Mediums & Psychics
Mediums & Psychics in New Orleans, LA
New Orleans wears its spirit world openly. Around Jackson Square, tarot and palm readers work folding tables along the iron fence, a scene that took shape when New Age practitioners settled there in the 1960s and 70s. The French Quarter's psychic shops line Royal and Bourbon streets, and the Bottom of the Cup Tea Room has read cups and cards since 1929. Underneath the tourist trade runs a deeper current: Haitian-rooted Vodou, where loa serve as intermediaries to the spirit world, and the Black Spiritual churches Mother Leafy Anderson founded here in the 1920s, blending mediumship with Catholicism. Serious seekers learn to tell the two apart.
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Christina Feyes
Author · Speaker · Intuitive Counselor & Spiritual Healer
Author of Realizing Death and a sought-after speaker on healing and consciousness, Christina now offers one-on-one sessions in intuitive counseling, spiritual healing, and St. Germain channeling — online, from anywhere. With 20+ years of experience and formal training in psychology and social work, she blends evidence-based therapy with soul-centered healing.
- 20+ years experience
- Author of “Realizing Death”
- Speaker
- Psychology & social work
- St. Germain channeling
Local practitioners
Mediums & Psychics in New Orleans
Compiled from public listings. Please confirm details directly with each practitioner before booking.
Cari Roy
Psychic & mediumship readings
A New Orleans psychic medium with decades of professional experience offering psychic, medium, past-life, and astrology readings.
Awaken With Fatima
Psychic medium & tarot
New Orleans psychic medium and intuitive consultant offering tarot and mediumship readings.
Marie Laveau's House of Voodoo
Psychic, tarot & spiritual readings
French Quarter institution offering psychic, tarot, palm, past-life, and mediumship readings.
Choosing a medium or psychic in New Orleans
- Look for clear, specific evidence in a reading rather than vague generalities.
- Favor practitioners who set honest expectations and never pressure you to return.
- Read recent, verifiable reviews and ask about their approach before booking.
- Trust your comfort: a reputable medium empowers you, never frightens you.
What to expect
A session usually opens with a short conversation about what you hope for. The medium or psychic then shares impressions, names, images, or messages as they receive them. You can ask questions throughout. Ethical readers will not diagnose illness, predict death, or ask for large sums to "remove a curse."
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Common questions
Mediums & Psychics in New Orleans
What is the difference between a medium and a psychic?
A psychic reads intuitive information about your life, energy, and possible paths. A medium specifically reports messages from spirits of the deceased. Many practitioners offer both, so ask which you are booking.
Do readings work online or by phone?
Yes. Many mediums and psychics read just as effectively over video or phone as in person, because the connection is energetic rather than physical. Online sessions also let you work with a trusted reader anywhere in the country.
How do I avoid scams?
Avoid anyone who pressures you, claims you are cursed, or asks for large sums to fix it. Reputable readers charge a clear fee, set honest expectations, and never make you feel afraid or dependent.
Should I get a reading from a Jackson Square street reader or book a practitioner in advance?
Both exist, and they are not the same thing. The readers at folding tables around Jackson Square work on a walk-up basis and only need a city license, so skill varies widely, and a few prop up faded clippings to look established. For a vetted reader, an established shop like the Bottom of the Cup Tea Room, which has operated since 1929, or a practitioner you book ahead by appointment gives you a known name and a set rate. Street readings can be fun and spontaneous, but if you want depth or spirit communication specifically, book someone.
How does New Orleans Vodou relate to mediumship and contacting spirits?
They overlap but come from different traditions. In Haitian-rooted New Orleans Vodou, the loa are intermediary spirits who communicate through possession during ceremony, rather than a medium relaying messages from a deceased relative. Classic mediumship, contacting the dead, entered the city through Spiritualism and the Black Spiritual churches that Mother Leafy Anderson founded in the 1920s, which blended Spiritualist mediumship with Catholicism and Vodou. Many local practitioners draw on both streams, so ask directly what a reader actually does before booking, since a tarot reader, a Vodou priestess, and a medium each offer different things.
Please note: The practitioners listed here offer spiritual and wellbeing services that are not a substitute for medical or psychiatric care. If you are in crisis or immediate danger, contact your local emergency services — in the US, call or text 988 (Suicide & Crisis Lifeline).