As a psychic, Beth Bennett is used to people asking her questions about love and health. As the recession has worsened, however, an increasing number of her clients are asking her to predict their financial and workplace fortunes, much more so than in the recent past.

“I’ve had people afraid of losing their homes to foreclosure and a huge number afraid of losing their jobs,” said Bennett, who works at the Inner Space, a metaphysical center in Sandy Springs.

A number of local psychics say more and more of their clients are looking to them for advice on some of the most basic and personal of financial and professional matters.

Maxine Taylor, who lives in Marietta, bills herself as an astrologer and a healer. Taylor has appeared periodically on CNN and has a client list that includes corporate executives.

What has struck Taylor and others, though, is the near-desperation of their clients. In good times, the triumvirate of things people are most concerned about is usually love, health and money. Now it’s money, jobs and money, Taylor said.

“I have one client who has a multimillion-dollar corporation, and she didn’t make money this month,” Taylor said, “so she came to me for advice. The fear out there is just so sad.”

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