FAQs | Laughing Gypsy

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS for Rachelle Barron Knight

1. What are your rates?

30 Minutes for $75
60 Minutes for $150
90 Minutes for $200
Written Astrology Report $40 per topic

All readings are online or by phone. Most readings are 30 to 60 minutes. Most mentoring sessions are 90 Minutes. If you would like to tip me, thank you! You can scan my QR code here. Also, a good Google review is also a wonderful way to tip!

The other readers have different rates and services. You can see your options here.

2. How should I prepare for a reading?

Since I work with spirit guides and angels, it is a very good idea to prepare a list of questions or concerns relating to your life that you wish to address during your reading. The best readings are when questions are asked so that answers may be found. Please feel free to ask questions during your reading at any time. I am in the business of finding answers, after all.

If you wish to contact someone who has passed on, I recommend that you spend time before your reading preparing yourself for the contact and asking them with your heart and focus to please come to the reading. You might want to spend some time looking at photographs or handling items connected to your loved one beforehand. If it has been less than six months since they have passed, I recommend that you give the spirit enough time before trying to make contact. We do not want to interrupt the spirit’s journey.

During your reading, it is important that you stay present and not distracted and give me your full attention so I will need your cell phone turned off and no animals or children present.

It is also important to have an open mind and an open heart, knowing that sometimes things won’t make sense at the time but probably will later on. If you are fearful or skeptical, you can possibly block or complicate the psychic guidance that is available to you.

Your reading is confidential and I do not judge you. I am here to help you and nothing you tell me will make me think less of you. I understand we’re all human and humans act in all sorts of ways. If you come to me for help and guidance, that is what I will provide, not judgment and criticism. My office is a safe place for you to be yourself, however should you display intent to harm yourself or others, it is my moral if not legal obligation to seek outside assistance.

Please realize that I am only human and I am doing my best to deliver clear and precise information to you as I receive it. This means that sometimes I will be wrong or I might not be totally clear about what I am receiving. Sometimes what I receive is accurate but you are not able to place it at the time of the reading and it might be later on that you can make sense of it. I aim for the highest accuracy I can obtain, but I make no guarantees. No psychic is accurate 100% of the time and if they tell you they are, they are lying.

4. How much should I tell you?

I prefer that you tell me nothing at first so my logical mind doesn't jump to conclusions, but some people can’t resist telling me things. It’s OK with me if you do. I’m here to help you, not impress you so feel free to share as much as you feel comfortable sharing. I receive a lot of information when I tune into someone, but may be guided to only share what is most helpful for you at the time. And sometimes I receive images that don't make sense to me at first, but will as the reading progresses and I will share them as we go along. Sometimes something won’t make sense to either of us but it will later on, long after the reading. Sometimes it’s a matter of taking a different perspective before it makes sense.

I trust my guides to lead me to the best information for you at the time. I know when someone lies to me, but I realize that sometimes that's what feels best to them or perhaps someone isn't ready to accept something just yet. I don't want to embarrass you, but sometimes spirits are very blunt and say it as it is too. They will sometimes spill your secrets because they know that it will help you to address it now. Regardless I want you to feel safe and comfortable with me and know that I simply desire to use my gifts to help you. Do not worry, I do not judge you. I want to help you. I cannot help you and judge you at the same time.

5. Can I have someone else present for my reading?

No, unless it is a couple’s reading. I can end up reading the other person instead and this can create confusion and waste time. For a couple's reading, this means it is a reading about the relationship itself or a joint venture such as purchasing a house, not two separate readings.

6. Do you read pets/animals?

Yes and they do not need to be present. But send me a photo of theirs if you have it, it makes it faster for me.

7. Do I get a recording of my reading?

Yes, video recordings of your consultations are available for you to download.

8. Should I tip you?

I certainly won’t complain! If you feel that you had a good reading, please follow your heart and do what feels best. Here is my tip jar QR code. And thank you. Honestly, the best tip you can give me is a positive review on Google, that’s the tip that keeps on giving!

9. How often should I see you?

That really depends on your needs. Some people see me once a year on their birthdays, some like to see me every few months to see how their chakras are doing, others like to see me once a month to see what their horoscope looks like, some see me every week for psychic counseling and others become my students and see me every two weeks to develop their skills. I always advise you to do what feels right to you as long as you don't become dependent on me! I teach self-empowerment.

10. Do you read for couples?

Yes, I do. However it must be a reading about the relationship itself or on something the couple is doing together such as buying a house or starting a business. It does not necessarily have to be a romantic relationship either. I find that offering readings for couples can do wonders for your relationship. Just request a couple's reading and provide both partner's info when booking so I can prepare ahead of time.

