Reading FAQ

Reading Themes & Formats

Psychic channeling or 'reading' is the supernatural perception of metaphysical information or 'energy data' regarding your past, present and future.

Known in parapsychology and psi research as extrasensory perception (ESP), and colloquially as psychic sensing or clair sensing, your energy information is 'channeled' or 'read' to offer you spiritual guidance, metaphysical insight, energy healing, as well as the prediction of current probabilities and future potentials.

The purpose of a psychic reading is to:

guide and support you in making the best possible life choices
improve your quality of life
enhance your personal fulfillment
inspire, enlighten, heal, and uplift your mind, body and soul
assist you in releasing the past
increase your abundance, prosperity, joy and happiness
ensure your soul purpose alignment and spiritual growth
promotes spiritual self-empowerment
help you avoid unnecessary negative events and outcomes in your future.

True psychic reading is not fortune-telling. Fortune-telling is a myth, because we don't have a 'fortune.' We are not passive victims of a pre-destined fate, like puppets or robots acting out a prescripted fate. We shape our own destiny every day through our free will choices, decisions, beliefs, thoughts and actions.

The value and success of a psychic reading is measured by the wisdom, insight and upliftment it brings you and not merely predictions or forecasts. A psychic reading is not just about career opportunities, good fortune, or meeting 'tall, dark strangers.' It is a sacred portal to manifesting your true destiny.

You should also never live your life solely by what is revealed during a psychic reading, but rather use the information as a guideline and inspiration to better shape your future and live your best life.

Mediumship is the process whereby a human instrument known as a medium or channel communicates with one or more discarnate spirit beings, energies or personalities. Mediumship is joint effort between the medium in the physical world and a personality, entity or being on the spirit realm, who is the actual communicator. The medium is merely the messenger or conveyer of the information communicated by spirit.

The main aim of a mediumship reading is usually to offer afterlife validation or evidence that our consciousness continues beyond this life. Authentic mediumship seeks to validate, console, heal and uplift.

A psychic and a medium is in essence the same thing. A medium is simply a 'specialized' type of psychic.

I am a hereditary psychic medium, as I inherited my psychic mediumship gift from my paternal grandmother. A psychic medium is someone who has both psychic perception and mediumship channeling abilities. Psychic means 'pertaining to the mind and soul.’ It derives from Greek psykhikos, ‘of the soul, spirit, or mind,’ and psykhē, ‘soul, mind.' A psychic has the innate ability or augmented mental capacity to channel metaphysical information or 'energy data' from the universal consciousness or akashic record. Being a psychic means I consciously perceive nonphysical information about a living person's past experiences and present circumstances, as well as their future probabilities and potentials, including the most likely outcomes of their current life trajectory. Mediumship is a classic spiritualist term dating back to its first known use in 1852 and is derived from medium, meaning an 'intermediate agent' or 'channel of communication' who conveys spiritual information. As a medium I channel the supernatural information or nonphysical 'energy data' of deceased relatives, ancestors, and previous life incarnations, as well as omniscient sagacity (universal 'wisdom data') embedded in the akashic record or spirit realm for the purpose of broader spiritual guidance, metaphysical insight and societal upliftment.

Destiny coaching combines powerful life coaching strategies with spiritual guidance and metaphysical tools to empower you to live your life by design. These extrasensory consultations reach far beyond the confines of standard life coaching to help you create, attract and manifest the lifestyle, career, business and/or relationship you desire and deserve. Destiny coaching is the complete mind-body-soul-spirit alternative to traditional life coaching, infused with personalized spiritual guidance and powerful metaphysical methodologies to ensure much greater transformational success. It can help you uncover your true destiny, recalibrate your soul alignment, identify your soul purpose and life calling, kick your inner guidance system back into gear, manifest personal healing, achieve happiness and fulfillment, and attract lasting success, abundance and prosperity.

There is no significant difference between a remote reading and in-person reading. Authentic psychic reading is a metaphysical or supernatural process that does not need you to be physically present in the room with the reader. The metaphysical information or 'energy data' that a psychic or medium 'reads' is not coming directly from you, but is instead channeled from the universal consciousness (also known as the unified field, astral planes, the matrix, spirit realm, akashic recordsm, etc).

The channeled information in a reading is therefore not derived from the physical world because it is:

nonlocal (transcends space, time and distance)
nonphysical (metaphysical or supernatural)
nonsensory (mental awareness without the five ordinary senses or physical sensing)
omnipresent (present everywhere at the same time, all the time)
universal (it is applicable and accessible anywhere and everywhere by anyone and anything)

The only advantage of in-person readings may be that it possibly adds a more intimate, social atmosphere to a reading session. In-person consultations are also useful for some psychic specialties, such as psychometric work (reading energy through physical touch or holiding an object that belongs to the person).

