (or those of the person you are interested in…) A psychic is not a machine and cannot respond to the finger and the eye, nor should he be limited by time, a good consultation is between 20 and 30 minutes. Can a good psychic ask me my zodiac sign and/or my date of birth?

A professional who calls himself a clairvoyant or medium is not supposed to ask for the zodiac sign or date of birth of his consultant, like poor clairvoyants-astrologers who fill out their consultation by telling generalities and save time by prolonging their consultation in order to make you speak and reveal in one way or another the object of your request. This method is applied, above all, in the context of telephone clairvoyance to increase the cost of the consultation. How to trust a professional who practices throughphone ?

Without confidence there is no good clairvoyance. In terms of clairvoyance by telephone, article L-121-18 of the Consumer Code stipulates that any professional making an offer to provide a remote service must indicate their full contact details… These details are mandatory. Some telephone clairvoyance companies which use specialists in mental manipulation offer with force and conviction imaginary disenchantment or ghostly emotional reminders for hard cash. Therefore, to avoid abuse by certain dubious clairvoyants and to make a possible challenge possible, consultants are advised to require the professional to communicate their contact details and issue an invoice. What is the average price for a telephone consultation?

According to a 1986 ordinance, fees are free but the INAD has always advised professionals to charge acceptable fees which would be around €40 to €50 for a duration of 30 minutes and €70 to €80 in the office, whatever the real or supposed skills of the practitioner. How to end a possible telephone consultation in the first few minutes?

If the professional refuses to give you his contact details and if you notice that he has not met your expectations. You have the option either to put him on the path to establish a relationship of trust and thus allow him to call on his gift and his knowledge or you put an end to it, if you notice that he is hesitant or that he tells you everything and anything.

Practical advice: you should never opt for a flat-rate consultation exceeding €50 but favor the consultation for the first 10 minutes in order to ensure the competence of the professional. I consulted a psychic but it was not conclusive, should I pay his fees?

When you go to a doctor, a psychiatrist or a psychoanalyst you pay the cost of the consultation. Paying the cost of fees to a clairvoyance professional is also an obligation, which does not give you the right, either, to telephone them several times a day. I noticed that the INAD moral charter proposed to the entire profession is taken up and slightly modified by certain practitioners on their site

These are parasitic actions of certain more or less indelicate practitioners who do not disclose their sources to give themselves a facade of credibility. Clairvoyance by telephone: services or people to avoid:

All those who, in their advertising, use a first name accompanied by a decorative photo. For information, the term photo decoration is made mandatory by law, as soon as a first or last name is used as a company name by a clairvoyance firm. Because these names or first names are in fact a commercial name used by the same company. AudioTel & Clairvoyance, or how to separate fact from fiction?

Some firms, under the guise of telephone clairvoyance, use dubious methods which amount to nothing less than mental manipulation. Thus, certain people who are emotionally tormented and in a situation of psychological distress who regularly contact the INAD, reveal that they have been victims of an abuse of vulnerability due to the supposed powers of pseudo professionals who hide, often behind an assumed first name and, moreover, use disguised threats, in the event ofCONTESTATION. But then! What to do if necessary?

Caution remains essential. Any consumer of audiotel clairvoyance must be extra careful and especially avoid audiotel clairvoyance services if the professional does not communicate his contact details and if the waiting time is not precisely indicated. A 5 minute wait seems to be a reasonable time. I consulted several practitioners (clairvoyants and astrologers) from an audiotel service and all were of the same opinion, they confirm to me that I am the victim of bad luck.

If the revelations are ‘‘stunning’’ in detail it is because the information from your first consultation with one of the messaging professionals has been stored in the computer file of the company for which he works. To avoid a waiting period, am I offered a private consultation for €100, 150 or even €250?

Hang up immediately, this is the objective sought by certain telephone clairvoyance companies to make maximum turnover, who use the services of specialists in mental manipulation who gain progressive ascendancy over people in situations of extreme weakness (illness, emotional turmoil, etc.). Consultation or listening by telephone

Do not confuse on the one hand a consultation with a practitioner of the divinatory arts whose role (in principle) is to reveal to you the purpose of your call, the object of your request… and, on the other hand, the call to a practitioner to tell him about the ups and downs of your life. As you share your difficulties, your hopes and your sorrows, time passes and the clock ticks. Many of you have also noticed that he hasn’t taught you anything. And for good reason: you told him everything. Listening work must be clearly defined

Many professionals prefer this last solution which, sometimes, proves useful to certain more or less fragile people, who find there a sensitive and human listening to their problems. In a word, talking and sharing your concerns often allows you to free yourself from a weight. Talking is useful and often beneficial. However, it is essential that this listening work be clearly defined and clarified between the professional and the consumer consultant to avoid any misunderstanding. These few tips will allow you to choose honest professionals and avoid donating your savings to speculative companies and professional manipulators who swarm in the pool of clairvoyance by telephone. What should I do in the event of an abusive credit card charge?

