For centuries now, many people, have turned to psychic reading for advice, guidance and enlightenment. Why? Because, to a lot of people psychics have always been proven to be very reliable when it comes to giving advice. Unfortunately, there are many skewed beliefs about psychic readings that have been exaggerated or distorted through the ages. Here's some of the most common myths:

Some people think that all psychics are similar, but the truth is, each and every one is unique and has his/her own ability. Just like people, psychics even differ in the degree of their special abilities and set of skills. And like anything else, their craft is a skilled trade. Psychics may differ wildly with respect to expertise.

How do they differ?

Some psychics are expert in rendering distant readings - either online or over the telephone. To these skilled mediums, it is irrelevant if they cannot give you proper guidance in the same room or across the state. An Internet or a phone reading is real. In fact, distant readings are popular nowadays and psychic services of this kind are very in demand. The fastest growing psychic readings are now taking place online usually where the clairvoyant may start with promotional absolutely free psychic readings. The only school face-to-face psychic is on the decline.

You may have an idea that those psychics who are mostly seen on TV are better than those who choose to practice their craft privately. But that is absolutely not true. Highly advertised psychics on TV and newspapers are not necessarily the best psychics. It is not the advertisement that defines how a great a psychic is; it is his or her experience and knowledge. The best advertisement about how good a psychic really is comes from referrals and personal endorsements - not skilled marketing and large advertising budgets. Advertisement by "word of mouth" and testimonials are and will always be the best way of telling if a psychic is accurate or not.

There is no such thing as authenticity test for psychics. A psychic profession is not like a career that can be taught at school that you need to pass a screen test in order for your ability to be authentic. A psychic doesn't have to screened, tested and prove their psychic accuracy by any authoritative organization to certify reliability and authenticity. It is only you that can tell if a psychic is real or not for you. And the best way is to evaluate his or her track record and trust your own instinct.

And most of all, it is not true that the more you pay, the more accurate your reading would be. Paying a higher price can never be a guarantee for a more accurate psychic reading. Price is never going to be the basis for the accuracy and reliability of a psychic reading. However, there are better psychics who reasonably charge more since they are more popular and in demand compared to other psychics. It is not a good idea that you select a psychic because they are cheaper. Select a psychic that you think is better and suitable for your situation regardless of the price. Remember the old adage... you get what you pay for.

But to play devil's advocate, you can get a good free psychic reading or free online psychic reading if you're lucky which may actually be pretty good. You can visit TarotOnlineReading.com for more information how how to find a 100% free online psychic.

Andrew Rotta has been in the field of free psychic reading for a long time and maintains a website about general psychic reading practices where you can get answers to the rest of your questions.