On the other hand, remote readings by phone, text or email can actually have the advantage of being more pure, untainted and accurate, since the psychic or medium is less likely to be influenced or distracted by the client's body language, facial expressions, or physical appearance. Many clients also find remote readings more comfortable and less intimidating, since it is more discreet and impersonal.

What To Expect

Yes, definitely, but a true psychic reading only reveals probabilities. It offers a 'snapshot' assessment of where you have been, where you are now, and where you are likely to go based on the plausibility or likelihood of future outcomes.

Should the current probabilities not be ideal and to your liking, a reading also reveals future potentials or alternative outcomes available to you should you choose to change your focus, approach, or direction. Because we have free will, we have the power to change most predicted outcomes. A reading predicts what is most likely to happen depending on the path your are currently following, but you can choose to change your path to reshape your destiny or create a different future outcome. A psychic reading helps you identify which path or option may be best.

Unlike stereotypical fortune-telling, psychic reading is not about predicting inevitable fate, tragedy, misfortune, or doom prophecy. Every prediction you receive during an authentic reading will always be accompanied by spiritual guidance and metaphysical insight. Even in 'worst case' scenarios where a reading reveals a future outcome of predestined fate, due to divine design or divine intervention, you should always receive a spiritual explanation of why a certain predestined outcome has happened, or may be inevitable in your future.

In the end, the best way to predict the future is to create it. Only rare moments of divine intervention in our lives are inevitable and predestined to occur. The rest is all up to us. Authentic psychic reading therefore helps you to create more of the future you want, and less of what you do not want.

The best way to confirm the authenticity of my channeling abilities and services is to experience a psychic mediumship reading with me for yourself. The next best option is to get a personal referral from a friend or family member who's opinion you trust.

Alternatively, there are many information sources available online should you wish to do additional research on my background and career history. Evidence of my professional reputation including reviews and testimonials for my work can be found at several external, third-party sources, such as Best Psychic Directory and HubPages.

Readings do not necessarily require any special preparation from you, but there are a few things that you can do before, and during the reading to ensure that you get the most from your consultation.

1. Identify your specific questions and concerns before the reading and write them down, to help you stay focused during the reading.

2. Ask or set an intention that you be given the answers that you need for your highest good, as well as the highest good of others. You can do this through meditation or prayer.

3. Ensure a quiet, peaceful environment without noise or other distractions while receiving the reading. Please do not attempt to get a reading while you are driving, cooking, exercising, watching television, and so on...and most definitely not while you are intoxicated or under the influence of any drugs. It will not go well.

4. Relax and calm you mind. It is normal to be a little nervous, especially if you have never had a psychic reading before. A tranquil, peaceful state of mind creates a much more favorable atmosphere for energy flow and accurate results. There is no need to be nervous or tense, so really try to relax. You will ensure the best possible results this way.

5. Aim to approach the session without a fixed mind or set ideas about how you want the reading to progress. Be open to receive. Getting a reading is about truly listening with an open heart and mind and being accepting of new and unexpected information that does not match your current outlook, preconceived ideas, or self-limiting beliefs.

6. Keep a pen and notebook handy to make notes of the important points that come up during the reading, or make an audio recording to listen again later.

Be open to the process and always expect the unexpected! Every reading is different and unique, and you never know how it will play out. It is recommended to have one or more specific issues or topics you wish to discuss, or to have particular questions that you wish to have answered, but also be open to any additional guidance and insight that may spontaneously come up during the reading.

Sometimes information comes through about other aspects of your life that you may not expect, but that you need to hear, or some of the answers to your questions may be more extensive than you had anticipated. You cannot control ahead of the time what spirit will choose to communicate. You will receive whatever you need to hear or whatever you must know at this point in your life - nothing more, and nothing less. Please note that I do not discuss the following subjects during readings:

Terminal illness & death
Medical diagnosis & treatment
Pregnancy & gender of unborn children
Other people's private lives
Gambling & lotteries
Politics

Be open to the process and always expect the unexpected! Every reading is different and unique, and you never know how it will play out.

You may have your heart set on contacting a specific loved one who has crossed over, but instead a former friend or distant family member may show up. Be open and welcoming towards them. During the reading you will be provided with some confirmations or validations.