11. Do you read for children?

No, I do not read them directly, however I will ask their guides sometimes to provide information that will help you as the parent or guardian. I also read children’s natal charts for parents/guardians to help them better understand how to relate with their children.

12. Do you read for parties or events?

Not anymore, sorry. I found it to be too exhausting however I do know some people in Bremerton, WA who are interested. Check out Lorraine's Corner.

13. Where are you located?

I'm sorry but I am no longer offering in person readings. I am currently looking for a new office. All readings are online for now.

14. What does Clairvoyant mean?

Clairvoyant is the term used to describe a psychic who receives information visually. Extra Sensory Perception (ESP) can come through any one of our senses, but to make it easier to understand, researchers have categorized the different types of psychic information, known as “the clairs”. Clairvoyance is the ability to see psychic visions, clairsentience is the ability to feel psychic energy and claircognizance is the ability to receive information without knowing why you know it but you just do. I use all three to help my clients on a regular basis although sometimes I will also receive in other ways through my ESP. The other clairs are: clairaudience is the ability to hear psychic information; clairtangency (also called psychometry) is the ability to pick up information from objects; clairgustance is psychic taste; and clairalience is psychic smell.

15. What is a Medium?

A Medium is a particular type of psychic with the ability to communicate clearly with spirits (those who have passed on and with other non-physical entities). Typically these psychics can hear the spirits' thoughts, feel their emotions and receive all kinds of information from spirits. Mediums act as a sort of psychic telephone between you and the deceased. All Mediums are psychics but not all psychics are Mediums. The difference is that Mediums communicate with spirits.

16. Do you see ghosts?

To me, ghosts are echoes of a once living energy that leave a psychic impression on something or some place. I have seen and felt these in haunted places before, as most sensitive people do.

On the other hand, spirits that are earthbound (those who chose not to move on to the spiritual plane yet) are typically a nuisance to me and I shield myself from them on most occasions. I haven’t seen them with my physical eyes that I am aware of, but I usually will hear or sense them around me. Every now and then, I help one to cross over when I find them on people or in places where they don’t belong.

17. Why do you call yourself the Laughing Gypsy? Are you Romani?

First of all, I want to say that I have read for several Romani people and they adore that I use the title in reverence and honor to the Romani Gypsy culture. So if you ask me this question trying to label it as racist or wrong, please do your research and actually talk to Romani people first. You might be surprised by what you learn.

With all due respect, I use the term gypsy to refer to the lifestyle I was living when I created the brand, Laughing Gypsy. Besides referring to the Romani people, the word gypsy also refers to someone who lives a nomadic lifestyle. I lived and traveled very happily in a 19' RV while I gave card and palm readings for money as I traveled across the country. It seemed a fitting name. I still live in a trailer (though bigger) as I prefer small places and being able to move with the wind as needed.

My heritage is of the Celts and the peoples of central Mexico. However I have past life memories of living nomadic lives and they call out to me from somewhere deep within. I have to fight the urge to hit the road sometimes.

DISCLAIMER

Readings are done for information and entertainment purposes. The information is not intended or implied to be a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis or treatment. Any action taken on your part as a result of your reading is solely your responsibility and done under your own authority. The readers in our shop are independent from Laughing Gypsy. Views and opinions expressed by the independent readers in our shop do not necessarily reflect those of the business or its owners.

MY GUIDELINES

In order for me to give you the best service I can give you, I run my practice within the following guidelines. If you do not think you can agree with them, please seek the services of another reader.

Please be sure to see my FAQs before your reading.
Please give me your full attention during the reading, turn off your phone and your smartwatch and anything else that might interrupt. It greatly disrupts the reading if you are not present.
Please be honest with me, I am here to help and if you lie, you make it awkward and difficult to help you. I do not judge you and you are safe with me. I cannot help you and judge you at the same time.
I require payment upfront on all first time, long distance readings prior to your reading.
This is a private and confidential meeting; no one else may sit in on it.
Please find a babysitter for your children/pet, it is too distracting to read clearly when children/pets interrupt. This is especially important for online or phone readings.
I will only read for those in my presence, I will not do readings on someone else's behalf.
I will not play any sort of game which might be considered as "testing a psychic". I can tell when you are lying and this is draining and unnecessary. I take my work seriously and you should too.
Your reading is confidential, but it is my moral, if not legal, obligation to seek outside assistance should you display intent to harm yourself or another or otherwise engage in criminal activity.
I offer a safe place for you to be yourself without judgment from me, but I will never tolerate disrespect, and that includes to yourself!

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