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The 4 Best Online Psychic Platforms For Finding An Advisor

Sarah Regan
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Updated on December 20, 2022
Sarah Regan
mbg Spirituality & Relationships Editor
By Sarah Regan
mbg Spirituality & Relationships Editor
Sarah Regan is a Spirituality & Relationships Editor, and a registered yoga instructor. She received her bachelor's in broadcasting and mass communication from SUNY Oswego, and lives in Buffalo, New York.
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We all get curious about what the future holds from time to time. And those who lean more on the mystical side have probably been tempted to turn to a psychic for insights. While you can certainly visit psychics in person, nowadays there are also a ton of online sites offering psychic readings—to varying degrees of legitimacy and accuracy.

To assist in your search and cut through the noise, we compiled a list of online psychic platforms that offer readings of all sorts and score high reviews for their intuitive prowess. There's never any guarantee that a reading will come true, but these four sites are your best bet for finding a psychic who resonates with you.

The best online psychics of 2023:

Best for astrology
KeenGo to review
Best online psychics for budget sessions
KasambaGo to review
Best for live chats
Purple GardenGo to review
Best for tarot & oracle readings
MysticsenseGo to review

What is a psychic reading?

Merriam-Webster defines "psychic" as "lying outside the sphere of physical science or knowledge," with a psychic person being "sensitive to nonphysical or supernatural forces and influencesmarked by extraordinary or mysterious sensitivity, perception, or understanding."

As professional intuitive Tanya Carroll Richardson previously explained to mbg, most psychics or intuitives are able to access this perception through one or more "clairs" of intuition: clairaudience (hearing voices), clairvoyance (seeing images), clairsentience (recognizing feelings), and/or claircognizance (knowing).

Someone doing a reading solely based on their own intuition may be what most would consider a "classic" psychic, though there are other ways to tap into intuition as well, using things like astrology, palmistry, tarot cards, cartomancy, and more.

You can meet with psychics in-person or connect virtually over video or chat. They may even send you a personal recorded message, depending on their offerings.

In a psychic reading, the reader will connect to you and your energy to get a sense of what you've been through, what you're going through, or what you may go through in the future, depending upon your inquiry.

From there, they'll explain their intuitive insights, and/or explain the meanings of certain tarot cards, for example (or lines on your hand, astrological placements, etc.). Though not all astrologers or tarot readers would consider themselves "psychic," these offerings do often fall under the umbrella of psychic readings, and we considered them for our list.

How we picked:

Reviews

When scouring the many psychic sites on the web, we only chose options with outstanding reviews. You'll find when you visit the sites, individual readers have their own ratings as well, so you can assess how reputable that individual is. In general, though, the four sites we chose clearly outshine the competition in terms of reputation and sheer numerical popularity.

Services

Whether you want a tarot reading, a love forecast, dream interpretation, or simply general guidance, you'll be able to find all of that and more on these sites. All four offer a range of services, so there is something for everyone who is future-curious, no matter their inquiry.

Rates

Each psychic on these sites charges their own rate, and if you're not looking to spend too much, you can filter your search to find readers within your price range. (Rates start at around $1 per minute.)

Different reading options

Lastly, all of these sites offer readings over chat, voice calls, and/or video calls. Some people may, after all, prefer to see or hear the psychic in real time during the reading, while others may prefer the anonymity of text chatting. In any case, all of these sites have readers who can accommodate you.

mbg's top picks for the best online psychics of 2023:

Best for astrology: Keen

Pros:

  • Offers reimbursement if you're unhappy with a reading
  • Matches you with a reader based on preferences
  • Vetted readers

Cons:

  • No video call feature
  • Minutes can add up quickly

Trial period:

First 3 minutes are free

Price:

Starting at $1.99/minute

For more than two decades, Keen has given independent psychics and curious querents a platform to connect with each other via phone call or text chat. When you join the site, you'll gain access to a plethora of potential advisors, all vetted by Keen with a background check, identity verification, and skill assessment.

You'll have the ability to sort through different advisors based on your preferences, whether that's customer ratings, cost per minute, or readying type. To get the most bang for your buck, our tester recommends opting for a video chat. She also suggests pre-writing your questions to ensure that you're optimizing every last second of your call.

If your queries are specific, you can also sort potential psychics by their area of expertise (relationships, career, wealth) or provided services, like tarot or spiritual readings. Otherwise you can try the matching quiz to be automatically paired with advisor.

Many of Keen's psychics specialize in astrology with the site providing daily horoscopes, which is why we've dubbed it the best psychic reading site for astrology. We also love that Keen will reimburse you for one unsatisfactory experience every 30 days (if you report it within 72 hours).

Don't miss our full review of Keen here.