If you paid by credit card and a charge higher than the set price or an abusive charge was made without your agreement, immediately notify your bank which must return the amount(s) taken (clairvoyance is considered a mail order sale and as such falls within the scope of the SCRIVEN law). I objected to a debit relating to a consultation which did not give me satisfaction

Your approach to the professional is a freely consented approach for a clairvoyance or astrology consultation, therefore your reaction is neither loyal nor honest and can be considered as fraud liable to criminal prosecution. I regularly receive offers of clairvoyance and help at home, how serious is this canvassing?

These proposals have no value and generally target elderly people,sick, disabled or in a situation of emotional turmoil. Therefore this type of clairvoyance by correspondence is a real lucrative deception. I consulted a psychic and paid by credit card, but I am not satisfied, can I demand reimbursement or object to the direct debit?

In matters of divinatory arts the practitioner is bound by an obligation of means and not of result, therefore you can neither demand reimbursement nor object. I was the victim of an occult work scam, can I expect a refund?

First of all, you must act amicably as far as possible by asking the professional responsible for the abuse for a total or partial reimbursement. According to the civil code, anyone who causes damage to another is required to repair it. This is a legal obligation. A specialist in occult work is bound by an obligation of result, failing which he must reimburse the sums collected… in matters of occult work it is often criminal action which prevails, taking into account the large sums disbursed to pseudo occultist masters and other junk gurus responsible for serious abuses and other scams against malleable and impressionable people. Who are the professionals behind the scams that INAD regularly reports?

Among the professionals who practice officially - or clandestinely - there have been unscrupulous people whose only morality remains “money” and where we can too often see serious fraud committed against people in a weak situation. What is the INAD charter for?

The INAD charter is a true code of ethics intended to moralize the profession. It is also a bulwark against abuse and scams of all kinds since it regulates the practice of the divinatory arts in order to allow any consultant to evolve in complete peace of mind in the world of clairvoyance and any responsible professional to exercise their activity with loyalty and sincerity within a clearly defined framework. What is the purpose of the Professional Card issued by INAD to certain practitioners?

Following a response from the Ministry of Labor and after numerous representations by the INAD, with the public authorities to regulate the practice of the divinatory arts in order to put a brake on certain illicit practices, rampant charlatanism and various scams in clairvoyance and occult work, the INAD issues a professional membership card to any qualified practitioner who accepts the rules laid down in the Moral and Professional charter. If a professional has adhered to the charter but takes the opportunity to propose illicit practices by recommending himself to the INAD, what would be the attitude of this organization?

Not all professionals adhering to the charter are members of the INAD and only those who hold a professional card can recommend themselves to the INAD. This card is issued, exclusively, under certain clearly stipulated conditions. Finally, the INAD intervened firmly with certain questionable practitioners to ask them to stop reporting the INAD recommendation, under penalty of criminal prosecution. The INAD regularly reports complaints from consumer consultants who are victims of fraudulent actions by telephone clairvoyance professionals and imaginary occult work, but who can believe in such scams? Is this not dangerous for the credibility of INAD if this turns out to befake ?

You are right to wonder, it has to be seen to be believed. Numerous complaints against telephone clairvoyance professionals and specialists in occult work are regularly received by the INAD which discreetly intervenes with the firm and/or the professional responsible for the abuse in order to find, within the framework of an amicable arrangement, a solution likely to satisfy both parties involved. In the event of serious misconduct committed by professionals in the exercise of their functions, the INAD transmits the file(s) to the public prosecutor of the competent jurisdiction for appropriate follow-up. In what repertoire of professions do the divinatory arts appear?

The activities of the divinatory arts are not included in any trade directory and are not subject to any specific regulations but are nevertheless provided for by decree 87-528 of July 8, 1987, classified in the artisans and traders section. Is the practice of divinatory arts legal?

the new Penal Code, which came into force on March 1, 1994, repealed the former article R.34.7 which punished with the fine provided for 3rd class contraventions “people who are in the business of divining and prognosticating, or explaining dreams” and took note of the professions of the divinatory arts. Who are the managers of the large clairvoyance firms?

Certain managers of real estate companies and organizations specializing in “business and management consulting” Who are the other beneficiaries of the practice of divinatory arts?

France telecom, the post office, banks, the written press: women’s press, private radios… What is the turnover generated by the activities of clairvoyance and occult sciences, the number of professional practitioners and approximate consultants?

The turnover was estimated in 1988 at 8 billion francs and in 2000 at 21 billion francs or 3.5 billion euros (source Ministry of the Economy and Finance of March 2000) INAD estimates that the number of professionals would be between 40 and 50,000 declared (almost as many carry out this activity clandestinely on behalf of certain firms but also on their own account) for 15 million consultations per year. What is the role of the INAD in informing consumers and moralizing practitioners of the divinatory arts?

Since 1987, the INAD has carried out strong and positive actions to inform the general public and consumers, in particular on the limits and scope of the divinatory arts, it has also endeavored to define and update the list of approved divinatory arts.

* By updating the criteria for public exercise of qualification in the broadest sense of the term, and to moralize practitioners.
* By starting to draw up the list of approved practitioners, at national level and for overseas departments
* By putting in place and updating ethics and temporarily or permanently prohibiting the practitioner from recommending themselves to the INAD, if it is established that consultants have been victims in their health or in their property of "occult" practices through abuse of trust giving rise to fraud.