Omen: Psychic Parlor and Witchcraft Emporium, Salem

Always one of my first stops in Salem— it’s a great place for gifts and tarot readings. My friend has gotten a few readings with Debra Lori and was super happy with the service. Staff are super helpful with bookings too. The huge framed tarot prints are awesome decor and a great photo op as well!

I came in on the 31st of October (Halloween) shooting in the dark, trying to get tarot reading even though everywhere else was booked up and busy as heck. I’ve seen Omen as number 1 recommended on the internet and rightfully so. I was offered a slot which turned out to be only about 30/45 min wait! Was really pleased about that. It’s such a lovely store! I enjoyed going through all the wonderful things they had in there!! I even bought few things for myself :) Now on to the tarot reading… this is from a perspective of a person who believes in tarot, magic/energy etc. thought it was my first time doing one. Darleen was so lovely! Such a friendly person, who may I say blew me away with my reading. Knowing that people can lead tarot readers with some information, I simply said that I just want to know about my life, career, family and love and from there on she talked. And did she tell me things that are/have been happening in my life - with spot on time when that was happening. She talked about my brother who is significantly younger and off at uni, and those are the words she used. I was nicely surprised and loved every minute of my reading. Thank you Darleen! Do visit even if you’re not planning on getting a reading.

Stopped in while I was exploring Salem. Omen is nice shop with all sorts of Tarot card decks, charms, spells, statuettes, curios, and other things a magic practitioner might want/need. I also enjoyed their Journey of the Tarot hallway exhibit.

Went to the Halloween night seance that had a full crowd of about 50 people. Lori was our medium and although she was very nice, I didn't get the feeling of any true psychic abilities. She spent most of the time reading her friends (which she admitted to) and whispering their readings, and whispering a few other groups readings too. Others were given readings that the entire audience could hear. I didn't expect sitting for an hour listening to whispers. True seances aren't whispered. It was both odd and uncomfortable. Her redeeming moment was trying to give mini readings to each person there, because it was Halloween. That was thoughtful. However, my reading was completely off. She didn't capture my grandmother AT ALL. It was a generic grandmother reading, from a stereotype vagueness that certainly didn't portray the woman I knew. I couldn't wait for it to be over. The girls behind us were upset because she didn't read them, even though they raised their hands multiple times. Their signage for the seance was confusing. Went to mall door which had conflicting signs. Then went around to Essex St store entrance and heard multiple people asking where it was. They led us straight to the back entrance in the mall where we initially were. We waited there a long time without being allowed to sit down and get comfortable before the reading. Once inside, the outside noise and screaming from haunted house was very distracting. They should pad up the walls where the noise is coming from. Definitely wouldn't waste money on it again. This was supposed to be the highlight of our trip and ended up being a huge flop. It wasn't even entertaining, which was our only expectation of the night.

This shoppe was really great! They have a little bit of everything, and lots of books as well. It was one of the biggest places we found in town with the widest selection. 3 of us did tarot readings with 2 of the psychics, and they did absolutely amazing! All 3 of us got very specific readings that were 100% dead on, I was very impressed! I've had readings before other places, that were very generic or just totally wrong, but these ladies were really good, absolutely spot on!! If you're looking for anything or for a reading, this store is a must stop!