Different types of evidence may come through to ensure that you understand the message, or recognize who the message is from. This could include names, descriptions, numbers, letters, dates, places, objects, past incidents, special events, current circumstances, relationships, and so forth. Be willing to verify or acknowledge this information in an honest manner. Be fair and confirm when statements are correct or true – don't try to play games by being misleading or dishonest. If you don’t immediately understand or relate to something that comes through, feel free to say so, but don’t immediately dismiss it. Sometimes aspects of a reading only become clear later in the reading, or after the reading has ended. Nothing that comes through during a reading is ever unimportant or irrelevant; as mere humans we just don’t always grasp it, or interpret it correctly at the time, or we are only meant to understand it later. So, always make a note of things you may not immediately recognize or understand. It is a good idea to have some pen and paper ready to make some notes during the reading. Please note that I do not discuss the following subjects during readings:

Illness & Death
Pregnancy
Other people's private lives
Gambling & lotteries
Politics
Religion

I only offer spiritual guidance and metaphysical insight for the purpose of personal and spiritual growth and well-being. I am not a registered or accredited professional in the fields of medicine, mental healthcare, law, finance, investment, or any other professional field.

You are advised to discuss your medical, psychiatric, legal, financial, investment, or any other matters that require expert professional advice with an appropriately registered and/or licensed professional in that field. For further details please refer to the Disclaimer and Terms and Conditions of Service.

I do not offer readings for gambling and related purposes.

Genuine psychics only receive spiritual guidance and metaphysical insight that is truly necessary and destined for a specific person at that specific moment in their life. No more, no less. If you are truly destined to hear the next winning lottery numbers in reading, then you will. Asking for the winning numbers, or booking a session solely for this purpose is very unlikely yield the desired results.

During readings I only convey what is presented to me by spirit. If this happens to be information about winning lottery numbers or the outcome of other forms of gambling then you are exceptionally fortunate and uncommonly blessed to have such a lucky windfall predestined for you! In fact, according to statistics you are approximately 11,500 times more likely to be struck by lightning and about 17,900 times more likely to die in a plane crash than win the Mega Millions lottery in the USA.

For more information read by blog post on this subject.

Reading Other People

Kindly do not ask for your reading to be conducted on behalf of someone else, or to be about someone else's life. You can only request a reading for yourself, and you will be required to state your first name to begin the reading. By providing your first name, as well as the payment for the session, you are giving permission for the reading. A reading is a highly personal and private matter. It is about you, and the people who are directly affecting your life by their choice. Relevant information may come up about other people and how they may be impacting your life, but the focus in a reading is always on your life, and not what others are up to.

During your reading you may ask questions about other people, but only if those people have chosen or agreed to be a part of your life by their own free will. Kindly do not expect to receive information about someone else, dead or alive, whom you are not actually connected to in a mutual, consenting relationship, or about someone who no longer wishes to be connected to you. You do not have a mandate to authorize the reading of strangers, or request that I pry into the private lives of other people.

For example, you have the right to ask about your current or recent life partner, your spouse, your best friend or your employer, because they have willingly consented to enter into a relationship with you and they therefore have an impact on your happiness and well-being, for better or worse.

You do have the right to request spiritual guidance, insight and advice regarding your relationship with such a person, but you do not have the right to interfere with the private lives of your family and friends, to spy on others, or spiritually "stalk' strangers with whom you do not have a mutual, consenting relationship. A reading is first and foremost about you, not about the lives of other people. Also, if your request for a reading is based on negative motives towards others, such as revenge, envy, lust, or greed, then be prepared to be disappointed, or even shocked. The spiritual answers you are hoping to hear in this regard will most likely not be what you were hoping hear. "If you knew your potential to feel good, you would ask no one to be different so that you can feel good. You would free yourself of all of that cumbersome impossibility of needing to control the world, or control your mate, or control your child. You are the only one who creates your reality. For no one else can think for you, no one else can do it. It is only you, every bit of it you.” ~ Abraham-Hicks

If you ask any questions about other people during a reading, their first names will usually be requested for the following reasons:

By providing the first name of the person you have a mutual, consenting relationship with, you give Anthon a spiritual mandate or permission to read the person on your behalf. But remember that Anthon can only read those people who choose to be a part of your life.
The person's name serves as an 'address', marker or access point for Anthon to connect with energetically.
It makes it easier to have a meaningful, and less confusing conversation, especially if there is more than one person involved in the situation.

I prefer that all clients schedule their own appointments to prevent miscommunication, missed appointments and other logistical problems. However, you are welcome to purchase a consultation as a gift on behalf of a friend or relative. Anthon does not offer a gift certificate service, but you can request a consultation as a special gift for your partner, friend or relative. To arrange such a gift reading please visit the Gift Reading page for details.