Now I would think that being a psychic detective would be one of the most thrilling jobs ever!  Psychic detectives, by definition, use their psychic abilities to solve crimes and assist in paranormal research.  Paranormal research is usually the activity of helping people with haunted houses, poltergeists and other things that go bump in the night and disturb one’s day to day living.  A person conducting this type of work is a paranormal investigator or a psychic detective.

Although psychic detectives have claimed to have assisted many times in murder and kidnapping cases, there has never been a police department that has officially recognized that the help of a psychic has led to the solving of a case.  I have personally known many psychics and many of them have claimed to help the police and unofficially the police have admitted to using the psychics and the psychics giving them information that led to the solving of the case.  They will never publicly admit this, but it does happen.

Many people are familiar with the Paranormal Research Society or the PRS from the television show Paranormal State.  While this is a very interesting show and they employ the use of psychics and mediums in the show, I have yet to see any real proof that what they do is real.  The show is very dramatic, but nothing is ever really shown, just inferred and this makes me angry because just like many of you out there, I want to see proof.  I want to be scared and think that these houses are haunted, but it is television and you can never believe anything you see on it!

All in all being a psychic detective would be fascinating to say the least.  You would be able to explore the entire realm of paranormal investigating and use all sorts of fancy and technical equipment.  Psychic detectives do not need any special training, but experience is a must.  One must be able to interpret their messages clearly and have experience doing this as it takes time to understand everything when it comes to your own psychic ability.  Those in the paranormal investigations area would be best served by having a lot of experience under someone else in the field.  In both areas learning how to deal with sensitive subject areas and people who do not understand what you do would take a lot of practice.  Your best bet would be to prepare yourself well before venturing into becoming a psychic detective.