psychics and healers skewed towards women?

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I have never used the services of a psychic or spiritual/energetic healer.

but just from my own limited viewpoint, it seems as though women seem to be more attracted to this work/have more inherent skill in this domain?

this is just my impression from observing wesbites, reading books, being in metaphysical bookstores where such services are offered etc.

I would guess a 60/40 split in favor of women, or maybe higher?

does anyone else get this feeling? and why would this be the case?

Hi, in an Anthropology class I took on the topic of magic and religious practices one of the trends we explored was how people who fall into social categories that traditionally don't hold a lot of power (so women and the poor especially in many societies) are given extra opportunities to enter spiritual or magical traditions. In many cultures there is the idea that the poor hold power, that is why many traditional rituals begin with a ritual offering of food to the poor.

As an example, in Haitian voudou one can become a Houngan (male priest) or Mambo (priestess) by attending formal training which costs money, however poor women can also become mambos if they have a dream about being underwater and receiving teaching from the loa Ezili (who closely matches Isis/the High Priestess archetype). Direct initiation of this type is ONLY available to women.