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PSYCHICS DIRECTORY 2017
IPA in Review
Hiromi Mitsuya
T
he Australian
Psychics
Association
(APA) was
founded in 1983
and expanded to become
the International Psychics
Association (IPA) in 2013.
The IPA continues the
tradition and vision of the
APA by acknowledging
psychic ability is real and
promoting guidelines for
professional and ethical
conduct for psychic
practitioners. The IPA is
regularly contacted by
people looking for the ‘right’
psychic. This ranges from
members of the public who
are wanting a reading and
businesses wanting psychics
for a corporate event to
journalists and media agents
wanting input for articles
or for psychics to appear in
television programs. It is our
task to recommend the best
psychic for each occasion.
* * *
The IPA was contacted by
a Japanese TV station (TV
Asahi) on Christmas Day
in 2015. They produced a
special investigative program
using three international
mediums including Debbie
Malone, the recipient of the
2013 Australian Psychic of
the Year Award. The program
featured a missing persons
case Debbie assisted with and
was aired in January 2016 in
Japan. It is available to view
on YouTube—in Japanese.
https://youtu.be/2uxsOUssN_o
* * *
The documentary, Psychics in
the Suburbs, aired on ABC2 in
November 2016. Produced by
Media Stockade and featuring
Florence King, the program
looked at the business of
being a psychic medium.
The documentary followed
Florence King’s work for a year
following her receipt of the
2014 Psychic People’s Choice
Award. The documentary
contains some scenes from
Florence King.
Photo by Stuart Spence
Stephen Price, Zoe Dorian, Suzie Price, Hiromi Mitsuya
and Joy Atkinson at the 2016 IPA Awards Dinner.
the IPA Awards Dinner. It is
available to view on the ABC2
website till 4 January 2017.
* * *
In early May 2016, the IPA was
contacted by CNBC in the USA
with regards to an article on
financial fraud: They Saw Them
Coming: Five Outrageous
Psychic Scams by Scott Cohn.
The cases of fraud covered
and highlighted the need to
raise people’s awareness of
what they should or should not
expect from a psychic. Here is
an extract from the article:
For those of us who remain
skeptical, there are actually
organizations that claim to
promote and enforce ethical
standards among psychics.
At the top of its 8-point code
of ethics, the Australia-
based International
Psychics Association says
its members ‘should give
advice as responsibly and
accurately as possible.’
You can read the full article
online at http://www.cnbc.
com/2016/07/27/they-saw-
them-coming-five-outrageous-
psychic-scams.html.
This article was published
online on the day after Simon
Turnbull’s birthday, then
republished two days after my
birthday in 2016. I feel this is
confirmation from Simon that
he is helping spread the IPA’s
message to more people.
* * *
An article published in The
Sydney Morning Herald in
October 2016 questioned
why more people than ever
are going to psychics and
fortune tellers. The IPA was
approached for comment and
the full article, Into the mystic:
Why more people are going to
psychics than ever before, by
Samantha Selinger-Morris, is
available to read at http://www.
smh.com.au/lifestyle/life-and-
relationships/into-the-mystic-
why-more-people-are-going-
to-psychics-than-ever-before-
20161019-gs6ga4.html.
* * *
If you would like to connect
with a psychic in your area
for readings or to attend any
classes being offered, visit
www.internationalpsychics
association.com. You can
search our Members Directory
by postcode which makes it
easier to find the right psychic
in your area. Before seeing a
psychic, it is wise to read the
IPA Code of Ethics so as you
know what to expect.
www.internationalpsychicsassociation.com
CODE OF ETHICS
1. Members should give
psychic advice as responsibly
and accurately as possible.
2. Advice should be without
judgement, in the best
interests of the client and not
imply 100% accuracy.
3. Readings may make
reference to legal and medical
issues but are not to give legal
or medical advice.
4. Members are to charge
reasonable consultation fees
for their psychic work.
5. Members will respect the
privacy of their clients and
offer a confidential service.
6. Members will respect the
free will of all individuals and
will not offer to influence
another against their will, such
as promising to bring a person
to love them.
7. Members will not promote
nor offer to remove curses nor
the effects of other maleficent
magic.
8. Psychic services should
only be given to persons
eighteen years or over unless
permission is given by a
parent or guardian.
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