Best online psychics for budget sessions: Kasamba

Pros:

  • Easily navigable app
  • Offer 70% off your first reading

Cons:

  • Can get pricier than other sites
  • Less intensive vetting process for readers

Trial period:

First 3 minutes are free

Price:

Starting at $1.99/minute

Like Keen, Kasamba is also in its 20th year of operating. It's a good idea to look at individual readers' reviews beforehand to avoid getting duped on this platform—especially since Kasamba doesn't seem to vet readers as much as other sites. While some of the readers on this site can charge high rates, Kasamba does offer a generous introductory offer of three free minutes and 70% off your first reading, plus a money-back guarantee up to $50, making it a good option if you're on a budget but want to give psychic readings a shot.

With readings on everything from astrology to your career to past lives, all you have to do is select the kind of reading you're looking for on Kasamba's easy-to-use app, and you'll find a plethora of readers who specialize in the areas you're curious to explore.

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Best for live chats: Purple Garden

Pros:

  • Vetted readers
  • Cashback program

Cons:

  • Ambiguous refund policy & no free trial

Trial period:

N/A

Price:

Starting at $0.99/minute

Purple Garden is the most popular psychic reading app in the world, and according to their reviews, the psychics on this site have a 91.5% prediction accuracy, plus the app itself has a 4.8/5-star rating with over 2,000 reviews. They have hundreds of vetted psychics (they need to submit a test reading before being accepted) available for general readings, angel insights, twin flame readings, and more.

And because it's important these sites are good to their customers as much as the readers themselves, we thought this review from a psychic who works through Purple Garden is worth calling out: "The company is transparent, honest, reasonable, and holds its advisors to a very high standard. If you're a client looking for advice, Purple Garden has some extraordinary folks working for them. I have enjoyed reading my colleagues' profiles and watching their videos immensely, and feel surrounded by truly gifted, genuine, good people here."

Best for tarot & oracle readings: Mysticsense

Pros:

  • Vetted readers
  • Customer well-being policy

Cons:

  • Fewer years in operation compared to other sites

Trial period:

First 5 minutes are free

Price:

Starting at $0.99/minute

We included Mysticsense on this list because it's clear by their vetting process, and even the language used on their site, that they put a fair amount of consideration into who's able to work with them. They even have helpful info on how to avoid scams, and a customer well-being policy. And while they may not have been around for 20 years yet, like Keen or Kasamba, they do have plenty of positive reviews.

We're naming them the best site for tarot and oracle readings because out of all their experts, over 500 specialize in tarot and oracle, so if assessing the cards is your thing, you've got options.

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FAQs

Do I need to prepare for an online psychic reading?

The best way to prepare is to take the time to find the right reader for you. These sites have a lot of people to choose from, so take your time looking through different readers, focusing on their specialties and reviews, and also paying attention to the vibe you get from them.

Choose someone you feel a resonance with who is offering the kind of reading you're looking for. You can also prepare a few questions if want to ask about specific things, but if you're just looking for a general reading, you can leave things pretty open-ended and let the psychic take the reins.

How do I know if they're a real psychic?

The best way to ensure that you’re happy with a session is to do your research upfront: Pay attention to reviews, both of the individual and the website itself.

Never pay someone more than you're comfortable with, and don't allow yourself to be pressured by someone claiming angels are telling them you need to hear this message, or that something bad could happen to you, for example. 

A reading should never leave you feeling hopeless or like you're not in control of your own life. As Mysticsence's site reads, psychic readings are for "entertainment purposes only," so it's best to take everything you're told with a grain of salt.

What should I look for when choosing a psychic?

According to Richardson, you want to look for a psychic who's nonjudgmental, open-minded, and inspiring. They should encourage and empower you to make positive and healthy changes and decisions, showing you your blind spots or offering helpful insights.

They should also be "present-minded," she notes, making sense of the past and present instead of always focusing on the future. And they should never be pushy or aggressive about getting you to book another session, she adds. 

"Remember that going to a psychic is never a substitute for seeking professional legal, financial, or medical advice! Also don't give your power away to anyone," Richardson tells mbg, adding to run a psychic's guidance through your own filter of common sense, your intuition, and your own past experiences in the world.

The takeaway.

The world of psychic readings is intriguing and mysterious to say the least. If you're curious to get a taste of it, these sites can connect you with literally thousands of readers from around the globe. Remember to do your research before settling on a reader and take the information you get in stride since, at the end of the day, nobody has any more sway over your destiny than you do.

Meet The Experts

Sarah Regan is a Spirituality & Relationships Editor, and a registered yoga instructor. She received her bachelor's in broadcasting and mass communication from SUNY Oswego, and lives in Buffalo, New York.