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ANAHEIM SHOP TRAINS PHONE PSYCHICS.


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A ``master psychic'' asked about her qualifications told a recent caller her training was a long and arduous process. ``It takes years of questing for information,'' the psychic said.

But for many psychics aiming to crack the telephone market, a deck of cards, a few hours' training and faith in their clairvoyance clairvoyance (klâr'voi`əns), alleged power to perceive, as though visually, objects or persons not discernible through the ordinary sense channels.  are plenty.

With as little as 6-1/2 hours of training, they can become part of the psychic network that Americans turn to for advice and amusement.

Hundreds of ``master psychics'' have gotten their training in Orange County at Mystik Magik, a New Age bookstore in Anaheim.

Computers route calls to psychics around the country who dispense advice from home or in offices. Mystik Magik's psychics work a bank of 14 telephones. The psychics earn 15 to 35 cents a minute.

Nearly a dozen psychic television networks have sprung up in the last six years.

Psychics and many of their callers defend their business and training.

David Runner, 24, of San Diego San Diego (săn dēā`gō), city (1990 pop. 1,110,549), seat of San Diego co., S Calif., on San Diego Bay; inc. 1850. San Diego includes the unincorporated communities of La Jolla and Spring Valley. Coronado is across the bay. , spent four years working for several networks, and recently left the business to pursue a nursing career.

``The psychics I have talked to take it seriously,'' he said. ``They realize that the people who are calling need some hope. I have always prided myself on giving genuine, accurate readings.''

But with the proliferation proliferation /pro·lif·er·a·tion/ (pro-lif?er-a´shun) the reproduction or multiplication of similar forms, especially of cells.prolif´erativeprolif´erous

pro·lif·er·a·tion
n.
 of psychics has come a growing number of horror stories horror story

Story intended to elicit a strong feeling of fear. Such tales are of ancient origin and form a substantial part of folk literature. They may feature supernatural elements such as ghosts, witches, or vampires or address more realistic psychological fears.
.

Sharon Palmer, a retail-store employee, said she called a psychic line in September, looking for Looking for

In the context of general equities, this describing a buy interest in which a dealer is asked to offer stock, often involving a capital commitment. Antithesis of in touch with.
 words of encouragement about her personal life and career.

But a psychic named Tony told her someone was going to blow up her car - with her in it.

``He told me that somebody was trying to kill me and I ought to move,'' Palmer said. ``It really put the fear of God in me. I haven't slept good or felt safe ever since. And that's been a couple of months now.''

Palmer said she called the network in response to an offer of a free two-minute reading but wound up staying on the line long enough to rack up a $75 bill. She is refusing to pay while she disputes the charges.

Long Beach resident Bill Gore Wilbert L. Gore (1912 - 1986) also known as Bill Gore, was a chemical engineer and the main inventor of Gore-Tex fabrics. Gore received both a bachelor of science degree in chemical engineering in 1933 and a masters of science in chemistry in 1935 from the University of Utah in  said it was obvious his phone psychic was reading from a script.

``I let her babble on for about 10 minutes with this stuff, which was absolutely, totally not relevant to me,'' he said.

``You could tell she was at home, because she kept putting her hand over the phone and yelling yell  
v. yelled, yell·ing, yells

v.intr.
To cry out loudly, as in pain, fright, surprise, or enthusiasm.

v.tr.
To utter or express with a loud cry. See Synonyms at shout.

n.
 at her kids to shut up,'' he said.

Gore too was shocked to find a $60 charge for what he thought was a no-charge consultation on a toll-free line.

Some former phone psychics said they questioned the entire business.

Analei Bodnar said her monthlong career as a telepsychic was interesting but depressing, because she felt she was taking advantage of people who could ill afford to spend $3.99 a minute.

``People who couldn't feed their kids were spending a half-hour on the phone with me,'' said Bodnar, 23, of Seal Beach Seal Beach, city (1990 pop. 25,098), Orange co., S Calif., on the Pacific coast; inc. 1915. It is a beach city with an active art colony. Transportation equipment and concrete are among the city's manufactures. U.S. naval stations are nearby. . ``They would call all the time. It's no wonder they didn't have any money.''
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Date:Nov 18, 1996
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