I’ve got to assume that the skeptical movement is doing something right, considering how many purveyors of pseudoscience have been adopting the term “skeptic” in the last few years. Today, I found perhaps the ultimate example, a blog by a palm reader/medium called The Skeptical Psychic. A quick read through convinced me she probably isn’t either.

When the economy turns sour people turn to psychics, as attested by this small story from West Palm Beach.

Mindy Mitchell has been reading palms for years in South Florida. Business has always been good, everyone hoping for a glimpse into their future, but now things are really picking up. She says the economy has changed the questions she hears. It’s not just about love and kids, now, “They want to know what their financials will be. They wanna know if career is right? If their job is gonna be sturdy?” And people around the nation aren’t holding back. They’re still shelling out hundreds for tarot cards and palm readings. One customer says, “Stability is mainly on my mind, because so many people are out of work and, you know, everything’s so expensive, you can’t pay bills, you get paid and it’s like, your money’s gone.”

You know what’s a good way to make sure you have more money? Don’t give it to charlatans and fraud artists.