Mom: Susan (52)

Daughter: Megan (22)

Location: Chicago, IL

Mom Occupation: Psychic/Medium- Co-Owner Of The Purple Cottage

Daughter Occupation: Psychic/Medium- Co-Owner Of The Purple Cottage

The Psychic Mom & Daughter  

With a bond that transcends the physical plane, this psychic duo believe that they vibrate at a higher frequency than others, certain that they’ve known each other through many past lives (they say they are “bound to the same soul tribe.”) From psychic readings to chakra cleansings to haunted house clearings, these professional psychic mediums/spellcasters bring new meaning to the word “rituals.”

Susan, the matriarch of the family began seeing spirits at the ripe young age of 3. Today, Susan sees spirits constantly, receiving messages from the beyond about the future (who’s going to die, what’s going to happen next, relationship insight, etc.). Susan says that there is a spirit named Irene who goes everywhere with her. Irene is constantly knitting and sending Susan messages from the afterlife. Susan has two daughters, both of which have “the gift.” Megan, however, is the only daughter that actively practices (Susan’s eldest, Sydney, works in finance). Sydney is very different than Megan. She’s an adult. She’s independent. She has a career in a proper, acceptable and practical field. Sydney loves her sister, but believes that her dependence on their mother stunts her growth. Megan is also a healer and is currently getting her Reiki healing certification. Megan aspires to learn other modalities of healing, like shamanism. Megan’s primary spirit is Dana, who’s a “take no shit” bad ass. Susan and Megan both say that Irene and Dana are the highest versions of themselves.

Outside their professional work, the duo will also give each other readings. Susan will channel the spirits and help to give intuitive advice to her daughter and vice-versa. They will also light candles and cast spells for each other. Susan also regularly aligns Megan’s chakras with a pendulum who has a spirit anchored to it named Christos. Christos apparently loves Nicki Minaj and Eminem, and will dance to his favorite music when it’s played. Yes, Christos’ pronouns are “he/him.”

Several of their clients (who are now friends and co-workers) have made mention that this mom and daughter are too close. Megan is no longer a little girl, but she is coddled and sheltered by her mother who pays her rent, who cooks her food and makes sure that Megan has little to nothing to worry about in life. Megan can’t begin to achieve adulthood or independence, much less her goals and dreams if she is so dependent on her mother. There needs to be a separation.  

Susan is married to a man who is fourteen years younger than her named J.P. who is a “good country boy” from Texas. Even though J.P. is not Megan or Sydney’s biological father, they consider each other related as J.P. is the man who helped to raise them both. The girl’s biological father tragically passed away many years ago. Susan and J.P.’s marriage has hit a rough patch because of Megan. Because Megan needs so much time and attention from her mother there is little to no time for J.P. and Susan to be a normal married couple. And now with Susan getting up there in age, she wants to be able to travel, vacation and spend more one on one time with her husband. She can’t always do so with Megan and the business. This frustrates J.P. to the point that he’s been known to pack his bags to leave. They end up coming back together, but the tension is still there.

A primary proponent of their business is their psychic readings; in fact, they exclusively do readings together as a mother/daughter duo. The pair most commonly focus on relationships when it comes to their readings. Both say that they help clients see what they already know, whether that be issues with cheating or overall marital problems. Susan and Megan also cast spells for their clients. They have also started a side business of smudging and clearing haunted homes of unwanted and problematic spirits.

Mom feels that if Megan had someone special in her own life, that perhaps she could have more time to spend with her husband, and her marriage wouldn’t suffer. Recently Susan received a vision of what Megan’s soulmate would look like. Because Megan is queer this person is a woman. Now, Susan is on a mission to find the spirit that came to her in her vision that she believes is her daughter’s soulmate. In fact, Susan believes that she might have even met the woman who was her Uber driver!

Although the duo loves working together, Megan feels an overwhelming amount of pressure to make money and keep the business going. She doesn’t have mom’s life experience or spiritual experience, and is unsure how to make a professional life for herself in the spirit world. The duo is also planning to open a brick and mortar shop as business is great and they want to continue to do more in person! This thrilling, bizarre and “out there” duo always leaves those they meet bewitched, bothered and bewildered.