as in psychic
a person who claims to speak with or for the spirits of the dead
the spiritualist claims merely to be the agency through which the spirit—or "control"—conveys its messages to the living
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psychic
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While some pet psychics may use different approaches to communicate with an animal, MacKinnon prefers not to see a photo or video of a pet before a session.—
Athena Sobhan,
People.com,
10 Apr. 2025 -
Future speakers will include psychics, energy healers and people who deal with spells and other otherworldly topics, Antico said.—
Noah Lyons,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
26 May 2025
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“Spiritualist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spiritualist. Accessed 18 Jun. 2025.
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