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Are you reading the runes right in these difficult times?

After the furore over the legal action involving Simon Singh and recent developments in that area I wonder if there are other opportunities for a rational backlash. I offer without comment and in full the following press release I received yesterday:

More and More Business Owners are turning to Psychics

Russell Grant Astrology, the leading authority in over 30 years of Astrological advice has been nurturing a carefully selected team of Psychics and Mediums for some time now - selected from the best psychics throughout the UK; only a very small percentage of readers who ask to join the team are ever accepted after various tests from Russell himself and members of his team.

1 in 3 calls used to be regarding a love related matter - until it was evident over the past few months that more and more business owners have been calling up to get advice during this tough climate; Russell’s psychic team at http://www.russellgrantpsychics.co.uk state.

Using psychics and mediums for business use is not unusual, in fact they are usually employed to suss out prospective employees, solve mysteries within the workplace or indeed work hand in hand with astrologers and Financial Directors to plot the business moving forward.

“Many worried self-employed men and women have been calling me during the past few weeks” one Psychic commented, “I was very pleased to be able to guide a number of people into opening their minds to other avenues within their businesses to limit the losses they have been facing over the past few months”.

Turning a business around in a recession is a very difficult task - especially when you have the added financial pressure; it is difficult to think logically and this usually results in Crisis Management - additional stress for the main person involved which leads to all other illnesses, relationship issues and so on.

In addition, it has been reported that Church ministers have seen a significant rise in attendance amongst bankers, analysts and other city workers at the lunchtime services within the financial districts in London.

During these very uncertain times, whether it’s Psychics, Astrologers or Religion that you seek solace in, it certainly can’t do any harm… so here’s to giving it a try.

Boggle.
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  1. cromercrox12 June 2009 at 10:40

    I dunno, Brian. I mean, some of these Big Biznis ideas, like Credit Swap Derivatives or whateva, seem a lot like stargazing to me.

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