"Psychic Business Booms During Hard Financial Times"

By Beth Germano

December 8, 2008 | WBZ-TV News, Boston

There's watching the markets, and then there's channeling the markets. Dawn Carr is not a financial analyst but a psychic medium, and her business is booming during these tough economic times.

"People come to me for insight and guidance," she tells WBZ-TV.

Most people check the financial charts before plotting the day's investments.

But a spiritual reading offers a different perspective when traditional advice hasn't been working.

Diane Jordan-Godwin, who owns Natural Body Works spa in Kingston, has been seeking advice from Carr for sometime now. She finds it comforting and it gives her ideas on how to make her business grow.

"Some ideas I did have, and I wasn't sure whether to go with them. Now I'll pursue them," she said.

Carr believes she gives foresight, and a spiritual nudge, and clients around the world are calling for advice. Business is up as much as 70 percent over this time last year, as spiritual readings seem to be one sector of the economy showing growth.

"I always tell people to use common sense and intuition," Carr said. "Everybody has some type of psychic energy."

When the tried and true methods haven't worked, some people are reaching beyond.

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[This article accompanies Dawn's December 4, 2008 WBZ-TV television interview.]