The Ethics of Psychic and Mediumship Development

One of the first things I tell people on my retreats is this: Yes, you have the ability to connect. And yes, you will learn how to deepen that connection here.

But what you do with that ability after you leave matters just as much as what you learn while you’re with me.

I believe everyone has intuitive and psychic capacity. It’s part of being human. When we slow down, learn how to listen, and understand the language of energy, those abilities naturally come online. At Nissa Retreats, we create a safe, structured environment where people can explore that connection with clarity and support.

What I’m very careful about teaching, though, is restraint.

There’s a moment on every retreat when guests feel a rush of excitement. They realize they’re sensing accurately. They’re receiving information. They’re feeling confident in a way they may never have felt before. That excitement is real, and it’s earned.

It’s also the moment where ethics become essential.

I tell guests very clearly:
When you leave here, do not start walking around telling people what you see, sense, or feel about their loved ones who have passed. Do not offer information unless it is explicitly asked for. Do not assume that because you can access something, the person in front of you is ready to hear it.

Uninvited psychic information can be shocking. It can destabilize someone. It can stay with them for years.

People are not always prepared to receive news about death, loss, spirits, or their future. Even information that feels neutral or loving to the psychic can land very differently on the receiving end. Without consent, without context, without emotional readiness, intuitive insight can do harm.

This is where ego can quietly enter the room.

When someone starts developing psychic or mediumship skills, there’s often a temptation to prove it. To validate it. To be seen as accurate, gifted, special. That need for validation can lead people to overshare, overstep, or deliver information simply because they can.

But ethical mediumship is not about being impressive.
It’s about being responsible.

There are, unfortunately, many practitioners who know just enough to be dangerous. They haven’t done the deeper emotional work. They haven’t learned energetic boundaries. They haven’t been trained in ethics, consent, or psychological awareness.

I’ve worked with clients who are still carrying words spoken to them years earlier by a psychic who didn’t understand the weight of what they were saying.

One woman came to me deeply discouraged about love. She told me that a psychic had once said to her, very casually, that she would never have a true, lasting relationship. That message lodged itself in her nervous system. She believed it. And over time, every relationship she entered was filtered through that belief.

Of course her relationships struggled. Of course they fell apart.
Not because that was her destiny, but because someone else’s ego planted a story that didn’t belong to her.

That is not intuition. That is projection.

Ethical psychic and mediumship practice, as taught in responsible training environments, is built on a few non-negotiable principles. Consent always comes first. Information should be offered in a way that empowers choice, not removes it. Language must be careful, grounded, and non-fatalistic. No one should ever be told that their future is fixed, that love is unavailable to them, or that they are somehow energetically broken or cursed.

In reputable psychic and mediumship traditions, practitioners are taught to avoid fear-based messaging, absolute predictions, and unsolicited readings. The goal is not dependency. The goal is clarity, agency, and self-trust.

At my retreats, we focus just as much on discernment as we do on ability. Learning when to speak. Learning when to stay quiet. Learning how to check your motivation before offering insight. Learning how to recognize when something is for you to hold, not for you to share.

True mastery is quiet.
It doesn’t need to announce itself.

If you feel called to explore your intuitive or mediumship abilities, I want you to do it in a way that is grounded, ethical, and respectful of the people around you. Development without responsibility isn’t awakening.

That’s why we take the time we do at Nissa Retreats. We don’t rush people into performance. We don’t glorify shock value. We build a foundation that can actually support you long-term, whether you choose to keep these skills personal or eventually work professionally.

If you’re curious to learn more about this approach and experience it firsthand, I invite you to join me at my upcoming retreat in North Carolina.

You can learn more about the next retreat in March 2026 and what we’ll be working on together here:
https://www.nissaretreats.com/north-carolina-25

I look forward to welcoming you into a space where intuition is honored, ethics are central, and growth is handled with care.