Psychic Services Explained: Tarot, Mediumship, Clairvoyance & More | Psychic Tells

Psychic Services Explained: Tarot, Mediumship, Clairvoyance & More

Browse any psychic site and you’ll find a menu of services: tarot, mediumship, clairvoyant readings, love readings, astrology, past-life work, energy readings. If you’re new, it’s genuinely confusing. Which one do you need? Are they all the same thing with different names? Does a tarot reader count as a psychic?

This guide explains the most common psychic services in plain language: what each one does, what kind of question it suits, and how to choose. By the end, you’ll be able to read a psychic reader and advisor’s profile and know exactly whether they’re the right fit for your question.

First, a Quick Distinction

“Psychic services” is an umbrella term. Underneath it are two things:

Gifts: the intuitive abilities a reader has (clairvoyance, clairsentience, mediumship)

Tools and focuses: the methods or subjects they apply those gifts to (tarot, astrology, love readings)

Most psychic advisors combine a gift with one or more tools or focuses. A “clairvoyant tarot reader specializing in love” is using a gift (clairvoyance), a tool (tarot), and a focus (love). If you’re brand new to readings, our beginner’s guide to psychic readings covers the fundamentals.

Core Psychic Gifts

Clairvoyance (“clear seeing”)

The reader receives visual impressions: images, symbols, scenes, colors. This is the most well-known psychic gift and what most people picture when they think of a psychic. Clairvoyant readings are versatile and suit almost any question.

Clairsentience (“clear feeling”)

The reader feels emotions and physical sensations connected to you or the people you ask about. Clairsentient readers are especially strong with relationship questions, because they can sense how another person feels.

Clairaudience (“clear hearing”)

The reader hears words, names, or phrases. Clairaudient readers often deliver very specific details, such as names or exact phrases someone has said.

Claircognizance (“clear knowing”)

The reader simply knows something without seeing, feeling, or hearing it. This often shows up as sudden, confident statements about your situation.

Many readers have more than one of these, with one dominant. You don’t need to choose a gift; you choose a reader, and the gift comes with them.

Common Psychic Services and What They’re For

General psychic reading

A broad reading using the reader’s intuitive gifts, covering whatever is most present in your energy. Best for: life direction, “what do I need to know right now,” and first-time clients.

Love and relationship reading

A reading focused specifically on romantic connections: how someone feels, what’s blocking the relationship, where it’s heading. This is the most requested psychic service. Best for: dating confusion, relationship decisions, ex situations. Our full guide to love psychic readings explains what to expect.

Tarot reading

The reader uses a 78-card deck as a framework, combining each card’s traditional meaning with intuitive impressions. Tarot gives structure to a reading and works well for people who like a visual, step-by-step process. Best for: decision-making, understanding a situation’s past-present-future, and clients who want something tangible.

Oracle card reading

Similar to tarot but using decks with looser, theme-based cards (angels, animals, affirmations). Gentler and more open-ended. Best for: encouragement, spiritual guidance, and clients who find tarot intimidating.

Mediumship

Connecting with loved ones who have passed. This is a distinct gift from general psychic ability, and not every psychic is a medium. A good medium provides evidence (names, details, personality traits) before delivering messages. Best for: grief, closure, and messages from the other side.

Astrology reading

Uses your birth chart (date, time, and place of birth) as a map of your personality, life themes, and current transits. Intuitive astrologers layer psychic insight on top. Best for: understanding yourself, timing major decisions, compatibility.

Numerology reading

Uses your birth date and name to calculate life-path numbers and cycles. Best for: understanding life themes and yearly cycles.

Energy or aura reading

The reader senses your energy field and describes its state: blocks, imbalances, strengths. Best for: feeling stuck, wanting a spiritual check-in, understanding your overall state.

Past-life reading

Explores previous incarnations and how they influence your current life, relationships, and fears. Best for: unexplained patterns, intense connections, recurring fears.

Career and finance reading

A focused reading on work, business, and money energy. Best for: job decisions, business timing, financial blocks.

Dream interpretation

The reader interprets recurring or significant dreams intuitively. Best for: vivid or repeating dreams that feel meaningful.

How to Choose the Right Psychic Service

Start with your question. Love question, love reading. Grief, mediumship. “I feel stuck,” general or energy reading. Matching the service to the question is the single biggest factor in a satisfying reading.

Consider your style. Do you want structure (tarot) or free-flowing insight (general psychic reading)? Visual (video with cards) or private (chat)? Our comparison of chat, phone, and video helps with the format side.

Check the reader’s specialty. A psychic reader and advisor who lists two or three specialties is usually more skilled in them than one who lists twelve. The best psychic reading websites let you filter by service.

Beware of add-ons. Legitimate psychic services are readings. “Spell casting,” “curse removal,” and “energy clearing packages” for extra fees are not services, they’re scams. Our guide to spotting a real online psychic explains why.

Can One Reader Offer Multiple Services?

Yes, and most do. A clairsentient reader might offer general, love, and career readings using the same gift. Tarot readers often add oracle cards. What to watch for is a reader who claims every gift and every specialty; genuine psychics tend to know their strengths.

Psychic Services at Psychic Tells

Psychic Tells focuses on what our readers do best: love and relationship readings, life-direction readings, and clarity readings, delivered by chat, phone, or video to clients across the United States. No spells, no curses, no upsells, just honest readings from vetted psychic advisors. Visit psychictells.com to explore our services.

Frequently Asked Questions

What are psychic services?

Psychic services are readings and guidance offered by intuitive readers, including general psychic readings, love readings, tarot, mediumship, astrology, energy readings, and more.

Is a tarot reader the same as a psychic?

Not necessarily. Tarot is a tool. Some tarot readers rely purely on card meanings, while psychic tarot readers combine the cards with intuitive impressions. Look for “intuitive” or “psychic” in the reader’s description.

What is the difference between a psychic and a medium?

A psychic reads the energy of living people and situations. A medium connects with those who have passed. Some readers are both, but the gifts are distinct.

Which psychic service is best for love questions?

A love and relationship reading, ideally from a clairsentient reader who can sense how the other person feels.

What is a psychic reader and advisor?

A psychic who both reads your energy and offers practical guidance based on what they see. The term emphasizes that the reading comes with actionable advice, not just prediction.