TL;DR - Fake psychic services with scam techniques you can research online. $85 for a rushed 20…read moreminute reading with aggressive attempts at upselling/bait-and-switching. Psychic abilities aside, the reader was impersonal, rude, and pushy. I'll put the scam techniques in the headings of this review that were used on me here and not even in a convincing way for that matter. This place had bad energy from the start. The reader had no affect, didn't introduce herself, and just told us we were getting psychic readings without even giving the person I was with a chance to look at the service menu as if we didn't have a choice. COLD READING / BARNUM STATEMENTS Reading felt rushed and scripted. I was bombarded by questions and information with little to no time to reflect. Nothing she said was particularly insightful or intuitive, or was anything I didn't already know. She was just saying general, vague spiritual sounding conclusions based off my answers to the questions she asked which could apply to most people in general. These scam techniques are called cold reading and Barnum statements that you can look up on YouTube. In the past, I've been to readers who've made me think "Whoa, how did they know that?" and "They described this situation in my life really well" and "This guidance is really helpful" all while taking their time, not asking many questions, and with me providing very little information to them. I was getting none of that here. OVERUSING MYSTICAL PROPS & CONCEPTS She had me think of three things I wanted to manifest, but didn't refer to these things at all the rest of the time. She brandished tarot cards in my face during the reading without seemingly any thought or further explanation. She used a tea candle to "communicate" with my spirit guide, referred to a large, badly made chakra chart briefly, and "gifted" me two very small crystals afterwards. This is a scam technique used to incorporate mystical props and concepts to give the illusion of a psychic experience without having much substance to back it up. THE CURSE SCAM / EXPLOITATION OF VULNERABILITY The most egregiously predatory part of the experience was that she used fear mongering to try to upsell/bait-and-switch me into getting this "cord cutting" mentioned multiple times that she said she could do after the reading. She told me that my bloodline was cursed by dark magic and could result in an array of suffering such as mental illness and infertility that would continue for myself and my descendants if I didn't do this service with her to get rid of it. The video "Psychic Scam" by Numerologist on YouTube describes this exact situation to a T. Someone else left a 1-star review saying they had a similar experience (thank you to that person). Right before telling me all this, she told the person I was with to go outside to "not let the energy mix." In hindsight, this was a tactic to ensure there wasn't any interference in her scheming. By the way, this cord cutting is listed as *250 DOLLARS !!* on their website. The reader also kept saying that I was "out-of-balance" multiple times from the start. I'm sure this would have led her to continue to try to upsell me into something like chakra-balancing for more money. On top of all of that, a small child came into the room in the middle of the reading ?? I told the person I was with to not get a reading after my horrid experience. The reader didn't charge me for the session since I was obviously unsatisfied, so I will give her that. She added that I should be "open to whatever information I get in a psychic's office" and the situation was due to my "stubbornness" which she could see when I came in. Regardless of true psychic ability or unfortunate psychic information relayed, I do not feel that this place has ethical practices which respects the well-being of clients while offering compassionate guidance in a supportive environment. Instead, I left feeling anxious, manipulated, and talked down to. Remember, a good psychic should make you feel empowered and not pressure you for more money.

Went with a friend to try out tarot reading for the first time. Really resonated with the reading.read more

Fake psychic told me she can remove a curse for $300. I do not recommend. The story was so fake and…read moremisleading

There was a woman soliciting and handing out flyers for this place in TJ Maxx in downtown Chicago…read more When I told her you can't solicit for a business inside an unrelated business she got extremely rude and yelled at me, tried to grab the paper out of my hand, and was extremely argumentative. I told an employee and they told her she had to leave the store. Extremely unprofessional and shady business practices.

I came across this place by mistake. However, after meeting Tina and the way she has helped me…read moreimprove my life, this encounter was not by mistake but orchestrated by God. I came in her location about 4 months ago. I know whoever reading this like why wait so long for a review??? Well because the things she told me without me even giving her no type of clues has came to fruition. So here's my testimony I'm a single mother of 3 boys and my husband left me for another woman and I became homeless with my boys. I was in and out of shelters and looking for extra income to provide for my boys. At this point in my life I didn't care about me, I just wanted my boys not to effected by my poor choices in life.So one day looking for work I stumble upon Psychic Charka Studio and I seen that is was an special for 10 palm readings. So guess what?? Down on my luck and life just hitting every way I decided what's the harm to see what my future holds. I really didn't have no answers for the questions that haunted my mind so I needed to answers. I meet Tina and she gives me a reading and I felt this overwhelming feeling of light and good energy about what she just told me.. Well I let you in something that struck a cord within me. She told me my husband was didn't think our boys was his and he believed it was old child hood friends of mines. Funny thing how can she know this.Cause every time he got drunk he would say you and those boys can leave like that weren't his. Back story my husband (ex once divorce goes through) but yeah he's finically stable and he paid for everything so guess what left me at? Broke and homeless cause he refused to put me and OUR boys in a hotel.I guess he assume I'm paying everything I can do whatever I please. I played blind for 11 years to his infidelity. This time around he cheated with some close to home and I won't say the woman name in fear of still being contested to these people and I'm not sure who will read my review. Just say it was the same bloodline as me and that was the last straw. So now let's get back to the present moment me and Tina encounter. I left her studio feeling hopeful and ready to fight for my boys stability and get help through the courts. No one in my family allowed me stay with them due to my husband's erratic behavior to who ever would help me. B it with help of Tina these new doors are opening and this are changing. I have studio apartment with me and my boys and I have two jobs and I am still going back to Tina for spiritual help to see this journey through. If anything more happens I will leave an update review for you guys..PLEASE if you are skeptical of psychics I understand but I can vouch for Ms. Tina and her abilities. She has help me and my boys many times with food and resources and never ask for no money or nothing in return. I'm not sure if all psychics does this but if not I'm trully blessed to have walked through her doors. Go check her out I promise you will not be disappointed

Tina is an amazing individual who is spiritually gifted and has an ability to heal. I went to her…read moreat one of my lowest points and she helped me to come back stronger than I had ever expected. I strongly recommend Tina and her team to those who seek spiritual guidance.

Would not recommend this at all woman offered more than she could handle 55$ was the works which…read moredid not get said my chakra off and for 709$ could fix it when told her did not have money would she be willing to work with me she said ok give her a few bucks bad she would get on it right away but right away became excuses and two weeks later asked her if problem to much for her she said don't worry I was priority 1 and she's have me something in 2 days well 3rd going on 4th still nothing cut more it's ok working on it,at which point told her get me some. Umbers for 2st read of 55$ which was part of it she never got and that 55$ read is nor on sale for 5$ so what I got and what gave her to start with what was my problem was a big loss and no remorse for her today ! Used to think to much on her plate but more I look at think I was conned! Proceed withcaution! Update did some checking into signs point to possible scam,property is in high rent district,least less than a year ago I can't imagine anyone starting from new building 2006 with no trviees and what I got for no service and run around I'd say building and business below condos is a money laundering outfit for a Nigerian based group! Make sure you got pics of psychic it's owned by someone other than do Yiur research!

I was grabbing a bite in the neighborhood and saw this place through the window I was very…read moreintrigued to walk in and I'm glad that I did I'm very skeptical when It comes to these things but I'm also very open minded if that makes any sense so I said oh well give it a chance she picked up on things very quickly and did not ask me any questions A very accurate detailed upbeat andpositive reader clarified a lot of things that Are going on in my life and then mad. a lot of accurate predictions that I am now seeing unfold she is still very new in the neighborhood and does not have a lot of recognition but don't let that stop you from going in you will definitely not regret it I know I didn't and I will be returning